Richard Tucker Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 (edited) I think the postman is try to increase my blood pressure. He's just brought me these 2 nice and easy kits to build. The Stranraer was a bargain £14 quid. The Heyford was a little more at £22. I built the Stranraer as a kid and I remember it being hard to do the wings / engines. I'd do the rigging now so I'm thinking it will be a whole new level of difficulty. I haven't ever finished a Heyford. I got about 70% of the way there about 12 years ago when I started building again but it didn't get finished and then got really broken in a house move so now I have another to redeem myself. Edited September 6 by Richard Tucker 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 On 06/09/2021 at 11:31, Richard Tucker said: Strut-tastic, my goodness you don't want to make this easy on yourself do you ! I'm in the same boat with a just started and long forgotten Stranraer but never even started a Heyford. Excellent choices both Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianfuxia Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 Golly this one will be EPIC. I really enjoyed the Heller GB so please sign me up for this one too. I don't quite the impressive stock of MB kits that some of you do, although i certainly built my share of them as a kid in the 80s. But I will join with at least one and maybe more of: . the Churchill bridgelaying tank . the Victor tanker (revell boxing though) . the Auto Union racing car from the 1930s . the MG TC kit That's about all I have in the stash but hey, it's more than enough for one GB! I hope there's a way that the GB can go for a while so we can really see a huge production of these wonderful old kits! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 On 9/4/2021 at 4:27 PM, JOCKNEY said: Hi Tim I'm confident the host can be persuaded to let your Victor join the GB when the time comes. Between now and the GB starting is an idea opportunity to find it and see if it's still complete. Cheers Pat I'll have a look to see if it's all there but I'm not sure it'll make an appearance as there are other Matchbox kits in the stash that I'd rather build. In other news, as my stash is somewhat lacking in Matchbox AFVs I bought these Revell repops for the grand price of £21 including p&p. DSCF2517 by timothy jones, on Flickr I've built a couple of Wespes in the past but the Priest and M40 are two that I missed out on previously. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 (edited) If it's alright, I'd like to join in this as well. Like some others, I have a surplus of Matchbox kits available to contribute. I have other Matchbox in other boxes but this the thickest concentration I could find. Looking forward to this. Edited October 6 by Allan31 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Good afternoon Do we already know when this Gb will take place ? Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Yes, 2023 I believe..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doccur Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Hi Pat, sign me up please! Ash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 Steady @Allan31 That many Matchbox kits on show might have some of the people on here unable to sleep tonight having got all over excited ! Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 9 Author Share Posted October 9 On 08/10/2021 at 20:14, Doccur said: Hi Pat, sign me up please! Ash Great to have you with us Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 On 4/11/2021 at 9:17 AM, Ozzy said: Count me In for this one please. With my current record for not starting GBs I said I'd take part in, and getting heavily involved in non-modelling stuff, I daren't commit to anything these days; but this is one I would love to do. Here's hoping Fate keeps it's nose out next year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 26 minutes ago, Natter said: With my current record for not starting GBs I said I'd take part in, and getting heavily involved in non-modelling stuff, I daren't commit to anything these days; but this is one I would love to do. Here's hoping Fate keeps it's nose out next year. You can do it Dave, a nice little 2 colour kit, you can chip away over a few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 11 Author Share Posted October 11 1 hour ago, Natter said: With my current record for not starting GBs I said I'd take part in, and getting heavily involved in non-modelling stuff, I daren't commit to anything these days; but this is one I would love to do. Here's hoping Fate keeps it's nose out next year. I promise personal coaching to get you over the finish line Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 15 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: I promise personal coaching to get you over the finish line Cheers Pat Don't... make... me......... Resistance... is... futile.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 On 08/10/2021 at 14:26, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good afternoon Do we already know when this Gb will take place ? Patrice On 08/10/2021 at 15:18, Allan31 said: Yes, 2023 I believe..... Nope, this is just around the corner in 2022 . V-P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 I feel an itch to double my Matchbox kit number to two . It might be nice to build one the way Matchbox wanted it, showing unpainted plastic in three colors and otherwise out of the box too, and the other one the same kit with some improvements and paint. But those kits are coming so hard to find . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 17 hours ago, vppelt68 said: Nope, this is just around the corner in 2022 . V-P Good afternoon VP Thank I will try to build this set https://www.scalemates.com/kits/matchbox-40173-lrdg-30cwt-chevrolet-willys-jeep--1097074 I had planned to build it for the MTO GB III but I didn’t have time and I hope that I will manage to build it next year ... Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 13 Author Share Posted October 13 On 12/10/2021 at 19:23, vppelt68 said: I feel an itch to double my Matchbox kit number to two . It might be nice to build one the way Matchbox wanted it, showing unpainted plastic in three colors and otherwise out of the box too, and the other one the same kit with some improvements and paint. But those kits are coming so hard to find . Hi V-P PM sent, you might need to provide the gluey fingerprints yourself Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 On 10/12/2021 at 8:08 PM, vppelt68 said: just around the corner in 2022 . V-P Good! I am getting ready. I've already asked Enzo if a calendar exists. Looney is what I am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Matrix Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 With that in mind, does anyone know the date that the Matchbox Fury PK-1 was released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 According to a well known database https://www.scalemates.com/kits/matchbox-pk-1-hawker-fury--147812 in 1972. Edit: Forget what's above! You were asking for date, not just year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 8 hours ago, Enzo Matrix said: With that in mind, does anyone know the date that the Matchbox Fury PK-1 was released? There was some discussion about Manufacturing, Presentation, and Distribution timeframes on Pages 3 and 4 but I don’t think an actual “Release” date was nailed down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desk Flyer Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Do we have a list of who will be building what by any chance? Or is it too early for that? I have trouble deciding which kit(s) I'm going to torture for this group build 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 1 hour ago, Desk Flyer said: Do we have a list of who will be building what by any chance? Or is it too early for that? I have trouble deciding which kit(s) I'm going to torture for this group build We have a list of who's building at the front of this thread, hopefully to be joined by others as we go. ( the more the merrier ) As for what people are building, that's a bit like, knowing what's in the presents under the Christmas tree it would take all the fun out of it ! As for choosing which kit, I'll refer to our GB Tsar, @Enzo Matrix, altogether now... Build... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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