triumphfan Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Here is a build of the Matchbox Sea Venom I did about 5 or so years ago. Was reminded of this whilst reading through Big Kev's Spitfire build on LSP (looking for more tips and inspiration) One of our club members worked for Lesney Matchbox here in Peterborough and had quite a few kits stashed away. He agreed to sell a couple to club members and I always wanted to do the Venom (this was just before Revell re-released the kit) A side by side build quickly ensued with me and a fellow club member building the Venom. Bill built a folded wing version and I went for the wings out with engine exposed and various panels open. Quite a healthy bit of competition between the two builds and a finish deadline was set for the November club meeting that year. I did manage to finish on time and won the 'competition' by default! Bill's build was better but not quite finished. Very enjoyable build by the way and we were lucky the old kits had been stored well with the decals standing the test of time. Thanks for looking, Steve. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Nice! I built the Revell release of this not long after it came out, it went together nicely. The only tricky bit was the gun pack if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hi Steve, a very fine build there, I believe the kit was quite basic but then I only saw one kit just after it's release. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Nice build Steve Just goes to show that dispite the age of this kit it still holds up well. Of all the 32nd Matchbox kits that came out this is the only one i have never built but seeing yours has given me insperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULORATM Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hello! Fantastic work ! Happy New 2013! Cheers, Paulo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLP Publishing Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 That's ace Steve! Great work. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Steve, What a BEAUTY!! STUPENDOUS workmanship ... Great details.. Kudos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Pretty good Steve,just goes to show that in the right hands it's possible with this old kit.Hats off to MB for even doing a 1/32nd Sea Venom. I like the way you've washed the mainwheel hubs(at last someone else that does it), really adds "life" to a model moreso than panel line washes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks Miggers. I do like to try and make sure any weathering and highlighting is consistent on my builds. Nothing worse than applying a wash and staining to wheel wells and leave the wheels clean and shiny. Looking at the pics now I recall a lot of the detailing I did 'disappearing' in to the build. I spent a lot of time on the wheel wells and landing gear. I suppose the open bays behind the nose draw the eye away from the less obvious bits. I am very proud of the open catches on the panels though, they are all made from the thicker foil you get pies in, lol When the models were finished both Bill and myself said we would like to do another oob to compare and contrast, never did though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thats a really nice piece of work! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Simply stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Looks like an excellent job. Matchbox really did some superb models and you have done this very well. Colin W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy wood Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 That's the dogs doodahs that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Wow, thats lovely. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venomvixen Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Several million points out of ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Lovely to see one my uncles fave plane and I'm a big fan too just looks beastly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Yes sir, that is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Congrtulations Sir, a first class build, if I could only get half as close with my efforts I would be happy. RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 What a Stunner. Really lovely. Congrats to you. Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Gorgeous, I really like seing these old kits being made so well, that's where the magic started for a lot of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Lovely build of a very old kit. gazza l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Thanks very much for the kind comments on this build. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Stunning! One of the best builds of this kit I've seen so far. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Very well done indeed. I built this back in the 1980s, and as I recall it didn't look this good! You've done a great job with the old gal. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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