Revell/Monogram

[@themajesticmagnificent386]

Monogram’s kits were so good and daring in their releases that their legend lives on.!.Who else has given us a 1/48 PBY and B-29..The Monogram B-24 has been going on strong and only now has only been released by Hobbyboss as a new tool this year.. Great kit review Jon on this kit..I would be happy to build this model if rereleased again.. All the best from the U.K🇬🇧🇺🇸👍

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@themajesticmagnificent386 Thank you! I agree, Monogram released some great model kits. Cheers!

[@Drewsmodels]

This looks awesome, Jon! I love the PBY but have only built the Academy 1/72. Looking forward to this to see how it builds up. Drew

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

Thanks, Drew!

[@richardjordan5036]

Jon have built this kit back in 2003. It is a great kit and had no fit issues nor any filler to use on this kit. Great detill inside and out. Made mine as a black cat with the bars and stars. Turn out great and is huge. The tires to get definitions from the rims to the tires, I painted sliver on the rims and outside edges of the tires to the rims. This way I could see a little bit of the edge of the rim and used my hobby knife to scribe a more defining line. It turned out good. This is a great kit and with a little bit more work on the inside can be made into a show stopper. Model on my friend and have a wonderful day.....😊😊😊😊

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

Thanks, Richard! That's a good tip about the tires. Cheers!

[@chrispacer4231]

Just bought off €Bay the HOBBY BOSS 1/48 F4F-3 LATE Wildcat….. First most recently released kit for me in a long time….. ( Mostly build Vintage kits ) I’m really happy with it, great molding and details….. It’s the version of the WILDCAT that Medal of Honor winner BUTCH O’HARE, shot down five Japanese planes in FEBRUARY 1942 …….. Looking forward to building it…. Just thought I’d share CHRIS 🇺🇸

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

Thanks Chris! It sounds like a nice classic kit. Cheers!

[@paulsmodels]

I have built this kit 2 times now. One with the wing floats up, and one with them down. It is an easy kit to build, and makes an impressive display. I have it hanging from the ceiling in flight.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@paulsmodels Nice! Thanks for sharing your experiences with it. Cheers!

[@chrispacer4231]

That has to be a HUGE KIT… Need sizable place to display GOOD MORNING from OHIO That is a nice kit, I always like MONOGRAM Models…… I have all the info for the PBY CATALINA that trailed the BISMARCK…. The Pilot that flew the PBY was a US NAVY PILOT on loan to that PBY Squadron…….. I do have a couple of 1/72 REVELL Catalina’s in the stash Looking forward to seeing what you do with this !!!!!!!!! Have a great weekend CHRIS 🇺🇸

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

Right on, thanks, Chris! The Catalina is a big plane even in 1/72. Have a great weekend!

[@jcwoodman5285]

Yes! Built one when it realesed & its time for another!😊 This kit & the B58 may be the last Monogram kits I'll build as I've built most & so many have been superceded by better kits. The Helldiver I did last year was also VERY good...

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@jcwoodman5285 Nice! The Helldiver is one I'd like to pick up. Cheers!

[@marcblank3036]

Monogram set the standard in the 1970s. Still beautifully crafted

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@marcblank3036 Right on!

[@c123bthunderpig]

Hey Jon, a combination of great minds think alike and deja vu, this is your third of recent videos that I have on my build list , all extremely helpful. I enjoyed your summation of the KEY STONE" contribution of this aircraft to Nava! History. They even have a strictly night bomber version that was quite successful called the " Blackcat " Only two historical caveats like most aircraft, pilots had to be careful to take off climb out quickly plus not search at close to the water because of those wings causing ground effect. Tragically Jacques Cousteau son was killed in a ground effect incident and John Denver wrote a sing about it called I am Calypso The CAT, was also a key component in the USS Indianapolis incident, I do have a painting problem you might be able to assist on. In the " old" days achieving a nice aluminium finish , like Century Series aircraft was not too difficult. However with all these new paints I don't know how to achieve it. The aircraft about six months out is a B-58 I suspect that and the F-104 had very distinctive polished surfaces. Do you know what paints I can try and steps to use like primer and finish I could try? The last " metalizer " I used was a railroad paint made by Floquil ( out of business) with some buffing up. I've also got a X B51 and Ju52 but those surfaces were note highly polished. However the JU 52 will drive you crazy on decals. Thanks for the help, definitely enjoying the larger kits you've been reviewing. Cheers Bob.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@c123bthunderpig Thanks for the additional historical insight on the Catalina! It promises to be a fun build with painting and weathering consuming the most time. Cheers!

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@c123bthunderpig I've heard Alclad is supposed to give good results for bare aluminum if applied over gloss black. I currently just use rattle can aluminum for the bare metal finishes. I post shade certain panels for contrast. I hope that helps. There are lots of options to achieve a bare metal finish. Cheers!

[@c123bthunderpig]

@@jonsmodelkitreview4624 I agree, rattle cans are working well, I especially like the Tamiya premier. Air brushing is cheaper with time being valuable clean up makes a difference and the colors are spot on. I do want to try Alclad - that B58 has a lot of surface area. Thanks, Cheers Bob

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@c123bthunderpig Right on!

[@markharnitchek2009]

Good luck ... looking forward to seeing your completed kit.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@markharnitchek2009 Thanks, Mark!

[@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas]

Excellent video, as always! It proves the overall quality of the latest Monogram kits.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@natalebabbo-gunplaanddioramas Thank you! They did produce some great kits. Cheers!

[@MatterusOD]

Nice Jon. I love a flying boat. Looks like a very nice (large!) kit. RAAF used all black Catalinas on long range mine laying missions ( "Black Cats") flying at 2-3 m/6-10ft to drop mines as close as 10m/30ft to target vessels at anchorage. And Qantas did Perth to Sri Lanka mail runs once a week with modified Cats flying 30+ hours from 1943. Called the "Flight of the Double Sunrise". Absolutely fantastic aircraft. Lots have survived which is really cool. Floating at dock diorama? Keen to see the end result. Cheers Matt.🦘🦘🦘

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@MatterusOD Right on, Matt! Thanks for sharing more historical insights on the Catalina. It should be a fun build if you've got the room. Cheers!

[@MatterusOD]

@@jonsmodelkitreview4624 hi Jon. Hopefully Revell/monogram re-pop this at some point as I would like it. None for sale here. To import, roughly 200AUD/134USD for the kit and 100AUD/68USD for the postage! I think that if it was reissued, they would sell heaps of them. Nice if Eduard borrowed the moulds and added extras as they did with Classic Airframes Savoia Marchetti SM.79. (the metal u/c legs as you suggested, belts and instruments would enough). Thanks for the review.

[@SCSuperheavy114]

Lots of paint n primer for this one! Great box review Jon! I remember there was this model and a Emily hanging in the basement of a flight school long time ago. I don’t remember who manufacturers that Emily but I do know it was huge. To big for shelves I suppose! Thanks again and ride on!

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

Thank you! I see painting and weathering this kit taking far more time than the build itself - it's a biggie!

[@johnmaddox7432]

Emily has to be Hasegawa in 1\72 a very large plane.

[@danielcarlson800]

Hasegawa (Kawanishi H8K2 Emily)

[@franciscovenegas1810]

Hi Jon, great video and it has made me hungry to have this kit, it looks very good in detail, let's see if you dare to do a step by step of this model, greetings friend and until the next video

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

Thanks, Francisco! Hopefully this winter I'll get more model-building time. This would be a quick build, but a lengthy painting and weathering session! Cheers!

[@brettpeacock9116]

I managed to find this kit a while ago, and will be building mine as an RNZAF machine based in Fiji and the Solomons . The RNZAF only ever used the PBY-5, ( & not the Amphibian PBY-5A with retractable landing gear - guess which kit is easy to find!) I think I will hunt out a set of engines and the resin tail and already have a set of PE radar antennae for it.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@brettpeacock9116 Very cool! I'm glad you tracked one down. Cheers!

[@mh53j]

Always wanted this but wanted to have crew figures in it.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@mh53j Right on! I'm sure someone makes US Navy crew figures. Cheers!

[@KitchenTableModeller]

A great review of this fantastic kit, I did a video build series fir my channel when building mine, finished in the markings of JV928 of 210 Squadron RAF Coastal comment circa July 1944, it is to date my favourite build😁👍

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@KitchenTableModeller Very cool 😎!

[@KitchenTableModeller]

@@jonsmodelkitreview4624 Many thanks😁👍

[@jameslarosa2396]

Those Monogram kits are as good as any kits that current model makers manufacture.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@jameslarosa2396 I agree. Monogram produced some great kits in their time. Cheers!

[@DavidRLentz-b7i]

When will you commence a build video, please?

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@DavidRLentz-b7i I would love to be that scheduled in my building. I never know which kit will get finished next. Much of it depends on the weather (if it's bad, I have more build time). If I make more progress, I'll try to document it. Cheers!

[@DavidRLentz-b7i]

@@jonsmodelkitreview4624 Thanks. May you win a big lottery jackpot!

[@DavidRLentz-b7i]

After I do!

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@DavidRLentz-b7i Right on!

[@tbd-1]

I've built 4 of these kits since they came out with a 5th in the stash that I want to hack up and take a shot at converting to a PBN Nomad. The decal sheet in every kit was awful. The adhesive turned milky when they were saturated and there was no way I could use any of them. In fact, the decal sheet has consistently been the weak point in most-if not all the Monogram kits I've built over the years. Also-the eyes that have been on the kit have also determined the blisters are too high on the fuselage.

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

Thanks for the additional insights on the Catalina. Cheers!

[@robertmunoz7543]

Too bad monogram folded in early 90s we were starting to get some nice offerings even the pro mod releases had a few upgrades!🤔 Jman

[@jonsmodelkitreview4624]

@@robertmunoz7543 I agree!