Lee Drennen’s 1/72 Matchbox Gloster Gladiator R.A.F. No.73 (Fighter) Squadron Digby 1938.

[Lee Drennen]

This will be my entry for the GB. Thanks Ian for Hosting this and putting it together. I’ve never built a Matchbox plane so I decided on this on looks pretty straight forward hope you follow along.

[langy71]

Ahhh good old Matchbox models,
takes me right back to my early days of just wanging them together and then running around the garden like a mad thing making dakka dakka noises..

[Miko]

Ahhh good old Matchbox models,
takes me right back to my early days of just wanging them together and then running around the garden like a mad thing making dakka dakka noises..

Yep, those were the days! Secretly a lot of us still do! I'll sometimes buzz the cat when no one is looking!!

Matchbox biplanes where just the best!!

Miko (can't remember my last Matchbox kit?)

[johnm93]

Seeing a Matchbox multi-coloured kit again just takes me right back.... I used to build them un-painted and put the decals straight on....

[Jim R]

That's a blast from the past Lee. Looks straightforward enough.

[yak face]

Fantastic choice lee , youll have no problems with the build - the matchbox kits always went together beautifully . The only slight problem you might have is covering that bright red plastic !! :smiling5:

[Lee Drennen]

Ahhh good old Matchbox models,
takes me right back to my early days of just wanging them together and then running around the garden like a mad thing making dakka dakka noises..

Yes I figured I would shake some childhood memories with this kit.

[Lee Drennen]

Seeing a Matchbox multi-coloured kit again just takes me right back.... I used to build them un-painted and put the decals straight on....

When life was a simple build

[Lee Drennen]

That's a blast from the past Lee. Looks straightforward enough.

Thanks Jim. With Spring and Summer upon us and I have more chores to do on the Farm now I need a straight forward build

[Lee Drennen]

The only slight problem you might have is covering that bright red plastic !!

Yes this multi colored plastic messes with me but I keep telling myself your going to paint it and it won’t look so toyish Lol

[Lee Drennen]

I got the interior built and fuselage painted yesterday.

[Lee Drennen]

Made some progress this week. Put the fuselage together added lower front wings. Front supports for top wing, hood and rear pylons.

[flyjoe180]

Off to a great start Lee. This brings back memories, built this when I was a youngster. Matchbox biplanes are nice to build due to the positive strut construction.

[Steve-the-Duck]

Matchbox biplanes are nice to build due to the positive strut construction.

Matchbox' cabane struts system was so elegant it makes me wish other companies would take few pointers along those lines. Yes, I'm looking at you Amodel!

[Lee Drennen]

Matchbox' cabane struts system was so elegant it makes me wish other companies would take few pointers along those lines. Yes, I'm looking at you Amodel!

Yes when I see that construction they way it inter locked I thought it was clever was to line this up. The more I built Matchbox kits the more I like them but I’m a little skeptical about there armor kits