Build a Matchbox kit. Original or Revell rebox is ok. But it's more fun with those multi coloured sprues in the original boxings.
Not allowed: Non original kits in Matchbox livery. Revell made some misshandling of the brand durin' their ten year ownership of Matchbox by putting really old Revell, Frog and Otaki kits in Matchbox boxes.
Scratchbuilding, after market goodies is allowed as well as building the kits OOtB, even building the kits according to the old Matchbox slogan "No Painting Necessary" is ok if one feels that's the way to go.
If there's any questions on the origin of a kit it's easy to check it up over at this page. matchboxkits.org/
If you've trouble sourcing a Matchbox kit check at E-Bay or for example these two companies specialised at selling second hand kits. kitsforcash.com/ kingkit.co.uk/
Let us build as many Matchbox kits as possible in the space of two months.
Łukasz Gliński Would like to add my He-170 gallery, but don't know how...
26 March 2015, 10:51
Stefan Schneider The name of your gallery has to be EXACTLY the name of the Event. If you rename your gallery accordingly it will appear on the event page.
John Soule These kits are some of the oldest surviving ones I have. They were great for honing modeling skill. They are lacking in so many ways, especially by today's standards, that one feels no pressure to bring it up to "contest standards" or worry about "advanced modeler's syndrome". Just fun hobby time as it should be! I'm glad to have found this site while this is going on. I love looking at all of these classic kits!
Phil Marchese I have a B-17 conversion in the works using the M-box G. It is my favorite Fortress kit. Mine will be a block 15 Vega F series, TINKER TOY of the 381BG. It was among the last half dozen original combat complement to survive into December 1943.
18 November 2013, 20:50
Phil Marchese If you scroll through My Albums you will find many Matchbox build and in process project. Included are major reconstructions (XF14C-2); major conversions (XC-87B); moderate conversions (P-40L & M); minor conversion and corrections (Beaufighters); and OOB.
Gordon Sørensen I am going to build the Airfix Helldiver for a group build on the ATF forum. Would be interesting to compare the kits.....
18 November 2013, 23:49
Bruce Leyland-Jones Aaaah...the Airfix Helldiver is a different sort of Helldiver from the one I'm going to be building, which is the biplane Helldiver.
I've already built the Matchbox version of the Airfix kit; z9.invisionfree.com/..ex.php?showtopic=566
Bruce Scott Just got done reading some fairly disparaging remarks about this kit on some other forums ( worst kit ever, blah blah, yadda yadda ). That just makes me more determined. I love a challenge.
Urban Gardini No, January 1st to February 28th will give plenty of time to finish at least one Matchbox kit...
11 December 2013, 15:31
Mitchell Hart-Lincoln Yup, it will 🙂 I've still got other stalled kits to be getting on with! Waiting to get my hand on the new Airfix "EE Frightning" though and I've got the Airfix Javelin on my Santa list and I've been exceptionally good this year 😉
Burkhard D You have a Matchbox Canberra in your stash. I've built it long ago, quite simple, should be a quick affair - if you can resist 'improving' the very basic detail 🙂
Stefan Schneider The picture album will be automatically attached to the Group Build as soon as you name the picture album "SCM Groupbuild - Matchbox Nostalgia".