imatt88 Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) Hey all, Remember this series of kits? Does anyone know of a list of the kits in this series that Monogram put out? I remember building these kits as a kid, and would love to pick up some again Does anyone make any aftermarket goodies for these kits? Cheers, Ian Edited August 13, 2011 by imatt88
Harry P. Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 http://jonellesmodels.homestead.com/MonogramClassics.html
imatt88 Posted August 13, 2011 Author Posted August 13, 2011 Harry, As usual, I thank you Cheers, Ian
Harry P. Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 My pleasure! Those were (are) some great kits... I built 3-4 of them as a kid, would like to redo them with the skills I have now.
my66s55 Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) I have the Duesenberg SJ roadster the Packard Boattail Speedster, the Rolls Royce roadster by Brewster and the Duesenberg Weyman Torpedo Phaeton as well as the Cord above. There also was a 1931 Rolls Royce phaeton and a Packard Speedster. Edited August 13, 2011 by my66s55
charlie8575 Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 I have most of those. I'm not sure about the Benzes and I know I don't have that Deusenburg metal boattail or the Bugatti. They're lovely kits and look very nice when put together. Charlie Larkin
Lownslow Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 i have the Duesenberg SJ its all chromed the finished product wont be chromed
DanielG Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 I only remember the Duesy phaeton. As I recall it came with chrome and different coloured plastic parts.
Dr. Cranky Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 That Bugatti is one of the best ones. Beautiful subject.
ChrisR Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 I did this Rolls Royce a few years back. Still have a few of the others to do. Wish I had the Duesenberg Town Car.
Junkman Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 Then there is this: Most people are put off since the box says it's 1:20 scale. However, it is not. And it is a direct rip-off off the Monogram kits, to the extned that many parts are interchangeable. Since the Bandai kit can be motorized, the chassis and engine is compromised. This can be easily rectified with a donor Monogram Duesie.
imatt88 Posted August 14, 2011 Author Posted August 14, 2011 They are beautiful models, for sure. I just picked up the '41 Lincoln and the Cord. Cheers, Ian
Junkman Posted August 14, 2011 Posted August 14, 2011 (edited) What hasn't been mentioned yet, there also was an MG TC and strictly speaking also a Jaguar XK120. Edited August 7, 2012 by Casey
Aaronw Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) I've been building the Packard Speedster, it is a nice kit, pretty good detail and no real fit problems so far. These Monogram kits turn up on ebay at decent prices quite often. I was asking about these kits last year and put this list together with the help of many on the site. Monogram 1934 Duesenberg Model J Weymann Torpedo Phaeton 1934 Duesenberg Model J Rollston Disappearing top Coupe (convertible) 1934 Duesenberg Model J Walter Murphy Town Car (actually 1930) 1934 Duesenberg Model J Walter Murphy Disappearing top coupe with boat tail (metal body, fenders, hood) 1930 Packard Model 734 Boattail speedster 1930 Packard Model 734 Speedster Phaeton 1931 Packard Super 8 Dual Cowl Phaeton (metal body, fenders, hood) 1931 Rolls Royce of America Phantom II Henley Roadster 1931 Rolls Royce of America Phantom II Sport Phaeton 1932 Cadillac Model 452 Fleetwood dual cowl Phaeton (V-16) 1927 Bugatti Type 35B 1937 Cord 812 supercharged convertible phaeton 1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible MPC 1927 Lincoln V-8 Roadster 1928 Lincoln V-8 Locke Sport Phaeton 1931 Chrysler Roadster 1932 Chrysler Imperial convertible sedan Johan 1931 Cadillac Model 452 Fleetwood Cabriolet (V-16) 1931 Cadillac Model 452 Fleetwood Sport Phaeton (V-16) 1931 Cadillac Model 452 Fleetwood Canework Town Car (V-16) 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K Sindelfingen Cabriolet 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K Special Coupe Lindberg (Pyro etc) 1929 Mercedes SSK roadster (decent kit) 1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Convertible Victoria (decent kit) 1937 Cord convertible 19xx Auburn 1948 Lincoln Continental Heller Alfa Romeo 1750 Zagato Bentley 4.5 Liter Blower BMW Dixi BMW 328 Bugatti T50 Citroen 5CV Citroen B14 Torpedo Deluxe Citroen B14 Landaulet (can be built as a taxi) Citroen B14 Normandie Citroen 15 Six Delage D8 SS Delahaye 135 Hispano Suiza K6 Mercedes Benz 500K Special roadster Mercedes Benz 170V Mercedes Benz 170V delivery van Renault Vivastella PG7 Citroen C4 Hotel Taxi Citroen C4 Pompiers Citroen C4 Waterman van Delahaye Type 103 Bonneville fire engine Renault TN6C Bus Parisien Italeri 1933 Cadillac V16 Town Car 1933 Cadillac V16 Phaeton Mercedes Benz 540K Cabriolet B Bugatti T41 La Royale 41.150 Berline de Voyage Bugatti T41 La Royale Coupe Napoleon Rolls Royce Phantom II All weather cabriolet Edited August 15, 2011 by Aaronw
slantasaurus Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 I've been building the Packard Speedster, it is a nice kit, pretty good detail and no real fit problems so far. These Monogram kits turn up on ebay at decent prices quite often. I was asking about these kits last year and put this list together with the help of many on the site. Italeri 1933 Cadillac V16 Town Car 1933 Cadillac V16 Phaeton Mercedes Benz 540K Cabriolet B Bugatti T41 La Royale 41.150 Berline de Voyage Bugatti T41 La Royale Coupe Napoleon Rolls Royce Phantom II All weather cabriolet Italeri did at least 1 Chrysler, 1933 Chrysler Imperial Phaeton
sjordan2 Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) For anyone interested in building the Mercedes 540K coupe above, there are a few good reference shots of the 1:1 here: http://www.ultimatec...zial-Coupe.html For pretty good reference on any 540K, you might want to drag this to your desktop (a very detailed 4.5MB file), and reviewing the Pocher builds at scalemotorcars.com is helpful in adding detail to the kits above for Rolls, Bugatti and Mercedes. You can also download the Pocher instructions there for free. Edited August 15, 2011 by sjordan2
charlie8575 Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 Ah....I didn't count the Model A. Don't have that either. I do have the Connie and the Cord, plus the MG. I didn't know they made an XK 120. I'll need to get one of those. That Bandai SJ sedan looks interesting. If it is in fact, 1/24 as Christian states (and it sounds like it is,) I may have to add that to my "look for" list, too. Charlie Larkin
Harry P. Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 You guys seem to have completely lost sight of what this topic is about. "Does anyone know of a list of the kits in this series that Monogram put out?" (Monogram classics).
imatt88 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Posted August 15, 2011 Good stuff, guys Thanks for the links..good info Love those old classics!!
sjordan2 Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) You guys seem to have completely lost sight of what this topic is about. "Does anyone know of a list of the kits in this series that Monogram put out?" (Monogram classics). Sorry, Harry, I don't get your point at all. We've got the lists covered in spades, but there's plenty of opportunity here to discuss these type of kits, how they might relate between Monogram and other similar classic car kits of other brands, yada yada yada, and where to find additional information on them. Why is there a problem? Edited August 15, 2011 by sjordan2
Art Anderson Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 Ah....I didn't count the Model A. Don't have that either. I do have the Connie and the Cord, plus the MG. I didn't know they made an XK 120. I'll need to get one of those. That Bandai SJ sedan looks interesting. If it is in fact, 1/24 as Christian states (and it sounds like it is,) I may have to add that to my "look for" list, too. Charlie Larkin The Bandai kit is only a "semi-clone" of the Monogram Duesenberg base kit. The body shell has one half of the hood molded in one piece with it, the other side (right side) is a separate part. The body shell is somewhat loosely done as the 1934 Figoni et Falaschi Berline, which was done in Paris. A Berline (pronounced "Ber-lin" just like the German capital city) is a sedan, designed to be either owner- or chauffeur-driven, with a retractable divider window at the back of the front seat. The actual car still exists, and differs a good bit from the Bandai kit. Bandai did the body shell to fit their 'clone" of the Monogram basic kit, meaning that the lower edge (sills) of the body are straight, and mate to the running board splash aprons on top of them, where the actual Figoni body is wider, almost predictive of the 1935-36 JN and SJN series Duesenbergs bodied by Rollston, having its sills outboard of the splash aprons, with a long sweeping curve below the top line of the frame. Other than that, the body lines are very, very close to the actual car. Bandai also did a much more crude knock-off of the Monogram '37 Cord 812 Supercharged Convertible Phaeton--hardly worth mentioning. An addition to the lists I've seen here should be the Monogram metal-bodied 1:24 scale 1931 Packard 845 Dual Cowl Phaeton. It's not done on the same chassis as their Speedster Boattail or their Speedster Phaeton, but the similarities would make one think so at first glance. I remember being shown drawings in 1981, for a second release on the Monogram 1932 Cadillac Model 452 V-16 Phaeton, that body being the Fleetwood Convertible Victoria, which would have been a stunning kit if it had been done. Another classic era car kit that was announced (even to the point of having a scratchbuilt display model built for the 1966 Hobby Industry Association Trade Show (used to be held every January at the old Sherman House Hotel in downtown Chicago--forerunner of RCHTA/iHobby); that being the 1928 Miller '91" Indianapolis 500 winner, the car driven by Louis Meyer (later of Meyer-Drake--producer of Offenhauser racing engines 1945-1979). This kit was stillborn however, probably due to a serious lack of pre-orders from hobby wholesalers and retail shops. Art
sjordan2 Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) I just won a Jo-Han 1935 Mercedes 500K coupe on eBay for a very reasonable $22 (which includes shipping) and am tremendously excited about it, and wondering if I will need to mash it with any of the Monogram kits. Interesting to note that (as I have heard), the Pocher 540K kits are actually 500Ks as the engine pictures indicate, and can provide some good engine and mechanical reference. There are only about 3 to 4 reference photos available for the original 500K coupe, but more for the Monogram 540K coupe as I posted above. Edited August 15, 2011 by sjordan2
Eshaver Posted August 15, 2011 Posted August 15, 2011 I have the Rolls Royce and the Cord as well as the "Boat Tail Packard . I built the Cord years ago and to say the least , I was thoroughly impressed by the kit . I can also say the same for the 1941 Lincoln Continental Mk- 1 also . Here a view of the Continental from the top Ed Shaver
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