pizzapaolo Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I love Matchbox kits, they always go together really well despite lack of detail compared to modern kits. I picked this up from auction site a few years ago and it was a bit battered. Decals were ruined so utilised some from the Italeri kit - these were nearly as bad but were ok in the end so all good. Built OOB with addition of a few missing panel lines on top wing and some seatbelts. 39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Memories are awakened. I think i built it in 1977 or 1978 or so and the build was a pleasure. Your model looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I loved the Matchbox kits then, and I love them now because they can be made to look as good as yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 That looks really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 That looks very nice. I like your scheme. 👍 How did you get the wing on straight? I just did the Heller Focke wulf 56 and had trouble getting the wing on. At the moment I'm building the ICM Hs 126 which I expect to be a challenge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzapaolo Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Greg Law said: That looks very nice. I like your scheme. 👍 How did you get the wing on straight? I just did the Heller Focke wulf 56 and had trouble getting the wing on. At the moment I'm building the ICM Hs 126 which I expect to be a challenge. Thanks! No issues with the wing at all - fit was fine. I painted it with wing separate to aid painting but Matchbox kits I think are usually fairly forgiving in this regard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Excellent. Good camo scheme too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 That looks excellent. Love seeing these old Matchbox kits brings back happy memories of my childhood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 I have built a few of those over the years but none of them were as good as yours,...... excellent job and the desert scheme looks excellent too,..... top notch mate, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Superb result.... Ahhhh memories I did one of those back in the day..... First model I built, painted and decalled without my dad wanting to take over... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Very nicely done!! You can hardly tell it's the Matchbox kit. I had one (unpainted) when I was young, scrapped long ago, and I have one in my stash to do properly 😉! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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