The Little A- a Monogram design proposal

[Mr. Metallic]

Most of you know the Little T and the Little Deuce, did you ever hear of the Little A? Probably not since Monogram never released it. This is a phantom design proposal of what it could have looked like if Monogram had done the Model A coupe in the series with the Little T, Little Deuce, Woody Wagon and Blue Beetle.



It's polished plastic. Monogram only release the A coupe molded all in one color one time, in the Untouchables double kit from the 80's. Any other issue the body was one color and the fenders were always black. I combined it with vintage parts from other kits to make it plausible. I originally had cut an interior bucket from a Little Deuce down to fit, but couldn't get it installed in the body without it popping the roof section off. So I scratchbuilt side panels from evergreen and used the cut down seat from the Little Deuce.

[rickyc]

Excellent rendition of a "could have been". Very nice detail work.

[skip]

OooH, Craig that is so CooL! You always seem to dig the CooL out of those old Glue Bombs!
Love it from the top to it's Little White Bottom! The paint color is sweet too, just a
bit understated enough that it looks great! OH, did I say, I really like it?!

[Mr. Metallic]

Nov 11, 2024 19:10:09 GMT -5 skip said:

OooH, Craig that is so CooL! You always seem to dig the CooL out of those old Glue Bombs!
Love it from the top to it's Little White Bottom! The paint color is sweet too, just a
bit understated enough that it looks great! OH, did I say, I really like it?!

Thank you skip, but it's not paint. It's polished black plastic. That's why I had to use the Untouchables version of the kit because that is the only version where the body and fenders are molded in the same color.

[skip]

Nov 12, 2024 8:23:57 GMT -5 Mr. Metallic said:

Thank you skip, but it's not paint. It's polished black plastic. That's why I had to use the Untouchables version of the kit because that is the only version where the body and fenders are molded in the same color.

Oooops, Somebody didn't fully read your post, that is until I reread it this morning! LoL!
White would look so good on the underside of those fenders and running boards, but alas
that kind of defeats your purposes of not painting the bodies, it sure would look Kool none
the less,,, just sayin'.

[EchoBravoSierra]

Super cool! That turned out great.

I started one years ago that is the Untouchables body on a reissued Blue Beetle chassis and drivetrain. Mine was going to be fenderless. I ran into some kind of snag and it didn't get very far. I don't remember what the snag was now.

[RodBurNeR]

sweet A! nice rendition, really nice job!

[dodgefever]

Cool! That really looks the part.

[sharp]

Cool lookin A! Love the look of that polished plastic.

[Skullo]

I like what you did. Is that the kit chassis? I have a couple that resemble that in a junk box I got at Cedarville back before 2012(Last time I made the show).

[Mr. Metallic]

Nov 16, 2024 13:28:53 GMT -5 Skullo said:

I like what you did. Is that the kit chassis? I have a couple that resemble that in a junk box I got at Cedarville back before 2012(Last time I made the show).

The frame is from the phaeton, but is essentially the exact same as the one in the coupe/cabriolet. I just wanted it to be molded in white, that why I used the one from the phaeton