57peppershaker

Congrats on finishing your dream car Erik. A very nice car, great feeling isnt it. I waited 20 years before buying my 57 Chevy, & like you 6 to build it. Tho looking at your build pics, mine had a lot more rust lol.

Ever had 2 sets of the same decals, combined them to make a new logo etc & wondered what to do with the left over letters, to make a new logo ? I had 2 sets of Pepper Shaker decals, used the S from 2nd set to make 'Pepper Shakers'. So what to do with Pepper haker ? As the letters where all upper case, I came up with 'Reaper' You can see what I mean. Anybody else done the same ? What ya come up with ?

Thanks Danno, but looking for more modern stuff. (tho sown a seed for that 57 Chevy Taxi . . . . .)

Holy smoley !!! Thats some collection ! Now, with all those 1;1 Monacos & all those 1;25 Monacos, you must have built reps of them ? Tho saying that, I've got 60 odd 57s & still not STARTED a 1;25 of my 1;1 !! Any more pics / info on the beater in your 1st pic ? Funny, always think of them as 4 doors. Seeing a 2 door, it seems kinda odd.

Chase-cars; How do they fair on the track ? I seem to remember Ford Escorts & stuff from when I was a kid, would always loose bumpers (fenders) etc when they flew off the track. tvandmoviecars; How many have you built ? Seeing your line up of 'waiting to be builts', looks like your a big fan of them. Keep the pics coming everybody !

Don Doesnt look much wrong with that bodywork ! You must have a bigger garage than me ! Great 1;1's & 1;25's lol

Where can I find 1;25 Taxi decals & roof signs ect ? I've got the Revell Caprice snap kit, that has a few parts, but the decals are peel n stick. I picked up a Testors Crown Victoria so want a later roof sign ect.

Time to wake this thread up again. There's been several Monaco's finished lately, so c'mon guys add your pics. These are not mine, I found them a French (I think) site, Kustom Kruisers. As I cant read French, its difficult to get more info. I'll let the pics speak for themselves.

I bought his headlight & grill conversions for the Monaco. Great parts & great service with quick posting to the UK.

Absolutly love it ! Great build Mark.

Thanks Casey, too big for what I want. Looking for 18" 5 spokes, any ideas ?

Can anybody give me info on the custom large diameter wheels in this kit ? Are they ARE 5 spokes & any idea of a real scale diameter ? Looking to use them on a 57 150 sedan Pics would be a help.

Its the pro shop kit & parts, in a new tin. Nice kit but dont pay daft prices unless your a collector. Shame they didnt put the pepper shaker kit in a tin . . . . .

Does anybody cast, or know where to source large diameter, 18" or 20" steel wheels in 1;25th ? I've always thought about a 'modern' version of the 57 Chevy 150 Black Widow, but just 1 of those idea's kicking about in my head. Bought this months Street Rodder magazine & there it is in 1;1 scale ! The concept by Chip Foose has more body mods than I was thinking (ya cant mess with perfection !). Brings to life kinda what I was visualising.

Fine with me Jim, unfortunatly its been a while since I worked on the 32. But I was lucky enough to source a complete Hemi (big thanks to Rick Schmidt). I must try & find time to complete it. Be good to see how Nick's idea's compare with mine.

It a Yodel Dodge Monaco. I'm planning to build a copy but using the AMT kit. There was a thread, but it was mixed in with another. Look under 'Kit reviews' - Yodel Ameriacan Police cars.

Not so much models, but 1;1 57 Chevy hood latches hurt like heck ! Got stiches from that one !

Good valid point ! I've been help out, Nick the T tops are yours !

I bought / built / collected 57 Chevy 2 door coupes, but went and bought a 1;1 2 door sedan ! Always prefered the sedan look but only coupes (apart from MPC flip front sedan) were tooled, so had to make do. Thanks Revell for coming to my rescue, but what am I gonna do with 100 issues of coupes lol Always try to build models of my 1;1's, 57, 95 Camaro, Fox Mustangs & 85 Caprice (nobody bothers with Ford Mondeo's & other UK dailys) but it wouldnt sway my choice of 1;1 purchase.

Thats why I want to build an AMT of the Yodel box art. Shame the Force 440 lightbars are scarce now.

Oops, forgot about this tread, doh ! Thanks for all the suggestions, but I'll keep wishing & waiting.

Mines a cariacture of my 1;1 scale 57 Chevy. My kids had it printed on coffee mugs, t shirts & stickers for my birthday ect, so it pops up all over the house.

Does the box show any different pics, other than the 1 I posted ? Be good to see a rear shot. Thanks for heads up on the Lindberg / Monogram wheels. Anybody know if they are big n littles ? Yodel wheels all look same size, but rears look wider on boxart. The link that Casey posted lists 5 different Monaco / Fury editions; -California Highway Patrol -New York City Police Department -Los Angeles Police Department -San Diego County Sheriff's Department -New York/New Jersey Port Authority The 2 plain wrappers make 7. Anybody know of any more ? Cool 1;1 pic too Junkman

Thanks Junkman, thats exactly what I was looking for. Didnt know they did a plain Plymouth either ! I've got a Yodel Police Monaco but its got a damaged / missing A pillar. Most of the goood parts will go on an AMT. Now to start hunting for similar wheels . . . . . Any idea's where to start ? (apart from a Yodel kit lol)

While surfing the web for Dodge Monaco info, I came accross the box art & instructions for this Yodel Dodge Monaco I think this box art looks fantastic ! I've seen the Police issues before but never this one. It hasnt got any cop stuff in it but bucket seats, sports steering wheel & rear spoiler. Also what look like mag wheels. As Yodel kits are too expensive for what they are, & assume this issue is rare ? I want to replicate this box art using an AMT Monaco. Has anybody got this kit in their collection ? If so, could you post pics of the wheels, seats, steering wheel & spoiler ? The instructions are drawn, so lack detail.