Pinback Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 (edited) Hi - Here are two contemporary fighters from the early thirties with similar performances if references are to be believed. I'm not sure how they would have faired if they faced off against each other but I guess that the Bulldog may have had a tighter turning circle with its bigger wing area. Personally I would be sitting in the P-12E- only because the thought of those two upper wing fuel tanks of the Bulldog being right by the pilot's head does not really appeal Both kits are brush painted and essentially out of the box with rigging added. I had to replace the Airfix roundels (thank you to those who gave me advice on them on the Interwar forum part of this site). Edited May 31, 2017 by Pinback typo 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Lovely!!! Those Matchbox kits still come up looking great in the right hands! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Very nice. The Bulldog is, of course, an Airfix kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 They're fantastic. Two lovely colourful and nicely modelled aircraft. The Matchbox P-12E really stands out, but the Airfix Bulldog has always been one of my favourite kits. Great stuff indeed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Both are fantastic and very realistic !!! Excellent job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Matchbox bipes rule! Last time I did a P12 it cost me 35p from Bobby Edwards hardware store in Horden. It shot down many a 109 and other adversaries in my bedroom. May even have sunk HMS Exeter once or twice as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Well tidy pair of biplanes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Lovely pair you've got there Mr Pinback - well-finished and nicely rigged. Those elderly its do come up a treat when some care is lavished on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Superb duo,great to see Matchbox done proud! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Great looking models. Love the old matchbox biplanes. Got a p12 in the stash. The airfix bulldog looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Very nice, both of them Youve done a grand job on brush painting gloss yellow on the P-12; Not an easy colour to get to behave. Very nice rigging. Best regards TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Great to see these kits built up so nicely, Sir. Old favorites the both of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Beautiful builds, both of them! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Lovely duo you have there! I especially like them as they seem to be OOB...I have built both and like them both equally. I made the Boeing once as a 'what-if' in Spanish Republican colours with a mottled camouflage. I like yours with the traditional olive/yellow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryanm Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Lovely - I had forgotten Matchbox did the P-12 - I have the Monogram F4B-4 from many moons ago, as well as the Bulldog, long before I experimented with rigging. They look great rigged! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovac Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Fantastic models. Great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinback Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 Thanks everyone for your kind comments On 01/06/2017 at 0:50 PM, TonyTiger66 said: Youve done a grand job on brush painting gloss yellow on the P-12; Not an easy colour to get to behave. Very nice rigging. Agreed!- At times I was thinking that yellow must be the spawn of satan For the rigging I now use "invisible thread" - every good sewing box should have a reel Its strong, easy to thread, cut and superglue. On 01/06/2017 at 4:59 AM, Darby said: Matchbox bipes rule! Last time I did a P12 it cost me 35p from Bobby Edwards hardware store in Horden. It shot down many a 109 and other adversaries in my bedroom. May even have sunk HMS Exeter once or twice as well. Well,Darby- I must admit there was the odd "daka daka daka daka!" heard by my good lady when I was setting up the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Wow what a lovely models. They look stunning great work. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1967 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Lovely builds, fantastic rigging and brush painting too, my congratulations to you. I use invisible thread too, but, struggle getting the cut to lengths to stay taught, any advice please - Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 What a great job on both, congratulations! And brush painted too - even more credit due! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinback Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) 15 hours ago, Colin1967 said: I use invisible thread too, but, struggle getting the cut to lengths to stay taught, any advice please Hi Colin- I hope the following is of use- I have seen numerous ways of rigging, this is just the way I do it. I expect you may already do some of these steps Right at the start I drill right through the wings, rudder and fuselage where needed. I drill the holes at the angle that the rigging is going (or as near as), not at right angles to the surface. I use the super glue gel not liquid. I don't worry about measuring the thread- just make sure I have ample. An example may be a better way of explaining: Bulldog: the rigging from the front upper port wing to the fuselage and then back up to the upper starboard wing. This is just one length of thread. It is basically glued and secured to the port upper wing. Once it had dried it was threaded through the fuselage and then threaded up through the starboard upper. I turned the aircraft on its back, pulled the thread taught, applied the glue, and attached clothes pegs (as weight) to the thread to keep the tension and allowed to dry. Once dried you are then just left with two bits of thread sticking up through the upper wing that just need trimming with a scalpel. A tiny bit of filler to fill the holes. In this case the roundels covered these areas nicely. I thought that the threading through the fuselage (including the P26) would be the deal breaker but it wasn't. I just kept prodding away and eventually it came through. ( I am sure it won't always work) With the upper central to lower outer wing it was a case of just threading through and securing to the top. Once set and dried, thread through the lower, pull taught and glue. Either hold on (!) until set or keep the tension up with clothes pegs dangling. Then trim the sticky outy bits of thread with a scalpel and tidy up. No measuring needed! I hope that helps Edited June 4, 2017 by Pinback typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Yes...that's what I do too Pinback. I use a wing jig to suspend the craft a few cm above the workbench and I have several forceps I use instead of clothes pegs for the tension. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1967 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Thank you guys for the information regarding the rigging much appreciated - I will give it ago. I also like using mending thread because it is available in a multitude of colors. To keep my rigging taught I have also used a soldering iron on the cut lengths to get them taught, this does work to an extent but, their is a risk of setting fire to your finished model !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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