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the Baron Nice NMF, Johnny!
Nice NMF, Johnny!
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Oh My;
Now that's a nice natural Metal Finish. Looks like she's flown a few missions.
They are better than Revell or matchbox.
Silver They are better than Revell or matchbox.
The newer Matchbox releases have come a long way and have some nice details. Some Revell/Monograms are real jewels that need some polishing and others are not so good. As with most models the skill of the builder makes it or breaks it. I forgot who built one of the older ancient Monogram dive bombers here a while back and his skill and attention to detail turned it into an awesome model.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
plasticjunkie Silver They are better than Revell or matchbox. The newer Matchbox releases have come a long way and have some nice details. Some Revell/Monograms are real jewels that need some polishing and others are not so good. As with most models the skill of the builder makes it or breaks it. I forgot who built one of the older ancient Monogram dive bombers here a while back and his skill and attention to detail turned it into an awesome model.
The Matchbox brand is really dead and just the name used by Revell of Germany. So any "new" Matchbox kit is just made by someone else and the Matchbox name stuck on the box. Revell does their own kits and also reboxes other companies' kits as well so a lot of their quality is all over the board. Many old 1/76 scale Matchbox armor kits are reboxed in Revell of Germany boxes.
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Talking about Matchbox. They did come up wtih decent but simple stuff some years back. My question is Why? did they have to mold the things in more than one color?
Plus,the panel lines on some were more like ditches than panel lines, Eh?
Tanker - BuilderTalking about Matchbox. They did come up wtih decent but simple stuff some years back. My question is Why? did they have to mold the things in more than one color? Plus,the panel lines on some were more like ditches than panel lines, Eh?
The target market was beginners/kids who wanted to bash the things together in a minimum amount of time. That was the reasoning behind the multi-coloured mouldings, so theycould be built without painting and resembled (sometimes just barely) the colours of the actual subject. They were also moulded using a very hard, very sturdy formulation of styrene so they could be played with roughly.
Later kits toward the end, like the PB4Y Privateer had much finer raised panel lines and better detail, but overall, still fell behind the standards of the time.
Blasphemy!!!!
got to say , my last couple of kits have been hobbyboss , cannot complain at all .
I don't think that's generally true. As was mentioned earlier in this thread, it really depends on the particular kit we're talking about.
The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.
Tanker - Builder Now; Talking about Matchbox. They did come up wtih decent but simple stuff some years back. My question is Why? did they have to mold the things in more than one color? Plus,the panel lines on some were more like ditches than panel lines, Eh?
You're talking about a company whose primary product are diecast metal wheeled vehicles that required thick coats of paint to endure rough handling by children. That is why they had entrenched panel lines.
The kits were in multi colors so there was no "need" to paint the model after construction. I know many of my early model kits were not painted, just assembled and decals stuck on the unpainted plastic.
I eventually graduated to painting headlights silver and road wheels black.
The Matchbox kits of the 1970s are akin to the prepainted snap together kits of today.
Back in the day (guessing between 1976-1980), I think I bought and built every 1/76th scale Matchbox armor kit and a couple of their airplane kits.
I like HB kits. They do a lot of modern PLA stuff and a bunch of early Soviet armor that few others do. Whatever RR stuff Trumpeter does in 1/35, HB will put out in 1/72. They are so close you could probably build a 1/72 using the 1/35 instructions. For examle a BR-52 2-10-0 loccomotive steam cylinder might have 9 pieces in 1/35 and 3 in 1/72.
Никто не Забыт (No one is Forgotten)Ничто не Забыто (Nothing is Forgotten)
Revell started making plastic scale models in about 1950, although they had been making injection molded plastic stuff for awhile before. "Revell" was a snipe at their competitor in the ladies makeup compact market- "Revlon".
Hobby Boss, which is a Trumpeter brand in turn owned by Yatal Electronics, has been around since the late 80's.
Yes, better than Matchbox (Doh!).
Revell; arguable on a kit by kit basis.
Matchbox is a historic company. Kind of like Airfix or Frog or Plasticart.
I build kits picked for the subject. Find another Stranraer? Matchbox is it.
Hobby Boss announces their Bounty, Charles W. Morgan. Cutty Sark, Kearsarge? Not in my lifetime.
Hobby Boss is just another company.
Modeling is an excuse to buy books.
GMorrison Hobby Boss is just another company.
Rob Gronovius plasticjunkie Silver They are better than Revell or matchbox. The newer Matchbox releases have come a long way and have some nice details. Some Revell/Monograms are real jewels that need some polishing and others are not so good. As with most models the skill of the builder makes it or breaks it. I forgot who built one of the older ancient Monogram dive bombers here a while back and his skill and attention to detail turned it into an awesome model. The Matchbox brand is really dead and just the name used by Revell of Germany. So any "new" Matchbox kit is just made by someone else and the Matchbox name stuck on the box. Revell does their own kits and also reboxes other companies' kits as well so a lot of their quality is all over the board. Many old 1/76 scale Matchbox armor kits are reboxed in Revell of Germany boxes.
I meant to say Airfix, my bad Rob. Their new releases are quite nice.
I recently built the 1/350 USS Virginia Submarine from Hobby Boss. Decent kit, Very simplified. Actually came with decent decals and PE parts.
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plasticjunkie Rob Gronovius plasticjunkie Silver They are better than Revell or matchbox. The newer Matchbox releases have come a long way and have some nice details. Some Revell/Monograms are real jewels that need some polishing and others are not so good. As with most models the skill of the builder makes it or breaks it. I forgot who built one of the older ancient Monogram dive bombers here a while back and his skill and attention to detail turned it into an awesome model. The Matchbox brand is really dead and just the name used by Revell of Germany. So any "new" Matchbox kit is just made by someone else and the Matchbox name stuck on the box. Revell does their own kits and also reboxes other companies' kits as well so a lot of their quality is all over the board. Many old 1/76 scale Matchbox armor kits are reboxed in Revell of Germany boxes. I meant to say Airfix, my bad Rob. Their new releases are quite nice.
On the other hand, it's always good to check Scalemates. Airfix is reissuing old stuff in the new "red" boxes as well.
Hey do they have any airplane kits that's in a 1/35 scale? I've never seen or put one together. I'd like to try one. All I have is a hobby lobby that's close. No other hobby shop. It really sux cause everything I want I have to order. It'd be great if I could buy a kit or most of my supplies without having to pay shipping. But I guess that a small town for ya.
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I think we all have to adjust to buying almost everything online. I'm lucky to have one of the best hobby shops in the U.S. only 15 miles from me. But the prices are outrageous. Tamiya 23ml jars are $1.75 more per jar than Scale Hobbyist.
I buy everything from Scale Hobbyist. Lowest prices anywhere and exceptional service.
I have the Hobby Boss 1/35th M1070 with trailer, but I'm saving it until I retire. It's an unbelievable kit.
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