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Parts are Grills and fuel tanks mainly. I am in the UK actually, plenty of builders seem to be interested in the original version(Chrome rather than Gold) as they scratch easily.

Hi there, I was advised the Big Boys section has been closed and advised to post here. How popular or desirable is the 1/8 Monogram Golden T kit? I realise it is just a re release of the original Big T but I have some parts I have no use for and am looking at putting them on eBay or whatever is best. If this is the wrong section please can someone find a better page for me, I would like to sell to get a few ££ back so ignored the 'Trade page' as selling is barred. Thanks, JTea.

I found these pics in my files of one I sold recently. 1963 motorised. It's not that bad ecxept the roof need a little work to make it the correct shape. I think it would make a good reprisentation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's ceremonial vehicle if you could vac form a clear roof.

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Quick question, is this the same grill as from the Ghost Buster Ecto1 with the emergency lights in the grill or have these been eliminated. Cheers, John.

This is my AMT 52 Chevrolet custom, inspired by Harry Bradley's 'La Jolla' in Street Rodder magazine sometime from the 1970s. A lot of firsts for me, extended rear fenders, moulded grill, tunneled headlamps, AMT Impala wheels , roof I think is Monogram's 55 Chevrolet Street Machine though Im not really sure and visor cut from the the kit rag top , oh and first attempt at a rattle can cellulose pain job(with primer) Built, sometime in the mid 1970s

Fujimi did produce a couple of RRs.a convertible and a Phantom V, though not great reprisentations and usually motorised. I sold the Phantom V on ebay back in November, the image is still their as of 19 Jan.

That Lambo looks real nice, I'm hoping to get the 1960s Mustang but just wondering about the scale. If all glued together is it to big for a slot car conversion?

Bringing up an old post: I totally agree with you. As a youngster I thought like many that anyone could paint like Picasso, but after studying his work later in my life and realising who his subjects were I noted that despite their abstract look, the painting could be reasily recognised as the person they were supposed to be. Gerald Wingrove was a great craftsman, also he wrote that his wife was probably as good as he, and a generous man who would share his skills with others.

Hi Andy, you really went to town on that one, superb. I built the original Revell kit many years back I did make mine a box stock version and yes I was a little let down on the level of detail but understood it was produced just as model cars were really getting under in the 1950s. But I stuck with it and some minor detailing from another kit or two I like to think I produced a reasonable example. One thing I did notice on your model you missed out, they were the vents on the top of the fenders just in front of the windshield, I got around this by using the side vents from a Jo-han Chrysler Turbine kit, the are just the correct size to duplicate these parts. Revell -Monogram's 1959 Cadillac kits can be also a supply for parts also. The original Revell Brougham kit has been rereleased by Atlantis by the way though I really love the original 1950s box art and is probably the best part of that kit. 1st pic mine 2nd Pic is from Google images(Chrysler)

Hi all, I have been away for a while and just getting back to the hobby, I'm looking for some links preferably on this site to building and detailing the 2 kits in my heading. Has anyone posted builds and could you pass on any links please. Thanks, John.

Thanks Gareth. It was quite a few years ago I visited Hannants in Colindale, They had a few AMT cars in but as I wandered through the shop no one was interested in serving me, in fact I had to butt into a personal conversation to get some attention. They did have what I wanted though it was in their aircraft section(Half the shop) but car stuff was at a minimum at one 12 foot shelf. I don't think they were interested in you unless you were an established buyer .

Could I resurrect this old topic as what with BREXIT and other problems obtaining kits from regular suppliers other than eBay in the UK. Thanks, John.

First of all I believe Harry passed away a few years back but he produced an excellent build up I recommended a friend looked at for ideas and methods to build this model. I do not know if this build up has been archived but I cannot find a link to it as it was many years ago now. Can anyone please help me find the build up topic please. Many thanks, John

All gorgeous ???