Rich Chernosky Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 This was an interesting project to be sure. Build two versions of the same car in different scales. 'turned out to be an interesting comparison how two companies approached the same subject. Monogram made the 1/24 kit and MPC made the 1/16 version. Both cars were painted at the same time and 2K clear were used on both. Colours were Tamiya TS40 metallic black and Tamiya TS76 Mica silver. the silver was also used for the interior but was sprayed with Tamiya flat. Then it all got a light was of black to highlight the seams and knock back the silver a little to look more like the vinyl of the car. Both kits had challenges all their own. See the captions below the pictures for more details. Thanks for looking All finished and sitting on their wheels. Most noticeable differences are the badging and the T-tops. Monograms were clear and sprayed with smoke. MPC were solid and painted body colour. Much fitting had to be done to get the MPC t-tops to fit. Rear view of both. The red stripe is vinyl tape cut down. Bodies had to be carefully sprayed to get the graphics right. Kits had decals for this but they were never going to work. Vinyl tape was also used for the very classy Astro Wheels....which are one of my favorites for this year of car. Side by side caomparison. Suspension on the Monogram had to be lowered quite a bit. I made the front wheels poseable as well. The MPC had working steering and spring loaded front suspension. No alterations to ride height was necessary. Overall the Monogram was much better detailed. You would have thought the larger scale would be but this was not the case. Interior of the MPC 1/16. Not too bad but could have had some better detail. Same for the engine on the MPC. At least it all fit. Interior on the Monogram was much better as they provided decals for the dash. Both cars have a grey flock for carpet. Engine on the Monogram was also much better detailed. Decals were a nice touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 nice pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modlbldr Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Wow! Beautiful job on both of those. I like the touch with the vinyl tape. That must have been a chore. Very nicely done. Later- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Both look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Very nice pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Love it. I did the 1/8 Scale Monogram 78 Pace Car when it 1st came out. I still have it. The red stripes were done with tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Fabulous looking pair, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Len Woodruff said: Love it. I did the 1/8 Scale Monogram 78 Pace Car when it 1st came out. I still have it. The red stripes were done with tape. Yours looks just as good, thanks for posting this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Modlbldr said: Wow! Beautiful job on both of those. I like the touch with the vinyl tape. That must have been a chore. Very nicely done. Later- Not as much of a chore as you might think. Lay the tape (3m makes it in all kinds of colors) on a piece of glass and cut with a 6" steel ruler. Might take a few cuts to get the width right as you have to do it by eye. Lay it on the model with a good pair of tweezers and cut with a very sharp instrument. Just takes some practice. I have been using this trick for years on all kinds of graphics. You can't possibly paint as fine a line especially when it has to come to a sharp point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Beautiful builds. I've done the 1/24 Revell. Good kit, went together nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Those are beautiful. I have the 1/8, now I need the other two. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Nice job on both! An interesting comparison as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Beautiful builds and a interesting comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Fantastic looking Pair!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Both are really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 great job on these two, they look awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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