Winenut Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Hello Britmodellers! Been a long time since I posted (built) anything but here we go... It's the Matchbox Do 335 (cough cough).....it's the Frog 1974 Do 335 Nightfighter, picked up by Revell and reboxed/rebadged as Matchbox with new decals!! All according to the timeline from a site I enjoy Scalemates.......worth a look I reckon https://www.scalemates.com/ Anyway the kit was rough by current standards. Canopies definitely difficult in detail, thickness and fit. Raised panel lines, decals like leather, antennae shocking, flame dampners weird, fit average etc etc etc but I had a great time and enjoyed the build!!! I hope you like her... Thanks for looking. Cheers! 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo Aero Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 So good to see an old kit getting' some love. Nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Lookin' good! I always liked building Frog kits: they were almost always accurate in shape and dimension, although simplified; the plastic was easy to work with, and they did subjects you couldn't get from anybody else. Transparencies were usually the weakest part of their kits, but that's what vacuforms were for! You did the old Frog kit justice! Lindberg did the single-seat version in 1/72, but it was a pig! I think a lot of modelers used the Frog kit and converted it back to the single-seat version, as it was a much better kit. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Nice Pfeil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Regardless of the age of the moulds, you have made a fine job of the kit. Martian 👽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 A good, honest and neat build of a rare FROG kit. And well photographed too.............nowhere to hide Thanks for sharing it with us Winenut cheers, adey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Great work. Mine had some shrunken canopies that didn't fit at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipthepilot Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 This is a fabulous plane, apparently very fast and you have built and painted it really nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 14 minutes ago, glatisant said: Great work. Mine had some shrunken canopies that didn't fit at all. So did mine lol! I had to sort of shape the fuselage inward where it joined the canopy and rework it a bit to make it look like they fitted. Then I used a PVA glue a few times to sort of fill the joins and smooth it all out a bit more. It's not perfect by any means but it looks a bit better than what I started with! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Great job on this oldie, Bruce 👏 👏 The paint job looks impeccable, too Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Thanks to all for the kind comments A couple of things I should have mentioned Lot's of weight required in the nose to prevent a tail sitter! The swastika's on the tail are from an aftermarket sheet.....everything else is OOB Paints used were Model Master RLM83, RLM81 Braun Violett and RLM76 for the underside. Props are RLM70...... and those antennae are hard to get straight lol!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, giemme said: Great job on this oldie, Bruce 👏 👏 The paint job looks impeccable, too Ciao Thanks heaps!!......certainly been a loooong time between builds Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Winenut said: Thanks to all for the kind comments A couple of things I should have mentioned Lot's of weight required in the nose to prevent a tail sitter! The swastika's on the tail are from an aftermarket sheet.....everything else is OOB Paints used were Model Master RLM83, RLM81 Braun Violett and RLM76 for the underside. Props are RLM70...... and those antennae are hard to get straight lol!!! and those antennae are hard to get straight lol!!! Tooo much wine Winenut ............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Nice job Bruce, you don't see many of these about Good to see you back too, how goes, mate? Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Ugly aircraft, but a superb model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Turned out very well. I’ve got one in the stash but haven’t seen one built yet. Top job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Congratulations! You have made silk out of a pigs ear (is that the saying?) Very well done kit especially if you consider it's age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 19 minutes ago, ArmouredSprue said: Congratulations! You have made silk out of a pigs ear (is that the saying?) Very well done kit especially if you consider it's age. LOL thanks Paulo. I think the correct phrase is "make a silk purse out of a sows ear" (a sow being an older female pig) and yes the meaning is to make something refined, beautiful or admirable out of something of poor value or poor materials. Was originally used in the negative as in "You cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear" ...... I am very glad you think I have managed to do it with this old Frog, Revell, Matchbox kit! She's not perfect by any means but it looks interesting in the cabinet. Now I have to get back to that P-40 that is on the shelf of doom! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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