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Where's the part where you have painted all the details to the wheels already glued on the model?

What oil paint did you use for the details? I still have a large collection of Matchbox kits unbuild. Not sure if I am going to build them or not.

Very nice.

Great video right up my street. I never knew matchbox did the Stuart , must get one

Just seen this, days after a Leopard 1/72 wing mirror pinged off to be forever consumed by the carpet monster. There are no mirrors on these Leopards... problem solved, thank you 😊

I think you are being harsh on yourself, you've done a cracking job, especially when this was one of those kits that fights back (some just do that don't they). Glad you used the Matchbox decals, I rememder them well! 😊

Fantastic results on this venerable old kit, really well done!! I remember these kits at 35p, I got 50p a week pocket money so one week I bought one kit then every other week I bought two kits IF I'd been good and helped Mum around the house to earn the extra 5p. I remember making this Lysie, but I think I left it in the two tone plastic with no decals (decals never stayed on bare plastic). Thanks for the good tip re thinning Citadel shades with water for better capillary action. I'll return the favour with a tip that you can turn any Citadel colour (and probably any acrylic paint) into a shade using Citadel Lahmian Medium. Being a medium you can mix it with tiny amounts of colour to make virtually transparent shades (the same level of dilution with water would completely break down the paint structure). Lahmian Medium's viscosity makes it act more like a filter than a wash in that it doesn't collect in panel lines etc. though the same 'add water for better capillary action' tip also works here. Being able to make a really subtle filter in any colour is a game changer for those times when you've painted a model but the shade is 'just not quite right', you can put thin coats of almost transparent colour over the top until the shade is spot on! And those tall Citadel shades pots are a devil for tipping over and spilling everywhere... wrap some aluminium foil around the shade pot a squish it into a tight collar around the base of the pot. No more spills 😊

Blimey but this bought back memories! I bought this bagged kit new from the local news agent in the early seventies, probably with Birthday money. I don't remember much beyond being really proud that I finished it, to my novice eyes anything that was still in one piece at the end of the build process was a triumph! I probably used way too much tube glue so small parts would've melted by the next morning (so many props just softened and dropped off in those days) but for a brief moment it was 'perfect'. The great thing about nostalgia is that I've forgotten all the failures, mistakes and frustration, and that four out of every five kits probably ended up in the bin... I just remember the happy times, and this little kit was one of them. Thank you for reminding me!

Thanks for the tip. Didn't realise it was so basic to do.

The Boomerang was a single seat fighter derived from the 2 Seat Wirraway trainer built by CAC (1939), the idea being to make use of as many components from the Wirraway as possible to expedite its manufacture, the first one of 250 coming off the production line in May 1942.

I alway find it amazing just how good some of these vintage models come out using modern materials and techniques. It's hard to believe they are +/- 50 years old. It's a pity they are so hard to find and not more readily available. Thanks for sharing a blast from the past. Makes me regret cleaning out my hord of many of these older kits that are muck more simpler to build than any of the multi version, ultra detailed modern toolings. Ahhhh! simpler and more innocent days.

Great build. As most have said i remember building Matchbox kits when i was a kid. Great builds and 8-10 year old me preffered them to Airfix. What do you use for your aerial cable please.

Really enjoyable! Super seeing the build n use of oils !i a scifi model maker and in my 50years now so i remember havein a load of these kits as a child ❤❤❤

It`s a jewel !

great build how did you get the shine on the canopy after passing the mat varnish coat ?

Lovely kit,the SOE large Matchbox is special too,great job ,good dopamine hit?

cool

Great build! 🙂👍

Really great looking build and finish. Very impressed with how the Humbrol Gen 2 paint sprayed. Thanks for sharing.

Tip: When using dubious old transfers I always utilise the underwing or not so obvious markings first in case they fail or need extra care when applying.

Muy bueno!!

Hated this car, nothing to do with a Mini Metro. Saw it in Rally Sport and boy was it quick. Much preferred the Ford RS200 …. What a beautiful car

I have one of these in the stash. Recommended as these are great kits. Wonderful build here, well done, it looks great!

You did well saving the D-Day stripes, and the silver XIX looks awesome, also:-) As Winston Churchill said: "There is no such thing as too many Spitfires"😂

Lovely little model. To be honest, I never met a Matchbox kit I didn't like. I'm just about to start their beautiful little Boeing P-12E. Dry fit of parts is shockingly good. Not surprised, though.

Why does’nt Revell AG keep the former Matchbox military kits available on a continual basis? Obviously there is interest in this line currently as evidenced by all these videos centered on them. I wish I had paid more attention to them when they were initially available. Their variety of subject matter was most diverse. 7:29

I grew up in Stoke on Trent the home of RJ Mitchell and you get a bit fed up of it being rammed down your neck at school and I now live 250 yards from his house in a place called Butt Lane.(Stop sniggering at the back)So as they say familiarity breed's contempt.

Speaking ME-62 and a B-17. Well, I served in the Marine Corps I crewed the CH-46 Sea-knight. We took a veteran for a flight who was a retired colonel during World War II. He flew the B-17 and he told me that he was one of the first to encounter the ME262. They were flying over Germany and all of a sudden, his cockpit exploded and he saw the flash of the jet fly past that hit him from the bottom. They watched it curve around and then come back toward the squadron and hit another B-17 on its way down. I will always remember that.

Never use invasion stripe transfers,they rarely fit,I always paint them.

Lovely job !

Just found your channel. Like lots of others I am returning after a 50yrs break. Enjoying your output.

One reason it wasn’t liked was that the pilots could be seriously injured by the tailplane when bailing out.

Top job..paint colour is spot on too...

Great result on the PR XIX, what's not to like? Nice save on the fuselage stripes too!

Absolutely lovely! The first Matchbox kit i built when they arrived in Woolworths here in Australia in 1973? 😊

That came out fantastic...nice job😊

I’ve got a few of these new Humbrol paints and they are wonderful to use..Also they dry very hard and tough..I got some on my hand and I was amazed how much scrubbing I had to do to remove it..Humbrol makes great paints

Good vid, though I'm still at a loss on why many modellers don't paint some of the small detail parts on the sprue first before assembly.

In a situation like this I find masking and painting the invasion stripes generally better. P-51 Mustang decal stripes can be even harder to work with. 😮

I have used Humbrol products over 50 years and still do...I use other Spray paints, mostly Tamiya and Vallejo...I even use acrylic art paints to change spray paints to make colours I want...I think testing first to see how they mix and spray is key

I have always liked the Corsair and you have done a great job with this golden oldie. Thanks for the information on Telford, it seems a bit rich for me but there are loads of shows around the country and the Bolton show is very close to where I live and is one of the larger shows, I went last year and it was great, cheers.

The Airfix paints are really quite good. I have even had good results with the paint pots through an airbrush. Just need to get the consistency correct and add a bit of flow improver. I use a nail varnish shaker to ensure the paint is thoroughly mixed.

Lovely job on that Spitfire. I find that Humbrol paints are a bit hit and miss, some are on the thin side, whilst other are a bit thick and gloopy but they usually thin down okay, the best thing about them is that they are widely available and reasonably priced.

I think the reason for the pilot wearing modern flying gear is because the initial release of this PR.XIX was as an aircraft of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

Thats a beautiful kit and the main colour-way is stunning.

Not a fan of spitfires,prefer the Hurricane but I have built this model and used the PRU Blue paint by Humbrol. It brushes very well.

Good outcome, my attempt was a disaster. There were fit issues with the camera transparencies and the wing to fuselage joins. Once they had been rectified, I primed it, sprayed the PRU blue and decided to paint the invasion stripes. Despite using Tamiya tape to mask the stripes, when I removed them, all the paint and primer came off. The kit had been washed before painting and both primer and paint had been given plenty of time to dry, it was a little annoying.

Beautiful spitfire ❤

Great build, lovely looking kit, spat my tea out when you said tiger stripes😂

Excellent job, everything looks great. Can't see why anyone complains about this kit. We would have killed for a Griffon Spit of this quality 20 years ago.