Terry Jessee

This is Revell's Jeep Gladiator pickup "with modifications." Terry

Yep, there already is one. Look under "Programs" in the menu on the left side of the page. That'll show the Hall of Fame listing that was established about 20 years ago. TJ

Ken Merker did most of the kit designs based on Tom's three-view drawings. I got to interview Ken when Scale Auto Enthusiast did my story on Tom and his design career. Ken told me that Tom would send in the concept drawings, then Ken would do the engineering. Monogram did 75 Tom Daniel kits. Tom's first model car commission was the original artwork for the first release of Revell's '57 Chevy hardtop. He got started doing concept drawings for Rod & Custom while he was still in design school. He did full-sized stuff, too, and in fact did the designs for the Surf Woody, the Munsters Koach, and Grampa Munster's Dragula. He has been an avid model railroader for many years and did background designs that William Walthers Company picked up. Then there's his work from General Motors, North American Aviation (the Apollo program), and Kenworth. Pretty busy guy.... Terry

Oh my gosh, that is beautiful. Thank you for that great save. Terry

This is Italeri's kit. Been around since the mid-80s. Has some issues (lots of ejection pin marks) but is a lot of fun. Terry

Wow. That is a great job.

I'll second that. Really like the stance. Terry

I did a story for the Car Modeler annual in 2002 called "The Veteran Motorcar." It includes a pretty comprehensive listing of all of the 1/24 and 1/25 scale antique and classic car model kits, along with some interesting history and an interview with Ken Merker, the Monogram designer who did the original Duesenberg torpedo phaeton and the MB 540K cabriolet kits. 1928 Stutz Blackhawk (Etzel Speed Classics) and 1929 Irving-Napier "Golden Arrow" [scalekraft]. These are both resin kits, but are out of production. 1904 Darracq--first introduced by Airfix, and later by MPC. This is listed as 1/32 but is actually 1/25 scale. Simple but cute little kit. And of course, Monogram's original Duesenberg. Terry

I'll second that "Wow!" What a beautiful model! Terry

Wow.

Model Car World does both '66 and '67 in their resin catalog. I have several of their kits, and have been very satisfied with them. Terry

I WANT ONE!!!!!! Terry

Oh, they're not bad if you spend a little time on them. This is their '74 Holden Torana done up as a Main Force Patrol Interceptor. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki And I have an Aoshima model built. They're okay. They need attention, too, though. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki And the model in blue is the black Interceptor from "Mad Max." It'll look better once it's painted. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki Terry

I'll second THAT!!!! Terry

Don't see one of these very often. They were produced in a series of 1,000 kits worldwide. This is #946. The kit tires were a soft resin that was disintegrating. I got a set of AMT B.F. Goodrich Radial/TAs to replace them, and tried piecing this together to see how it sits. I like it. May have to put this on the front burner. Terry

Yes. Build & Detail Scale Model Pickup Trucks (Pat Covert, Bill Coulter, and me)--Kalmbach Publishing, 1996 Build & Detail Scale Model Trucks & Emergency Vehicles--Kalmbach Publishing, 1998 Hot Rod Model Kits--Motorbooks International, 1999 Build & Detail Model Cars Like a Pro (I didn't choose that title--it was part of a series) Motorbooks Int'l--2001

I bought this old Model T. Looks like mid-teens (1914-ish), mounted on an AMT chassis. I think it's the old "King T" body. If it is, that would mount on the chassis from the MPC "Fire Truck" kit, according to Chuck Kourouklis. I checked on a kit on the 'bay, and the body parts do appear to be similar. Might have an interesting project here. Terry

This T is kind of a clone of a model I built when I was about 12 years old. Wheels are AMT '40 Ford with hubcaps from the '49 Ford coupe. Just a nice little out-of-the-box project. Terry

Really beautiful! ALL of these are terrific. It's fun to see them, and so many. Just too cool. Terry

I like THAT! That is a great color, and really fits the model. Nice work. Thanks for posting it. Terr

I'm kind of spreading this around because it's a great technique. I bought an original AMT '25 T tall coupe kit last week. It was pretty rough looking, but wonder of wonders, it's all there. The instruction was there, too, but rolled up like someone had been using it to swat flies. It was pretty crumpled, and frankly, it was worthless the way it was. So I asked my wife if it was possible to iron paper. Here's what she told me: Use a spray bottle (like a Windex sprayer) to spray a paper towel so that it's just slightly damp. Flatten the instruction sheet as well as you can with your hands, and lay the paper towel over it. Use the lowest setting on the iron and gently move it over the damp paper towel and instruction sheet. Don't stop anywhere because you risk scorching the instruction sheet paper. I did one side, then flipped it over, resprayed the towel, and did the steps again. Once I had it flat, I folded it in the original folds, then ironed that with the iron shut off (using only residual heat). And now I have this yellowed but clean and sharp original instruction sheet that folds up nice and flat. Works like magic. Just be careful with the heat. Terry

In the Car Modeler annual from 2001, I did a story called "The Veteran Motorcar" about antique and classic car kits, including Monogram's entire series. Here's a couple of unusual antiques that I like. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki This is a kit of the "1877" (though not really) Selden Patent Wagon. George Selden patented the concept of automobile in 1879, so that everyone who built an automobile had to pay him a royalty. Henry Ford broke the patent in 1911. In response to Ford's suit, Selden had to build a working example from the original patent blueprints. This is a 1/24 scale model of that vehicle. It was produced by a Los Angeles company called Mod-Ac in 1946. So what you're looking at is one of the oldest 1/24 scale kits of one of the earliest automobiles. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki This is an 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen (correct German spelling). This is one of the oldest "practical" automobiles, and it still exists. I've seen video of it running. Must be a great ride. This 1/24 scale model was a promotional produced by Minichamps for M-B's 100th anniversary. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki This is an 1886 Daimler Motor Carriage. It's another M-B/Minichamps promo in 1/24 scale. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki And this is an Airfix 1904 Darracq. First produced in about 1955, it went through various releases (including an MPC "hot rod" version). It's listed as 1/32 but is actually 1/24.5 or thereabouts. http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki You can see here that it compares very well with an AMT 1925 Ford Model T. Love them old cars.... Terry

Duplicolor GM 259 Buckskin from the spray can. I painted the body with the scoops on it, applied the decals, then clear-coated it with Ditzler clear and an airbrush. I started with light coats at first to seal the decals. Then I added more coats of clear and polished that. I usually drop resin parts into a tank full of Westley's Whitewall Tire Bleach for about eight hours (not more). Then I scrub everything with some dish soap and a toothbrush. Works very well to clean off the mold release. If you goof up the paint and want to strip it, use a cotton ball loaded up with non-acetone fingernail polish remover. Works like gangbusters and won't harm the surface. It's messy but very effective. Both of these techniques, by the way, come per the Modelhaus. They're Don's preferred methods for cleaning the resin and removing paint. I've had great luck with both. And in answer to doggie427's question, the model is listed as 1/25. It's almost 15" long. Terry

http://www.fotki.com'>Hosted on Fotki These help? There are no instructions. Mostly, the mount points for the intakes, exhaust, and wheels are evident. The rest is just the paint and decals. Terry

Virg, it's just a car-toon (you'll pardon the pun). But it's fun, just like all the other TD kits. You don't have to worry about accuracy or detail (unless you really want to), and they pretty much fall together. It's fun. That's all it was ever meant to be. If you want a more accurate gasser subject, use the Revell '55 hardtop or the AMT '55 sedan. Terry