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Post by chadacuda on Oct 20, 2019 22:43:52 GMT
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Post by tomsouth158 on Nov 10, 2019 0:11:14 GMT
One of my favorite car models since first issued ... built it back then ..wish it looked as good as this one.
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Post by chadacuda on Nov 11, 2019 18:52:52 GMT
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Post by chadacuda on Nov 11, 2019 19:07:00 GMT
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Post by petel on Nov 13, 2019 17:53:55 GMT
Chuck,
Cool build on the opening page. I also like the second build on the page with the blue (Testor's # 8 maybe) orange and white color combo. Then of course the photos of the actual truck completed as well as under construction are great !
I've been threatening to build my kit of this truck for years, your thread is most inspirational...now an age old, or old age dilemma I often face. This kit was released in the 1960's sometime, when I was a kid. If I had built it back then I probably would NOT HAVE PAINTED IT, instead I would have left it as it came, orange plastic. Second, IF I would have wired the engine it would have been a VERY BASIC WIRING JOB and I WOULD NO DOUBT HAVE USED SEWING THREAD from Mom's sewing kit. CAR MODEL Magazine told us to "pull the thread through some wax, a candle for instance to kill the FUZZIENESS.
So here's my problem, should I build it like I would have as a kid or should I build it with the knowledge or lack of knowledge that I have today ? I know in which direction I leaning, but I'd like some other's suggestions. |
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Post by chadacuda on Nov 13, 2019 23:29:48 GMT
I don't think any kid painted these when they built them back in the 60's
always thought it was a brilliant marketing idea on the part of Monogram back in the 60's
that orange plastic sure smelled goo back then 
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Post by petel on Nov 14, 2019 3:14:02 GMT
Chuck,
You're right about not painting the Monogram kits, I've got several on my shelf that are only polished plastic. Both the old Monogram kits AND the old AMT kit plastics polish up really well.
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Post by petel on Nov 14, 2019 3:18:53 GMT
Polished Monogram '32 FORD "EARLY IRON" series Roadster.
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Post by kahuna on Nov 14, 2019 14:19:18 GMT
Found my kit that I picked up about 2 years ago Now to actually build it
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Post by chadacuda on Nov 15, 2019 0:03:01 GMT
So here's my problem,
should I build it like I would have as a kid or should I build it with the knowledge or lack of knowledge that I have today ?
I know in which direction I leaning,
but I'd like some other's suggestions.
Why not build two of them?...
I'm guessing you could find two of them real cheap
one as if you were a 12 year old kid
using only what was available back in the 60's
and one with the 50 plus years of adult experiance we both have
I bought this Dodge pickup that Dave Burket built and lettered in the early 70's
 Hosted on Fotki
I freshened it up a bit in 2018.
keeping his "Donkey Express"hand lettering
If I wanted to re-do it entirely...I would have picked up another kit
 Hosted on Fotki
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