10 COLORFUL REVELL-MONOGRAM CART INDY CARS

DURING THE 1998-99 SEASON WHEN THE CART INDY-CAR SERIES WAS AT THE PINNACLE OF POPULARITY, THE CAR TO BE DRIVING WAS THE REYNARD 981. REVELL-MONOGRAM ISSUED A SERIES OF 1/25 SCALE KITS OF THESE CARS THAT WERE REAL GEMS TO BUILD, SPORTING A VARIETY OF COLORFUL SPONSOTSHIP MARKINGS. THE MODELS SHOWN HERE WERE ALL BUILT STRAIGHT FROM THE BOX, WITH THE ADDITION OF RADIO ANTENNAE MADE FROM BRUSH BRISTLES AND HELMET VISORS MADE FROM CLEAR PLASTIC PACKAGING FILM. MOST OF THE EFFORT WAS PUT INTO THE PURELY CONCEPTUAL PAINT SCHEMES. MY INTENT WAS TO PRODUCE MODELS OF REYNARDS THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY COULD HAVE APPEARED ON GRIDS OF TRACKS HOSTING THE CART SERIES IN 1998-99.