MPC Monkeemobile - 2022 Reissue

[TooOld]

Even though I grew up in the 60's and watched the television show I've never had much interest in building this kit , but I like nice tires and when I saw the blue line Goodyears in this latest reissue I decided to give it  a try  . 

It's a very basic kit , typical of these types from the 60's .  The only real issue I found was that out of the box the tires aren't centered in the body openings , so I spent the time to correct this by relocating the axles . At the same time I widened the front track 3/16" and narrowed the rear track the same 3/16" so the tires fill the openings correctly , or at least better than they did . 

So here's my Monkeemobile , built out of the box except for aftermarket decals and some polished aluminum tailpipes . I also added my own 6.5 Litre and Dean Jeffries badges , they're a bit larger than I planned but I still think they look okay . Paint is Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red and Krylon Ivory . 

Thanks for looking ! All comments welcome . 

Edited February 8, 2023 by TooOld

[stavanzer]

Laser Sharp Build. Sanitary as the Old Rodders would have said.

Great Work!

[michelle]

Nice job surprised they did not do figures of the monkees to go with it 

[1972coronet]

Perfect replica with precise workmanship. I'd built the c.1989 Blueprinter issue a couple of years ago. I swapped a pair of parts box wider MPC Bluestreak tyres from one of their 80's kits. 
World of difference.
Your paint and colour choices are righteous. 

Keep up the great work! 

(I hope that Round releases those awesome tyres in an 8 pack.)

[drodg]

Looks great and I assume those tires did not come with the kit?  Best build I think I have seen on one.  

[TooOld]

1 hour ago, stavanzer said:

Laser Sharp Build. Sanitary as the Old Rodders would have said.

Great Work!

Thanks much Alan !

1 hour ago, michelle said:

Nice job surprised they did not do figures of the monkees to go with it 

Thanks !

1 hour ago, 1972coronet said:

Perfect replica with precise workmanship. I'd built the c.1989 Blueprinter issue a couple of years ago. I swapped a pair of parts box wider MPC Bluestreak tyres from one of their 80's kits. 
World of difference.
Your paint and colour choices are righteous. 

Keep up the great work! 

(I hope that Round releases those awesome tyres in an 8 pack.)

Thanks very much John ! Yes a tire pack would be great ! Or at least in another kit with better parts that can be used elsewhere .

[TooOld]

29 minutes ago, drodg said:

Looks great and I assume those tires did not come with the kit?  Best build I think I have seen on one.  

Thanks David !  Those blue line Goodyears ARE in the latest reissue !  

[70 Sting]

They should put your build on the next box art release. :^)

[drodg]

49 minutes ago, TooOld said:

Thanks David !  Those blue line Goodyears ARE in the latest reissue !  

Thanks

[Joe Nunes]

Nice build!  Used to watch those guys on TV and still enjoy listening to their music. Sad that only one of the group is still with us today.  Well done!  ?

Joe

[cobraman]

Well done Bob !

[Classicgas]

Well done. Where did you get the decals?

[peteski]

Very nice build!  The nice tires are in fact included in this kit.  We have been recently discussing this reissue in

I'm used to seeing the top and interior in light tan, but with up to possibly 9 versions of the Monkeemobile, there might have been some with white top and interior.  What bugs me (through not fault of yours) is that the logo on the door is too large.  In all the photos I ever seen (and variations of the logo)  it is always small enough to fully fit on the door.

You mentioned custom decals. Who makes/sell those?

[happy grumpy]

Great looking replica. The repair you did makes the difference. I ran in a similar issue when I built the 69 torino cobra. 

[Nacho Z]

That is a great looking Monkeemobile, Bob!

[TooOld]

18 hours ago, 70 Sting said:

They should put your build on the next box art release. :^)

Naaah.

17 hours ago, Joe Nunes said:

Nice build!  Used to watch those guys on TV and still enjoy listening to their music. Sad that only one of the group is still with us today.  Well done!  ?

Joe

Thanks Joe !

17 hours ago, cobraman said:

Well done Bob !

Thanks Ray !

[TooOld]

12 hours ago, Classicgas said:

Well done. Where did you get the decals?

Thanks Lee ! The turned Gold decals are from Speedway Decals .

11 hours ago, peteski said:

Very nice build!  The nice tires are in fact included in this kit.  We have been recently discussing this reissue in

I'm used to seeing the top and interior in light tan, but with up to possibly 9 versions of the Monkeemobile, there might have been some with white top and interior.  What bugs me (through not fault of yours) is that the logo on the door is too large.  In all the photos I ever seen (and variations of the logo)  it is always small enough to fully fit on the door.

You mentioned custom decals. Who makes/sell those?

Thanks Peter ! It would be nice to get these tires in a separate pack or a different kit . 

I don't like the white top (I think Barris did that) or the dark tan so I tried an Ivory color , maybe could be a little darker . Don't know why MPC made the decals so large back then , seems it could have been corrected sometime over the years .  The ones I used were from Speedway Decals .

[David G.]

You've put together a great solid looking build.

The wheel adjustments you made go a long way toward improving the overall visual appearance of the finished model, well done!

David G.

[espo]

Great looking finishes and looks better than the box art. 

[peteski]

9 hours ago, TooOld said:

The ones I used were from Speedway Decals .

I'm sure the turned metallic gold looks really good, but it seems that even Speedway still made them too large (as they extend pass the door to the rear quarters). Again, not that you could do anything about that.

[TooOld]

20 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

Great looking replica. The repair you did makes the difference. I ran in a similar issue when I built the 69 torino cobra. 

Thanks Mario !  Same here with the Torino . It's another step that I've added when fitting parts on all my builds .

19 hours ago, Nacho Z said:

That is a great looking Monkeemobile, Bob!

Thanks much John !

9 hours ago, David G. said:

You've put together a great solid looking build.

The wheel adjustments you made go a long way toward improving the overall visual appearance of the finished model, well done!

David G.

Thank you David !  I've seen others and they just don't look right with the tires not centered .

3 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking finishes and looks better than the box art. 

Thanks very much David !

[Mr. Metallic]

Very clean build, as always from your bench.

I'm like you, I don't have much use for this quirky car on my shelf, so i really hope (like others) that they offer these tires in a parts pack. 

[Classicgas]

10 hours ago, TooOld said:

Thanks Lee ! The turned Gold decals are from Speedway Decals .

Thanks Peter ! It would be nice to get these tires in a separate pack or a different kit . 

I don't like the white top (I think Barris did that) or the dark tan so I tried an Ivory color , maybe could be a little darker . Don't know why MPC made the decals so large back then , seems it could have been corrected sometime over the years .  The ones I used were from Speedway Decals .

I thought so. Tommy made the prototype set for my monkeemobile.

[Hmann68]

Nice work! I was born a couple years after the show ended, but my buddy’s and I are fan’s because we saw all of the re runs a hundred times in 70s and 80s. 

[slusher]

Beautiful and clean build!!  Your models are always excellent!