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I built quite a few plastic airplanes in middle school (about 1979-1981) and would like to return to model building. I must have built just about every 1:48 WW2 aircraft (my favorite scale and genre) that Monogram produced in those days, although I generally was limited to just gluing them together in the molded colors, adding the decals, and minimal painting. If memory serves me, these all were fairly simple kits with minimal internal details (I always remember having trouble with Revell and other kits). One of the first kits I built was Monogram's 1:48 Stuka, with the anti-tank cannons under the wings, molded in forest green. Anyone familiar with this kit? And is it still available? (I understand that Revell has now acquired monogram)
Also, I'd appreciate any advice on what tools, paints, and other gear to get in order to build fairly realistic looking models, even if not highly detailed. Thanks.
Welcome to he Forums! Glad to have you aboard!
The Monogram "Tank Buster" with the cannons under the wings is still available. You could check e-bay, Squadron or Sprue Bros. The price is a little higher than you will remember but it's still the same old kit.
If you use the Search Forum" feature you will find various posts on the subject of necessary tools. There have been quite a few "Newbies" that ask the same question.
Enjoy. If you need any help (Problems/questions), don't be afraid to ask. You've come to the right place. The members are very knowledgeable and ready to help out.
Jim
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Welcome back to the hobby, and to the forum! We'll talk to the Don about making you in our Monogram Mafia You and I are probably close in vintage, and probably built some of the same kits. I look forward to seeing your builds!
Best regards,
Brad
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Welcome aboard. There seems to be quite a following of those Monogram kits, thoguh i ain't one of them. I think you wil be in good company.
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Welcome back Mustang! Ahhhh, I love those Mono/Revell kits! Have a bunch in my stash! Some love them, some hate them. You will find A LOT has changed in this hobby since your last build. As for tools..good night, too many to mention. Best thing is set your self a budget and try them all out until you find what works for you. Especially when it comes to paints. You'll find someone who loves each different brand, so getting some great advice on them here on the forums will be easy. You'll find that the old Testors tube glue is not as popular as it used to be. LOL! Again, try all the different ones out there. My goto is Tamiya thin, but I have Tamiya regular, and one of every brand out there....yes, even some Testors tube glue! :) You'll need super glue too if you start using PE stuff, some white glue for gluing canapies......I could go on all day. So have fun getting back into the hobby and don't be afraid to ask questions! There is a really awesome set of folks here more then willing to help out.
Eagle90
Thanks, guys. Revell 1:48 P-51D and Dauntless are en route. Picked them up for free with Amazon rewards (both were under $15 anyway) so I'm not afraid to experiment with painting. I'm nearly certain that the Dauntless was a monogram kit I had because I recognize the 2 ground crew that came with it. Pretty sure the Mustang was an old Monogram kit, too. Looking forward to re-entering this hobby in the modern era. In the old days I was limited to going to Woolco (which actually carried a pretty good inventory, but not much in terms of tools) on my bike with grass-cutting money. Much different now with internet forums, amazon, and big-box hobby stores.
Eagle raises a good point, about changes in the hobby since you used to build. I was surprised to see the changes, when I got back into modeling around 1998 or so. There were two things that surprised me One was the growth and prevalence of after-market products. Remember, I left modeling in 1982, with Shep Paine's "Tips On Building Dioramas" fresh in my mind, and the idea that if you wanted to add detail, you scrtach-built it. The other thing was the disappearance of figures from kits, especially aircraft kits. I learned that there were two main reasons for that. One was that fewer modelers actually wanted to paint a figure, and the other was that in many cases, the figure distracted from the piece of ordinance. For example, a pilot obscured cockpit details. And for those who wanted one, there were aftermarket makers who offered very good figures. Some makers still included them, of course, but I was used to Monogram's very good figures from the 70s.
Apart from that, things weren't that much different from where they were in June 1982. For me, at least.
Mustang1990 (I understand that Revell has now acquired monogram)
(I understand that Revell has now acquired monogram)
To answer your question...sort of, it's complicated.
Monogram was bought by Mattel in 1968.
Mattel divested itself of many companies in 1984, and both Monogram and Revell USA were bought by Odyssey Partners. They were merged internally to become Revell-Monogram. However, Revell's European Division remained a separate company, Revell of Germany. That company still exists, and sells a different product line than Revell USA. Their characteristic is an end-opening turquoise box. You can see their catalogue online.
In 1994 Revell-Monogram was sold to Binney and Smith, the crayon company, which is a division of Hallmark Cards.
In 2007 Hobbico bought R-M and discontinued the Monogram label.
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Welcome to the Forums!
Welcome aboard!
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Welcome aboard. I used to build 1/72 planes back in the day the way you describe, with little paint and decals on the unpainted plastic. The hobby has indeed changed a LOT. Kit prices are much higher, but the detail is much better. Paints are more abundant and varied (all I had in the day were the little Testors enamel paints). Aftermarket improvements, photo-etched parts, painting masks...it goes on and on. I think online shopping allowed companies access to all the hobbyists they used to miss.
Anyway, for tools, check out Micromark.com. I love their specialist tools, and have yet to regret a purchase from them. If you are thinking about an airbrush (highly recommended), check out https://sites.google.com/site/donsairbrushtips/. Well worth the read.
Happy building!!
Dwayne or Dman or just D. All comments are welcome on my builds.
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