Tom Daniel and the Red Baron Model Kit

Hi,

Here is another video from Max of maxsmodels, this time on kit designer Tom Daniel (not Daniels). 

He worked for full size car maker General Motors, for North American on the Apollo programme, as a custom car designer, and served in the US Navy. 

 He then became a kit designer for Monogram, producing some of their widest model car kits in the 1960s and 1970s. His most famous model was the Red Baron, a Model T hot rod topped with a WW1 German helmet. Did you have one?

This was made in the standard 1/24th scale, a super-sized kit in 1/12th, and later as a Hot Wheels die-cast. The video shows many of his models, and a great selection of box tops. 

Alas, not everything, as Tom Daniel designed around 75 models for Monogram. Even though I was never into hot rods, I really enjoyed this video. As always, Mr Max has done a great job on it.

Will you get a kit this Christmas?

(1) Tom Daniel: master kit car designer - YouTube

Paul Adams from New Zealand