Rob1970 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Here's my entry for a wonderful GB on yet another forum which theme is; "The name of the subject needs to have an animal in it...". The options are endless, and I decided to dive into the stash and grab one of my antiques. And I have plenty of antiques to chose from...But only one that ticks all of my -and- all of the GBs boxes...Matchbox kit? Check.1/32 scale, and thus a nice big canvas to work with? Check.Room for improvement with minimal scratchbuilding? Check.Fits into the GB? TRRRRRIPLE CHECK BABY!!Tiger >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TigerMoth >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MothTiger Moth >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_tiger_mothIt's three times the animal it needs to be! Yummy multicolour box content. Matchbox was doing MCP before it was cool. Eat that, Academy!Decal sheet... and they look like they might (being very cautious here...) still be usable...Trees... lovely crisp parts, no hint of flash on anything. One of the advantages of using an early boxing!I -had- one of the Revell reboxes in the stash, and that one had a lot more flash and sinkmarks. And even if it didn't have a decal option for the floatplane version, it did have a nice Dutch decal option... oh well...Classic Matchbox instructions. Gotta love them, sooo much nostalgia!But the Revell instructions I downloaded have a nice bonus; loads of rigging help! And trust me, I need all the help I can get when I'm rigging...I want to try to build this OOB as much as I can. Perhaps some harnesses and some tinkering with the engine, but nothing major. I will be working on this one whenever the Wendover Build grinds to a halt for whatever reason. Good way to keep sane... (I hope)More soooon!Rob sandokan, geedubelyer, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wimmer Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) Like the way you do your posts Chris Edited January 10, 2016 by Chris Wimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Excellent - don't see enough of these being built IMHO! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Cool. I'll follow along. I've a big soft spot for the TigerMoth. Cheers. Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Cool. I'll follow along. I've a big soft spot for the TigerMoth. Cheers. Me to I great friend of my father gave me a wooden prop of a Gypsy moth. I slept with it from Vancouver BC to So. California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Nice choice, Rob. I have the Revell reboxing somewhere in the stash. I must get to it at some stage. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Excellent choice of kit. You certainly don't see many of these being built which is a big shame as it is a lovely kit. I think that it's age puts people off along with not having any guns! I used the same methodology that you are going to use, mostly out of the box with a few modifications. Will be following your build with interest. If you haven't seen it already, have a look at my build here. It contains a few tips on modifying the kit and some aftermarket stuff you may want to use. http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=49390&hl= Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_K Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Good choice, I will follow this thread for sure. Please note the kit front seat is completely wrong, but it can be easily vacuformed. http://www.tigermothparts.com/products.php?product=H.-35402-Seat%2C-front http://s69.photobucket.com/user/galgos1/media/DSCN1924_zps7102a64d.jpg.html Also the wings are way too thick, but this is quite hard fix. Vandy 1 VX 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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