TonyW Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) Here's my take on Matchbox's Supermarine Stranraer. I thoroughly enjoyed building this one. Box stock, with nothing added. Brush painted with Humbrol colours. I left off the footprint walkways on the wings as I thought the carrier film was certain to show on the silver finish. I can live with that compromise. The struts nearly drove me to distraction and it's best not to look too closely to the amount of superglue on some of those struts. At some point I'll have a crack at the second colour scheme the kit came with, the camouflaged version. The first picture shows the plane on a picture frame, bought for pennies at a boot sale, with a bit of railway scenic material applied over the glass. Not exactly correct for a seaplane, but it looks OK to me for the photo. The inlay gives a sort of Deco feel to things. The camera flash on the second picture highlights a bit of the superglue lake around the struts. Must try harder... Tony. Edited October 9, 2017 by TonyW 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 (edited) Nice Build 👍 Edited October 10, 2017 by Corsairfoxfouruncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Beautiful Stranraer. We don't see one everyday. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Nice job! If you feel the need (the need for not very fast but darn good looking), please join us over on the Flying Boats and Float Planes GB with either another Strannie or something else floaty. You'll be most welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, Rob G said: Nice job! If you feel the need (the need for not very fast but darn good looking), please join us over on the Flying Boats and Float Planes GB with either another Strannie or something else floaty. You'll be most welcome. I'll be happy to join! Thanks for the invite. I have a couple of suitable builds, I'll dig them out and take a few pictures. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Nothing wrong with that. Matchbox, what's not to like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Wow! The old gal looks pretty good all gussied up in silver dope! Very nice build of one of Matchboxes very best releases. Well done, sir! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 2 hours ago, TonyW said: Here's my take on Matchbox's Supermarine Stranraer. The first picture shows the plane on a picture frame, bought for pennies at a boot sale, with a bit of railway scenic material applied over the glass. Not exactly correct for a seaplane, but it looks OK to me for the photo. The inlay gives a sort of Deco feel to things. Tony. Flying boats had to come out of the water at some point for servicing, repainting or whatever so seeing yours parked on grass isn't so inappropriate. I do like the look of your Stranraer, superglue lakes notwithstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Looks very nice to me mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Beautiful build and finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 A lovely looking model from a grand old kit. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 It's a real pleasure to see a Matchbox kit of a less-common subject done so well! Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Biplanes are not the easiest of models to make: you have done a first class job on that one, never mind the struts! The finish is really good - so difficult to get silver dope to look right. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Pretty good job ! You did best from a Matchbox oldie ! Congratulations and brush painted ! Sincerely. Corsaircorp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Thanks for all the kind comments Gents. I have a Matchbox Heyford that's been daring me to build it for ages. Add to that, I see a Matchbox Group Build just started. I think there's going to be a bit of green in my future!! Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convair Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 The silver finish is stunning. Nice build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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