Monogram Little T

[TooOld]

I picked up this 48 year old kit partially built and only missing a couple of parts . After scrounging the missing pieces I cleaned everything as best I could then polished all of the red plastic parts .

I assembled it using only the kit parts with no extra or aftermarket parts being used . I did make the header flanges since I thought they looked a little funny without them and I added a Ford script decal to the radiator shell .

This is a really nice kit and I'm already collecting parts to build another version !

Edited February 15, 2020 by TooOld

[TooOld]

Edited February 15, 2020 by TooOld

[1930fordpickup]

I like it.

[Snake45]

That looks really nice--a real nostalgia trip. I've never built this kit but I hope to someday sooner or later.

[62rebel]

outstanding! and picture-proof positive that some kits don't need full wiring, etc... they come out RIGHT, right out of the box, when a great builder takes charge.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice job. Sure wish they would restore this back to this version. They would sell like ice on a hot day.

[Helix]

Nice one Bob

[1hobby1]

beautiful model!

Edited October 5, 2014 by 1hobby1

[OldTimer50707]

That is a great lookng "T".

[Roadracer]

Nice work on that!

[jbwelda]

beautiful! I always wanted to build one up as a "Little Drag" since they give you the turtledeck in there. excellent build...do you have a built Big T to display it next to?

jb

[Brianl]

This is the kit that got me hooked on Hot Rods when I built it back in the early '60's. Mine was light blue with the turtle deck which explains why every T I have built since has a turtle deck. I loved it.

Beautiful build mate. The effort in making it original is appreciated. Now.... where can I get one?

Brian

[bondo bill]

sweet

[slusher]

Gorgeous model Bob. So clean and detailed.

[Dare1]

Beautifully detailed. Great job.

[peekay]

Wonderful! Always loved this kit and that's how it should look.

[deuces wild]

Very kool!!!

This build makes me want to break out my vintage big T kit from '62...

Hope the decals are still good...

[TooOld]

Thanks very much everybody !

Being an original 60's era kit I wanted to skip all of the wiring and plumbing that I normally add to my builds and I think this one looks just right without it .

I coated the old decals with some Decal Bonder and they went okay . The only issue was that they had to soak for about 5 minutes before they would release from the paper !

And no , I don't have a Big T to display it with . No place to put it if I did !

[Chris White]

awesome work Bob

[FordRodnKustom]

Nice work Bob. Well done!

[PARTSMARTY]

RIGHT ON !!!

[unclescott58]

Very nice job on an old classic kit. Very kool.

Scott

[rmvw guy]

Totally awesome, I love it in every way possible. I also picked one up a while back, missing windshield frame and decals. I plan on displaying mine next to the 1/8 scale version I am working on. This is one of my favorites. I will make room for two 1/8 scale models, the Big T and the Big Deuce.

[crazyjim]

A perfect hot rod.

[Skip]

Nice work! Even better building period correct stock. Hard to resist building something without modifying it just a little bit. I think this is also the first one I've seen built as a Bobtail version looks good too! The other thing I like is that you polished out the Red Plastic, a whole lot of them were built this way, I remember seeing something about using "toothpaste" to polish out the plastic to look like paint, might have even been in the instructions.

Little T was one of Monogram's best Hot Rods they got it spot on without being overly fiddly with the pose-able steering. Brings back a lot of memories, I built several when I was a kid, wish that this one would be re-released in its stock form with all the possible variations, Bobtail, Turtle Deck, Pick Up. When I see this kit now, I see an easy way to build a reasonable copy of T.V. Tommy Ivo's T-Bucket, drop in a Nailhead and you're almost there.