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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 [...]
1/72 Matchbox Provost (Pk-30)
I built this from the original Matchbox kit (2 colour) that was issued in the mid 1970's. I don't know if it was ever issued under Revell (it seems not). The decals had the usual residue of the Matchbox decals of the era when applying [...]
Matchbox B-17G: Fools Rush In Where Wise Men Fear To Tread
The B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the iconic aircraft of World War 2 and easily one of the most recognizable bomber type in the world (although fans of the Lancaster might have something to say about that.)
When it first flew in combat [...]
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 [...]
1/700 U.S.S. Fletcher (Matchbox) – weekend rebuild
I've had this old Matchbox 1/700 Fletcher destroyer model for at least 25 years. I had built it partway down to the detail parts and left it, as shown in the picture to the right (no U.S. flag). Last weekend I decided that I wanted to [...]
Folland Gnat T1, XR993, The Yellowjacks, 4 FTS RAF Valley Anglesey England 1964.
1/72 Matchbox, I modified a few small things, finished in Tamiya and MM enamels with Future over kit decals, built early 2000's.
P-47D Thunderbolt – Matchbox, 1/72
Rebuild from an old-beaten up Matchbox kit from the 80's. "Unpainted" it with some brake fluid, and painted it again, just to test some techniques.
The last varnish coat produced a 'whitish' look :-/
[UPDATE] Later on, the antena [...]
Sea Harrier FRS.1; Matchbox, 1/72
A very old kit, started back in the 80’s and kept unfinished until dec2017.
It represents a pre Falklands war Sea Harrier from the Invencible (and that´s why it is in an almost new condition). This color scheme was repainted during the [...]
Gentleman Soldier (Vickers Wellesley MK I diorama)
I am a nostalgic of the old brands of miniatures so I decided to recover an old kit as the Vickers Wellesley (Matchbox, 1/72) and work with some new Mig Jiménez techniques and at the same time, wanted to experiment with clouds of dust in [...]
1/72 Revell/Matchbox T-2C Buckeye VT-19 NAS Maridian 1975
Entering service in 1959, utilizing the wing design of the FJ-1 Fury and controls similar to the T-28, over the years the Buckeye trained thousands of naval aviators. finally being phased by the T-45 Goshawk in 2004.
Revell's 2009 [...]
