Issue No. 12 January 1998
Issue No. 12 January 1998
by Geoff Rea
Monogram '29 Ford Roadster Pick-up 1/24th (kit no 2750)
This actual kit was first released in the early '60's, and over the years has been re-released many times, but basically it is the same kit from the '60's.
The Body consists of a fender assembly, pick-up bed, roadster pick-up body and a 1 piece bonnet top (no bonnet sides are included). All these parts are very well molded, and are very good scale replicas of the real things. The grille shell, front bumper, headlights/bar and windscreen frame/dash assemblies all feature a beautiful chrome finish.
The Chassis is a one piece unit that depicts a real 'A' chassis very well. The rear end is an early Ford style assembly. The front axle is a chrome plated dropped I-beam.
The Motor and Trans features an Olds V8, with chrome heads, finned rocker covers, water pump and a really nice tunnel ram intake with 2 x 4 barrel carbs.
The Interior feautres a nice wide pleat bench seat. The remainder of the interior is done in a nicely defined narrow pleat pattern. The steering wheel is a large chrome 4 spoke Bell type wheel.
Wheels and Tyres. The wheels are narrow and wide Centreline style items, with multiple holes and 3 bar hii-tech knock-offs. The tyres are big 'n littles, with the rears are just the right size, whereas the fronts are a bit big for my liking.
In Conclusion, this kit builds into a nice street rod. However, it sits way too high for me, but it can be easily lowered. It is also a very simple kit, so it would be a good kit for the less experienced modeller.
Tools in the Garage
Just because you're working on plastic, don't overlook the tools you have in your garage for working on real cars, or whatever.Things like your pedestal drill, or grinder. Something I bought recently was a pedestal mounted belt sander/linisher, and so far I've used it more on my models than anything else. so, go out in your shed, and see what you can utilize. But please, kids get dad's permission and help.
Acutally, these days I do most of my model building in my humble little shed, now that I've got it set up just the way I want it.
