"Imaginary" Power Brakes on some kits

[bandit1]

I just figured out looking at my Monogram 56 Chev Bel Air kit that the brake booster doesnt exist and that where it would mount is the cut out where the hood hinge goes in.

Anyone else notice that?

[Justin Porter]

Well, if we're talking the old Monogram "street machine" kit Chevy kit, then we're talking about a pretty miserable pile of compromises that never really TRIED to be an accurate representation of its subject matter. 

Now, if we're talking about the current Revell '56 Del Rey, then we're talking about a much nicer and much more accurate representation of a '56 Chevy. HOWEVER we're also talking about a car for which power brakes were an extra cost option. The kit pretty nicely represents the typical lower dollar V8 post 2 door, right down to its single circuit manual brake master cylinder. 

[bandit1]

4 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

Well, if we're talking the old Monogram "street machine" kit Chevy kit, then we're talking about a pretty miserable pile of compromises that never really TRIED to be an accurate representation of its subject matter. 

Now, if we're talking about the current Revell '56 Del Rey, then we're talking about a much nicer and much more accurate representation of a '56 Chevy. HOWEVER we're also talking about a car for which power brakes were an extra cost option. The kit pretty nicely represents the typical lower dollar V8 post 2 door, right down to its single circuit manual brake master cylinder. 

Yes, I'm talking about the old monogram (Recent Ollies sale kits, "Classic Cruisers") and I don't even see ANYTHING listed for a Master Cylinder of any kind either on the instructions manual?

Edited Monday at 01:24 AM by bandit1

[Justin Porter]

Exactly. As I said, that ancient Monogram kit isn't meant to be a realistic or accurate model of a '56 Chevy. It's a badly proportioned, badly detailed thing from an era where Monogram was mostly concerned with ladling out easy to assemble slop.

[StevenGuthmiller]

37 minutes ago, Justin Porter said:

Exactly. As I said, that ancient Monogram kit isn't meant to be a realistic or accurate model of a '56 Chevy. It's a badly proportioned, badly detailed thing from an era where Monogram was mostly concerned with ladling out easy to assemble slop.

Which is why so many find these type of kits at Ollies and Michael’s, and all of the other cut rate, over stock type stores.

You certainly get what you pay for.

 

 

 

Steve

Edited Monday at 02:20 AM by StevenGuthmiller

[Monty]

Whaaaaaat?  Are you saying Monogram created silly looking brake boosters?

Oh, wait...

OTOH,  MPC's '68-'82 Corvettes came with a decent master cylinder/brake booster.  Weird - even though these kits shared a lot of the same tooling, for some reason they didn't include them in the '75 convertible kit.   

  

[stavanzer]

Not having Brake Boosters on my kits drives me crazy...

I mean every time I drive one, I worry that without a brake system, the car will never stop!

Besides, getting the gas into the tank is so hard. Most of these cars have no top on the tank, Just a bottom, and no gas cap either.

(sarc)

And, I don't understand the Hate,Hate,Hate, for the older Monogram '56-'57 Chevy Kits. They look like what they are, have great building and engine options, and all this Mewling about misshapen Bodies is just so much effete noise by folks who are too good to build those kits.

They are not perfect kits, and are products of their era. But they assemble well, look like the real cars, and were the gateway kits to thousands of plastic modelers who enjoy the Hobby today.