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Roy McKayadded a new photoalbum.
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Son of a B!tch, 2nd Class....
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I'm 12 years old and I've just brought this home from the newsagents/toy shop. School holidays are coming soon because o...
Project: Matchbox GB Curtiss Helldiver
60 15 December 2022, 20:35
Roy McKay AuthorWas hoping to get some work done today... went trimming a tree in the front that took a lot longer than I expected... all afternoon... and even longer to clean up. It's now far too cold to work in the shed so no models or modelling until tomorrow...
17 December 2022, 18:05
Roy McKay Author-1°C yesterday, +12°C today. Bit more conducive to modelling in the shed.
Well. 2 hours done today. 40 mins of which was painting the crew.
18 December 2022, 19:16
Mark BroughtonI built this kit when I was about 10 years old, bought it with my pocket money from the hardware store in the village where I grew up. Big selling point back then where the foldable wings. Happy days!
1 23 December 2022, 20:29
SkyhikerApparently that dark blue is correct. Seems pretty dark in the photo but I think it is that dark on the real planes.
1 29 December 2022, 02:11
SkyhikerYes, the Humbrol intermediate blue looks very dark in the photo but I think it's probably correct.
1 29 December 2022, 12:47
Jan PetersA trip through memory lane, I was 3 when this came out 🙂
Looking through the foto's and reading the comments made me feel like that little kid butchering and smearing these kits, great stuff 👍🏻
1 4 January 2023, 17:51
Neil PatrickVery handsome model Roy. I suspect the finest build of this kit ever made. Congratulations!
1 29 January 2023, 00:50
aetiosThese old matchbox kits look real quite nice and you did it justice🙂 . Wouldn't mind building one someday...
1 7 December, 19:17
J35JGreat build! Old Matchbox kits have a special place in the modelling heart😊👍🏻
3 7 December, 21:11
Mr DGood job well done 👍 the Matchbox kits are so nostalgic....there worth the money just for the memories on the box 😁
3 7 December, 21:29
