Monogram model kits
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The technological revolution in aircraft design and operation that resulted from the successful development of jet engines brought about more technological change in the five years between the end of World War II and the Korean War than [...]
Monogram's 1990 reissue of their 1966 kit. A straight-out-of-the-box build. I kept it simple, which made this project a pleasure from start to finish. The first car model I've built since I was a kid in the 1960s. One of my favorites back [...]
Monogram 1/138 Super G Constellation
Old Monogram kit I picked up off of ebay. Came complete with all parts and decals
Built this as a kit or a version thereof back in the 70s. Went together pretty well. Low parts counts, no interior. [...]
Noah, my 7 year old nephew paid a few more visits this summer. Lucky for him that a few family birthdays were celebrated at our house, since we have the pool.
When I showed him the old Mattel/Monogram F-14 with its swing-wing action, he [...]
This was the 2nd model I have built for the Jim Sullivan Memorial Group. In each build, I have tried to model a plane in a specific photo in one of Sullivan's books, in this case "Golden Wings". The Kingfisher is one of my [...]
1/72 Monogram, built in 2019 - 2020 for the Teeth & Fangs GB, more pic's and details there.
The Douglas A-26 was in essence the company’s successor to the A-20, first flying in prototype form on 10 July 1942 at Mines Field, El Segundo, with test pilot Benny Howard at the controls. Featuring an innovative NACA laminar-flow [...]
I saw this old, classic kit and decided to give it a try. Glad I did, but not for the reasons I expected. This is my first post mainly because I have only picked up modeling again after a many decade absence and I don’t this k my [...]
The 498th Bombardment Squadron was first organized at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, in September 1942, as one of the four original squadrons of the 345th Bombardment Group. Upon finishing training with B-25 Mitchells, the [...]