Monogram Pro Modeler Questions

Pro Modeler is a bit of a mixed bag, but it's all good. Their latest releases like the Stuka and P-38 are, indeed repackaged Hasegawa kits. But their first few were originals - the Me-410, Ta-154, Do-217 (and maybe the Ju-52 and Me-110) are all top-notch modern kits, almost certainly from Korean molds. I suspect they are unreleased Dragon kits, since I recall seeing all those in a 1994 DML catalog, but none of them were released by DML (or anybody else). The Me-410, in particular, may be the single best-engineered and most detailed WWII model airplane I've ever built. heck, the damn thing has rib tape molded onto the ailerons!

I don't know the particular descent of the rest of the line, but the F-86D is certainly a new kit, and a good on too.

The P-51C that came out a few years ago is the old Monogram "raised panel lines" kit from old. They flattened the tires and had some small PE parts
with it. Ditto with the B-24D, and B-25J. But the coolest one of all has to be the Helldiver, It's completely new and just a gorgeous kit to put together.

hi,
i know this isnt the same,but i recntly made a 1/48 f4 wild weasel by italari,but it was a testors kit as it had testors brand stampings inside,it seems a lot of makers are "inter breeding"lol.by the way,it needed major work to the nose & lots of filler!
merv

Spike-Italeri and Testors have a co-branding agreement, which lets Testor's put Italeri kits in their box to sell in the USA, and Italeri can rebox Testor's kits in the world market. By the way, many Testor's 1/48 kits were originally by Hawk. Revell sometimes reboxes Hasegawa kits and Matchbox kits, and Heller reboxes Airfix kits. Hobbycraft has a couple of 1/72 kits that say made in Poland, and I think they are by Intech.

Has anyone seen the Tamiya P47? What a kit! I think they just keep getting better and better. Really, it only needs some minor PE details to be perfect!

I'd say best to ask about the specific kits. Some are (were) old Monogram re-pops, possibly with photoetch added (P-39, P-40E.) Some are Hasegawa (BF-109G) or Dragon (JU-88C, JU-88A, TA-152.) Some are originals (F-15E, F-86D, ME-410.) Sometimes there's just a variant or paint difference between the PM and R-M kit.

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