bbowser Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Monogram kit, I am really getting into these '30s classics. The kit went together very well, the chrome sprue was not the greatest (and there's a lot of chrome on these things!) but all in all I'm pretty pleased with it. Comments welcome, thanks for looking.
mike 51 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Very nice I love this series of kits. I wish they'd re-issue these kits....anybody know if the molds still exist? Edited October 8, 2014 by mike 51
TooOld Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Those Monogram kits build into pretty impressive looking models , just like the real cars . You've done a fine job with this one , very nice !
Harry P. Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 That's a fine looking model... Probably too late now, but you really should have drilled out the horns so they don't have a solid front.
slusher Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Gorgeous classic Bruce. Great work on this build.
Maxicoop Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 sweet !!!!! that's a car and a half !!!! Fantastic build !!!
unclescott58 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Two classics there. The Duesenberg itself, and the Monogram kit of the Duesenberg. Very nice job, Bruce. Scott
thatz4u Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 nice build, I rode in one just like it when I was young
62rebel Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 they are beautiful kits (and your's is a fine example) and they're so good to super-detail and accurize... those horns could be "fixed" at this point by finding some small plain chrome hubcaps to put over the ends as "covers" such as found on semi trucks. maybe Duesenberg didn't put them on, but a smart owner may have at some point. my gripe with Monogram in this kit and the other Classics is the mold seam on the sidemount spare tire covers..... no easy way to deal with that, but fortunately the molds are well-aligned and the seam is slight. again; your's is a beauty. i had one i built circa 1979 or 80 and gave to a girlfriend.... long gone....
Luis Ayala Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Hi Bruce!!!! Excellent job on this one, I built one of those kits way back in 2005 and really enjoy it. Thanks for sharing!!!
Harry P. Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Last summer my son and I went to a local auto museum and they had a 1933 Duesenberg exactly like this on display: To see a car like that in person is a real experience. First of all, it's huge! The headlights are the size of a small pizza. And the thing looked so perfect, so solid and tight... like a bank vault. The door hinges were so precise and perfect... like fine jewelry. You couldn't help but notice the precision and the craftsmanship of the car. They really don't make cars like that anymore.
unclescott58 Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) Ah, Harry. The famous Twenty Grand! Built for display at 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair. The body was designed by Gordon Buehrig (also designer of the Cord 810/812), built Rollston, and catalogued as a Allington sport sedan. But, it picked up the nickname Twenty Grand, for it's out ragus price of $20,000! Remember, this was a time when a new '33 Ford could be had for anywhere from $510 for a standard roadster, to $610 for a deluxe Fordor sedan. In the middle of the Great Depression! Scott Edited October 10, 2014 by unclescott58
Sixties Sam Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Great rendition of a great classic! Very nice work! Sam
unclescott58 Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Harry, you said that you saw the Twenty Grand at local museum. Is that the Volo museum by any chance? Scott
Krazy Rick Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) these Monogram classics are meant to be fun & simple, and look great when built right and that's exactly what youv'e done with this one of yours, made it look great - keep building them & have fun !! Edited October 10, 2014 by Krazy Rick
PARTSMARTY Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 NICE NICE BUILD- I LOVE THESE OLD CARS AND AM BUILDING QUITE A FEW OF THEM.
D. Battista Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 Great rendition of a great classic! Very nice work! Sam I like it too...!
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