Scott Colmer Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Per request here are the contents of a 1946 Monogram streamliner. Enjoy. Edited December 15, 2018 by Scott Colmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Cool! The "jet outlet" looks like a CO2 cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 According to the instructions it is. Put it on a teacher and let it go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZTony8 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Scott Colmer said: According to the instructions it is. Put it on a teacher and let it go! I guess if there's a teacher you don't like...………………... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 "The new Monogrill". Translation: eight parallel slots cut into the block of wood. Thinking about this a little more, that was probably a big deal back then. The guide line 'racing' thing must've been big for many years, as other, later Monogram kits included cast in guide line loops and showed how to set up a course in the instructions, too. Kinda lends some credence to the "they're only toys" comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berr13 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Thanks for sharing that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phirewriter Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 (edited) Very cool, thanks for sharing. I've got a number of Berkley balsa models. Really gives a good bit of reference to the beginnings of automotive models. They were nothing more than a couple of blocks with patterns and crude white metal parts for bumpers, vac formed windows/roofs and rubber wheels. My how far we've come in the last 60+ years. Edited December 15, 2018 by Phirewriter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Great to see more details. I love it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 This reminds me of some of the first "models" I built as a child. Mine was supposed to be a '32 Ford roadster, but was of the same basic construction as this streamliner. At the time this was a very big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 makes you wonder if this got the wheels turning on a young art Arfons or Craig Breedlove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 16 hours ago, Scott Colmer said: According to the instructions it is. Put it on a teacher and let it go! Freudian typo. I'm a teacher ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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