Model Car Garage - The 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge by Revell/Monogram - A Model Car Unboxing Video
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 2020-10-16

The muscle car craze of the 1960's started with the 1964 Pontiac GTO. 

Today on the Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage we will be looking at the 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge by Revell/Monogram. This is a model car unboxing video. 

What started as an option package on the Tempest went on to shape an entire generation of high performance machines.  Today the letters GTO command respect. 

By 1969, cars like the Hemi roadrunner, SS396 Chevelle, 390 SC/Rambler, 428 CJ Mustang, and even Pontiac's own Firebird were stealing GTO's sales. Pontiac responded with a high profile car to stop the decline. with a name inspired by the hit TV show "Laugh In", The Judge was the ultimate GTO. Bright paint, hot graphics, a 60" wide rear spoiler, hood mounted tach, and Ram-Air engine made the Judge hard to beat. 

In 1969, Pontiac sold 6,725 Judge hardtops, along with 108 convertibles. all of the first 5000 cars were Carousel Red. Later cars were available in any standard GTO color. GTO Judges in colors other than Carousel Red, are very rare and highly sought after. the stripes and Judge name plates came in three color combinations to accent the body color. 

The Judge lasted only through the model year 1971, and the GTO itself, was gone after 1974. Today the 1969 GTO is one of the most memorable cars of an era gone by. This model kit features the 370HP Ram-Air IV engine, hood tach, rear spoiler and complete Judge graphics.

The 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge, and it's "Sister Car", the Monogram 1968 GTO Street Machine  were originally produced by Monogram in 1982 and this kit is from the same mold. This is one of the first model kits I bought as a first time model kit builder back in the 1980's. It is fun and easy to build, but does have some challenges like the separate arm rests in the interior tub.

The wheels and tires are basic Monogram 3 piece units that "Click" onto mushroom head axle pins. Make sure you remove any seam  lines from these axle pins before clicking the wheels on...for you will never get them off if something goes wrong. That being said, the wheels are good representations of the Magnum 500 Pontiac wheels and the front axle includes the lower A arms, tie rods and stabilizer bars.  This unit glues onto the chassis in one, easy step. 

The engine represents the Pontiac 400 CI very well, but in a simple build fashion. It includes 14 parts that will provide a good challenge to a newer builder transitioning from SNAP kits into glue kits. The radiator, fan shroud, battery, windshield wiper motor and brake cylinder are all one piece items that will give the engine bay that "Extra Detail" without being too tedious. There is a "Tricky" part to the engine compartment...a steering rod that is molded to the body at the correct angle. This actually hooks up to a piece on the front suspension and gives this simple kit that "something extra". The rear axle, coil springs, driveshaft and exhaust/mufflers are all boiled down to two pieces -  a top and bottom, split on the rear axle. All of this connects to the car on the exhaust manifolds, transmission and rear frame section. Five contact points for strength! 

As with all Monogram 1/24th scale cars, the fit and finish of these kits are excellent and tight! The front enduro bumper fits snugly onto the body, as does the rear chrome bumper.

The interior of the Revell/Monogram 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge model car kit provides a bit of a challenge as this kit comes with a "Not so usual" interior bucket. In order to improve on the generally "weak" detail quality that is problematic in interior tubs, Monogram decided to go 1/2 way towards making separate door panels. This 1/2 way measure included an interior tub with individual arm rests and the bottom half of the rear bench seat. Two piece front bucket seats, a chrome shifter lever, dash board, steering column and steering wheel complete the GTO interior. A little challenging with a few more parts to keep track of, but the better engraving on the door panels is apparent.

The kit instructions also include the correct GM paint codes and stripe matches so that you can build your model kit accurately. 

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