tonyot Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Hiya Folks, Another one from the excellent Matchbox GB,..... this is the lovely little Lysander kit built as a Mk.II of 28 Sqn which operated in support of the Army during its withdrawal through Burma to India in 1942, often operating in the bomber role alongside Blenheim`s. Built mainly from the box, the rear fuselage windows were cut out, the spat landing lights were drilled out and glazed too, antennae masts and a gun sight mast on the cowling were made from piano wire, a tropical filter was located in the spares box from an old Magna Martinet and bomb racks came from an Airfix Blenheim. Here is the real aircraft; And my attempt at recreating it; DSCF2266 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2265 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2292 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2294 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2293 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2313 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2314 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2315 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2318 by Tony OToole, on Flickr The model was brush painted, mostly using Aeromaster and Polly Scale acrylics and here is the WIP for anybody interested; Cheers Tony Edited January 6, 2018 by tonyot 58 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Super job Tony - must get round to building my own one one the stash. How did you do the lights in the wheel spats? pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 21 minutes ago, Pat C said: Super job Tony - must get round to building my own one one the stash. How did you do the lights in the wheel spats? pat Cheers Pat,.....the wheel spat lights,....well drilled the holes, used needle files to shape them slightly, then added some white glue, which when it was almost dry I pushed inwards to replicate a lens shape. I then painted this silver and added more white glue/Crystal Clear to create the clear cover. If it had gone wrong I had some lenses from Small Scale Car to fall back on. Cheers Tony 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 What a great Lizzie! The extra work certainly makes the old Matchbox kit come alive. And it's good to see an exhaust collector ring that looks real, instead of the mythical 'copper' tone that you sometimes see. Sterling work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Been a fan of Lizzie’s since i can remember. Yours is top notch 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Beaut job on that one Tony, that's one I'd love to see Revell re-release. Steve. Edited January 6, 2018 by stevehnz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Tony Sorry I missed this one till now. What beautiful work - your Lysander looks very realistic especially as this is an old Matchbox kit - very impressive. Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Beautiful model of one of my favourite WWII aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Lovely job, Tony. Well done on the wheel lights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Lovely job there on what is still a very buildable kit. I think this must have been tooled by by the bi plane guys as they all seemed to be of a better quality. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 She looks fantastic. Revell really ought to re-issue it (along with the other Matchbox classics). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane39 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Lovely job. Remember building this kit around 13 or 14 years of age. Did not quite turn out like yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 11 hours ago, tonyot said: Cheers Pat,.....the wheel spat lights,....well drilled the holes, used needle files to shape them slightly, then added some white glue, which when it was almost dry I pushed inwards to replicate a lens shape. I then painted this silver and added more white glue/Crystal Clear to create the clear cover. If it had gone wrong I had some lenses from Small Scale Car to fall back on. Cheers Tony What a great idea Tony, thanks for sharing. another lovely build of a Matchbox classic, I do have a soft spot for the Lysander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Great stuff! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Beautiful Tony. In the long distant past an Airfix Lysander was my first aircraft model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Oh,yes a real beauty.Super build,super kit. Where do you find the time to create your masterpieces? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Haven't seen one built for a while. Thanks for posting that lovely model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Lovely Lizzie Tony, with another of your impeccable paint jobs, absolutely top drawer again! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javlin Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 That came out really nice their Tony I think I got something similar not sure about the markings but the ole Airfix 1/72 on the shelf.Again great rendition once again. Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevid Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Excellent model of the Lysander. Great photos too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Very nice indeed Tony. The extra work has really paid off. I hadn't realized what a great looking aeroplane the Lysander was... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martslay Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Exellent model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thank you everybody for your very kind words, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Very handsome Lysender. Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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