Outstanding job Greg. Once again I’m compelled to conclude you now possess one of the best examples of that model kit ever assembled. I never cease to be amazed at the way you pick apart the weakly moulded parts of a kit and scratchbuild your own. Masterful attention to detail whilst never losing sight of the overall result you wish to achieve. A real joy to watch you work. Thank you.

I am pretty sure I built this when I was a kid. Was hard work as I recall 😃

*THE FUN NEVER ENDS!*

As usual……Outstanding!

Você sabe como transformar um kit com aparência grosseira em um resultado profissional, parabéns pelos seus belos trabalhos.

Great Job gentleman! Thanks.

Why make new tyres? A fascinating vid and another lovely job. The grill looks amazing.

Nice Audi 😀

I see these plains more or less daily, so i think i have make one in RDAF colors

Fantastic build

My first flight was in one of those,in the better times of flying...😂

i had a chance to see a type c in vw museum. it was amazing. this model turned out as beautiful as well. thank you.

Surprising amount of detail for a Matchbox kit. Great job, especially working past the shortcomings.

Lovely finished model!

Such a nice presentation and such a nice result. Thanks!

Very nice!

Great job! Will there be more Matchbox builds?

Splendid job from such a crude kit! I like that you show the potential of these kind of kit! What I mean is that you don't spend so much money of after market parts. The simple, quick and ingenious methods and techniques you are using are accessible to any modeler who wishes to improve. Congrats!

There is a certain satisfaction from taking an ordinary kit and turning it into something really quite nice - great job

Beautiful build pal 👌 👍 you certainly made a silk purse out of a pigs ear 😂👍

Braw wee motor Greg.

Nice (but difficult) build. Did you add the bonnet/engine cover release catches in the end?

Old kits back to life!

Nice one Greg, you made it look easy 🤔👍

Hello mr. Greg!and again you deliver. Thank you very much.great job done.with sticky greetings. Your modellmate.christian

Hello mr. Greg!nice nice nice.great job done.with sticky greetings from Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian

where can i get these in 2024

Looks tremendous. 👍👍

Lovely build of a difficult kit. You did an amazing out-of-the-box job!

Greg: Hello there Me: General Kenobi

Excellent finish Greg!

Hello mr. Greg.i c u r wearing gloves while modelling.i tried that 2 but i had no fine feeling in fingertips.so i abandoned the gloves. But its great when u can handle that Problem.keep the faith. With sticky greetings from sandy Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian

You are perhaps the best modeler in the world. Thank you very much for assembling scale models 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

you are always cruisin for a bruisin. Would be great if you can 3d print a figure! Welcome to 3d printing world!

oh my! watching someone fiddling with these things makes my fingertips itch... like if I did it myself. I remember when Revell brought out their first model kit of a H0 gauge steam locomotive I gave it a go. but there were countless problems, like the kettle halves being misaligned, especially the sand dome halves on top. I had to cut off half a milimeter each side to make them look round! and 3mm went off the kettle's end to make it fit the cabin, or else I'd have to shave the cabin's opening off into the windows... the drivetrain was so-so, and the best fitting part was the tender. it all looked wronger than the commemorative model railways back when and it eventually went into the bin. if I recall right it was the BR01 machine. I never tried any other railway model kit by Revell; I was cured of this disease. :P but back to your work. it looks great, nicely detailed (though I'd have tried to add the ignition wires, but there), interesting washing, too. I also liked the seat's cushion; riding a racecar back when was hard enough as it were. give that drivers' bottom some release. :) good move with removing the chrome. back mwhen they'd probably not chromed the wheels and other parts; it adds weight, and with the wheels and spokes, it can make the spokes brittle; or so I've heard. considering how they abused these wheels during racing you need all the strength you can have...

I built multiple dozens of Airfix as a youngster...i also made quite a few Matchbox models and whilst differing from Airfix i always liked the ruggedness of the Matchbox line. I cant put my finger on it, maybe its nostalgia but even as a kid i loved Matchbox. The 1:76 military Dioramas, 1/32nd aircraft, odd 1/72 models like the Fiat G.91

You did an incredible work to improve this poor kit and got finally a true masterpiece. Congrats 👍

Congratulations Greg!!! A great outcome for a dubious kit, I remember doing it as a kid and not finishing, but after watching this video I will try to grab one to repeat.....

Hi Greg, thanks for your fantastic video of that challenging kit. You made the best out of it. Am I right Revell used the same molds for their kit? I made a video of that kit and I remembered all of the kit parts of yours. I replaced the original rims with 3D designed ones and 0,3 mm diameter metal spokes. It would be an honor to me if you'd take a look with your professional view at my attempt with that kit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqDblZePmJllrtksi=l_LBL3nr9qZvK5RK Best regards, Tom

Yet another silk purse, Greg. Superbly executed.

See, I knew that something, or someone, was missing! Always nice to see a friendly face! You've done the Matchbox Gods proud....again....with this one Greg, bravo, well done! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻 Just earlier today, I was looking at my Matchbox 1/48 Skyraider, gonna use it for my first re-scribing jobb....should get interesting! 😅😆😂

Great build, as always. So, what's next? A warship perhaps?

Gotta give you credit Greg, never knew you built cars on occasion. Stellar results from far from great kit. 👍 Keep up the wonderful work. By the way, I hope the new place is treating you well.

Very nicely done, you model very similar to me, although my bloody tremor has put pay to most modelling, all except for very early kits..early 60's. Terrible kits but I remember them as they were...to me, brilliant.

Hey Greg, great build. I think I recall you mentioning wanting to make the Revell Halifax with the Merlin engines but there were issues with the props and radiators. I’m sure I bought the kit and the resin upgrade parts and I’d rather see it getting built than sitting and rotting in my shed. So if I can find the thing, would you like it? No pressure, just let me know and I’ll try to seek it out.

So which 3d printer are you acquiring Greg😆??

Plasmo has a video where he replaces the spokes on a motorcycle's wheels with copper wire - looks amazing but also looks insanely fiddly

Great job! I have sweat watching you joining two halfs of the car body together :) . The end result is a real beauty.

Cracking vid Greg and another challenging kit. The work on those spokes was masterly. I’m looking forward to some videos about dabbling with resin printers! 😉

You do bring us some very interesting subjects, thanks. I've never seen this kit before but being a Matchbox one I do try staying away from this brand as I have found Matchbox kits don't fir together very well as witnessed by your build. But thanks for persevering with the build. Looking forward to your next one.