Rob1970 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Here's my entry for a wonderful GB on yet another forum which theme is; "The name of the subject needs to have an animal in it...". The options are endless, and I decided to dive into the stash and grab one of my antiques. And I have plenty of antiques to chose from...But only one that ticks all of my -and- all of the GBs boxes...Matchbox kit? Check.1/32 scale, and thus a nice big canvas to work with? Check.Room for improvement with minimal scratchbuilding? Check.Fits into the GB? TRRRRRIPLE CHECK BABY!!Tiger >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TigerMoth >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MothTiger Moth >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_tiger_mothIt's three times the animal it needs to be! Yummy multicolour box content. Matchbox was doing MCP before it was cool. Eat that, Academy!Decal sheet... and they look like they might (being very cautious here...) still be usable...Trees... lovely crisp parts, no hint of flash on anything. One of the advantages of using an early boxing!I -had- one of the Revell reboxes in the stash, and that one had a lot more flash and sinkmarks. And even if it didn't have a decal option for the floatplane version, it did have a nice Dutch decal option... oh well...Classic Matchbox instructions. Gotta love them, sooo much nostalgia!But the Revell instructions I downloaded have a nice bonus; loads of rigging help! And trust me, I need all the help I can get when I'm rigging...I want to try to build this OOB as much as I can. Perhaps some harnesses and some tinkering with the engine, but nothing major. I will be working on this one whenever the Wendover build grinds to a halt for whatever reason. Good way to keep sane... (I hope)More soooon!Rob Edited January 10, 2016 by Rob1970 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Never did the tiger moth, but built the spit, 109, dauntless and venom when I was a lot younger. Gotta love the old matchbox kits. Have fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders154 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I love this kit I remember one Swordfish Fairey made many many years ago Rodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Matchbox kits rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Rob, you might be interested that (the late) Dennis Teague did a 'Gilding The Lily' detailing article for this kit using basic modelling techniques. It appeared in PAM News issue 39/40 (combined issue April/May 1980). Recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1970 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) Rob, you might be interested that (the late) Dennis Teague did a 'Gilding The Lily' detailing article for this kit using basic modelling techniques. It appeared in PAM News issue 39/40 (combined issue April/May 1980). Recommended. Don't think I know that magazine (or have it), but cheers anyway. Unless someone has a copy and wants to scan it for me ofcourse... Rob Edited January 11, 2016 by Rob1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Don't think I know that magazine (or have it), but cheers anyway. Unless someone has a copy and wants to scan it for me ofcourse... Rob I have. Send me a PM with your e mail address and I'll try and send it to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B. Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 This is a great kit to build and enjoy. I built the Revell re-release last year. 1/32 is just the right size. I made my own markimngs and built it as a What-if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Check the Tiger Moth GB that finished late last year, I put a lot of detail reference pictures there which you may find useful, two of us started Revell boxings though sadly neither of us finished! Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I have. Send me a PM with your e mail address and I'll try and send it to you. Rob, I'll delete the scans then if not required shall I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Darn it, I had the chance of one of these for a fiver a few years back and didn't bother. Kicking myself now. Watching with interest. Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1970 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Rob, I'll delete the scans then if not required shall I? Woops, missed that one. PM on the way! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basket Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I'll follow this one too .... OOB you said ..... I don't believe you !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 If it's OOB it'll look wrong because the dihedral on the lower wings in particular is far too flat. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1970 Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 If it's OOB it'll look wrong because the dihedral on the lower wings in particular is far too flat. Max Oh man... you had to go and say that, didn't you? Dem be fightin'words!! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) If you drift away from OOB, I have pictures of almost the entire air frame of one I used to fly. Including when stripped for recovering. I also have a copy of the official camo drawings and a full size inst panel drawing. For a DH82a that is. Edited January 28, 2016 by Robin-42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Oh man... you had to go and say that, didn't you? Dem be fightin'words!! Rob Sorry but it's true. John Adams (JohnAero) has written at length about it (and you might not like to hear this) including how to fix it! This paraphrases John's advice:"Please note that the kit interplane struts are too long, which means that the lower wing dihedral will be too flat. The true lengths in 1:32 are Front 44.5 mm and Rear 45.25 mm. Make sure that your top wing dihedral isn't pulled down if you alter them. The dihedral of the top wing is 2 deg 45 min and the bottom wing is 4 deg 30 min at the front spars. I think the kit top wing is Okay.This means roughly 5 mm under the top tips without the tank fitted and 8.5 mm under the lower tips with roots flat. The fault comes from the Cox drawings which Matchbox used as the basic reference. The drawing shows separate struts and these are over scale." Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 This will be one to follow, I cut my teeth on Matchbox kits as a nipper and built all but the Tigermoth in their 1/32 range. I managed to buy the Puma, Venom and Dauntless a few years ago but will have to enjoy the Tigermoth through your thread. Just a little footnote, the best bit about Matchbox kits all those years ago was the little clear window on the front of the box so you could see the different colours of plastic inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Joining the audience... bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Hi Rob This is a lovely kit and builds into a lovely little aircraft. As Max said take a look at the group build for these in the completed group build section and there is some very useful reference in there. I was the other one that started the Revell version of this kit and it is a very enjoyable Kit, mine has taken a long time as I only get a couple of hours here and there to model and have other things too on the go. I have done some more this week, must update my WIP thread. Keep up the good work, you'll enjoy this kit. All the bestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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