Bodnarus Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Quarantine build - vintage Monogram kit from 1990. This may be on of the finest kits I've ever built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Davis Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Peter...that's a fine looking Cobra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Very nicely done. I built some of them plus the Corvette. I think it's time to do another. Love those wire wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 After seeing your fine example I went on the bay and ordered another one of these . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 Good for you. I'd really like to build the Corvette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Very well done indeed. I built the Cobra when it was released and it is a real jewel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Very nice work. That's a fine looking Cobra. I've always thought this kit a curiosity in the Monogram line-up. I would like to have seen this series of 1/43 kits expanded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 10, 2021 Author Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:19 PM, cobraman said: After seeing your fine example I went on the bay and ordered another one of these . You won't be disappointed. A great kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 4/9/2021 at 7:34 AM, Bainford said: Very nice work. That's a fine looking Cobra. I've always thought this kit a curiosity in the Monogram line-up. I would like to have seen this series of 1/43 kits expanded. They did release a Corvette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 That is a very nice kit (in small scale). You did a great job building it. Some years ago I have built that one, and the Corvette. Too bad Monogram did not continue that series, but I guess that 1:43 scale did not appeal to most modelers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Very cool!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 10 hours ago, peteski said: That is a very nice kit (in small scale). You did a great job building it. Some years ago I have built that one, and the Corvette. Too bad Monogram did not continue that series, but I guess that 1:43 scale did not appeal to most modelers. It's a cultural thing. The 1/43 scale is popular in Europe, especially France. Heller, Starter, Provence Moulage have issued dozens of models. But the Monogram kits were far and away the best I've seen in terms of fit and engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/8/2021 at 8:19 PM, cobraman said: After seeing your fine example I went on the bay and ordered another one of these . You''l be glad you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I build 1:43's off and on. This looks really nice. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 21 hours ago, Bodnarus said: It's a cultural thing. The 1/43 scale is popular in Europe, especially France. Heller, Starter, Provence Moulage have issued dozens of models. But the Monogram kits were far and away the best I've seen in terms of fit and engineering. It’s a great little kit and imagine if they did other race cars or just upsized this kit to 1/25 or 1/24 or did a FIA body version. I think these kits were underpriced for the quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Love this kit ! Built a couple. I have this one in the stash that I got for 7 bucks years ago . I have another coming later this week . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Beautiful Cobra and really well built for a small scale.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 9:37 AM, cobraman said: Love this kit ! Built a couple. I have this one in the stash that I got for 7 bucks years ago . I have another coming later this week . What a steal. I paid the princely sum of 24.00 for mine. Worth every penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I want to see if I can add some weight into my next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl63_99 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Really nice work! I built the Corvette about 20 years ago. The Vette is almost exactly like the parts count for the 25th scale one, but some parts are photo-etch. Great little builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodnarus Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) On 4/14/2021 at 7:24 PM, carl63_99 said: Really nice work! I built the Corvette about 20 years ago. The Vette is almost exactly like the parts count for the 25th scale one, but some parts are photo-etch. Great little builds! Very awesome. Good idea including the quarter. I don't think people realize just how miniature these kits are because the detail is so impressive. As a kid in the 80s I remember going to new car shows and bemoaning that new cars didn't look like this. That stingray dash! Edited April 16, 2021 by Bodnarus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Since we are showing off our giant 25 cent coins, here is mine. I hope you don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl63_99 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 7 hours ago, peteski said: Since we are showing off our giant 25 cent coins, here is mine. I hope you don't mind. We should have done /reddit style and had a banana for size comparison! ha! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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