Matt Bacon Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Another of Matchbox's excellent 1/32 car kits -- 30s sports cars are a big theme in their line-up. I did a bit of plumbing and detailing under the bonnet -- particularly adding the steering column, without which it looks very odd under there. The only flaws I can see with the kit are that the engine should really be a bit longer and closer up to the radiator, which would give more room for the ancillaries around it, and it doesn't quite capture the low, wide stance of the real thing. I think if I was doing another one not out of the box, I'd try and taper the bonnet down to a slightly shortened radiator... best, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Great model! I need to investigate this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I agree with you Matt - the Matchbox 1/32nd kits are excellent and you did a beautiful job on the Ulster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Very tidy build!I don't think I've ever seen one of these kits before.You did a great job on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Great model! I need to investigate this series.thinking the same. Beautifully done too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Now that is cool, and something you don't typically see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Very, very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Excellent work! I built the Matchbox 1/32 MG-TC years ago and was impressed by the kit but my build didn't look as good as yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Wonderful build!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 nice work, it's great to see builders explore the possibilities of the smaller scales.I have this one in my stash but I think I want to play around with Monty's Humber before doing the Aston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Detail level on those is quite good. The built model can pass as a larger scale with no problem. I liked the screen detail on the headlights, and the detail paint on the engine bay. Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Neat...never had any of these, but I remember seeing them in the AMT catalogs around 79-81... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Great build Matt, tks for showing ☺Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Again nice work in this small scale! These old 1/32 matchbox kits were really attractive, unfortunately the scale was too odd for most car modelers. I remember the Citroen and the Mercedes very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 Thanks, all! The scale isn't so odd when you consider that the only direct pocket money competitors were Airfix's 1/32 offerings, which included a number of kits first offered as slot racing models. 1/32 has always been the dominant slot scale in the U.K. best,M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) Wow Matt, it's a very long time since I've seen one of these! You've made a super job of it too! I saw a lot of these in my nearly 30 years as a marshall at Silverstone just 5 miles away.Yes my father bought me my first pocket money kit (for 2/6) in 1956 an Airfix Spitfire in a plastic bag and that awful stringy tube glue (he was a career RAF Sergeant). I've been building ever since.As a boy I lived in a small village called Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire, nearby there was a hillclimb circuit, and David Brown named his cars after the hill after he started to race his first homebuilt cars there. Edited August 30, 2017 by PatW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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