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I plan on building 4:
A captured FW190 in RAF markings, RAF Nightfighter Swordfish and possibly the MiG-21 and an RAF F4U Corsair.
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If life doesn't get in the way, I do have a Matchbox Alpha Jet that I may join in with. Might help the mojo start up again....
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Is it an early issue? in red and white plastic afair?
I think an Alpha was about my second or third Matchbox kit when they came out
A very nice kit I think.
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I'll be using the GB to kick off my contribution to the CBK Telford display...
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Well done that chap :beer:
Carry on, thats the way
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fredk wrote:Is it an early issue? in red and white plastic afair?
I think an Alpha was about my second or third Matchbox kit when they came out
A very nice kit I think.
Yes it is, 1973 boxing. I have two in the stash.



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Cool! An untouched, plastic wrapped Alpha jet kit.

I've decided that my entry is the F-104G. I'd like to do it totally oob, but I think the in-box decals might have an age issue. Nothing like trying, though.
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I have a Fairey Seafox en-route chez iggie, which may be my chosen victim, or I have a Stranraer (I believe this is an ex-Matchbox kit) or a BAE Hawk.....
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59North wrote:I'd like to do it totally oob, but I think the in-box decals might have an age issue. Nothing like trying, though.
I think they might well surprise you. I tackled one a few years ago, and not only did the decals perform perfectly, when due to circumstances they got painted over and the kit subsequently stripped, I found there was no way to get them off again. As in, I hit them with primer so nasty it boiled off the underlying paint, 100% acetone, and sandpaper, and they didn't even blink. Matchbox had tough decals. Unless they've seen considerable abuse in the past, they'll serve.
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Your GB Forum is open here.

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I am going to try and complete the XtraKit re-pop of the Matchbox Meteor NF 11/12/14 it will be part of my 29(F) collection. The Char B1 bis/ Renault FT are not really items I particularly want to tackle at the moment.
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Thanks John, :beer:
TeeELL wrote:I am going to try and complete the XtraKit re-pop of the Matchbox Meteor NF 11/12/14 it will be part of my 29(F) collection. The Char B1 bis/ Renault FT are not really items I particularly want to tackle at the moment.
If you intend to do the very long nose version; don't use the very long nose parts, but the shorter one.
John, of Aeroclub, measured them up and found Matchbox over compensated on the nose.

AFAIR; John found; the longer of the noses is 15inches more from windscreen to tip. So Matchbox made the nose piece this much longer. But the 15 inches is because the windscreen/canopy on that version is shorter and further back, which Matchbox supply. The physical length of the fuselage of both versions is the same.
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I may have to drop out of this one. :sad: An unexpected business trip will take me out of town all next week. Hopefully only for next week but there's a possibility it will be the following week too.

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Right, Fred, I have put a built thread up. I will put all my dabblings in one thread, as I will probably start one and then while paint is drying or if I have to have a stop for checking something, I can pick up on another, as for a while, I will not have a computer in the modelling space, so "progress updates" can then feature bits from a couple builds...
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dwomby wrote:I may have to drop out of this one. :sad: An unexpected business trip will take me out of town all next week. Hopefully only for next week but there's a possibility it will be the following week too.

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Sorry to hear you may not join us David. I do hope you can, and hope your real life trip works out the way you want it to.

chrism wrote:Right, Fred, I have put a built thread up. I will put all my dabblings in one thread, as I will probably start one and then while paint is drying or if I have to have a stop for checking something, I can pick up on another, as for a while, I will not have a computer in the modelling space, so "progress updates" can then feature bits from a couple builds...
Thats just first class
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