old thumper Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 (edited) Here is my ready for inspection Matchbox Corsair finished in post-war US Marines training unit markings. The model is built straight out of the box although the panel lines have been reduced and sharpened. I had one of these as a nipper, the box art is still a personal favorite. As a last reminder to all Matchbox fans and prospective Matchbox - Revell group builders. The 2017 group build vote is due to close at midnight on Sunday the 27th November. Matchbox desperately needs your support to qualify for next years group builds, please don't forget to vote. Some of our supporters are offering free lifts to the polling stations. Edited November 26, 2016 by old thumper 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I built this one years ago too and like you, the box art is a favourite. Nice work and great to see one built! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 74p! That's more than double when I last bought one. Remember building this one Friday night watching 'We'll Meet Again' on Tyne Tees TV. Didn't have white paint so cowl was yellow on mine and the decals went on before all the gloss paint was fully dry. Oh what fun back in the day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Hi Old Thumper, I always like your builds, as they are clean, no-nonsense, and they are pretty much the only Matchbox in town! This Corsair is real neat and like most young(er) modellers in the Matchbox golden era, this box art was in my top 10 list. Do you have a Tardis parked in your back yard? I can't think of any other way to have so many Matchbox kits... Time travel can be helpful. Congrats JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Beautiful Corsair !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Superb. I can remember building this this as a kid in the '70's before I used to paint them. If I remember it was moulded in navy blue and light blue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 This one a definite like as it was the first MB kit I managed to get a very good result. It's exactly the same scheme and colour as your build... except - is there a modification to the wing armament? I seem to recall having to glue in four cannon barrels rather than have 3 holes in each wing for machine guns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafalbert Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Lovely yet again. Keep 'em coming! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancho Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) So many memory seeing model. I remember my beginnings when only can get An Airfix or a Matchbox kit. Of course I built this Corsair! Regards guys! Edited November 27, 2016 by nancho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Another beautiful Corsair on here, nice one. Fingers crossed Matchbox gets a Group Build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 23 hours ago, Darby said: 74p! That's more than double when I last bought one. Remember building this one Friday night watching 'We'll Meet Again' on Tyne Tees TV. Didn't have white paint so cowl was yellow on mine and the decals went on before all the gloss paint was fully dry. Oh what fun back in the day. We'll meet again was a classic telly programme. 21 hours ago, jean said: Hi Old Thumper, I always like your builds, as they are clean, no-nonsense, and they are pretty much the only Matchbox in town! This Corsair is real neat and like most young(er) modellers in the Matchbox golden era, this box art was in my top 10 list. Do you have a Tardis parked in your back yard? I can't think of any other way to have so many Matchbox kits... Time travel can be helpful. Congrats JR Sadly there is no tardis parked on my drive. I pick my old kits up mostly at shows and from time to time at my local model shop. 16 hours ago, Mark4700 said: Superb. I can remember building this this as a kid in the '70's before I used to paint them. If I remember it was moulded in navy blue and light blue. Yes exactly those colours. 15 hours ago, Knight_Flyer said: This one a definite like as it was the first MB kit I managed to get a very good result. It's exactly the same scheme and colour as your build... except - is there a modification to the wing armament? I seem to recall having to glue in four cannon barrels rather than have 3 holes in each wing for machine guns. Correct again I changed the guns over because the original was apparently armed with mg rather than canon. 5 hours ago, Graham77 said: Another beautiful Corsair on here, nice one. Fingers crossed Matchbox gets a Group Build! 15 hours ago, Knight_Flyer said: I also have my fingers crossed, it looks like we could actually make it this time round. Thanks everyone for your kind feedback and likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Hi Old thumper, the following link leads to pretty much the nearest model shop from where I live, which is only a couple of miles north of the middle of nowhere. That's where I get all the forbidden fruit from. Check it out. Cheers http://www.aviationshop.co.za/functions/prodList.asp?idCategory=1408 JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Lovely job on the Corsair,remember doing back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 7 hours ago, jean said: Hi Old thumper, the following link leads to pretty much the nearest model shop from where I live, which is only a couple of miles north of the middle of nowhere. That's where I get all the forbidden fruit from. Check it out. Cheers http://www.aviationshop.co.za/functions/prodList.asp?idCategory=1408 JR Interesting, I wouldn't call their prices cheap but they are approximately the same as UK online prices. Sort of affordable while at the same time expensive. I always wonder where exactly these old kits seem to keep appearing from, I would of expected the supply to have dried up by now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 18 hours ago, old thumper said: Interesting, I wouldn't call their prices cheap but they are approximately the same as UK online prices. Sort of affordable while at the same time expensive. I always wonder where exactly these old kits seem to keep appearing from, I would of expected the supply to have dried up by now. My feeling, exactly. Re price, for me it ends up cheaper than the big H, as I save a lot on postage, but the choice is obviously hugely limited in comparison. As it is pretty much the only game in town, I just bite the proverbial bullet... Regarding where these (very) old kits come from, it is a mystery as most of them are not pre-owned kits... Maybe Matchbox never told their African factory that they were closing down? The bottom line is that it is nonetheless great to still find these oldies but goldies at a "reasonable" price. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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