Previous Revell/Monogram build thread.

[stevej60]

Afternoon folk's at the suggestion @TonyW,in line with other big Classic GB,s any previous builds of our timeline kits can be presented here.

Please clear the cobwebs off first,Photo's of landfill sites will be removed!

[TonyW]

And I even get first post! 

 

Monograms Hurst Hairy Oldsmobile 442.

 

The Little T.

 

 

Monograms first all plastic car kit, the Midget Racer

 

 

1969 Dodge SuperBee

 

 

And a whole load of early Monogram car kits...

 

 

And a couple of Roth Finks...

 

[stevej60]

15 minutes ago, TonyW said:

And I even get first post! 

Thank's for kicking things off Tony,heres what survives of mine in Photo form.

Monogram Panther(my favourite MG kit).

 

The ancient Hien in 1/72.

 

The equally ancient Corsair in 1/32 scale.

 

North sea Trawler.

 

The 1/28 Fokker Dr1.

 

And we are done!

[TonyW]

Fabulous. The Panther is excellent.

[danbuoy]

Wow, I love that Panther! Never seen one in that scheme before. 

[TimJ]

Here are some of mine, starting with the Monogram stuff.

 

Bad Medicine

DSCF8495 (640x479) by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

T'rantula

DSCF6936 (640x480) by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Rat Vega

DSCF9181 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Black Widow

DSCF1387 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

'37 Ford Street Rod

DSCF1703 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

'70 Ford Mustang Boss 429

DSCF2114 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

'70 Chevelle SS 454

DSCF2136 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

On to the Revell section.

 

Go-Mad Nomad

DSCF7367 (640x482) by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Rat Fink 

DSCF2851 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10

DSCF0077(1) by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

1/72 Messerschmitt Bf 109E

DSCF2844 by timothy jones, on Flickr

 

Edited June 24, 2022 by TimJ

[stevej60]

2 hours ago, TonyW said:

Fabulous. The Panther is excellent.

Thank's Tony.

1 hour ago, danbuoy said:

Wow, I love that Panther! Never seen one in that scheme before. 

Thank's Dan,as far as I recall the option was in one of the Revell re-issues .

[stevej60]

35 minutes ago, TimJ said:

Here are some of mine, starting with the Monogram stuff.

Cracking collection Tim,very tempted to have a go at a car now! Reminded me I did the 109G in this years first Blitzbuild.

 

[dnl42]

Despite my working at Grumman, my 2nd favorite aircraft is NAA's T6 Texan. Here's Monogram's 1/48 Miller SNJ:

 

I used an old Lion Roar PE seat set set and Squadron vac canopy. The port upper wing and stabilizer stripes bested me and never settled down. Adding insult to injury, 'that little voice' was telling me to paint those dang stripes rather than use the decals. 

 

I intend to do another for this GB, but with AM decals. In addition to the Lion Road and Squadron bits, it will use Flightline Engineering's spiffy 1:48 AT-6 TEXAN COWL & ENGINE set.  They're beautifully done! PM me if you want photos to the parts before I get to the build.

 

[JeroenS]

I only ever built 2 kits which would have been eligible for this GB. First is the Benz 1628s which I showed in one of my build threads earlier this week. I intend to build three more in this GB!

 

It was converted from a 4x2 artic tractor into a 6x4 hookloader. 

 

 

The other one is the Unimog which was new tooled in 1985 as a fire truck. I built the 1989 reboxing of the white UN vehicle. This one got converted into a flatbed with wooden bed and aftermarket resin wheels because the kit has terrible squishy vinyl tyres. 

 

 

I'm now going to clear my bench for Saturday!

[airfixpeter]

Here's one that I had two goes at. 

I one of the lights action sound kits 

I think it could be 1/32 scale but it definitely a huey chopper. 

[PeterB]

Until I saw Enzo's F-105 entry for this GB I had not realised that the first Monogram kit I ever built was the one in the middle of this photo.

Like the following photos, my old manual camera has resulted in less than perfect focus!

 

What I thought was my first but is apparently my second is the B-52D which I believe dates back to 1970, though I bought it one Saturday in about 1984 from my local newsagents - I think it cost £10!

 About 3 years later I bought the B-36 which I believed was released in 1980 - it was mail order from Tony at HJ Walker's in Hackney and his first attempt was apparently mis-delivered to a bank in London where he told me it was blown up as a suspected bomb! The second parcel arrived safely and here it is.

I put the perspex shelf up over the stairs specifically to display the B-52, but in the end SWMBO complained about dusting them and so the shelf has gone and the kits are on top of a wardrobe gathering dust! Since then I may have built a P-51 and I definitely built a Tigercat for the "In the Navy" GB but cannot find any photos - must be there somewhere!

 

Later,

 

Found it.

 

 

AFAIK that is my entire involvement with Monogram - Revell is a different matter but most of the kits are long gone, but here are a few.

The CR42 and MC 200 are old Revell kits from the 1960's

This Ki-45 Nick is from Revell Japan a few years later as is the J1N Irving on the left below

and finally this Frances.

 

 

Pete

Edited June 25, 2022 by PeterB

[paul-muc]

I've first seen this kit in 1968. This version was a Revell rebox. The aircraft is very elegant when all rivets are sanded off.

 

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[Dermo245]

Agree 100% with @paul-muc, she's very elegant with the rivets sanded off! Here's mine, also the Revell rebox with aftermarket decals.

 

 

 

Also in 1/72, the Thud. Loved building this one.

 

 

Edited June 29, 2022 by Dermo245
Fixing photo links

[danbuoy]

I do like those Albatrosses! I'd enter mine in this group build if I could find some decals for it! 

[PhantomBigStu]

Only have 2 under my belt but here they are 

 

Revellogram F-4J 

 

Revellogram B-1B 

 

[airfixpeter]

I found another of my old revell builds in fact it's still in bits awaiting a rebuild. 

It's from the old action kit I painted one side and left the other clear. 

[PeterB]

Always fancied an Albatross after seeing the 1964 film "Flight from Ashiya" (Richard Widmark, Yul Brynner etc) .

 

A good looking plane that does not turn up very often. I see they are going for anywhere between £30 and £60 plus postage on e-Bay.

 

Pete

Edited June 29, 2022 by PeterB

[airfixpeter]

Going through one of my old phones I found this. 

 

[johnlambert]

Here's one I made earlier, the Monogram, ex-Aurora Maserati 3500 GTI.

 

It had a lot of work done to re-shape the radiator grille as the moulded shape wasn't anything like the real thing, there were also lots of seam lines and sink marks to deal with.  Oh and although the kit was 99% complete and everything important was there, a few little bits like the side grilles needed scratch building.

 

I also gave it PE wipers and a bit of under-bonnet detailing.

 

I found a rather lovely after-market steering wheel, made some seatbelts and modified the door cards to more closely match the real thing.

 

The kit decals were long gone so I had to make do with what I could find aftermarket, I think the script is wrong (too modern) and should read "Maserati GTI" with the word "Injetzione" written across the trident badge. But it's better than nothing, I think.  And, boy, am I glad I drilled out the exhaust pipes.

 

As you can probably tell, I'm really proud of this build.

[Snafu35]

Good morning,

 

I don't want to bore you with my work, but just post some pictures of my Monogram models to make myself happy!  

 

I found photos of some Monogram models that I built in the very early 1980s:

 

Vought F4U-4, to look like a Corsair from the TV series with Robert Conrad: 

Note the elaborate diorama on the floor, made with...sand!

 

The wheels were very thin so that they could retract into the wing. And I played with it!

 

TBF Avenger and SB2C-5 Helldiver:

 

Here is a moment of life with the B24J Monogram:

I'll spare you my pimply, scowling adolescent face!

 

By the way, here is a picture of my display window today:  

The liberator still exists, it is on top.

 

I rebuilt it in the 1990s:

 

 

I re-did a TBF Avenger Monogram:

 

 

...and another Corsair:

 

 

You can also see a B26 Marauder Monogram in this showcase:

 

and a SB2C-5 Helldiver.  but it is a Monogram-Pro modeler...

 

I like the B25 Mitchell Monogram, I have built two:

(the pin up is hand made. ) 

 

(but not this one!)

 

This is the Revell B17F: 

 

The Monogram Huey:

 

 

Monogram P40B:

 

here are some soldering lamps:

 

Mirage 2000C...

 

...next to an F111, still Monogram:

 

and comparison with the F14 Tomcat Monogram:

 

 

There must be one or two left in the garage, but I won't bother you any longer.

 

Regards,

Eric-Snafu35

 

 

 

 

[danbuoy]

Some lovely builds there, especially that Liberator! Nicely photographed too, they look like real aircraft in some of those pics! 

[stevej60]

7 hours ago, Snafu35 said:

I found photos of some Monogram models that I built in the very early 1980s:

What a stunning collection bound to inspire a few more into the GB.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

14 hours ago, Snafu35 said:

next to an F111, still Monogram:

 

and comparison with the F14 Tomcat Monogram:

Id love to find an Monogram F-111A

[Brandy]

I have too much on already to join this build but here are a couple of my Revell builds from the past: the Morane-Saulnier Type N and Sopwith Triplane, both extensively modified/corrected.

 

 

compared to the OOB kit...

 

 

 

 the Tripe

 

 

Looking forward to seeing some great builds!

 

Ian