http://thepastpresented.com/index.php/tag/monogram-models/
The classic Tom Daniel’s Monogram Beer Wagon (also issued as a Cola Wagon under the Revell-Monogram brand) was first issued in 1967. Apparently, it was last issued in 2016.
Photo by me.
I built two Monogram Beer Wagons as xmas gifts for two guys who love their specific brands of beer; Pabst and Iron Horse Brewery’s Irish Death.
Photo by me.
I used aftermarket Pabst decals meant for a 1970s gasser/drag racer. Alcohol based chrome paint was used on the headers, works good but is expensive.
Photo by me.
The markings for the Irish Death were cut from Iron Horse Brewery’s 36 square-root package, thinned down and pasted with clear setting glue. Then I covered with lots of clear paint.
Photo by me.
Photo by me.
I tried using different brands of gold spray paints, all claiming to look like gold chrome. None of them lived up to their promise.
Photo by me.
Video, the real 1:1 scale Beer Wagon:
Photo by me.
Notice that the front axle doesn’t sit properly on both kits.
Photo by me.
Photo by me.
Photo by me.
These old kits have a lot of fragile parts. Besides the plastic chains being prone to breakage, the rear light posts also like to break. On the Pabst Wagon I had to make new posts out of skinny plastic sprues. I drilled holes in the chassis to fix them in place, they turned out to be sturdier.
Photo by me.
I got this cool stretch version from a builder in Canada.
The kool thing about these old kits is that they’re great starting points for kool kustoms.
VEHICLE I-D with kit review: MODEL T & WHITE MOTOR WARRIORS
DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES!: REVELL USA IS DEAD, LONG LIVE REVELL GERMANY!
BLACKLIGHT REVELL DEAL’S WHEELS
Cool looking kit, but fiddly construction with instructions that don’t help.
REVELL 1937 FORD PICKUP OR WHY MODEL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE WRONG!
The hood got a clear coat of Plaid acrylic matte. The inner lip of the front fender wells had to be sanded slightly thinner so the Bullet Mustang tires would fit inside. I think the problem was caused by the way I mounted the disc breaks on the front suspension.
MORE PROOF INSTRUCTIONS ARE WRONG:
Woooo, it’s the ghost of Willys’ van!
An old MPC custom Corvette and an AMT 1995 Corvette, missing parts, broken or unusable parts, combined to make a unique kit.
SALVAGING TWO DIFFERENT JUNK KITS INTO ONE UNIQUE CORVETTE
Open wide! In hindsight I should have used a wider/stronger chassis as the modified 2006 Mustang body is very heavy.
2006 Revell-Monogram MUSTANG FUNNY CAR DRAGSTER conversion