Monogram Mafia Group Build

Here is what I will build. Started on the P-51B tonight, cut fuselage off sprues, scraped off mounting pins and sanded the mating surfaces. The original decals don't look so bad so I am going to try them...after a coating of Testor's Decal kote.

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Here`s a few progress pics of my P-80 and the start of my Hurricne kit.

...tried scratching a wheel well...my 1st attempt at scratchbuilding anything...got the idea from a picture of a resin wheelwell replacement part.

...made it from a WaWa gift card, some brass tubing, wire and an oxygen bottle from sprue...I swear I`ll do better next time...

   Is the Revell 1/125 German U-Boat with interior detail a Monogram re-pop?

kermit

Hans, Baron,

Just found out that the 1/72 Heinkel is a Hasegawa rebox... so you guys were right about that. I am absolutely sure though that the RoG B25(J) is ex monogram. Look for kit number 04520. The boxart shows a desert scheme but there are options for OD pacific theater B25's as well.

After some thinking about it i would like to join in with the F82G and the Mig 15. Is that ok Hans?

Richard

Umm... did i say Mig15? I meant the Mitchell ofcourse....duhhh So that makes the 1:72 F82G twin mustang plus the 1:48 B25J Mitchell.

Thanks to vetteman42 I now have a great set of data stencils for my Eagle!!

They arrived in perfect condition and thanks vetteman for the palcement diagram, I hadn't even thought about that..

detailfreak

   Is the Revell 1/125 German U-Boat with interior detail a Monogram re-pop?

According to Monogram Models by Tom Graham, the only German sub Monogram had was the Aurora re-pop of the 1/209 scale Wolfpack sub.

If someone else knows different, chime in.

Troublemaker, I love the F-80, its looking great.

Ok, I'm getting started on #1, a Monogram P-36A, it has obviously been rattling around the box awhile, since most of the parts have come off the sprue.

detailfreak

   Is the Revell 1/125 German U-Boat with interior detail a Monogram re-pop?

No that is an old Revell kit. I recall building it in the early 70s when it was sold as U-37. And yes Monogram re boxed and sold the old Aurora U-boat in a box scale kit.

I have not started my Monogram builds yet, but I did spend most of the day painting these two Monogram 1/48 figures from the Me-262 kit. (plus a couple others) I thought that I would share them here. The still need washes and drybrush highlights but they are almost done.

 They should come in handy for a diorama idea that I have if I ever get around to building it.

    Thanks felas,the seller showed a Monogram boxing and further down the page it was a Revell box. So I had to ask. If it is a Monogram original I may just have to jump aboard. Most of my armor builds are kind of stalled out.

    Either way the price was right ,I'll post some pics when she arrives..

kermit

kermit:

Hans, Baron,

Just found out that the 1/72 Heinkel is a Hasegawa rebox... so you guys were right about that. I am absolutely sure though that the RoG B25(J) is ex monogram. Look for kit number 04520. The boxart shows a desert scheme but there are options for OD pacific theater B25's as well.

After some thinking about it i would like to join in with the F82G and the Mig 15. Is that ok Hans?

Richard

 

Umm... did i say Mig15? I meant the Mitchell ofcourse....duhhh So that makes the 1:72 F82G twin mustang plus the 1:48 B25J Mitchell.

Ok, done...

Regarding that 1/48th B-25B/C Doolittle Raider kit in 1/48th, that one is a No-Go, just in case anyone gets confused about it.. It was originally a Revell kit, about 1966, IIRC...  Love to get one though... Just to cast copies of the engines... The only 1/48 scale kits of the Mitchell eligible are the two B-25J kits and the B-25H kit... All three are the same model, just with different noses...

tonka

Here is what I will build. Started on the P-51B tonight, cut fuselage off sprues, scraped off mounting pins and sanded the mating surfaces. The original decals don't look so bad so I am going to try them...after a coating of Testor's Decal kote.

 

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Yer good to go, Tonk...

BTW, it's sure nice to see those ol' "Blue Box" kits again... Shades of '66!

That's how it's done, TM...

Now for the (sorta) bad news..

Having some hip-trouble, more pain than I should be having after 10 days, low-grade fever (hovering around 100), and there's some funky-sh*t comin' outta a few of the staple-wounds.. Gotta see the Doc first thing in the AM (actually about 4 hours from now) and hope like hell I ain't gonna wind up with an infected hip incision...

If y'all don't hear back from me by 1200 Central / Sierra Time (1800 GMT / Zulu), I'm likely headed back to the hospital.. Meantime Stik, you have the conn again...

Good luck again Hans, I figure you're at the doctors right about now.

Here are some progress shots of the Triumph TR-7.

The body has been primed then sprayed yellow, The next step is decals then clear and polish. I'll paint the vinyl roof, and other details after that.

The front bumper and rear bumper and panel have been completed.The fog ? lights hanging down below the front bumper were solid plastic, so it's had multiple coats of PVA adhesive over a silver base to build up a lens of sorts. The turn indicators on the front bumper are also solid plastic, painted to simulate a lens. The ones on the rear bumper were actually clear plastic, my preferred option.

The remainder of the kit has been primed and the base colors painted. Detail painting to follow.

Once you finish with the clean up, and get some paint down, this kit really begins to shine through.  I like it a lot more now than when I started.

This one seems to have jumped the priority queue over several other models I've got on the go, which often happens when I take on a car model.

Cheers

Tony

Tax.. looking good !

Hans,, dude! hang tough !!

Back home.. All's well.. I just had a bit of a reaction to some of the meds...  Doc changed a couple dosages and there's no infection, the seepage was normal... She pulled the staples out , even...

Glad to hear it, Padrone!

excellante' !!!!

So Hans did the doc have to use any putty or gap filling CA on that seam? Welcome back!

Good news! I hear they rolled you over and "Copyright Monogram 1961 was stamped on your keester.

bondoman

Good news! I hear they rolled you over and "Copyright Monogram 1961 was stamped on your keester.

You think you will end up with a raised or recessed panel line and rivets on your hip?

Hey fellas! Tempted to join the "Mafia"...was there a list anywhere in the past 16 pages that had a comprehensive collection of the eligible kits?

    A mixed platter of anything from Monogram,or re-pops of Monogram. But perhaps HVH wil chime in to clarify. Be watchin for your name on the roster.

           HVH, they told me "it was a million dollar wound"..Glad to hear you're ok. Imagine you'll be out linedancing and drinking beer again soon.LOL

Hans- good to hear you have returned to front!  wish speedy recovery!

Hi, I am attaching my starting point for my two builds.  Instead of the p-36, I will do this Typhoon.

This is the P-61, i lost the box long ago, and had to download the instructions from Swanny's site.  I started this one in the eighties, and just recently picked it up again.  I basically just re-did anything i had done as a teenager.  I re-started this one shortly before I saw this group build.  I have pretty much completed the cockpit and the two booms are put together and primed.

kustommodeler1

bondoman:

Good news! I hear they rolled you over and "Copyright Monogram 1961 was stamped on your keester.

 

 

You think you will end up with a raised or recessed panel line and rivets on your hip?

Actually, the Copyright is '59, and the panel lines are definitely recessed, although it's a rescribing job...  No gap-filler was necessary, since the fit was really good... Would make a helluva "dueling scar", tho...

Gotcha covered on the Tiffy Tim, and the list of kits is too long to type, Dupes...  It's better to just ask if the ones you have in mind are good to go or not..

After a quick visit to the stash, I realize that I have a LOT more Monogram-logoed boxings of stuff than I thought (vs Revell). Shouldn't be too hard to come up with something to build.

Started in on an EA-6A about 3 weeks ago - I'm assuming that since I have a Monogram boxing of the EA-6B that they also produced the A variant? If so, that will be build number one for me...pics pending it's "official" status!

Hans von Hammer

kustommodeler1:

bondoman:

Good news! I hear they rolled you over and "Copyright Monogram 1961 was stamped on your keester.

 

 

You think you will end up with a raised or recessed panel line and rivets on your hip?

 

Actually, the Copyright is '59, and the panel lines are definitely recessed, although it's a rescribing job...  No gap-filler was necessary, since the fit was really good... Would make a helluva "dueling scar", tho...

Gotcha covered on the Tiffy Tim, and the list of kits is too long to type, Duores...  It's better to just ask if the ones you have in mind are good to go or not..

 

 

 

Hopefully the trip the to Docs,,, you didn't become a Revell Re-pop !?

I got detail metal parts now.. Think that means ProModeler...