Revell-Monogram 1/24 Cartoon Network Monte Carlo

Jeffrey Lynn Green (born September 6, 1962) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and crew chief. He most recently worked for RSS Racing as the crew chief for their No. 28 car in the ARCA Menards Series, driven by Kyle Sieg, and also competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as a start and park driver for the team.

Green's 1990 Nashville Speedway USA championship led to his first foray in NASCAR. For several years, he raced part time in the Busch Series before thriving as a full-time driver in 1995 and 1996. He then went through a two-year Cup stint with Diamond Ridge Motorsports and Felix Sabates where he drove the Cartoon Network car without very much success.

Green returned to the Busch Series in 1999 for three seasons. He won the 2000 championship by 616 points, a series record which stood until 2006, and finished second in points twice. Green participated in IROC's 25th season in 2001 and has raced full time with four different NASCAR Cup teams since 2002.

I have said this in the past and it is still true. If you have built ANY of the NASCAR kits released by Monogram  during the 1980s and 1990s, then this one will seem very familiar to you. While not exactly the same, as there have to be concessions made depending on the body style in terms of the chassis and roll cage, pretty much the rest is the same. The main difference would be the body and the decals that are provided.

In all cases you get a full floor pan onto which the engine, suspension and interior bits are placed. The interiors match what was regulated for the season as little actually changed in that regard over the years. Same goes for the roll cage. The body is a large single piece with a separate front 'grille' section and, so you can display the engine, a separate hood. The vast majority of the chrome included is for either the engine or the wheels. Four rubber/vinyl tires are included and tire logos are actually printed on the tires, something that is typical of later releases. The logos are also included on the decal sheet in case you want to add them to the inside of the tire. All of the clear parts are separate pieces.

Instructions are well done and as I mentioned, if you have built one of these, they will seem very familiar. Generic color information is provided. A single decal sheet that is the size of the box is included. One thing I have discovered about these decals is that they are thicker than normal, and tend to be quite long lasting in that even a sheet like this that is nearly 30 years old will work just fine. They don't really like setting solutions so it is best to apply them using very warm or hot water.

Couple of nice things about these kits. One is that the hey-day of when they were pricey is pretty much gone. They are fairly easy to find for a fairly low price so if you like this sort of kit, you can build quite a few for very little money. I see these on vendors tables at shows for as low at $5-$10. Not sure if you can call it a bad thing, but about 20 years ago, NASCAR and the various teams released their lawyers on independent decal makers so finding aftermarket decals is now extremely difficult.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Green_(racing_driver)

May 2026

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