Monogram 1/24's - post 'em up !!

[cobraman]

1 hour ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Wow! Never saw this thread until just now. I loved the old Monogram 1/24 Muscle Car kits from the 80's, I built a bunch back then that I unfortunately no longer have. Since returning to the hobby 5 years ago after not building for 20+ years, I've built quite a few although most are now under the Revell name. 

Each one of those are well done and very sharp.

[matthijsgrit]

13 hours ago, BeakDoc said:

 

Love it!!!

[Dan Hay]

[Spottedlaurel]

Great to see what others have been doing with them.

For various reasons I seem to have built far more Monogram than AMT or Revell, especially during the 1980s and into the '90s. Maybe they were distributed more widely in the UK so I could find them easily in small toy/model shops? Also being 1/24 was more familiar to me from Tamiya and European kits I was building. Once I'd built up a few spare parts it was easy to swap things around, so I would be more inclined to buy another one.

Here's what I still have intact and sitting in the cabinet above my desk as I type this....

Black '57 is one of my oldest surviving builds from the mid '80s, refreshed last year with the old brush paintjob given a polish, new foil and wheels from the '70 Chevelle. Purple one uses the running gear from a Camaro High Roller I built about the same time but is now in the parts/restoration box.

Early '90s builds.

'65 Street Machine, with engine from the Monongram ZR1 and some great wheels which came with an Aoshima kit.

I really rate the basic kits they did (Exotics?), we had a good discussion about them elsewhere on here a year or two ago. This was the racing version of the 280Z, with parts from various Japanese kits (got to love that 1/24 parts swapping potential). I also have the street version and a TR7 in the stash (having built one of the latter in my very earliest kitbuilding days).

This was from the same range, although actually a slightly later Revell boxed version in this case. Captured the 308's look really well, yet again with a set of wheels from a Japanese kit.

Rebuilt this '37 back in 2020, after originally putting it together circa 1990/91. Had to rob the wheels from a Revell kit as the originals had ended up on another build, but managed to find everything else in the parts box.

Loose replica of the Two Lane Blacktop '55, which took over 25 years from start to finish. I have a version of the long-running '56 to do someday, to complete the Tri-Chevy set.

Not my build, I bought this completed Mojave Mule several years ago and want to give it a refresh someday, swapping wheels and some parts with another Monogram LUV kit I also have.

Got a fair few others to do someday, including a TR7, couple of Citations and a Corvette America.

[Steve H]

I kinda like it when these old threads get dug up. Thanks Jeremy! I have a few. 
59 Impala lowrider…

My take on the Tijuana Taxi…

Kit bash of a modified pro stock Camaro and the 86 Monte Carlo…

 

[Flatout]

A few more 1/24 Monograms…Thanks for lookin’?

[Koellefornia Kid]

Here are some of mine:

'55 Ford Panel:

'53 Chevy Bel Air (converted into a '54):

'37 Ford Sedan:

'57 Chevy Nomad:

'41 Lincoln Phantom Fastback:

 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Enjoying this thread a lot. I built the 64 GTO when the kit came out and noticed right away that it seemed overly large but very good. 

[KWT]

Man I'm glad I revived this. Lots of awesome builds being added

[Joe Nunes]

I am really enjoying these photos!  Thanks to all for sharing the pictures. ?

Joe

[spencer1984]

On 2/26/2023 at 7:25 PM, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Wow! Never saw this thread until just now. I loved the old Monogram 1/24 Muscle Car kits from the 80's, I built a bunch back then that I unfortunately no longer have. Since returning to the hobby 5 years ago after not building for 20+ years, I've built quite a few although most are now under the Revell name. 

Fantastic color for this T-Bird, what is it?

[1959scudetto]

In the mid 80's I built about 20 Monogram kits - many of them already shown here, some not:

[Gramps46]

These are original 1/24 Monogram survivors though some were rescued and rebuilt.  Lots of good memories.

 

[Dan Hay]

When I was a kid I predominantly built Monogram models, with AMT coming in 2nd. I rarely built Revell because back in the 80's they seemed hard to put together and were persnickety. 

[1959scudetto]

5 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

These are original 1/24 Monogram survivors though some were rescued and rebuilt.  Lots of good memories.

 

excellent models, Gary - my favorite has to be the 1965 (?) GT 40 Roadster !

[Ace-Garageguy]

6 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

These are original 1/24 Monogram survivors though some were rescued and rebuilt...

 

I had no idea that GT40 roadster had ever been kitted. Or did you modify it to that configuration?

IIRC, the real car was a rather unsuccessful experiment, ending up too heavy for its intended purpose.

Edited March 1, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy

[Gramps46]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I had no idea that GT40 roadster had ever been kitted. Or did you modify it to that configuration?

IIRC, the real car was a rather unsuccessful experiment, ending up too heavy for its intended purpose.

The Monogram roadster was a slot car but I put the body on a Fujimi chassis.

[Dragonhawk1066]

On 2/28/2023 at 1:09 PM, spencer1984 said:

Fantastic color for this T-Bird, what is it?

Thanks! It's Createx Pearl Magenta with Createx UVLS 4050 Gloss Clear.

[Straightliner59]

I have built quite a few of them, over the years. While the Midget and the Sizzler are a bit larger, I went ahead and included them. I have a cleanly-built, unpainted California Street Vette I plan to "fix" one of these days, too Ebay purchase).

[Zippi]

[1959scudetto]

On 2/28/2023 at 7:54 PM, 1959scudetto said:

In the mid 80's I built about 20 Monogram kits - many of them already shown here, some not:

While these are long gone, here are a few that I still keep in my possession:

[Gramps46]

All your models are so cleanly built Helmut.  Very impressive no matter how old.

[1959scudetto]

14 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

All your models are so cleanly built Helmut.  Very impressive no matter how old.

Thanks, Gary - I just realised that the Peterbilt (snap) doesn't belong here - it is 1/25.

[1959]

I have also built few Monograms in the late 80s and early 90s (age 12-15) but only few of them have survived. In the old bubble gum sales rack is 57 BelAir which I made as a convertible because the roof is too high and short in the model. 53 Belair was the first kit I ever made some modifications. That was rebuilt by my son few years ago, at age 8. Also his rebuilt is my brother's old ZZ Top Ford that has been backdated to a nostalgic style.

We have got some built Monograms from couple of my friends but let's see if those will be rebuild. Even that the kits have very little fitment issues they often seem a bit too much like some 1:24 die cast cars to my eyes. 

[Dennis Lacy]

Lots of awesome models in this thread! Monogram 1:24ths definitely don’t get enough love. I’m kinda guilty myself. But, I do have 2!

Monogram 1930 Coupe turned into a fender-less, chopped and channeled Hot Rod way before Revell’s ‘30 Coupe became a thing. 

Monogram 1937 Sedan original issue updated with later issue IFS and lowered IRS. Retro back-dated the kit small block and Drag City Casting resin Halibrand wheels with Modelhaus resin tires.