Monogram Mafia Group Build

Hans von Hammer

 Iowa ain't a bad place to live (don't need a map to go annywhere, there's a town every 8 miles and the whole state's a grid with the roads only going North-South or East-West, but there ain't a decent chicken-fried steak to be had around here, the chili has beans in it, and all the BBQ joints have way more pork  than beef... And they can keep the winters... Had it up to HERE with that stuff...

 

Chili without beans Hammer?   And this IS Iowa, pork is king around here (can't you smell it).  This has been a rotten winter... well... more rotten than usual.

bondoman

Howdy Reasoned. You know that Herr Ritter Von Hammer is in that corny state of yours too. He's that old fart waving his canes at little kids.

I yell at cars and heckle TV commercials too..

However, I'm actually a Texan... I only live in in Iowa, mostly due to the fact that I'm married to an Iowegian... When she hits her retirement,  we're headed back to the Permian Basin (and that means daily Warbird fly-overs and me hanging out at the CAF main hangar all day..)

 Iowa ain't a bad place to live (don't need a map to go annywhere, there's a town every 8 miles and the whole state's a grid with the roads only going North-South or East-West, but there ain't a decent chicken-fried steak to be had around here, the chili has beans in it, and all the BBQ joints have way more pork  than beef... And they can keep the winters... Had it up to HERE with that stuff...

 BTW, Stik... I lived in Fischer's former hometown for a spell... Swea City,  Iowa...  He's still got relatives there, and they used to have a sign at the city limits attesting to that fact, back in the 50's and 60's.. Seen the actual sign itself in city hall.. Read, "Welcome to Swea City-Home of Jet  Ace Captain Harold Fischer"...

Here's Rommel's Rod.

The basic undercarriage is going to get entirely replace in the back with a Tamiya 1/35 Sdkfz 251 set up. Monogram in back, Tamiya tub in front.

I split the Tamiya tub down the middle and glued up each side onto the yellow plastic.

Covered it with my favorite scratchbuilding material- Evergreen scribed siding. Easy t score and cut, self aligning, has detail. Cobbled up some details out of stuff on the table.

Construction began today. Since I have been doing lots of reading on the Korean War lately, I decided to add another, the1/48 F-86F which I will be doing as Hal Fischer's "Paper Tiger". I remember building this kit when first released and it was cutting edge state of the art. I am doing it and the F9F together and boy can you see the difference in mold quality and detail between the mid 70s and mid 80s. I will have pics later this evening.

bondoman

Howdy Reasoned. You know that Herr Ritter Von Hammer is in that corny state of yours too. He's that old fart waving his canes at little kids.

Well I've completely gone off the deep end. I bought a donor Tamiya Sdkfz. 251 for the tracks and roadwheels. The Mono ones were just bad, these dudes look much better and the diameters are pretty close to the originals. No, I am not going to shell out another 15 on Fruil or AFV tracks, I don't think...

Anyways welcome aboard.

Thanks bondo we hawkeyes are an odd lot, just look at Hammer   At any rate, I'm going to try and go OBO with these kits (not that it would make a big difference) given my current  skills.

Howdy Reasoned. You know that Herr Ritter Von Hammer is in that corny state of yours too. He's that old fart waving his canes at little kids.

Well I've completely gone off the deep end. I bought a donor Tamiya Sdkfz. 251 for the tracks and roadwheels. The Mono ones were just bad, these dudes look much better and the diameters are pretty close to the originals. No, I am not going to shell out another 15 on Fruil or AFV tracks, I don't think...

Anyways welcome aboard.

bondoman

Hans von Hammer:

Reasoned is now on board, gentlemen..

 

Whodat?

Howdy, that'd be me.  I'm contributing a P40B & B25J (unless it chews me up, then it's a Stuka)

Hans von Hammer

Reasoned is now on board, gentlemen..

HvH,

Glad to hear you are doing ok-ish...hope you will chase the ladies in no time again

Well...

This crate is just about ready for the spraying booth... I thought that big radar thing was so ugly i just HAD to install it

Richard

Reasoned is now on board, gentlemen..

Hans von Hammer

Thanks, man... Yah, I'm gettin' better.. Getting around via crutches and walker way more than wheelchair...

Thanks, man... Yah, I'm gettin' better.. Getting around via crutches and walker way more than wheelchair...

Kermit man you have got to be the fastest frog I know, nice start there buddy

Hans von Hammer I am relieved to hear your back on the mend man A friend I sometimes go deep sea fishing with had his hip replaced ( he too is a Vet, Navy Seal ) and gets around on deck better than I do now. We had to help him before the operation, but now we cant keep up with him. I hope yours works out as well for you.

kermit

Well,... i started the F82 twin mustang yesterday morning. Not much of a visible interior to speak of so i payed minimal attention to it... Paint...drybrush...a wash and thats that. Wont be visible anyways after completion....

...I must say that the overall fit is pretty good, certainly considering it is stamped 1973. And the kit almost falls together sofar. I'm having fun with it

Richard

Great start!  When I built that kit, it was molded in black plastic   You're right, not much of an interior, but the 6 .50's make up a great little part..  Lot's of colorful choices for the exterior, too.

Best regards,

Brad

kermit

Well,... i started the F82 twin mustang yesterday morning. Not much of a visible interior to speak of so i payed minimal attention to it... Paint...drybrush...a wash and thats that. Wont be visible anyways after completion.

Pilots fuselage and pit:

And the Co pilot:

Did the wing assembly before that:

And then on to closing it all up. This is a dryfit shot, i have glued it since then as well as the filling and sanding bit:

I must say that the overall fit is pretty good, certainly considering it is stamped 1973. And the kit almost falls together sofar. I'm having fun with it...[:Richard

Well,... i started the F82 twin mustang yesterday morning. Not much of a visible interior to speak of so i payed minimal attention to it... Paint...drybrush...a wash and thats that. Wont be visible anyways after completion.

Pilots fuselage and pit:

And the Co pilot:

Did the wing assembly before that:

And then on to closing it all up. This is a dryfit shot, i have glued it since then as well as the filling and sanding bit:

I must say that the overall fit is pretty good, certainly considering it is stamped 1973. And the kit almost falls together sofar. I'm having fun with it

Richard

Huh...so they were still putting out boxings of stuff with a Monogram-only logo after the merger? Interesting.

Bummer about the EA-6A, but I'm sure I can wrangle up 2 other kits to build in a timely fashion.

Will report back!

Yeah, it was a "Post-merger" (meaning it was first marketed after 1986) kit, first released in 1992 as a 1/48th Revell A-6 kit...   It was later  "re-engineered" (rather poorly, from what I've read) into the Prowler and then released with the Monogram label....

Sorry...

dupes

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!

I think that the Q ueer may be a No-Go...  Lemme do some checking, but I think it was a post-merger kit..

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

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 !?

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!

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..

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.

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

           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

    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.

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?

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?

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