Just an old Monogram kit 'Firebolt'

[BIGTRUCK]

This one is a very simple kit with only a handful of parts. Body, 8 tire halves, driver, 4 hubcaps, steering wheel , and a canopy. I cobbled up a flame for the jet engine..This kit was originally made to run on a guide string powered by Co2, none of those were in the reissue.  Parts that I added :   1/25 scale driver and side deflectors , tire decals and rear wing top. Kit was issued in 1959 and said to be in 1/29th scale. This was a 1997 issue.

Edited April 11 by BIGTRUCK

[stavanzer]

Awesome!

I have this same kit in my stash. It is the 1997 issue as well.

Your kit provides Much Inspiration.

Thanks.

[Mike 1017]

KOOL !!!!

[Old Buckaroo]

Now that is cool and you did a great job with it. I need one of those relics on my shelf. 😎

We had CO2  cars when I was in cub scouts.  After I got older I found out that model rocket (Estes) engines were way funner !

[TonyK]

I like seeing simple kits and what the builder does to make it better. You did a great job on this! Very cool. Thanks for showing us a little nostalgia.

[TECHMAN]

Really amazing!!!  These old kits really provide a challenge to turn into something worth displaying, great job!!!

DJ

[PappyD340]

Very cool build, well done!

[slusher]

Very neat never saw one before!

[BIGTRUCK]

On 4/12/2025 at 8:33 PM, slusher said:

Very neat never saw one before!

This is the box Carl, not a real popular kit . 

[ea0863]

Very nice build Ken! I particularly like the additional side stabilizers and interior detail. 

[Bugatti Fan]

A real blast from the past.

I can remember the little Jetex units from long ago. Putting them on speedboat models and pond racing them !

Those were the days when kids learned from doing stuff that was a bit risky. Not like the molly coddled risk averse society of today with all the safety regulations to ensure little Johnny doesn't graze a knee or whatever. 

I heard somewhere that Mamod, a manufacturer of working steam traction and static engines has had to close. It seems that anything generating heat of pressure is a no, no today.

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

I still have an original 1959 kit in my stash!

[papajohn97]

Love it!!!! Nice fade paint work, the green/ white with the B&W decals all work together well to make this model  pop. Sometimes these simple classic old kits can provide a lot of nostalgic fun.

The CO2 cartridge and Jetex engine references really brings back warm childhood memories of juvenile garage mayhem! I feel so lucky to have been a boy back in the minimally regulated mid-twentieth century. Also lucky to have survived those times with all my fingers and both eyes still intact!

Edited Friday at 02:41 PM by papajohn97