AW Siskin Mk.III 1/72 (Matchbox)
Hello again,
I would like to present a few pics of one of my older models – a Siskin from Matchbox. A few details were scratchbuilt and the rigging was made from a black stockings (nylon thread). Kit was painted using GunzeSangyo Super Metalizer dulled with a few drips of white and grey. The decals are downfall of the model – I used original ones from a 1974 box…
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David Mills said on May 15, 2019
Great work Marek – the additional rigging and fine work to the basic kit is superb!
Greg Kittinger said on May 15, 2019
Lovely! Making these old basic kits into respectable replicas is one of my favorite types of projects, and you did a great job with this one. Well done.
Craig Abrahamson said on May 15, 2019
Don’t recall ever seeing one of these before….turned out very well indeed.
Valter vaudagna said on May 15, 2019
👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Morne Meyer said on May 15, 2019
I built this kit as a kid in 1984. It was one of my favourite kits. You really did an amazing job on this model. You made it shine in all the right places!! Well done Marek.
Robert Royes said on May 15, 2019
A stunning build, looks great!
Peter Ibes said on May 15, 2019
These ‘between the wars’ are probably the best kits that Matchbox made and you did it justice. Very nice build!
Peter
Andrew Alexander said on May 16, 2019
Matchbox really stepped up their game for their biplanes, and you really made it shine! Fine detail work on the engine and rigging. Love those huge upperwing roundels, I hear they were the largest ever applied.
bob mack said on May 16, 2019
that is a treasure
DE4EVER said on May 16, 2019
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
A blast from the past, love it. Nice model and rigging Marek.
Ferry Dierckxsens said on May 16, 2019
Lovely build, and indeed shows that you can still make a very nice model out of these older kits.
And a type of airplane you don’t see often. Very well done.
Peter Klin said on May 16, 2019
Certainly the rigging plays a major role in making this model so convincing, but I also like how Marek reproduced the wooden propeller blades and how he detailed the Jaguar engine.
Turning cheap old plastic into a valuable realistic scaled reproduction of a historical aircraft is a kind of art, and this model is a clear example of that :).
Jeff Bailey said on May 19, 2019
Well, I am late to the party here, Marek, but not only do I like it for the quality of the build, but as a bonus, I got to see a plane completely NEW to me.
Well done, my friend!
Marek Targowicz said on May 24, 2019
Thank you All for the very nice comments! I love those old biplane kits – still have some ancient Airfix, Matchbox and Monogram releases in stash. One day hopefully… 😉
Also, a word warning for all who would like to build those old kits – the vintage plastic (from 1974 in this case) is reacting badly to White Spirit. The whole lower wing nearly fall apart after accidental spillage – the structure of material resembled a broken car windscreen and it became extremely brittle.
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Gábor Szabó said on July 26, 2020
Really nice build of this old kit. I love these old Machbox kits, but yes I also remember that the decals are sometimes horrible – I built a Siskin years ago and the decals spoiled my work at the end. I really like how You detailed the engine!
Marek Targowicz said on July 27, 2020
Thank you Gábor! In fact, the Jaguar engine was one of the things that drawn my attention to this kit.