invidia Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Matchbox 1/72 Boeing P12e first one finished this year. the 1974 boxing so nearly as old as me. detailed the cockpit and added some PE seatbelts. for the age of the kit it went together really well. painted with with vallejo and mr hobby. the kit decals were very old, faded and useless. used the starfighter decals sheet, which were not the easiest to use, but went on ok, but needed loads of set and sol. rigged with EZ line. turned out ok. 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thud4444 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Nice little biplane. American paint schemes where... loud back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Very nice indeed! Being a biplane it will be one of Matchboxes better offering ' s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, Britman said: Very nice indeed! Being a biplane it will be one of Matchboxes better offering ' s. I love the matchbox biplanes. Got a siskin and fury in the stash and I need another p12e as the options on the starlight error sheet are very colourful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A6Intruder Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Thats a quite fantastic build. Well done!! Best regards Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Very nice indeed! I probably built mine about the time it first came out. Yes, the Matchbox biplanes are still rather nice little kits. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheezburger Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Beautiful result. Very neatly built and painted to factory standards! Especially impressive since yellow is not a very easy colour to paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Great result that brings back some good memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Neat little Boeing, invidia, I especially like golden trim on the fuselage. I have got Matchbox P-12E in my stash, plus several Furies, Gladiators, but no Siskin I am afraid. Would not mind if someone would produce a mainstream Gauntlet in 1/72, too. Cheers Jure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Great job on that old kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Nicely done, Sir. Excellent finish. From the scheme I presume this is a Group Commander's mount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Excellent build, absolutely spot on, and indeed Matchbox biplanes were so delicate compared to their single wings offerings. The good thing about this P-12, is that it can be changed into an F4B-3 without too much hassle, and still be really colorful! Great show JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Superb.A magnificent build of one of Matchbox's finest kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Lovely Nice job mate. Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 That's a little stunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Looks really great! Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Beautiful little bird. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Turned out much more than ok! That's a great looking little Boeing. Matchbox really did some interesting and unusual subjects back in the day. I wonder what happened to the moulds for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Stunning job on such an old kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Nice job, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 What can I add that the others have said? Best 1/72 P-12 build I have seen! Sure wish Matchbox had continued releasing biplane kits, as they were the best models they produced and are still the class of the field in 'our' scale! Bet the decaling on this little puppy was fun! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Absolutely beautiful. You can't beat a bit of colour! Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 That's turned out better than ok in my eyes! Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Excellent. Just goes to show these models stand up well today- especially when built and rigged as well as this one. I suspect someone was having a laugh when they were ordered to paint the aircraft overall olive drab... 'yes, we'll do it camouflage green but how about a small amount of yellow trim on the wings, and the empennage, and the forward fuselage, and the wheel covers, and the engine cowling, oh and a 2ft squadron crest, and of course we need some flight recognition stripes too..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) STUNNING. What a BEAUTY... the smaller scale doesn't deflect from your AMAZING work. Edited January 15, 2017 by HOUSTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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