Revell-Monogram Classic Reference

[Enzo the Magnificent]

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[vppelt68]

True, I haven't. It'll be an adventure! V-P

[stevej60]

Hopefully of interest.

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/plastic-model-kit-history/a-brief-history-of-revell-plastic-model-kits/

[JOCKNEY]

1 hour ago, vppelt68 said:

True, I haven't. It'll be an adventure! V-P

 

Did anyone else notice the B-24 & B-17 are in the wrong place ?

And yes I do need to get out more !  

 

Cheers Pat 

[vppelt68]

12 minutes ago, JOCKNEY said:

 

Did anyone else notice the B-24 & B-17 are in the wrong place ?

And yes I do need to get out more !  

 

Cheers Pat 

You have sharp eyes too! I have already posted this on page 7 of this GB's Chat thread.

[Richard Humm]

I've been working on a list of Revell GB's kits between 1958 and 1981, when they were manufacturing kits in the UK. Would there be any interest in my posting it in this thread? It will be pretty long - it's showing as 19 pages in current form, though that will come down a bit when I've finished editing it.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

2 hours ago, vppelt68 said:

True, I haven't. It'll be an adventure! V-P

Only two of those I’ve never built. The Jag and the BUFF. Three each B-17 and B-24 and two B-29’s. There would have been a 3rd but it stalled and never recovered. 

[TonyW]

17 minutes ago, Richard Humm said:

I've been working on a list of Revell GB's kits between 1958 and 1981, when they were manufacturing kits in the UK. Would there be any interest in my posting it in this thread? It will be pretty long - it's showing as 19 pages in current form, though that will come down a bit when I've finished editing it.

 

Yes please @Richard HummA very welcome and useful list indeed. 

 

Tony.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

19 minutes ago, Richard Humm said:

I've been working on a list of Revell GB's kits between 1958 and 1981, when they were manufacturing kits in the UK. Would there be any interest in my posting it in this thread? It will be pretty long - it's showing as 19 pages in current form, though that will come down a bit when I've finished editing it.

If you do post it can you post a link, as 19 pages would really take quite a bit of space ? 

[Mjwomack]

1 hour ago, JOCKNEY said:

 

Did anyone else notice the B-24 & B-17 are in the wrong place ?

And yes I do need to get out more !  

 

Cheers Pat 

Nope! Just goggle eyed at the superfortress, size does matter!

[TonyW]

A few books that cover things quite well are available for not a lot on that internet thing.

All recommended by me, but then I would say that, wouldn't I?

 

The Revell and Monogram books have had more than one edition. The ones pictured are the updated and expanded ones.

 

 

The brand books speak for themselves. The Show Rod book is a bit more specialist and is the work of a real fan. Fink and monster stuff get covered as well.

The Roth books go into plenty of detail regarding all things Roth but both are out of print and can get a bit spendy. Roth related kits were a huge hit for Revell and were a big part of the companies '60s success.

 

I'm sure there's a Tom Daniel book out there, He has sixty odd kits for Monogram behind him. I can't find my copy though. I'll add it here when I stumble on it.

 

EDIT:

looks like memory is fooling around with me again. Checking the Tom Daniel site see's no dedicated book. I must have confused it with the full chapter in the Monogram Models book.

[TonyW]

Show Rods of all kinds can be found on Daves Show Rods site. The guest builds run into the hundreds and the whole place is awash with really cool builds, box stock along with right out there. Groovy man.

 

http://www.showrods.com/home_page_links/home.html

 

It's been years since I visited the site and I'm so happy it's still there.  Be careful if you take a look, these things are daft as a brush but highly addictive.

 

A mate of mine built a Monogram Little T replica something like twenty plus years back. I built him a base for it and the thing is still on the website!

 

http://www.showrods.com/gallery_pages/little_t1.html

 

Gotta go, something in my eye...

[TimJ]

37 minutes ago, TonyW said:

Show Rods of all kinds can be found on Daves Show Rods site. Be careful if you take a look, these things are daft as a brush but highly addictive.

 

I remember when I found that site I was there for a few hours looking at the builds. I've just had a look at the list of kits on there and of the Revell/Monogram kits I've got about 25 of them in the stash. As a taster of what's on the site here are a few that I've built over the years.

 

.  DSCF8489 (640x482) by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF6936 (640x480) by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF9181 by timothy jones, on Flickr

DSCF1387 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Edited June 20, 2022 by TimJ

[TonyW]

Very nice indeed. That Tarantula looks a bit too realistic for my liking.

The Black Widow pickup is a favourite of mine, your one looks spot on. Those early Monogram car kits really do it for me, I like everything about them from the box tops to the instruction sheets.

[TimJ]

6 minutes ago, TonyW said:

That Tarantula looks a bit too realistic for my liking.

 

Thanks, I did do some research to get the colours right on the spider. The Black Widow is a rather basic kit but it does build up into a nice model. 

[Richard Humm]

I have now finished editing the Revell GB kit list and uploaded it to Google Drive. It should be accessible here.

[TonyW]

3 minutes ago, Richard Humm said:

I have now finished editing the Revell GB kit list and uploaded it to Google Drive. It should be accessible here.

 

It's coming through here as a list of kit numbers only Richard, no other info.

 

Tony.

[Richard Humm]

I'm seeing it as number, name, scale and dates, but I own the document. Does it have a download option?

[TonyW]

Ah, my fault. I've now downloaded it as a PDF and it's all there.

Thanks Richard, really good info .

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

2 hours ago, Richard Humm said:

I'm seeing it as number, name, scale and dates, but I own the document. Does it have a download option?

I see the same info in the U.S. on Apple IOS

[Richard Humm]

A couple of Monogram catalogues - the first is a pocket catalogue from 1970 found in a 1/72 scale P-36A kit that may be getting built later in this group build:

 

and the other is the contents listing from the 1989 Monogram catalogue, which is roughly where the build ends. I haven't done the whole catalogue as 32 pages would fill the thread up a bit too much. The flash has hidden a few of the assortment sets, but it would only have been retailers who were looking at those, I think.

 

[Richard Humm]

A couple of adverts now, with the first from Monogram having appeared on the inside front cover of Marvel comics published in September 1970:

 

and for the opposition, a Revell one that appeared on the inside front cover of Marvel comics published in December 1970

[Jinxman]

Oooh, I like the look of that Stink Ray. At least I did until I looked on an auction site and saw the price they fetch. Sitting down now after feeling faint. 🥴

[Enzo the Magnificent]

2 hours ago, Richard Humm said:

A couple of adverts now, with the first from Monogram having appeared on the inside front cover of Marvel comics published in September 1970:

 

 

and for the opposition, a Revell one that appeared on the inside front cover of Marvel comics published in December 1970

 

 

Any idea what those comic books were?

[Richard Humm]

29 minutes ago, Enzo Matrix said:

 

Any idea what those comic books were?

For September 1970 see here, for December 1970 see here. I actually took them from Rawhide Kid # 82 and Where Monsters Dwell # 8 as I had them handy.