…maybe It isn’t safe to ask. Accidents can happen. I know. 
But I’ll risk it anyway. I’ve seen the logo at the bottom of some people’s profiles. Is this some kind of Monogram SIG?
I do like a good Monogram classic, and have built my fair share.
I tried a search but found no current activity. Did I miss the boat entirely?
Couple of group builds (in the group build forum)for Monogram fans from the last couple of years. We all kinda have an affinity for them.
Glenn
Well then I hope there is an other some day.
If Hans comes back onto the active list here again, I have no doubt that there will be a Pt III. The Monogram Mafia started after a few of us here got tired of all the dissin’ of Monogram kits that would be heard in the forums here. It’s very tongue in cheek, but at the same time us MM types are ready to back up our beloved brand anytime, anyplace
Hey ! Who said MONOGRAM was not up to snuff .My uncle and I built many of them . Or as he would say , "YOUSE gonna dis my model ? You do an I will make you an offer , know what I mean ? " I don’t build many planes or armor , But anything in ships or cars ,count me in .I always thought MONOGRAM sometimes WAS better than their domestic competition . Tanker-builder
Dont question the Monogram Mafia… just build them and no harm will befall yous!
Would be nice if there could be a permanent subforum to deal with threads pertaining to classic modeling.
…You know it’d be a real shame if something should happen to this place [whstl]
I was thinking the same thing. A forum just for Classic kits. How many of us are willing to open a mint kit worth several hndred dollars and build it?
Why bother with mint when you can get them a little worn, but for peanuts at contests, estate sales, and such?
I’m with you. I try to get models as cheep as I can But what I ment was who among us is willing to open a mint Norton Sound ( worth around $700 ) and build it? And possibly mess it up? I have several models that were worth more before I “fixed” them!
Softscience, the answer is that there is a longtime member, Hans von Hammer, who has made a reputation by being cheap, cantankerous, funny and above all an advocate of kits that cost less than $ 15.00.
He’s currently away from the phone as he dabbles in being a home remodeling contractor, a bounty hunter and a property manager.
There’s been two Monogram mafia builds. You can go find them in a Forum search. They tended to be pretty structured. The genesis of the term was a comment that DoogsATX made in an unrelated thread, where he prefaced a statement with something to the effect of “before the Monogram Mafia takes me out…”.
Before the original MonoMafia build came about, I started this thread.
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/134679.aspx
It was in response to too many, " What is the best _____ kit" and the responses being, " stay away from Monogram’s ______, it is junk". Afterwards Hans started joking about a the MM, and next thing ya know, he sponsored the first GB. That one was such a success, the second occurred.
Anyways, feel free to add your completed R/M builds (aircraft) on there. It is ready for more from the new batch of forum members that we have here now.
Don’t mind if I do
The first rule of the Monogram Mafia is… WE DON’T TALK ABOUT THE MONOGRAM MAFIA!! [:O][:^)][:#][00ps][cnsod][:XX]
HEY !
Hower YOUSE gonna GET builders if’n we don’t talk .WASSA MATTA YOU ? I gonna build a MONOGRAM kit from a time back . Remember the original MONOGRAM SA-16 - B - ALBATROSS -rescue flying boat, Wit de liddle guy in da raft .SO DERE ! HE.HE. Tanker-builder
Yeah I built that one right after I had seen “Flight From Ashiya”.
I’m working on my Monogram P47 right now. This was one of the few Monogram models I didn’t get to build as a kid.
But even without the nostalgia aspect, this has still been a fun model to work on.
I think it’s going to look nice once finished too. I may replace the bomb shackles, but otherwise the kit is perfectly decent.
I lost interest in this place after the forum software changed so I haven’t been around much.
It is my understanding there was a great purge. A few are gone I expected to be gone. Was Hans on the wrong side of things?
Nah, Hans is occasionally still on here. But nowhere near at the rate he was on here before.
I’m old school and did mostly Mono/Revell as a kid and yeah, they have their issues, but man, I do love putting them together. I’m doing Monogram’s 1/48 F4F Wildcat now. Gap city and some of the worst wings ever, but I love it! I remember kits being…well, not as expensive as the are now, so I’m with Hans…$15 or less is a great deal! Got a 1/72 X-15 2 days ago for $11 and that’s with shipping! So, being a Momogram builder (and Sicilian!) my alliance would be with the Monogram Mafia. 