Matchbox Models (higher volume)
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2020
- Somehow I had the volume too low for some viewers so I cranked it up to 12 (12 was literally the highest setting ) and hopefully it can be heard better now. I gave it all sh'e got. I think I had the original microphone gain setting reduced to eliminate background noise. Sadly that was not all it reduced.
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Matchbox kits were first announced in the 1973 die-cast catalogue. Ten 1/72nd scale aircraft kits were listed, with another ten kits listed for later release. I can remember pouring over that catalogue, until the first batch of Matchbox kits arrived in New Zealand in 1974. They originally sold for 99 cents NZ, the same as Airfix Series 1 kits.
All the original kits (Purple Range, the same as Series 1) were moulded in two colours, plus clear parts and a clear stand for the aircraft, all had decals for two versions. The tank kits had black, soft plastic tracks.
The 1/76th scale tanks, in two colours, came out in 1974. The larger, Orange Range aircraft also came out in 1974, and were moulded in three colours of plastic. The later Red Range kits and the Green Range 1/32nd scale aircraft had three sets of markings. The cars were in 1/32nd scale, and included chrome parts. The ships were in 1/700th, but I think these were waterline only. The 1/32nd and 1/76th scale figures were single-piece mouldings, in soft plastic, and very nice. Towards the end there were a few 1/48th scale aircraft.
Then came the tie-up with AMT, and AMT kits being issued in Matchbox boxes. After Revell bought Matchbox, a number of older Revell kits turned up in Matchbox boxes. They also moulded the kits in only one colour.
I loved Matchbox kits, there were alternative parts in many kits, interesting decal options (the Strikemaster jet came with RNZAF markings, as a New Zealander that was a rare treat). Lots of rare subjects, that no one else made. The diorama bases in the AFV kits made them really special.
They were great kits.
All I know is 20 years ago when I sold on ebay, I bought 300 Lesney Matchbox toys in 6 Matchbox Cases with every Matchbox Catalog from 1954-1969....for $300. Made my money back just on the catalogs. Kept the Mustang, Ford GT, Ferrari 166, and Lotus 33. Sold all the rest. That was a great purchase
I'm friends with a lady who, in her teenage years, worked for Matchbox. Her first job was packing model kits & told me she had to remove, by hand with a pair of scissors, all of the proscribed WWII symbols from the decal sheets destined for sale in Germany.
wow
Yep, Nazi symbols are banned in Germany. Ie- the swastika.
If I remember correctly only licensed collectors can own them but are not allowed display them.
Never imagine there were so many brands of model kits manufacturers!!!...
As a kid, I always had Matchbox 1/64 diecast cars, but NEVER bothered to pick up any of their model kits. Interesting story. 👍👍
The beauty of Matchbox kits is they usually would cover versions that other companies would not. Two examples were the Hunter and Lightning, which they did as two seater trainer kits in addition to single seat fighter kits.
I recently built a Matchbox kit of a subject I built when I was young, the F4U-4 Corsair. For a kit tooled up in 1972, it was very well done and built up nice with details that rival kits that came later.
Hi! First time I taste building plastic kits is by Matchbox. In the 70s, they're the cheapest and easily available at an Emporium in town. I still remember I bought a 1/72 Spitfire, Harrier and F-14A Tomcat among others. Thanks Matchbox, what a memory.
@Shield Liger Oh! I see, but here in Kuala Lumpur it's not like the old days. Mostly at large Shopping Market or few hobby shop there is you can get Tamiya or Chinese brand. Gone the days when British or US brand easily available. Maybe their price is the factors, but like Tamiya or Hasegawa they're not cheap either.
@Shield Liger Thanks for the suggestion. Appreciate very much.
I loved those little injection molded ready-made diorama bases that came with their 1/76 armor kits
My Matchbox experience is that it was fun to have different colours in the plastic. I guess some kids just was happy for that and just start playing with them unpainted. I really loved the 1/72 scale tanks. Fantastic idea of giving you a dirorama. :-)
I must have built at least 20 Matchbox kits in the late 70's and early 80's. I remember the 1/72 P-51 with it's baby blue wings and gaudy red fuselage. It was my early modelling days, so I never bothered painting them. I did enjoy the 1/76 armour kits and the dioramas. My skills improved by then and they made for fantastic display pieces. So much better than having the bare vehicle just sitting on a shelf! Love your videos. They bring back so many happy memories.
It takes a lot of work to gather all this information. I’ve built the 1/72 ZERO, FOCK WOLF. I have 1/76 t34, quad 50 half track , German honomag 250 , m24 Chaffee . With a little effort, detail . They are good kits. Most of them I get at toy fairs. Unfortunately I don’t think we’ll be having any toy fairs again. May 27 2020. Thanks for your hard work. Trying to catchup on the other ones you did
Nice history on matchbox . As a collector I enjoy background stories . Nice job Max . First time I've view one of your video's . 👍😎
I built eight wheeled puma from matchbox ! It Had a nice diorama which I also weathered and at 12 years old, I Think I did a good job on it ! 🌊🐺
The 1/700 ship kits were pretty good, or in better selection than others. That was back when Skywave was still around.
Some of the a/s kits that were good. I still have an unbuilt 1/32 SBD in my stash--one of the few survivors of home foreclosure after 2008-2012.
The first model I build was a Matchbox ship 1/100. I was 7. I still have it on the shelf. :)
You know, its' interesting that Matchbox was produced in part in China. That makes a lot of sense. I bought quite a few models in Bangkok a few years ago when I was on vacation. Some of them were from the 70's and some of them were from the late 80's.
That is an awesome song. I want to share it with my son. I know that he would appreciate the humor and the lyrics. Keepem coming. Bored in quarantine.
I still have an original Matchbox Heinkel He-115 that I got from an uncle that passed away. Also a Surtees F1 from the 70's, and I remember I built in the past a beautiful Bugatti (type 38, I think), a Porsche 911 and a 917 CanAm, both with Martini Racing livery.
I have today some resurrected kits by Revell Germany also... a Supermarine Walrus, with home built Argentine navy decals, a Heinkel He-70, and maybe a couple more.
Gustavo Antonelli,
I also built a couple of the 1/32 Porsche 917/10s and in fact, still have two or three more to build. Thanks to a variety of aftermarket decals, they will be done up in the RC Cola and L&M liveries of George Folmer and Mark Donahue as raced late in the life of the CanAm series. These kits go together nicely and result in little gems.
And.... another round! Love that song! I gotta look those boys up, see what else they have out.
I have built a few Matchbox kits, and have started buying their diecast cars.
Matchbox were my first experience into model building as a kid in the 70’s. And then I had the 1/36 plastic soldiers which put me on the road to Miniature wargaming.
I looked it up. The promo material after the early 1960's was CYCOLAC. Thanks, BILL
Hello Sir. A very interesting story about Matchbox models. It's really sad to see that most of the model brands that I grew up with in the 70's and 80's are gone or just a shadow of what they were. For me Matchbox had good models. I have 6 models of which I built 2 1/2 (my dog at the time ate the fuselage of the Hawker so i had to buy another one).
Keep up the good work and please stay safe
Max I love your videos. I built the 1/32 Match box Bf/109E back in 1979 or 1980. I was hoping you were going to show that one.
Thanks for the history lesson and sharing your research. It was interesting, informative, and the Wingmen was a funny audio for the slideshow. I still have my Matchbox cars from when I was a kid. They are real special to me. I didn't buy the model kits until the last 20 years. I dig the subjects, and still need to build one...
The tri-colour molded kits were put out before they offered paints. The idea was that you could build a model that wasn't really bad without being painted.
I've got a number of Matchbox kits, the Twin Otter, B-29, some armour and helicopters and several of the ship models.
Built loads of matchbox kits when I was a kid as they were a wee bit cheaper than Airfix and they were sold in the local paper shop. I've still got a couple in the stash from when I was a kid which I found when I clearing my parents house after my father died, I guess I get round to building them eventually.
I picked up several 1:72 scale WWII bombers and a twin engine British flying boat, which had no instructions as to how to rig it so I figure it out myself, when the hobby shop was clearancing them out. They went together rather well. I later found the Curtiss SBC-4 you have pictured at the flea market. It is still in my stash and am debating weather to build it or not do to it's age. I have enough to keep me busy until I make up my mind though I think it will get built. Take care and God Bless from Florida.
Once again Max, huge thanks, a true labour of love.
welcome
Strange! I’m watching a old serial from 1933 called “Perils of Pauline” And what do I spot. A Dornier DO-X. Their flying this huge flying ship from India to Africa and then to the USA. Then I spot it again in this video. What a co-Inkie-dink! I remember building this kit several times by different manufactures, Matchbox and ITC. Think I’ll search one out to build again.
It is a small world, until you have to walk it.
Tks Max. Another great production. Their kits were very detailed for the time. The 1/700 ships could be built full hull or waterline. The tanks some were/are done only by them and small base diorama give a touch of class.figurines very detailed. I preferred them at that time to many airfix models, although built lots from both
loved the Helldiver
I always liked the Box design, And i think they could've rivaled Airfix. Nice Job As Always Max.
The matchbox kit of the flower class corvette is considered one the better kits ever. Their German U-Boat was released almost as a companion model to build.
Thanks for the Matchbox history. As best I can remember I've only built one Matchbox kit; the 1/72 Handley Page Heyford, a strange looking airplane that has a certain amount of British charm about it. The kit's panel lines were so deep I simply filled them in, which considerably improved its appearance. I have a problem with overdone panel lines anyway because if you view most full size aircraft from more than a few feet away the panel lines simply aren't visible unless the machine is painted a light color and is heavily weathered or just plain dirty like the undersides of the Phabulous Phantoms I saw returning to Thailand from missions over the North. Wright Flyer, USAF (1968-1972).
Yep. Matchbox was renowned for their trench like panel lines. That Hayford is a great kit, I have two unbuilt in my loft.
Thank you for your service sir.
Best regards.
Greg.
In 1981 I could buy a 1/76 model for 1$ ( can.) at Woolworth . Great souvenirs .
Yeah now they are so expensive like everything else in Canada. I too remember when you could by a Revell or Monogram 1/48 kit for about $10.
Never built a Matchbox kit before but just got a Stranrear on E-bay. Cannot wait to build it.
ahhhh the westland lysander... love that model, it was pretty crap i felt but i love the looks of it. and i remember a 3 tone wellington that i like to think was a matchbox kit aswell... i bought the Snowberry when it was re released by revell and one can tell how far molding technique has come since matchbox kits where made...
Matchbox also made 1/48 aircraft like the FJ Fury and Skyraider.
When I was getting into model making in the early 1980's I made a few matchbox kits- and F-16, Hawker Hunter, F4 Phantom and the F14 Tomcat (my favorite :)
The F16 and Hunter could be built as either single or twin seat versions.
I liked them, canyon-like panel lines & all. Better than the saucer sized rivets & raised panel lines Airfix used.
To enhance a high school book report / classroom presentation, I built a 1/72 p-51, Spitfire, BF-109 Sea Fury, Tempest, Corsair, Fairy Firefly, and a BF-110. I believe all were Matchbox kits that I bought from a Hobby Shop that was going out of business around 1990. They went together very nicely and I was very pleased with Matchbox kits. However, the teacher was less impressed and advised that I should have spent more time writing and less time building models. I still disagree!
I agree with you. Making kits taught me patience. History, how to follow instructions and enhanced my hand eye coordination. Matchbox were great kits and I am glad I have quite a few still unbuilt.
All the best.
Greg
Crazy Brit - Nasa Fan I agree completely. I went on to use so many skills learned from plastic models, rockets, ex planes and vehicles. History, science, etc etc are all benefits of those hobbies. I never got much out of an Atari.
@@P61guy61 worked the same for me. I grew up with a love of aviation, technology, science and history. From learning about the world wars I learned more of geography that all the lessons at school. It also gave me a huge respect for those who served, especially those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom. The skills I learned I use at home and at work to this day. I even worked as a spanner man on real aircraft.
If teachers knew anything they'd have different jobs
Crazy Brit - Nasa Fan that is awesome. Aviation is an amazing world. I grew up in a hanger with a bunch of WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam vets. Eventually, I made a career in aviation, volunteer at an aviation museum and still fly RC and build a few models. Don’t know where I’d be without those plastic sprues.
Liked and built a lot of Matchbox kits. Their armor was too small for me. 1/48 to 1/35 for me.
Matchbox'x first 1/76 figures were acceptable, but a little wooden in their posing. Subsequent sets really raised the bar and IMO sets such as their 8th Army, Afrika Korps, Australians, and Japanese are some of the best ever made. Standout kits were the LRDG set and the Churchill AVRE.
Once again, I'm just here for the music. Dos Gringos forever!
Mixed feelings, I hated the aircraft because of the over size "trench" panel lines and crude detail. But their 1/76 scale military kits were quite good and blended in with the Airfix range.
Yup, that solved the volume of the narration. Thanks.
excellent, glad to hear it. Will check my mic settings in the future.
I've got a built model of Vickers Wellesley with a clear rubber/plastic disk for a propeller. Everyone thinks its a matchbox but did they use this for a prop? Max, you mentioned the clear disks in another video but can't remember which one. Great videos by the way.
Russian kits
Don't forget that another important British player at the time of Matchbox's launch in 1972 was FROG. The multiple colours was to attract younger buyers who may not have wanted to paint the models.
I built several old Matchbox kits. That 1/32 scale Spitfire was not a terrible kit, just really lacking decent detail. I still have some of the old tri color kits in my stash.
I find Matchbox toylike.
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Ever thought of doing one on the old "Frog" kits?
I did. it is on the channel ruclips.net/video/dL1Ft4LWa24/видео.html
I’m making a FROG Avro Shackleton . It’s a lovely kit for its age but the raised RIVETS!! It’s like a hedgehog....
Hi there, can I ask you something?, well I’ve restored a “Matchbox” dump truck and a little bit of debate going on if this is a Matchbox or it is not. I couldn’t find any reference online so I thought I ask an expert like you. Please have look this video and tell me if you can what it is? The name of this video is “Matchbox Dump Truck Restoration Comedy” The tires stamped matchbox and also in the bottom part stamped Matchbox made in Korea you can see it at around 8.25 min, Thanks in advance.
That is a research landmine but I took a quick peek at it. There were some licensed stuff made in Korea and somehow Bulgaria got involved (possibly unlicensed). here is one site you can look at if you do not have the book (and I do not). www.swiftysgarage.org/the-long-forgotten-matchbox-trucks-t52486.html
@@maxsmodels Wow thank you for the quick reply, so I think this will be a hard shell to crack I’ve asked around other experts as well will see what they say about it. The reason I doing this because I don’t want to give false description in the video at the moment I’m calling it Matchbox Dump Truck but will se if the name stands up for itself. Somebody already commented: “Looks like a Tonka to me” hmmm well it is not. Thanks again for your help. If you have anything else to ad can you please commenting under my video so others can see that? All the best.
@@maxsmodels Hi, I've told by an expert: "This is a Matchbox model - reference number 28 Mack Dump truck - in the Series from 1969 and also in the Superfast range till around 1980 in different versions." Thanks again
Matchbox did Mr. Spock TMP. - AMT
The Chinese Matchbox had Chinese only instructions, poor decals and not as good a' plastic... and everyone was glad to get them because you couldn't get Matchbox anywhere by then. I dealt with a distributor that bought out a Chinese warehouse and had a nearly full line. Matchbox was among the first companies to use engraved panel lines.. but the joke went- you had to use a trowel to fill them in!
Why the funny scales? Why 1:72 and 1:31 instead of 1:36 (being half). And why not 1:87 (HO)? And why not 1:10, 1:50, 1:100, 1:200? Why those rake numbers? What´s next, decimals?
And then there´s die cast model cars. 1:18, 1:24, 1:43. So those are your options if you are an architect and want a few cars to enhance your models....
Thanks max I myself collect matchbox cars.and have some matchbox models.mpc models & amt models & monogram monogram models.revell models.I have different kits also.I like your wing man song.👍 👍 👍.Thanks max.