Tom Geiger Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 I sure don't doubt your talents Tom but that just seems like a tough row to hoe. : ) Who you calling a hoe?
niteowl7710 Posted January 16, 2014 Posted January 16, 2014 Who you calling a hoe? Beats being a Garden Weasel?
o-man Posted January 20, 2014 Posted January 20, 2014 Hey guys. Thinking about getting in on this. How hard are the Monogram Indycar kits? Parts count doesn't appear too high; any fitment issues?
DaveM Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I think the Monogram indycars were pretty decent. I have a few, but never built one. I saw several completed back in the day, though and they all looked pretty nice. I know the AMT ones were pretty fiddly. The Monogram ones seemed to use a generic chassis with different engines and bodywork IIRC. Seems like the year after all of the indycars came out, the Junior classes around here were full of the Monogram ones. That's usually a good sign. Hopefully somebody else here has actually built one and can pitch in.
Jantrix Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 I'm pretty stoked for this one. I am as ready as I can be.
DaveM Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 What are we all building for this? I was just about to do a 1966 Royal GTO Tiger , but I looked at the decals in the new issue. They have one black and one white decal. I thought I was missing a sheet, but the instructions show the car being built with one black and one white side. Not sure what Revell was thinking here... I will have to put this kit aside and source some aftermarket decals for it. (And source out the slicks and headers that are missing now.) Now I am going to go to the stash, which was the whole purpose of this build in the first place. (Whittle the stash down by one kit per year!) I have a stack pulled out with some recent reissues like the 78 Pacer, 76 Gremlin, 60 Ranchero, 70 Impala, AMT 55 Chevy and Nomad. 55 Ford Pickup (in 1/24 and bright red plastic!) 56 Ford Pickup, and a few others. I also have some newer kits, including the 72 Cutlass, 62 Vette, 50 Olds, 66 El Camino, 62 Bel Air, 62 Impala, 66 Nova, 69 Nova, 55, 56 and 57 Chevy kits from Revell's '90s era tooling, Revell 58 Chevy, Hemi Cuda, 57 Ford, Revell Beetle, Hemi Dart, Thunderbolt and many countless others. (I really have to trim the stash!!!) I am really looking at the 66 El Camino, 70 Impala, 55 Ford Pickup, 72 Cutlass and 69 Nova. I have never built the Nova, Elky or Cutlass before. I remember hearing good things about the El Camino. How are the Cutlass and Nova? Any real hangups on either one? In a perfect world, I would fix the wheel openings on the Nova, but for this build I would stop being a rivet counter for 24 hours. I also keep staring at the 51 Chevy Convertible kit... The pickup would be cool because It is a street machine, and I can paint it any color and detail it any way I want and be correct. (No time in a 24 hour build to research reference material for every part you paint.) Any dire warnings about why I shouldn't build one of these? I will make the final decision when I get home tonight. THen I will get rested up for the build. Let's all have fun with this! p.s. Our low temp Sat. night is going to be 6 degrees below zero Fahrenheit! It will take a little extra effort to do the painting in this weather.
Baugher Garage Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Wish I were in Connecticut - sounds like a great time!
Skydime Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 To be clear, as long as we obey the rules at the beginning of the post, anyone can join in this build without an official announcement before hand...is that correct? I am asking because I am really wanting to get cranking into some builds now that some time is freeing up and I've got an understarted roadrunner I am itching to get at. I might join with it.
rmvw guy Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Wish I could participate, hope you guys post a lot of pictures, I'll be watching.
Jantrix Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 The main page for this build off is on Facebook. Anyone, anywhere can join in. https://www.facebook.com/groups/455951714469809/ The AMT '51 Chevy are good kits. I think it should be fine. And no says you can't research before hand.
niteowl7710 Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) If you wanted to participate on Facebook then you can just join in, or if you were planning on creating an album specifically for the build on Photobucket/Fotki/Flickr for the build to be linked up to the main Fotki page for the build you'd need to get in touch with Gary via the F.B. page by this evening. Otherwise you can post your progress here, or as a WiP (might want to call out in the thread title that it;s for the 24hr build) as we'll all be keeping track of everyone's progress while the paint and glue are setting up through out the evening and overnight. Edited January 25, 2014 by niteowl7710
Skydime Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Thanks, for the info. Yeah, if I get to do it, I'll just have to do a workbench for the 24 hour build here. I don't have Facebook.
Skydime Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 well, im out before i start...just found out a while ago i gotta work extra tomorrow.
drunknmunky Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Okay guys, I'll jump in. I know it's the 11th hour and to be honest, I'm going out to grab a kit right now lol. I've been back into building for a little over a year and still haven't actually 'finished' anything. I've got about 8 cars that are 90 percent though. So this will be my chance to just get it done. I'll post my kit when I return in about an hour.
Jantrix Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Aaaannnnndddddd..................................GO!!
rmvw guy Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 I could be a cheerleader today! Go Team Go!!!! Seriously I don't know how you guys can stay up all night, I couldn't make it to midnight on Newyear's Eve. Nice action on Facebook, keep it going! https://www.facebook.com/groups/455951714469809/
Jantrix Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Not gonna try for an all nighter. Heading to bed, here's where I am now. http://s53.photobucket.com/user/Jantrix/library/24%20Hour%20Vicky See you at 6am.
rmvw guy Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Not gonna try for an all nighter. Heading to bed, here's where I am now. http://s53.photobucket.com/user/Jantrix/library/24%20Hour%20Vicky See you at 6am. You are making this look too easy Rob! I have been putting off building that kit for a long time, now maybe I'll give it a try. On real time!!! Nice progress so far. I've been following the build on facebook and loving it. More action than I've seen in a while! Kind of like watching a gravity race. Edited January 26, 2014 by rmvw guy
Jantrix Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Easy................no. I'm to the point of gluing in the glass and there's just not enough time for the glue to set. So I'm calling it a day. I'll finish it up this week. Here's where I am now. Edited January 26, 2014 by Jantrix
knarf Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 proud to say that i pulled it off, 24hr build is finto:) enjoy
Tom Geiger Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 I participated and got this Dodge A100 pickup done as far as you see it by 6:30 am. At that point I had just the final assembly and detailing to do but the paint was a bit soft underneath and I didn't want to screw it up. I built it to be a stable mate to my A100 van. I will finish up those details soon. I don't know exactly when since I start a new job tomorrow.
DaveM Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Lots of neat models everybody. I fell a bit short, timewise. I had to back up and disassemble a few things to make it fit together correctly. I will finish it off this week and take a couple of pictures of it. (Not real sharp closeups though. It WAS a 24 hour build after all.) I had lots of fun and I am looking forward to next year.
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