I like how you took your Fantasy Model Kit Box Art to the next level with the Matchbox kits; which had artwork on all surfaces, and not just on the top and the sides. The clear window on the back to show the parts was also a nice, classic Matchbox touch! 69th like.
Thanks. Yeh, I'm really happy with how those 'back of the box' pics came out. Very evocative of the real kits :) I can almost smell that unique new plastic model smell :) Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@Matteline Seeing the back of the box for the Indiana Jones Tank at 11:33 especially makes me wish this was an actual kit and not a "what-if?" The inclusion of Indy fighting the Nazi is priceless! I also don't think there is a model of a Pilatus P-2 currently available, (or at least, not one available when the kit at 10:55 would have been new.) Matchbox could have gotten some additional mileage out of the tool by offering a separate kit in real-world livery. The same thing goes for the Short Solent Flying Boat at the beginning of this presentation . . . . You want a "unique new plastic model smell?" I take it you've never experienced the smell of a brand new 1970's Monogram 1/24th Scale Custom Show Car kit; especially those created by Tom Daniel. Now, THAT was a memorable smell! As always, I'm looking forward to your next installment in this series! Thanks again!
I love that very thick wing. The Germans had some giant planes where passengers would be seated in the wings. I do wonder quite where the ark - and its crate would go.
They also had a Mig21 and a Bear transport. The Mig 21 was approx 1/12 scale and was very highly detailed. The only way I could tell the scale was the pilot was a Maj Matt Mason toy which was about six inches high. The Bear transport was smaller with about a two and half foot wingspan.
Sticking with Alistair Maclean, the snow plough equipped bus from Where Eagles Dare would be an interesting model kit, perhaps with a couple of pursuing German motorcycle combinations included...
Thank You. I did a calendar for 2024 that had 3 or 4 pictures for each month.. usually themed. It was quite popular so I will be doing a 2025 edition. Prints are available from my website.
another comment for pedantry: Zeppelin did research docking a biplane with the Hindenburg though they didn't get the trapeze placed right. The idea was the plane would rendezvous with the Hindenburg some time out from landing. The plane would drop off a pair of customs officers to do customs before landing, while the plane carried off the air mail
a comment for the algorithm: no Pan Am did not fly the Short Solent, but there was one as a museum plane in California and the producers hoped you wouldn't notice it wasn't a Boeing 314
I really enjoyed this video series!! What an imagination you have! Another Ice Station Zebra's connection to Firefox. During the escape flight Firefox shot down a Tu-95 Bear bomber. This miniature model also came from Ice Station Zebra. At the climatic showdown Tu-95s brought the Soviet paratroopers to seize the Ice Station. I saw the Tu-95 model at a Visual Effects Exhibition in Tokyo back in late 1980's. It was a big miniature. (about 5 feet wingspan). Making of Firefox article in Cinefantastique magazine also showed a photograph of the Tu-95 model.
Yes, although I don't think the TU-95 gets shot down, we see it refuelling the second Firefox. Thanks for posting. Do you recall what else was as this VFX exhibition. it sounds cool.
As always, I'm blown away by your talent and creativity, I love the Raiders tank, I did have a toy version of that, I think, but I'm not 100% That they were only available from the studio tour, I got mine from eBay. Love your videos, they're the highlight of my day
You, my man are an absolute genius. My modelling interests leaned heavily on Matchbox products during the early 80s. The Indiana Jones films are to this day are my all time favourites. To see how you've tied the two together here is to me an absolute treat. Even the way you've come up with the box rear artwork (diorama) leaves me gobsmacked. And to top it off after actually recently re-reading McClean's Guns Of Navarone you do a box art of the Greek caique featured in the story. This video is 17 minutes of pure joy.
Wow. An email like this makes it all worthwhile. Although your avatar looks grumpy, I can tell from reading this comment that the video put a smile on your face. Thanks again for watching :)
GOOD VIDEO AS ALWAYS SIR,MPC DID MAKE A DIORAMA KIT OF RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK IN 1/100 SCALE IN 82. IT CAME WITH A BUNCH OF LITTLE TRUCKS AND A CAR PLUS THE PLANE ALONG WITH LITTLE FIGURES FROM THE MOVIE. GOOD KIT FOR WARGAMING. TAKE CARE
Wow I had no idea! I just looked it up on 'scalemates'... judging by the box - and the fact that it is from MPC kit - it is probably not a great kit. but looks like fun. Did you have it? www.scalemates.com/kits/mpc-1-1906-raiders-lost-ark--1234914
YES,,THERE INDY ON HORSEBACK,A GERMAN MOTORCYCLE W/SIDECAR,RAIDO TRUCK,STAFFCAR,CARGO TRUCK AND PLANE.ABOUT 100 GERMANS AND ARABS FIGURES PLUE TENTS,TREES AND ASST. WORK EQUIPMENTS FOR THE DIG.ALSO A WATCHTOWER..TURN IT INTO A DESERT AIRFIELD@@Matteline
Thanks for commenting. I thought they built it for the film.. I cam''t find any pictures or reference to the inadina jones tank on their website. The pictures of the Internatio al do not have the gun turret, and it has different tracks. Do you know if it was modified for the film and then put it back to normal? Do you have more info on the vehicle at Bovington?
Great work as always! thanks for the info that the submarine footage in Firefox (a favorite film of mine) was reused from Ice Station Zebra - I had no idea!
I was always aware of the similar scene where the sub's conning tower breaks through the ice, but i recall one time watching it on TV - probably around the same time Ice Station Zebra had been shown, so it was fresh in my mind - and noticing that the underwater shots were the same. I am a big fan of the movie Firefox and the plane. A great design. I did a 'what if' kit box of the MiG31 in a prior video... but I can't recall which one.
Great video as always! There were two Ford Tri-motor kits available, the Airfix 1/72 and a "box scale" one by Monogram. The latter would have been more accurate "out of the box" because it had the uncowled radial engines. I believe it possibly came with a husky sled team as it depicted an aircraft used in the Admiral Byrd Arctic or Antarctic expeditions (willing to be corrected in this!) The sled parts could be adapted as the cargo the plane carried in the film.
In Ice Station Zebra, the USS Tigerfish is stated to be a nuclear attack boat. However, it is played by a US Navy Diesel boat, USS Ronquil (SS-396). Unusually for a film, the hull number was repainted during filming. USS Ronquil was a WWII Balao class submarine, modernized after the war to GUPPY IIA standard. GUPPY was a program to update WWII subs to extend their service life into the Cold War.
Thanks for commenting. That makes a lot more sense now. When I was looking for reference I was quite confused by the Guppy designation, I'd see pictures of a 'Guppy II class' but the conning tower/sail was a completely different shape.
I did some.researcha and apparently, the Short Soelnt started life as a Sunderland. With some. Changes . I think the changes Weeley so extensive that it warranted being designated a new Aeroplance. If course, being a descendant of the Sunderland means it could not have been around in 1938 - when 'Raiders' takes place. There's a cool.video that goes into much more detail - check.out the link in the description to the 'all the aircraft in Raiders' video. description
matchbox dioarama kits were the bees knees of kits and i bought them all and 2 of some. i also bought a few aircraft. the 2 colour and crisp fit with no flash was superb,sad they stopped and i always wished they would do the same with sci fi....
Yeh, I remember when the kits first came out. They were available from our local sweet shop and that is where I would usually buy them - instead of Beatties. I think this accompanied with the 2 or 3 colour gimmick, and the fact that they were made by the same people who made the toy cars, lessened their impact for me as 'proper kits'. But the tanks were a home-run. Fantastic. I think I must have bought them all. and rarely painted them. Great stuff. Thanks for watching. There are some Matchbox kits in the other videos in the series.
Revell still make some of them. With the tanks you have to check that they're 1.76 scale as the 1.72nd ones are Revell toolings with no dioramas. I did Monty's Caravan, the Half Tracks (German and American) and the twin set of French Char B and Renault tanks in a street scene amongst (many) others... I have a 1.72nd Walrus in the house, pretty sure that's an old matchbox too.
Thanks for.commenting. This boat has distinct front and back (bow and stern?), so maybe it is not a true Greek Fishing Boat. I named the kit this to best describe what is shown in the film. I read somewhere that the 'German E-Boat' that they encounter is actually some sort of British patrol boat.
It is sort of surprising that they didn't do kits. I wonder if they considered it, but didn't want to suggest to people that they were real, physical models in the film, and not CGI. There are/were some garage kits. check out these links to scalemates; www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=All&q=light+cycle* www.scalemates.com/kits/garage-kit-game-tank--1417323
As someone interested in the history of China, the problem with the shot of the aircraft flying from Shanghai over the Great Wall of China is that Shanghai is nowhere near the Great Wall of China! About 800 miles away, from what I've read. As for the idea of hanging a biplane under an airship, launching a smaller aircraft from a larger has been tried many times. The difficult part is hooking it on again...
Ha. That is interesting about the Great Wall of China. I wonder as they crash land in India, is there a flight path from Shanghia, over the Great Wall, that would have them going in enough of the right direction for India? Artistic license aplenty in these Indiana Jones movies. I thought the biplane would not re-dock with the airship, i figured it would go and do whatever it was dispatched to do and then land at an appropriate airstrip.
Can’t get enough of these videos, brilliant work, thanks for sharing
I like how you took your Fantasy Model Kit Box Art to the next level with the Matchbox kits; which had artwork on all surfaces, and not just on the top and the sides. The clear window on the back to show the parts was also a nice, classic Matchbox touch!
69th like.
Thanks. Yeh, I'm really happy with how those 'back of the box' pics came out. Very evocative of the real kits :) I can almost smell that unique new plastic model smell :) Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@Matteline Seeing the back of the box for the Indiana Jones Tank at 11:33 especially makes me wish this was an actual kit and not a "what-if?" The inclusion of Indy fighting the Nazi is priceless! I also don't think there is a model of a Pilatus P-2 currently available, (or at least, not one available when the kit at 10:55 would have been new.) Matchbox could have gotten some additional mileage out of the tool by offering a separate kit in real-world livery. The same thing goes for the Short Solent Flying Boat at the beginning of this presentation . . . .
You want a "unique new plastic model smell?" I take it you've never experienced the smell of a brand new 1970's Monogram 1/24th Scale Custom Show Car kit; especially those created by Tom Daniel. Now, THAT was a memorable smell!
As always, I'm looking forward to your next installment in this series! Thanks again!
You make the best box art. I love these videos.
Thank You
That Flying wing from "Raiders" has a definite Junkers G38 vibe to it, so cool, Yeah love these fantasy Kit videos :}
I love that very thick wing. The Germans had some giant planes where passengers would be seated in the wings. I do wonder quite where the ark - and its crate would go.
I gave this a shout out in the livestream last night. Great video.
Max, you are an inspiration and a gent. Thank You
I wish the 'great time zone river' were a bit more accommodating so I could join the livestream.
I had the good fortune to see the Tigerfish miniature at the MGM auction back in 1970. It was about 10 feet long- great looking miniature.
Wow. I bet that was cool to see in the flesh.
They also had a Mig21 and a Bear transport. The Mig 21 was approx 1/12 scale and was very highly detailed. The only way I could tell the scale was the pilot was a Maj Matt Mason toy which was about six inches high. The Bear transport was smaller with about a two and half foot wingspan.
I love your videos. Every time a new model is mentioned , it is a gasp of delight!
Sticking with Alistair Maclean, the snow plough equipped bus from Where Eagles Dare would be an interesting model kit, perhaps with a couple of pursuing German motorcycle combinations included...
Ha ha - I am way ahead of you! Take a look at the first video :) approx 10:30 in...
here's a link
th-cam.com/video/NX5B1TUUOA0/w-d-xo.html
love this stuff - airfix revell and others take note - this is how you should expand your brands ! 👍
If its Matchbox then im ALL OVER IT.
Always fascinating. Always fun.
Wonderful video as ever,thanks
they are great, I could look at these pictures/artworks for hours
Thank You.
I did a calendar for 2024 that had 3 or 4 pictures for each month.. usually themed. It was quite popular so I will be doing a 2025 edition. Prints are available from my website.
another comment for pedantry: Zeppelin did research docking a biplane with the Hindenburg though they didn't get the trapeze placed right. The idea was the plane would rendezvous with the Hindenburg some time out from landing. The plane would drop off a pair of customs officers to do customs before landing, while the plane carried off the air mail
a comment for the algorithm: no Pan Am did not fly the Short Solent, but there was one as a museum plane in California and the producers hoped you wouldn't notice it wasn't a Boeing 314
Right. The Pan Am logo is part of the Matte Painting in the shot where you see it at the Dock.
Some great "What if" Model box artwork Matte 👍
I really enjoyed this video series!! What an imagination you have!
Another Ice Station Zebra's connection to Firefox. During the escape flight Firefox shot down a Tu-95 Bear bomber. This miniature model also came from Ice Station Zebra. At the climatic showdown Tu-95s brought the Soviet paratroopers to seize the Ice Station. I saw the Tu-95 model at a Visual Effects Exhibition in Tokyo back in late 1980's. It was a big miniature. (about 5 feet wingspan). Making of Firefox article in Cinefantastique magazine also showed a photograph of the Tu-95 model.
Yes, although I don't think the TU-95 gets shot down, we see it refuelling the second Firefox. Thanks for posting. Do you recall what else was as this VFX exhibition. it sounds cool.
As always, I'm blown away by your talent and creativity, I love the Raiders tank, I did have a toy version of that, I think, but I'm not 100% That they were only available from the studio tour, I got mine from eBay. Love your videos, they're the highlight of my day
Excellent work again. Looking forward to future videos.
Excellent!
Thank You. Glad you enjoyed it :)
Excellent work. Keep it up!
Thank You :)
Airfix already had the Ford Trimotor kit in 1/72 from 1968 to 2006, Monogram had the same in 1/77 scale from 1956.
I would have bought just about every one of these (as my pocket money back the would allow ) lol
Re the serial number, One of the original "art of Star wars" books has a raiders section showing the flying boat miniature in great detail 👍
Thanks. Do you happen to recall which book it is in?
Grey Lady Down was based on a book called "Event 1000" and the sub was called USS Lancerfish.
I wonder why they changed the name.
This is great artwork and fascinating subject matter. Thank you for your efforts.
Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment. Please click LIKE and tell your friends :)
You, my man are an absolute genius. My modelling interests leaned heavily on Matchbox products during the early 80s. The Indiana Jones films are to this day are my all time favourites. To see how you've tied the two together here is to me an absolute treat. Even the way you've come up with the box rear artwork (diorama) leaves me gobsmacked. And to top it off after actually recently re-reading McClean's Guns Of Navarone you do a box art of the Greek caique featured in the story. This video is 17 minutes of pure joy.
Wow. An email like this makes it all worthwhile. Although your avatar looks grumpy, I can tell from reading this comment that the video put a smile on your face. Thanks again for watching :)
Great video! I always thought the biplane was a tricked up Tiger Moth!
...me too. It never looked quite right as a German biplane of the era. But it is a funny sequence ;)
GOOD VIDEO AS ALWAYS SIR,MPC DID MAKE A DIORAMA KIT OF RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK IN 1/100 SCALE IN 82. IT CAME WITH A BUNCH OF LITTLE TRUCKS AND A CAR PLUS THE PLANE ALONG WITH LITTLE FIGURES FROM THE MOVIE. GOOD KIT FOR WARGAMING. TAKE CARE
Wow I had no idea! I just looked it up on 'scalemates'... judging by the box - and the fact that it is from MPC kit - it is probably not a great kit. but looks like fun. Did you have it?
www.scalemates.com/kits/mpc-1-1906-raiders-lost-ark--1234914
YES,,THERE INDY ON HORSEBACK,A GERMAN MOTORCYCLE W/SIDECAR,RAIDO TRUCK,STAFFCAR,CARGO TRUCK AND PLANE.ABOUT 100 GERMANS AND ARABS FIGURES PLUE TENTS,TREES AND ASST. WORK EQUIPMENTS FOR THE DIG.ALSO A WATCHTOWER..TURN IT INTO A DESERT AIRFIELD@@Matteline
The tank from "The Last Crusade" was an American 1918 "International": the original is in Bovingdon Tank Museum.
Thanks for commenting. I thought they built it for the film.. I cam''t find any pictures or reference to the inadina jones tank on their website. The pictures of the Internatio al do not have the gun turret, and it has different tracks. Do you know if it was modified for the film and then put it back to normal? Do you have more info on the vehicle at Bovington?
Fantastic work as always! Now I need to go re-watch some classic movies :P.
Yes indeed.Glad I rekindled some memories .
Great work as always! thanks for the info that the submarine footage in Firefox (a favorite film of mine) was reused from Ice Station Zebra - I had no idea!
I was always aware of the similar scene where the sub's conning tower breaks through the ice, but i recall one time watching it on TV - probably around the same time Ice Station Zebra had been shown, so it was fresh in my mind - and noticing that the underwater shots were the same. I am a big fan of the movie Firefox and the plane. A great design. I did a 'what if' kit box of the MiG31 in a prior video... but I can't recall which one.
Some of the small diorama kits are now available from Revell.
Yes. But alas, with regular single coloured sprues :)
Outstanding work as always.
Thank You :)
what a great channel love it
Another great show. I really enjoy your art
Thank You :) They are quite a lot of work to put together, so it is always nice to hear when they are enjoyed and appreciated. Thanks for watching.
Brilliant!😊
Thank You
Loved this, especially the way you “reboxed” just like kit companies do.
Ha Ha. Thanks, When I read that the Gray Lady Down sub was the same model, I thought I have to do this as well as the Firefox version.
Great video as always! There were two Ford Tri-motor kits available, the Airfix 1/72 and a "box scale" one by Monogram. The latter would have been more accurate "out of the box" because it had the uncowled radial engines. I believe it possibly came with a husky sled team as it depicted an aircraft used in the Admiral Byrd Arctic or Antarctic expeditions (willing to be corrected in this!) The sled parts could be adapted as the cargo the plane carried in the film.
Cool. I wonder if someone out there does a decal set for LAO CHE Air Freight?
Another enjoyable and interesting video, thank you.
Thanks for watching.
Absolutely fascinating. Love watching and listening to your wonderful imagination. Top artwork. 😊
Thank You so much!
Great idea for a video! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Subbed.
In Ice Station Zebra, the USS Tigerfish is stated to be a nuclear attack boat. However, it is played by a US Navy Diesel boat, USS Ronquil (SS-396). Unusually for a film, the hull number was repainted during filming.
USS Ronquil was a WWII Balao class submarine, modernized after the war to GUPPY IIA standard. GUPPY was a program to update WWII subs to extend their service life into the Cold War.
Thanks for commenting. That makes a lot more sense now. When I was looking for reference I was quite confused by the Guppy designation, I'd see pictures of a 'Guppy II class' but the conning tower/sail was a completely different shape.
@@Matteline Greater Underwater Propulsion Power, if you can believe it.
Ialways thought the Pan Am plane was a Short Sunderland thank's for the clarification
I did some.researcha and apparently, the Short Soelnt started life as a Sunderland. With some. Changes
. I think the changes Weeley so extensive that it warranted being designated a new Aeroplance. If course, being a descendant of the Sunderland means it could not have been around in 1938 - when 'Raiders' takes place.
There's a cool.video that goes into much more detail - check.out the link in the description to the 'all the aircraft in Raiders' video. description
@@Matteline back I. 2005 my daughter a nd I gout a tour of Kermit Weeks Sunderland. Had a partial custom Interior with a bar and lounge.
Interestingly, the Stampe SV. 4 used in Indiana Jones and the last crusade was modified for the 1986 film Biggles adventures in time.
Interesting. The Biggles movie was made before Last Crusade. I guess it is only right that Biggles got to fly.it first :)
@@Matteline Seeing is believing.
Biggles is a restless kind of guy. No time to think, no time to worry
How about doing a kit of the MiG-31 Firefox?
Thanks for watching. If you watch video #4 in this series, you will see a kit of the Firefox. I love that plane!
matchbox dioarama kits were the bees knees of kits and i bought them all and 2 of some. i also bought a few aircraft. the 2 colour and crisp fit with no flash was superb,sad they stopped and i always wished they would do the same with sci fi....
Yeh, I remember when the kits first came out. They were available from our local sweet shop and that is where I would usually buy them - instead of Beatties. I think this accompanied with the 2 or 3 colour gimmick, and the fact that they were made by the same people who made the toy cars, lessened their impact for me as 'proper kits'. But the tanks were a home-run. Fantastic. I think I must have bought them all. and rarely painted them. Great stuff. Thanks for watching. There are some Matchbox kits in the other videos in the series.
Revell still make some of them. With the tanks you have to check that they're 1.76 scale as the 1.72nd ones are Revell toolings with no dioramas. I did Monty's Caravan, the Half Tracks (German and American) and the twin set of French Char B and Renault tanks in a street scene amongst (many) others... I have a 1.72nd Walrus in the house, pretty sure that's an old matchbox too.
Greek fishing boats have a bow at each end and are called "caiques"
Thanks for.commenting. This boat has distinct front and back (bow and stern?), so maybe it is not a true Greek Fishing Boat. I named the kit this to best describe what is shown in the film. I read somewhere that the 'German E-Boat' that they encounter is actually some sort of British patrol boat.
What about a kit of the Blue Thunder helicopter?
I loved that movie. (There was a TV series which was not great). I think Monogram - who did a pretty decent kit from what.I remember.
Raiders of the Lost... what?!... never heard of it... cough, cough... chuckle... ;P
..it is directed by some guy named Steven something or other..
I allways wanted Tron models.
It is sort of surprising that they didn't do kits. I wonder if they considered it, but didn't want to suggest to people that they were real, physical models in the film, and not CGI. There are/were some garage kits. check out these links to scalemates;
www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=All&q=light+cycle*
www.scalemates.com/kits/garage-kit-game-tank--1417323
As someone interested in the history of China, the problem with the shot of the aircraft flying from Shanghai over the Great Wall of China is that Shanghai is nowhere near the Great Wall of China! About 800 miles away, from what I've read. As for the idea of hanging a biplane under an airship, launching a smaller aircraft from a larger has been tried many times. The difficult part is hooking it on again...
Ha. That is interesting about the Great Wall of China. I wonder as they crash land in India, is there a flight path from Shanghia, over the Great Wall, that would have them going in enough of the right direction for India?
Artistic license aplenty in these Indiana Jones movies.
I thought the biplane would not re-dock with the airship, i figured it would go and do whatever it was dispatched to do and then land at an appropriate airstrip.