My obsession for old Monogram kits continues

[Ace-Garageguy]

2 hours ago, gtx6970 said:

'm sure the reasons it's made offshore has far more to do with costs than anything else....

I seriously doubt "  Can't or Don't Want To "  have anything to do with it.

I never said "can't". I said there's a lack of "WANTING to".

Where there is sufficient desire to do something...wanting to...cost constraints can be overcome. 

Several injection molding companies make things profitably in the USA, proving that cost by itself is not a deal killer.

That means there is insufficient desire to make other injection-molded stuff here when it's easier to get somebody somewhere else to do the work as cheaply as possible, and just rake off the profits.

Edited February 6 by Ace-Garageguy

[br67]

On 1/22/2025 at 11:07 PM, junkyardjeff said:

There is something about the 34 Ford coupe/convertible kit I can not get enough of,over the years I got one complete unbuilt kit and a bunch of partial built and parts kits and I got another.  I have two partial builds going that need parts so I found what looked to be a very incomplete kit on eBay and got it cheap,it arrived yesterday and was surprised that it was only missing a few parts that I might use one that I started for the parts I need for this one.  Part of the reason I grab all the opened kits is to get a few sets of those wire wheels which is hard,this kit looks to have all the outers and missing two inners but has all the hubcaps still on the tree.

Jeff for interest sake do you have any of the extra parts for the 30 ford phaeton ie red chariot?

[Earl Marischal]

I’m also a big fan and would really love a reissue of the ‘big box’ ‘34.

The 2 Deuces are just waiting for me to get my act together and build them.

The 29A Pickup I built over 40 years ago.

steve

 

[junkyardjeff]

11 hours ago, br67 said:

Jeff for interest sake do you have any of the extra parts for the 30 ford phaeton ie red chariot?

No