Matchbox 1/76 scale Monty's Caravan with Scout Car. Another classic Matchbox build. 

I recommend you do, great little kit. It is featured in Octobers issue of Tamiya Model Magazine if you wish to see it in print 👍

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I agree, to make 1/72 scale AFVs on small dioramas must be an open goal for a modern manufacturer. Airfix seems to ignore this market which seems crazy to me.

So true. The matchbox dioramas brought the models to life. Made my first Revel kit recently and was gutted that there was no pilot😢

I think only some Airfix kits come with pilots now, their new tooled me110 did but their new tooled me410 didn’t. Figures are good they add scale and give the builder options.

Perhaps Airfix could be shamed upon the altar of political correctness into providing female ATA pilots....?

Thanks, I’m busy building a pristine Matchbox Bf109 open topped box dated 1973, I’m sure this would give Peter Oxley a major rant but really enjoying building these kit. Seriously I do enjoy peters channel 👍

@@creativetimewasting I would love to see the Bf109 build. They are great kits to collect & build. Peter will very much enjoy watching your builds too. We look forward to watching more videos from you. All the best 👍👍

@@anjkovo2138 thanks, I’m building two bf109s, one unpainted from 1973 and a later version which I’m going to build to ‘modern’ standards and contrast the two in a video so keep watching. I might incorporate the newer tooled Airfix offering for a triple contrast. 👍

Totally agree, it’s an open goal for Airfix.

I do have a lot of products I’ve bought over the years, I don’t see the point in buying the latest ‘Fad’ item instead I prefer to buy as and when and use up what I have. Thanks for watching 👍

Do I say that? I will try to do better in future 👍

That’s one I never built, I think 1/32 scale. Might see if I can find one.

Cheers, no I add the thinners directly into the airbrush cup and mix it in situ. The mix is around 50/50 and is probably the consistency of slightly thick milk. I will try to demonstrate in one of my next videos 👍

Yes, Halfords standard grey primer is excellent and performs very well with any paint you want to use. I buy autotek grey primer from Amazon, it’s from the same manufacturer that supplies Halfords it’s just cheaper. Autotek primer is in a black can with green writing. Just be carful to when priming models, light dust coats only and you will be fine. If you want me to do a little demo video for you I can at the weekend just let me know otherwise good luck with your model 👍

Thanks for the very kind demo offer. If you can show it on your next build that would be great as I’m about to start building an Airfix ME 109 so can’t wait to see your next video. I’ll head to Halfords when I return home. You have some super tips such as the aerial hack and you’ve done a great of explaining your weathering technique. With the oil wash do you have to clean up the overspill? I use Tamiya panel liner but overspill is very noticeable. The paint job on the diorama is incredible and if you are doing another one it would be great to see how each step is achieved. Subbed now and off to watch your other vids👍

I will incorporate primer application on my next video which is indeed a trio of me109s, two classic Matchbox models and the newish one from Airfix in 1/72 scale. Stay tuned for that one. I do use Tamiya panel wash too but mainly only for more detailed areas on larger kits or on white areas such as wheel bays etc. I would use it on a more gloss surface than matt and you can use white spirt on a cotton bud to clean away the excess wash. I will do a quick tutorial on that too shortly. Thanks for watching.

There are more to come, stay tuned 👍

That one is on my to do list for a video. Stay tuned. 👍

I always weigh my plastic kits down with a few old coins or chips of metal hidden and glued to the interior. Helps keep the wheels flat and gives a pleasant heft when moving them around the wargames table!

Glad you are getting something out of the videos, I will keep on posting videos and hopefully my descriptions and visuals will improve for everyone’s benefit. Thanks for watching.

Thanks, it’s a great kit all I had to do was colour it in properly 👍

Give it a go, their are some excellent kits out there to get started again.

They can be tricky but a good pair of snips are the way to go. I use Tamiya ones, very good quality.

The box is dated 1983 and also has the Revell logo on it too. The ‘Made in England’ stamp on the sprues has also been removed so this kit is a Revell production using the Lesney Matchbox moulds.

@@creativetimewasting I guess I was buying revell productions of Matchbox then. Living in a small town, toyshop choices were very limited, usually Shermans, Churchills, Panthers and Tigers etc. Maybe a Sd Kfz and Jeep or two or it would be cold war stuff.

Yes, it must’ve first come out in around 1983, a few years after I stopped modelling. Would’ve bought it otherwise. Lovely looking kits.

Dust dries fairly light regardless of the colour of the local mud. Only exception is iron-rich soil of the type you see in Africa and SE Asia, which can be very red.