Andrew's A.W. Siskin - Matchbox 1/72 *Finished*

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AndrewR wrote:Image

I'm counted this as finished. It still needs varnish and a couple of lines rigging.


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Great kit and a thoroughly enjoyable build. Not the prettiest aircraft, but it looks nice when built up.

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Another good build. I always found the old Matchbox biplanes to be easy to build and have good subjects. Some of my first bi-planes as a child were Matchbox kits.
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Wonderful job, and as always, entertaining and informative !!
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It has turned out very nicely indeed! I quite fancy having a bash at one of these myself.

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It's hard to beat Matchbox biplanes for buildability.
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Great build. Think I'll head off to ebay to find one
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TobyC wrote:Great build. Think I'll head off to ebay to find one
Don't pay silly prices, there are some bargains around still, although the average price of Matchbox kits seems to be rising quite steeply at the moment.

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Found one. Will have to wait until Wednesday to see if it's mine all mine :)
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Very nice Andrew, does look good.
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Great job Andrew.
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yes, indeed. That's a pretty nice model.
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A tidy job Andrew. Siskins have never been one of my favourite planes but your effort makes it look pretty darn good. Nice one.
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Another entertaining build and thread, and a great finish (so far). :ha:
AndrewR wrote: I'm experimenting with how small I can make the lower wing holes and still thread the line easily.
These needle threaders are good for pulling thread through extremely small holes:

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I used one on mine as I use the same technique as you described for the rigging.
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Molly-new wrote:Another entertaining build and thread, and a great finish (so far). :ha:
AndrewR wrote: I'm experimenting with how small I can make the lower wing holes and still thread the line easily.
These needle threaders are good for pulling thread through extremely small holes:

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I used one on mine as I use the same technique as you described for the rigging.
I was a cheapskate and used a piece of bent wire!
Or several pieces, as I kept dropping them :-D
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