Back in the eighties, I was walking to school every day and always late because the nearby local store had this kit on display..... staring at it like a candy.. Only the box was quite enough to make me now a licenced pilot... Great! Just great!❤
No no 😅 but model kits were actually pretty expensive in Denmark at that time, and with only my fathers income, I felt so happy getting such a great model kit at that time 😃👍 Thank you for all your great videos in here 🙏
I am modelling at present listening to the Roland White audio book ‘Mosquito’ …it’s about Denmark! 👍🏻My next model project is the Tamiya 1/32 Mosquito.
The Douglas Dauntless was also in the range, The Venom and the Lysander were fun to build, with some detail as was the Douglas, Weekend builds that were good value.
Peter + it would be nice if Air Fix would do this mark of spit fire in 1:24 scale a all new tooling out of all these old kits matchbox this is the favorite one in 1/32 scale
Received that kit as a gift 🎁when I graduated from U.S. Army basic training in 1977. It did have too many pieces parts that did not always fit together well. But it was great that MB chose to do the last Spitfire model. Ended up selling it to a friend who wanted it more than I did...
Just as a matter of interest, the Griffon engine Rotated the prop in the opposite direction to the Merlin, and the Hawker Sea Fury also had a five bladed prop! 😊
One of the things I loved about the Matchbox kits was the separate painting guide that was very comprehensive. I built the 72nd scale Privateer in the early 1990s and truly loved it.
I have this kit in my stash, and you inspired me to build it. Thanks for the review. It was way out of my pocket money range in 1976, I think it sold for $10-20 Aussie dollars. I was only building cheap Airfix series 1 kits with my 50 cent pocket money.
I built 2 of these in the 70's. Still got one in excellent condition. When it was released it was highly regarded. I personally thought the undercarriage and wheels were a bit out.
at the time Matchbox released their 'multi-colour' kits, those from other manufacturers were moving towards the grey we know and love today. i don't remember any FROG other than being grey [some of the bigger kits were 'coloured', but mainly black or the Hasegawa silver-grey] and Airfix did a lot in white. i did appreciate their 'mini-paint schemes' as this offered a great chance to develop painting skills whilst avoiding the dangers of ruining the model [i was quite young then!]. they were good kits, and some [in particular the biplanes] still are.
Cracking review Peter. I just finished building this a few months ago - albeit the Revell re-box which came in single-colour light grey plastic. I put it off for years because I'd heard nightmare stories of fitting the wing fillets, but instead of putting them in after fixing the wings, I attached them to the fuselage first, then fitted the wings before the glue was set - to give some wiggle-room - and they went in easy, with no fit issues. Cockpit needed a little extra (harness/etc.) the pilot went into a different build - Wheel wells were completely bare and needed some framework to be added - and IIRC, though most (very wide) panel lines were recessed, SOME were raised and needed a rescribe. Posed with gun bay open, and engine side panel off - starboard side only. RAT*L markings from the Revell kit. Understandably, a 1970s kit isn't gonna compare a modern one, but it does look really nice on the shelf from a couple of feet away. 👍
Wonderful review Peter, thanks for sharing. As a teenager in the mid-80s I remember building the Matchbox Bf 109 in 1/32 scale in my grandmother's house. Even gave up a family trip to the beach to get it finished and still have the completed kit in my attic. Where have those carefree days gone...? Great while they lasted, though!
In 1976 I was 11 and this one would probably have been too much for me. I also loved the two- and three-coloured kits. Not sure if I'm a survivor but I'm pretty sure all the Matchbox kits from my early youth kept me from buying the colourless grey kits from other companies for several years.
Awesome! I love all Matchbox kits. I wasn't even raised on them, I just love them. Weird subjects and great box art. What else could you ask for! Oh, and they're fun. Weird that a hobby would be fun, eh?
I built the Lysander, Tiger Moth and Venom back in my youth, and loved all of them...I really wanted the Dauntless but my Parents wouldn't spring for the readies to purchase one...What a great trip down memory lane; thankyou!
I did the Lysander and the Tiger Moth too, although I came very close to buying this Spitfire in stead of the Tiger Moth. The Moth I built in the red waterplane version, the Lysander in the black version dropping secret agents.
I remember i had problems with the engine cowls. From memory they were a very close fit to the engine and I just couldn't close the gap when you joined the pieces. I was 11 or 12 years old. I,m 59 now!
In general, I really love these old Matchbox multicoloured kits, and had a lot of fun especially with the kits 1/32 But, the Spitfire gave me a very hard time when I was about 14 or 15, I still remember big problems with the engine cowls #105 and #106, also the wings showed big gaps when being assembled to the fuselage, the parts marked #101 and #102 didn't fit at all, in all directions. The kit was somewhat over-engineered, at least for a young boy with little experiance. Other Matchbox kits like the Bf 109, Dauntless or the Lysander (which I also built) were maybe not falling together by themselves, but a pleasure to build, compared to the Spitfire.
Luv your reviews on those old kits, i happen to have quiete a few , including this one, been buying them back . the very same editions i had as a kid in the 70´s and 80´s :)
I had this kit and the Tiger Moth, that was 40 something years ago! I have not done a model kit since then, having moved over to sculpting and painting military figures! I am now looking forward to seeing the difference between this and the 1:48 Airfix one!
I hate this kit soooooo much. I tried to build it as a kid, and I couldn't make the engine parts fit in for the life of me. Then 20 years later I tried again because I loved the kit except for that f***ing engine... I figured, with 20 years of experience, doing some pretty complicated stuff along the way (Ilya Muromets 1/72 with full rigging...) I should be able to build this now. Well, forget it. I have made a couple of hundred of model airplanes, some good, some average, a few that I say came out really fine, but this kit is the only one I threw in the bin halfway. And I did so twice. What can I say? Two things. I also did the Venom and the Lysander. They are just fine. (I made two Lysanders, one with the interior exposed, because it was so nice.) And kudos to everyone who finished this model without utter despair. I would like to know what I did wrong. Some day.
Wouldn't mind building that and plenty of handling space and the panel lines though soft but will allow detailing / washing. Excellent looking kit all in
I seem to recall purchasing and building this many years ago as a Revell kit. I distinctly remember seeing Matchbox markings on the sprue. I thought for the money it was a nice kit but as you say pretty basic with a lack of detail but it did inspire me to make a return to the hobby. Nice review Peter..Stay safe..
Hi again Peter. Sorry I made my comment on the wrong Video. Not that I don’t like the Jaguar, it os a great Matchbox kit 👍 But it was the great Spitfire MK 22/24 that stands out for me at one of the best Chrismas gift in my child hood 🤩 so once again thanks a lot for the trip down memory lane Peter 🙏❤️
I recall making this kit back in the day. Loved it came out well unlike the Airfix 1/24 Spit. I did Also build the 1/24 Hurricane and Stuka. They were nice to build especially the Stuka, That was enjoyable. However Stay well away from their Harrier
Too late, Peter! Where were you with this good Harrier advice in 1978? 😬 I got it for Xmas from my parents...great artwork, terrible kit...it never got built...😩 Lol!
I had the Lysander and Dauntless. As a young kid I thought they were great. Also had the revell spitfire and beau fighter. They took up a lot of shelf space.
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab I did wonder if you would build it as it must be quite a rarity. I have a 1/72 Airfix Yak 9 in it's original bag and it reminds me of my days as a kid in the late 50s so I will probably leave it as it is.
Wow that is great 👍 does it have connection to the low level Mosquito bombing of the SHELL house under ww2 (Gestapos headquarter in Copenhagen) famous Mosquito story ? 🤔
The one Matchbox 1/32 scale kit you did not mention was the Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, which came with US Marine Corps, RNZAF, and French Armeé de l’Air markings. That kit has also been reissued by Revell.
Yes indeed, you are right (Idid mention the Dauntless in my first-take but the filming got interupted when a delivery arrived and I had to reshoot & start again! It must have slipped my mind this time) I quite like the look of that one too. 👍🏻
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab Don’t forget Matchbox did three 1/48 scale kits as well: North American FJ-4 Fury, Douglas A-1E Skyraider, and Kaman SH-2F Seasprite. They had some unique 1/700 ship subjects too along with that massive 1/72 Flower class corvette.
Airfix had to step up their game when Matchbox came on the scene. One example would be the Airfix 1/72 Spitfire which was dire compared to the Matchbox 1/72. Granted the Airfix one was much older, but they had to update their tooling to compete with the Matchbox Spitfire Mk IX.
Nice review of a Matchbox classic, if only for that artwork alone and the fact I love Griffon engined Spitfires. As with a lot of Matchbox kits, also a bold subject choice which was well received back in the day. Is it accurate? Not very, but it was a lot of fun. Over engineered around the wing to fuselage joints...was there really a need for separate wing fillets on this kit? Certainly made that area a bear to build. Can't agree on the assessment on the Airfix 1/24 Spitfire. I've built several of these, and with a bit of thought in places, it builds into a stunning model. I wouldn't say it's inaccurate either. The shape is actually very good with only the profile of the canopy being a bit suspect. Yes, they were challenging for kids to build, but I really don't think they were primarily aimed at the kids market but the adult model maker.
Finally after more than 45 years I bought my second Spitfire kit! Not this one, although I came very close to it maybe 40 years ago. Maybe I should have... My only Spitfire so far had been the 1/72 Matchbox (PK-2). Don't crucify me but last week I saw this Revell 1/32 Spitfire Mk. IIa (03986) in a local store. Anyone has some advice?
If I had to choose anything over 72 scale then it might be this one. Personally I like the rareplanes vac kits of the late spit and spite. Cool video sir.
I have a spare Lysander if you want it (started but not by me) but it's complete and a DH tiger moth unstarted but box is in shite order. Yours for the price of postage.
@@stevegower7011 Yes if your interested. the lysander has been started and the box is a bit ropey on the tiger moth, but if you can offer them a good home PM me on face book
Are them decals d,day stripes on a post war spit,by the way i built the 1/24th airfix spitfire and had no problems whatsoever and turned into a very nice model,you must have got a bad kit.
That is a good question! It seems odd, doesn't it? The plane did not fight in WW2, but The RAF and Fleet air arm seemed to retain the D-Day stripes even after the war. The Sea fury used to cary them too, post WW2 and then they dropped them in the early fifties. From what I heard recently, most people think the 1/24 Aifix was terrible...so sounds like you were lucky: was yours an early example or more recent edition?
It's all to do with recognition, I believe. In Korea black and white stripes were used on many British and American aircraft and in Suez I think the RAF, French and Fleet Air Arm used yellow and black. The Hong Kong markings must have been for a similar purpose, though I am not sure of the reasoning. As always, nice review. The Dauntless sat in my stash for about thirty years until I gave it away, with many others, to Newark Air Museum shop as part of a house move rationalisation programme (?!?). Maybe it's still there!
It really amuses me these days when you have a kit with getting on for 200 parts, and amazon put on the advert, Minimum Age 36 months??? Are they kidding??? I wouldn't let a 3 year old loose with a Farley Rusk let alone kit parts!
it's a nice kit but, how accurate it is? From the point of view, of dimensions and details' representation? Moreover, is it for the novice scale modeller or, for the experienced one? It certainly is from an era that most of us were building kits for the pure fun and enthusiasm of having such an infamous aircraft in our bedrooms hanging from the ceiling perhaps and for the dimensions it has (it looks much better than an 1/72 Spitfire!!!).
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab I think Matchbox were very clever and aimed their kits at both markets. Nicely engineered, simple to build and colourful to attract the kids (like me at the time) and at the same time, offering subjects the "serious" modellers had been crying out for. Heyford, Wellesley, Siskin, Fury, Provost, Privateer or any of the 1/32 subjects etc, etc. Easy enough for the kids to knock out and hang from the ceiling, and a great canvas for the serious modellers to get that subject they wanted with a bit of extra work and detailing. Matchbox had it spot on.
I'm building this model as I'm watching this - it's a horrible model to fit together! I've had to spend hours snipping away at plastic to make it fit! And it's not particularly accurate either! Avoid!
Back in the eighties, I was walking to school every day and always late because the nearby local store had this kit on display..... staring at it like a candy..
Only the box was quite enough to make me now a licenced pilot...
Great! Just great!❤
I remember the Matchbox decals were usually in register. Not something you could always say about Airfix from that time.
No no 😅 but model kits were actually pretty expensive in Denmark at that time, and with only my fathers income, I felt so happy getting such a great model kit at that time 😃👍
Thank you for all your great videos in here 🙏
I am modelling at present listening to the Roland White audio book ‘Mosquito’ …it’s about Denmark! 👍🏻My next model project is the Tamiya 1/32 Mosquito.
Built one back in the day, was a great kit, cost me about 8 quid very early eighties was a fortune at the time!!
The Douglas Dauntless was also in the range, The Venom and the Lysander were fun to build, with some detail as was the Douglas, Weekend builds that were good value.
Peter + it would be nice if Air Fix would do this mark of spit fire in 1:24 scale a all new tooling out of all these old kits matchbox this is the favorite one in 1/32 scale
Received that kit as a gift 🎁when I graduated from U.S. Army basic training in 1977.
It did have too many pieces parts that did not always fit together well.
But it was great that MB chose to do the last Spitfire model.
Ended up selling it to a friend who wanted it more than I did...
Just as a matter of interest, the Griffon engine Rotated the prop in the opposite direction to the Merlin, and the Hawker Sea Fury also had a five bladed prop! 😊
One of the things I loved about the Matchbox kits was the separate painting guide that was very comprehensive. I built the 72nd scale Privateer in the early 1990s and truly loved it.
Built the ME 109 back in the day. Lovely kit and easy to get together....
Yes me too long time ago wen i begin to plastic modelling nice kits at that time lg
I have this kit in my stash, and you inspired me to build it. Thanks for the review.
It was way out of my pocket money range in 1976, I think it sold for $10-20 Aussie dollars. I was only building cheap Airfix series 1 kits with my 50 cent pocket money.
Enjoy the video very much thank you.
I built 2 of these in the 70's. Still got one in excellent condition. When it was released it was highly regarded. I personally thought the undercarriage and wheels were a bit out.
at the time Matchbox released their 'multi-colour' kits, those from other manufacturers were moving towards the grey we know and love today. i don't remember any FROG other than being grey [some of the bigger kits were 'coloured', but mainly black or the Hasegawa silver-grey] and Airfix did a lot in white.
i did appreciate their 'mini-paint schemes' as this offered a great chance to develop painting skills whilst avoiding the dangers of ruining the model [i was quite young then!].
they were good kits, and some [in particular the biplanes] still are.
This and the SeaVenom were my Holy Grail of the 1/32 range when I was younger.
Cracking review Peter.
I just finished building this a few months ago - albeit the Revell re-box which came in single-colour light grey plastic.
I put it off for years because I'd heard nightmare stories of fitting the wing fillets, but instead of putting them in after fixing the wings, I attached them to the fuselage first, then fitted the wings before the glue was set - to give some wiggle-room - and they went in easy, with no fit issues.
Cockpit needed a little extra (harness/etc.) the pilot went into a different build - Wheel wells were completely bare and needed some framework to be added - and IIRC, though most (very wide) panel lines were recessed, SOME were raised and needed a rescribe.
Posed with gun bay open, and engine side panel off - starboard side only. RAT*L markings from the Revell kit.
Understandably, a 1970s kit isn't gonna compare a modern one, but it does look really nice on the shelf from a couple of feet away. 👍
Wonderful review Peter, thanks for sharing. As a teenager in the mid-80s I remember building the Matchbox Bf 109 in 1/32 scale in my grandmother's house. Even gave up a family trip to the beach to get it finished and still have the completed kit in my attic. Where have those carefree days gone...? Great while they lasted, though!
OMg the memories of the Matchbox coloured models.!! 1976.I was 12 then!!
Maybe (in the modern parlance) we should be called 'Matchbox survivors'! 😆
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab Lol.I like that Peter.Cheers young fella!!🤣
In 1976 I was 11 and this one would probably have been too much for me. I also loved the two- and three-coloured kits. Not sure if I'm a survivor but I'm pretty sure all the Matchbox kits from my early youth kept me from buying the colourless grey kits from other companies for several years.
I remember my father building this kit for me, I think I was around 10 when he did... ah, nostalgia...
Awesome!
I love all Matchbox kits. I wasn't even raised on them, I just love them.
Weird subjects and great box art. What else could you ask for!
Oh, and they're fun. Weird that a hobby would be fun, eh?
I built the Lysander, Tiger Moth and Venom back in my youth, and loved all of them...I really wanted the Dauntless but my Parents wouldn't spring for the readies to purchase one...What a great trip down memory lane; thankyou!
I did the Lysander and the Tiger Moth too, although I came very close to buying this Spitfire in stead of the Tiger Moth. The Moth I built in the red waterplane version, the Lysander in the black version dropping secret agents.
I remember i had problems with the engine cowls. From memory they were a very close fit to the engine and I just couldn't close the gap when you joined the pieces. I was 11 or 12 years old. I,m 59 now!
A weekend don't forget that in those days we only had 🥵🤮 enamel paint?
Thanks for a great review
In general, I really love these old Matchbox multicoloured kits, and had a lot of fun especially with the kits 1/32
But, the Spitfire gave me a very hard time when I was about 14 or 15, I still remember big problems with the engine cowls #105 and #106, also the wings showed big gaps when being assembled to the fuselage, the parts marked #101 and #102 didn't fit at all, in all directions.
The kit was somewhat over-engineered, at least for a young boy with little experiance.
Other Matchbox kits like the Bf 109, Dauntless or the Lysander (which I also built) were maybe not falling together by themselves, but a pleasure to build, compared to the Spitfire.
@@ichbins8588 I had similar problems, to be fair. 😖👍🏻
Luv your reviews on those old kits, i happen to have quiete a few , including this one, been buying them back . the very same editions i had as a kid in the 70´s and 80´s :)
I had this kit and the Tiger Moth, that was 40 something years ago! I have not done a model kit since then, having moved over to sculpting and painting military figures!
I am now looking forward to seeing the difference between this and the 1:48 Airfix one!
I had this exact kit, in the mid 1970s!
I hate this kit soooooo much. I tried to build it as a kid, and I couldn't make the engine parts fit in for the life of me. Then 20 years later I tried again because I loved the kit except for that f***ing engine... I figured, with 20 years of experience, doing some pretty complicated stuff along the way (Ilya Muromets 1/72 with full rigging...) I should be able to build this now. Well, forget it. I have made a couple of hundred of model airplanes, some good, some average, a few that I say came out really fine, but this kit is the only one I threw in the bin halfway. And I did so twice.
What can I say?
Two things. I also did the Venom and the Lysander. They are just fine. (I made two Lysanders, one with the interior exposed, because it was so nice.)
And kudos to everyone who finished this model without utter despair.
I would like to know what I did wrong. Some day.
Wouldn't mind building that and plenty of handling space and the panel lines though soft but will allow detailing / washing. Excellent looking kit all in
Для своего времени модель была хороша!А если бы в 72 масштабе вообще супер!!!
I seem to recall purchasing and building this many years ago as a Revell kit. I distinctly remember seeing Matchbox markings on the sprue. I thought for the money it was a nice kit but as you say pretty basic with a lack of detail but it did inspire me to make a return to the hobby. Nice review Peter..Stay safe..
Revell still make it. It costs £15. I built it when I was a kid and painted it. A really nice kit. I’ve always liked the bubble tops.
Hi again Peter. Sorry I made my comment on the wrong Video. Not that I don’t like the Jaguar, it os a great Matchbox kit 👍 But it was the great Spitfire MK 22/24 that stands out for me at one of the best Chrismas gift in my child hood 🤩 so once again thanks a lot for the trip down memory lane Peter 🙏❤️
Ah, right! 👍🏻 I thought perhaps your parents were short of cash that year!? 🤣
I recall making this kit back in the day. Loved it came out well unlike the Airfix 1/24 Spit. I did Also build the 1/24 Hurricane and Stuka. They were nice to build especially the Stuka, That was enjoyable. However Stay well away from their Harrier
Too late, Peter! Where were you with this good Harrier advice in 1978? 😬 I got it for Xmas from my parents...great artwork, terrible kit...it never got built...😩 Lol!
Like wise. It never got done. Pitty. Let's hope Airfix can upgrade and re-release
Thumps up from me...and a lovely old kit!.....
Happily these kits have been reissued by Revell Europe though molded in grey plastic.Some of the pilots still sport mustaches.
Sadly, some didn't make it, especially the Bf109E as I understand the molds were damaged or destroyed, so never reissued. ☹️
I had the Lysander and Dauntless. As a young kid I thought they were great. Also had the revell spitfire and beau fighter. They took up a lot of shelf space.
Looking forward to seeing build video. Amazing how the value of these old kits go up. The old Airfix 1/72 in bags sell for £6- 7 at IPMS shows.
No build vid from me Stuart, it's too collectable, this one. 😉
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab I did wonder if you would build it as it must be quite a rarity. I have a 1/72 Airfix Yak 9 in it's original bag and it reminds me of my days as a kid in the late 50s so I will probably leave it as it is.
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab Get the Revell version to build if you can.
@@iangascoigne8231 I built this one some years ago...☺️
Nice times matchbox had great kits at the Time here in Austria in the beginning of the 80is we have Airfix and Matchbox only to build kits greetings
18:30 'very feminine bulges on the cowling' - my wife laughed at that. Great review and another lovely piece of nostalgia.
Wow that is great 👍 does it have connection to the low level Mosquito bombing of the SHELL house under ww2 (Gestapos headquarter in Copenhagen) famous Mosquito story ? 🤔
I think so, am only 1/4 in so far. You would find this book of interest I suspect. 👍🏻
The one Matchbox 1/32 scale kit you did not mention was the Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, which came with US Marine Corps, RNZAF, and French Armeé de l’Air markings. That kit has also been reissued by Revell.
Yes indeed, you are right (Idid mention the Dauntless in my first-take but the filming got interupted when a delivery arrived and I had to reshoot & start again! It must have slipped my mind this time) I quite like the look of that one too. 👍🏻
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab Don’t forget Matchbox did three 1/48 scale kits as well: North American FJ-4 Fury, Douglas A-1E Skyraider, and Kaman SH-2F Seasprite. They had some unique 1/700 ship subjects too along with that massive 1/72 Flower class corvette.
Airfix had to step up their game when Matchbox came on the scene. One example would be the Airfix 1/72 Spitfire which was dire compared to the Matchbox 1/72. Granted the Airfix one was much older, but they had to update their tooling to compete with the Matchbox Spitfire Mk IX.
Lovely video
Nice review of a Matchbox classic, if only for that artwork alone and the fact I love Griffon engined Spitfires. As with a lot of Matchbox kits, also a bold subject choice which was well received back in the day. Is it accurate? Not very, but it was a lot of fun. Over engineered around the wing to fuselage joints...was there really a need for separate wing fillets on this kit? Certainly made that area a bear to build. Can't agree on the assessment on the Airfix 1/24 Spitfire. I've built several of these, and with a bit of thought in places, it builds into a stunning model. I wouldn't say it's inaccurate either. The shape is actually very good with only the profile of the canopy being a bit suspect. Yes, they were challenging for kids to build, but I really don't think they were primarily aimed at the kids market but the adult model maker.
Finally after more than 45 years I bought my second Spitfire kit! Not this one, although I came very close to it maybe 40 years ago. Maybe I should have... My only Spitfire so far had been the 1/72 Matchbox (PK-2). Don't crucify me but last week I saw this Revell 1/32 Spitfire Mk. IIa (03986) in a local store. Anyone has some advice?
Yes...Avoid! 😉
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab 😆
I had the Dauntless from that range
Nice model and scale!🤣
If I had to choose anything over 72 scale then it might be this one. Personally I like the rareplanes vac kits of the late spit and spite. Cool video sir.
Would be cool for similar kits to be produced now. A lot of 1/32 kits are can be too much detail for a weekend builder. Thanks!
There is a correction kit currently on ebay for this model
I think you need more lamps, mate.
You can never have too many lamps...😉
Revell purchased this mold and issue it now.
Yip oldie but goody Steve U.K.
I have a spare Lysander if you want it (started but not by me) but it's complete and a DH tiger moth unstarted but box is in shite order. Yours for the price of postage.
Thanks but I try to source really mint ones for the collection. 👍🏻
Oooo,that sounds nice. Are they still available? Will bring back some memories. Thanks Steve
@@stevegower7011 Yes if your interested. the lysander has been started and the box is a bit ropey on the tiger moth, but if you can offer them a good home PM me on face book
@@simonrhodes84 hi again. There's load of Simon Rhodes on facebook.which one are you? Thanks Steve
@@simonrhodes84 maybe email is better.
stevegower302@hotmail.com
Where did you find it?
On Ebay, like most of my collection, gathered over 12 years. 👍🏻
Are them decals d,day stripes on a post war spit,by the way i built the 1/24th airfix spitfire and had no problems whatsoever and turned into a very nice model,you must have got a bad kit.
That is a good question! It seems odd, doesn't it? The plane did not fight in WW2, but The RAF and Fleet air arm seemed to retain the D-Day stripes even after the war. The Sea fury used to cary them too, post WW2 and then they dropped them in the early fifties. From what I heard recently, most people think the 1/24 Aifix was terrible...so sounds like you were lucky: was yours an early example or more recent edition?
It's all to do with recognition, I believe. In Korea black and white stripes were used on many British and American aircraft and in Suez I think the RAF, French and Fleet Air Arm used yellow and black. The Hong Kong markings must have been for a similar purpose, though I am not sure of the reasoning.
As always, nice review. The Dauntless sat in my stash for about thirty years until I gave it away, with many others, to Newark Air Museum shop as part of a house move rationalisation programme (?!?). Maybe it's still there!
It really amuses me these days when you have a kit with getting on for 200 parts, and amazon put on the advert, Minimum Age 36 months???
Are they kidding???
I wouldn't let a 3 year old loose with a Farley Rusk let alone kit parts!
Dayyyyy cals. It's from the French. Décal. Not deckle, not deecal, nor deekle.
Or just call them transfers like we always used to...
I will remember that. 👍🏻
How old is this kit??
In the 1989, one of my earlier kit was the 1/72 Matchbox Tomcat..
Budget kit..buy very terrible!
It's from 1976 as mentioned in the vid.👍🏻
it's a nice kit but, how accurate it is? From the point of view, of dimensions and details' representation? Moreover, is it for the novice scale modeller or, for the experienced one?
It certainly is from an era that most of us were building kits for the pure fun and enthusiasm of having such an infamous aircraft in our bedrooms hanging from the ceiling perhaps and for the dimensions it has (it looks much better than an 1/72 Spitfire!!!).
Being a Matchbox kit, it was aimed at the fun modeller and younger enthusiast, rather than the 'rivet counters'.👍🏻
@@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab I think Matchbox were very clever and aimed their kits at both markets. Nicely engineered, simple to build and colourful to attract the kids (like me at the time) and at the same time, offering subjects the "serious" modellers had been crying out for. Heyford, Wellesley, Siskin, Fury, Provost, Privateer or any of the 1/32 subjects etc, etc. Easy enough for the kids to knock out and hang from the ceiling, and a great canvas for the serious modellers to get that subject they wanted with a bit of extra work and detailing. Matchbox had it spot on.
I'm building this model as I'm watching this - it's a horrible model to fit together! I've had to spend hours snipping away at plastic to make it fit! And it's not particularly accurate either! Avoid!