1/72 Matchbox P-47D (C?)

Started by David Mills · 22 · 6 years ago · Eugene O'Neill, Li'l Abner, P-47
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    David Mills said 6 years, 4 months ago:

    Thank you David - its nice just to get a little bit of traction - its been a while!

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    Robert Royes said 6 years, 4 months ago:

    It's looking great, David!

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    David Mills said 6 years, 4 months ago:

    Thanks Robert !

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    Yi Xudong said 6 years, 4 months ago:

    It's hard to see anyone building Matchbox 1/72 planes now.
    They seem just existed in our childhood. My happiest thing in my teenage is went to the shop after school on Friday, bought a Matchbox kit and finished it in 2~3 hours without painting.

    What a good time~~~

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    David Mills said 6 years, 4 months ago:

    Thanks Yi. I used to build these as a kid so this is an exercise in nostalgia for me. i love putting these together as a change from modern complex kits.

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    david leigh-smith said 6 years, 4 months ago:

    I'm glad you are making this, David, as others have noted these kits are a real piece of nostalgia and you cannot help but smile just looking at that box. Really enjoying your posts, David.

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    Greg Kittinger said 6 years, 4 months ago:

    When I got back into the hobby in my mid-twenties, this was one of the first kits I built. As such, it was pretty basic job of slapping stuff together, and I eventually trashed it! However, I still have lots of Matchbox kits in the stash...just because! I love pulling out an old classic and polishing it up just a tad. Your's looks fantastic!