Monogram Mafia III

Wow Stik, I just read the Fokker info and had totally forgotten that I have 2 Fokker DVII's and one Camel that I bought as bagged kits from Squadron in the mid 80's for under a buck each! Had no idea there were ex Aurora molds. They are really nice kits for their age. I have some of Tom's Modelworks PE sets for them. I just may build one of them as the second entry. Just have to hunt down the pe sets somewhere in the garage.

Excellent progress, B_one! The St Louis birds are cool, I built one that celebrated the Cardinals winning the 06 World Series.

stikpusher

Making some very rapid progress there B-1. Is there any particular reason you opted for those specific markings as a replacement for the kit decals?

Hey Stick,

    Yeah I chose to go with the STL birds being thats where they are built. Since I am doing a pair of Eagles for this build I thought it would be fitting  It's sad that the MO ANG does not fly eagle's anymore though.

Great looking progress all around guys

B-1

Somehow I missed your post. That paint on the Eagle looks great. I have the Pro Modeler Eagle that has a ton of weapons and hope the sink marks are not there. I have to peek and check. The model itself is very nice with great detailing.

MV

Looks like you are making speedy progress with your MC. I have a couple of cars in my stash to build and find the body's paint the most challenging to get a smooth even glossy coat. I have seen some very nice builds but have been ruined by a pebbly paint job.

K-1

the old 1 /72 Monogram model was huge.  I built one eons ago and recall using tons of paint on that beast. Imagine doing one NMF in Alclad $$$!

68GT

Those are nice kits. You can make some really impressive improvements with available PE sets. Some kits regardless of age, still make decent displays.

Got the motor runnin'; btw, this is all OOB for time so all the pieces are from the kit.

The mid-90's Lumina(Terry Labonte Kelloggs car was the first time I'd seen them)/Monte Carlo kits received molded plug wires. They only went to the heat shields. The 3rd gen T-bird kits (that represented the '94-97 model years) introduced plug wiring that went all the way to the heads, and glued into boots molded into the heads. Love the Chevrolet scripting on the valve covers, thought my dry brushing looked better than that...oh, wait...from 4 feet it looks ok again!

Now it's a race against time and weather to paint the body. Low 80's in Mississippi in the middle of July is too good to pass up.

awww wot a pwetty wittle Mouse Motor,,,,,,come over here and sit next to the Baby Rat (nickname for the 351 Cleveland)

yeah, I was Ford during the Chevy-Ford battles

that is a nice looking engine, though, all kidding aside

we are getting thunderstorms right now, but, then we also get that 3 or 4 days of "only 80s" in July, aka "forget the grass, I have painting to do"

Rex

Besides, this year the grass grows so fast I can almost hear it,,,,,just like the corn fields back home.

So today in the mail I recieved a package that contained, among others, a Promodeler F-84G, Monogram F-84F, Monogram P-61, and a Monogram TBD-1... I'm now in Monogram heaven!!!!!!

Rex, nothing was cooler than the mid-90's tbirds. Yeah, 80's in July, don't make any bets against "a snowball's chance in July"....

AJ....oh, yes!

MV, that is one good looking motor! I'm a Chevy man myself as well, although I have not owned a GM vehicle for a few years now. And driving a Ford at work every day for 10 years or so does not have me dissing them anymore... Lol! Of course I really have to ask the top brass at GM what are they thinking nowadays about some of their antics...

Stik, just stay away from Gov't Motors, there's a track record which is less than enviable.

Yes, they have fallen from where they used to be... Sad sad sad

I don't know what's up with GM, even my models of their cars leak....

Well after building like the wind(a really fast howling wind) here is a follow-up with my first build, the Monogram F-15C. 

After letting the glosscoat dry I applied the decals, glosscoated, then started my weathering.

I then taped up the canopy in prep for applying some testors dullcote to seal in the weathering and bring the gloss down. When the Dullcote dried I then attached the weapons and the fuel tanks. I am calling this one done, here is the results:

Overall this was a pretty easy build with no fit issues. The only pain was the re-scribing. I tried to keep this one simple with minimal scratch building and AM parts which is why this build went by so fast, one of my fastest actually. My second build will take a lot longer due to more parts and I am still not sure if I want to keep it out of box or go all out with it. Thanks for looking

Excellent looking eagle you've built! I vote all out on the next one ;)

Dang B-1!!!! That was very fast! We need a speedy Gonzalez badge just for you! Well done sir!!!

thanks all, I think I am going to go all out on the E model. So that one will be "normal" pace.

Great job. Speedy you are!

Made some progress with the Voodoo so here's where I'm at for now.

Took a lot of careful sanding and blending with a little thick CA to get rid of certain low spots along the top seam.

The wing parts went on. Molded detail is super.

I read somewhere that this kit was the first on the market featuring trunking.

B_one; well done, sir!

PJ, that's coming along really good!

Nice work, guys!  Love the F-15, and M-vol, the engine looks great!

Sorry folks not made much progress this week we been hammered at work. To tired to do much when I get home. Just been picking at seams and cleaning up small parts, so no real progress fotos this time. Should be better next week. Cheers!

No pics, but I got the chassis completed, and now it's time to work on the body paint and decals.

A question for all of the "made" guys, or more generally for those who know their Monogram history...one of the kits in my stash is the 1995 release ProModeler A-26B #5920. I can't find anything on it to indicate whether or not it's an original R/M mold, but with respect to the ground rules, I don't want to risk having a contract put out on me by electing to build it here. I have other, safer choices.

Anybody know if this a legit kit? Thanks!

Mike

Hey mrmike, I am about 97% sure it is an original monogram mold. I'm sure The Don will let me know if I'm wrong about that though.

Mike,

That kit is legit, so go for it!!

TAD

Mike, the ProModeler A-26B kit is indeed original R/M. And a very nice kit at that. Not to mention a subject near and dear to my heart- my father crewed on those with the 452nd Bomb Group. I would love to see that one built for this GB. I have the B & C both in my stash to build one day. But after my maraduer, I need a slight break from twins for a bit.

PJ, your Voodoo is coming along nicely!

Thanks for the quick replies! I was hoping the A-26 would be "legal", it's a great looking kit in the box and mine came from eBay with resin wheels and the Eduard interior set. All I'm lacking is a Squadron canopy and time, so I'll hope to start in late August. I haven't picked a specific subject, so the next few weeks will allow for some research, maybe I can find some reference for the 452nd.

Meantime I'll be following the good builds underway!

Mike

Here is where I am at with the 2nd build The E model

Just cockpit stuff for now. I am doing battle with the intake seams which is a PITA. I have a few ideas on how making the seams go away with out sanding. I will try it and if it works I will post pics and descriptions. Good progress so far by all !

Good looking eagle B-one fixer! Makes me wanna pull mine out. C and E both!