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Matchbox 1/72 Do-18
My 1/72 Matchbox Do-18 (PK-409) build from 1986. An old build that needed some good cleaning and slight restoration. This was a big mess and I am pretty happy it is back in view again.
I remember enjoying this build very much. I did fill [...]
A Norse in Burma! Noordhuyn C-64 Norseman
The Noordhuyn Norseman/ C-64
In English, "Norseman" means "Norman/Viking" and indeed, as will be described in a moment, the robust high wing is closely connected with the tough demands of flying in the far north, [...]
Revell/Matchbox 1/72 T-2E Buckeye
Hi everyone!
This is my Revell/Matchbox 1/72 T-2E Buckeye, finished as a HAF bird.
Still the only training jet aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force , it’s high reliability and excellent, forgiving flight characteristics (it easily recovers [...]
Nationalist He-70 “Raio” Spanish Civil War Revell-Matchbox 1/72
Old kit,finished after 2 years in the shelf of doom...hope you like it.
Matchbox 1/72 Avro Lancaster
This is my Matchbox Lancaster that was built in 1985, originally I started on the Airfix kit that was released in the late 70's but I had some pretty bad warpage on both wings. Usually I can fix warpage issues but both wings were twisted [...]
Classic Kit: Matchbox 1/72 Spitfire Mk IX PK-2
Hello everyone, this is my first post here. I build old kits, the older the better. I especially like Revell, Aurora, HAWK, Matchbox and Airfix from the 1950s and '60s and 1970's. This Matchbox PK-2 of the 1/72 Spitfire Mk IX upgraded [...]
Video: Matchbox 1:72 Spitfire Mk IXe -Vintage Build-
A HUGE thanks goes to GYRUSS who sent me this kit to build. Please do yourself a favour and check out his fantastic channel, you won't be disappointed: (link)
This build covers several areas in my 1:72 Spitfire collection. I wanted to [...]
Restoring an old Westland Lysander kit: Matchbox, 1973, 1:72.
THE CHALLENGE
Lysander has always been a plane that I really liked, mainly because of the mission mystique associated with the French resistance and in the transport of agents, which it played.
When a friend showed me an old Matchbox from [...]
Matchbox Boeing P-12E
Two builds of the classic Matchbox P-12 kit, first issued way back in 1972. The decals are from Starfighter Decals sheet 72-122, I couldn’t decide which markings I liked best so I decided to build two! “White 1” is the P-12E of the [...]
1/48th AMT AD-4W Skyraider
This is my third model in support of the Korean War group build.. It's a 1/48th AD-4W Skyraider. The kit was an AMT branded version of the original ESCI model. It was a basic kit with few frills but the shape was good and the plastic well [...]