stevej60 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Afternoon folk's,yes more ancient plastic in the form of Matchbox's Shar, done in what is my opinion the best of the few scheme's they wore,picked up for a fiver and original decal's used,white was sprayed but brushed on the rest.As usual many thank's for looking in. 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Very nice job on the old kit, well done ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 What a beauty,.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat C Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Great job on that - all the wheels on the floor as well!! Pat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Excellent job on an old kit. Amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Nice job. Built one of those just after they were first released. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 (edited) Amazing job done there!! I’ve got two Matchbox Harriers myself. They're good kits in my opinion. Also liking the original “M” stand as well 👏👏👏 Edited July 18, 2020 by Brigbeale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLover Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 You sure made the most of that kit! Thats a beauty! Regards, Gerben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 What a lovely Model Steve, great work fella. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Gorgeous - you finished your vintage Airfix kick and onto all of the old Matchbox range now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Beautiful job Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 33 minutes ago, LostCosmonauts said: Gorgeous - you finished your vintage Airfix kick and onto all of the old Matchbox range now? Still got a few Airfix in the pile to do then there's the Heller GB to come! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Matchbox kits often look funny and a bit clumsy in the box, but when built and finished by a skilled modeller, they can look really good! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 great looking model, these old kits do scrup up well. i build this when it first came out!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Nicely done Steve,.... I remember building this kit in 1982 during the Falklands War,..... takes me back mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 That looks really good Steve, just about enough to make me want to break my one out & build it rather than sell it on to some mad keen Matchbox collector. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 11 hours ago, tonyot said: Nicely done Steve,.... I remember building this kit in 1982 during the Falklands War,..... takes me back mate. Same here. Matchbox were very quick getting their Sea Harrier out whilst they were still being mentioned in the news. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I built this one too back when it wa sreleased. You've done a great job with it. Outstanding! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Made this too when young, Matchbox at it's best, not to mention it's great box art, not only have you done it well you took me back many years when young and care free when the only problems I had was when and how I'd get my next Matchbox from the local papershop so thanks Steve 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, Toe said: Made this too when young, Matchbox at it's best, not to mention it's great box art, not only have you done it well you took me back many years when young and care free when the only problems I had was when and how I'd get my next Matchbox from the local papershop so thanks Steve 👍 Thank's Toe,it's sad I started a new job a couple of weeks ago and visit over a dozen newsagent's daily not one has any model kits in at all ! as a kid in a relatively small town both newsagent's and the hardware store sold kit's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Lovely job Steve! A superb looking Matchbox SHAR with full justice done. Hope we see a few more of these classic Matchbox gems from you. Nice coloured Matchbox stand too! I seem to remember the coloured stands being a bit of a rarity, usually being clear. Getting one was a bit like getting a golden ticket in a Wonka bar. Right! I think my Matchbox stash has started calling me. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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