This kit traces its origins back to 1969. I'm an old fart now, but back in the 80's Monogram was one of my favourite brands here in Australia. The detail was pretty good and price wise they were above the Airfix kits, but below the newer Hasegawa toolings that were really popular back then. For me the Monogram kits did a really good job of capturing the overall look of the aircraft and they were all better then the Airfix kits of the time. You could add some extra detail with fuse wire for brake lines and stuff like that and they really shined. Decals were also typically nicely printed too. None of the stencil stuff we get today on decal sheets, but the colours were always rich and nicely printed. This was one of my favourite kits from then. I don't remember anything special I did for it, but check its not a tail sitter. You might have to add some nose weight on this kit. All Monogram kits needed a bit of filler to finish them nicely, but their kits really rewarded patience in the build. You could end up with a really nice kit if you did show some patience. Dan
The "photo of the actual model" was from a push in that era for "truth in advertising". I'm more a fan of the classic paintings on model boxes. Monogram was known for packing a lot of detail on fewer parts as compared to Revell and Aurora. Remember that the original masters were carved from wood in those days. I think they made the masters several times larger than the kit would be and then pantographed them down when cutting the molds.
I love the old classic Monogram and Revell kits. They were both affordable, a fun challenge and skill building kits that built your modeling skills.
You should like this Sunday’s vintage unboxing then haha
I built a lot of those in the 80s.my favorites were the skyraider, p38, and the b25. They had great detail but they could be a bear to build.
This kit traces its origins back to 1969. I'm an old fart now, but back in the 80's Monogram was one of my favourite brands here in Australia. The detail was pretty good and price wise they were above the Airfix kits, but below the newer Hasegawa toolings that were really popular back then. For me the Monogram kits did a really good job of capturing the overall look of the aircraft and they were all better then the Airfix kits of the time. You could add some extra detail with fuse wire for brake lines and stuff like that and they really shined. Decals were also typically nicely printed too. None of the stencil stuff we get today on decal sheets, but the colours were always rich and nicely printed. This was one of my favourite kits from then. I don't remember anything special I did for it, but check its not a tail sitter. You might have to add some nose weight on this kit. All Monogram kits needed a bit of filler to finish them nicely, but their kits really rewarded patience in the build. You could end up with a really nice kit if you did show some patience. Dan
Thank you for the heads up on it being a tail sitter
The "photo of the actual model" was from a push in that era for "truth in advertising". I'm more a fan of the classic paintings on model boxes. Monogram was known for packing a lot of detail on fewer parts as compared to Revell and Aurora. Remember that the original masters were carved from wood in those days. I think they made the masters several times larger than the kit would be and then pantographed them down when cutting the molds.