Two Matchbox 1/72 Me262s get built.

[@defdef6230]

A Trip direct to the past... when I was a kid... ❤...

[@janxspirit6707]

As one of the old codgers, this is why I'm building old kits again :) thank you!

[@bushwhacked1835]

That takes me back... my first ever model kit, the old box 262, built out of the box... take me back to the '70's.

[@potrzebieneuman4702]

I built quite a few Matchbox kits years ago and still have the completed models and I loved them. Easy, good fit and great looking when finished. I particularly liked the way the wings went together with no visible join mark as with other kits on the whole.

[@stevemanklow5128]

The first ever model kit I built when I was probably 7 or 8 years old (it was a birthday present). Remember gluing the engines on back to front, thinking that the pointy bits should be at the front!

[@stewarts8597]

These are the kits of my childhood. you did these old kits justice. They look great

[@StevenPotts-ij9ue]

Two nice builds there, I like them both , the basic one in it's bare bones and the camouflaged one is superb. I am old enough to remember these Matchbox kits being released and on sale at the newsagents where I worked delivering the papers, well it was either that or sweeping chimneys, lol

[@tj37475]

I still have my childhood build of this kit built in the early 70's. This makes me want to build the kit again. Even if these are not state-of-the-art kits now, they bring back so much nostalgia from our younger days, thanks again, another very enjoyable video of a simple classic OOTB build 👍👍👍

[@billbarton9046]

Where I grew up ,there was an ironmongers shop and the only model kits they sold where Matchbox.I spent my paper round money buying different kits from that shop ,the 262 kit included.

[@marcblank3036]

The Matchbox kits are simple and straightforward. You make them look excellent. All other work is most welcome too

[@johnf3885]

I always thought that Matchbox seemed to go together better than Arifx and they were cheaper!

[@marcblank3036]

@@johnf3885 agreed, sturdier plastic and perhaps less used malls

[@George-pp2hr]

It does bring back memories when all family was together in the 70s and 80s and I was building these models I'd buy from newsagency or the local milk Bar. I never had the Matchbox kits but had the Revell versions. I have a few 1/48 and three Hasegawa 1/32 scale. Like seeing the 1/72 kits to get me motivated as I have a few 1/72 I've neglected because of larger scale kits. Good show 👍🇭🇲🦘✌️

[@Spaceman719]

Makes me want to build matchbox kits again! 😁

[@creativetimewasting]

@@Spaceman719 go for it 👍

[@Damien-u2x]

Matchbox kits are awesome .. Have 11 of them​@@creativetimewasting

[@jay0kew]

This is one of the most beautifull jet planes that ever has flown. Not talking about efficiency. The lines of the planes are just fitting. It looks like a shark, though it is called "Schwalbe". If this would be a sports car, it would have been designed by a brand like Bertone. An F16 could also been designed by Bertone... nice aircraft.

[@creativetimewasting]

@@jay0kew agreed, very clean sleek lines.

[@Jackdaw5]

Feeling a bit under the weather as I do, this video was a nostalgia-tinged tonic. Watching you transform a classic Matchbox kit was enjoyable and calming. I share your passion for these wonderful old kits of our youth!

[@creativetimewasting]

@@Jackdaw5 I hope you feel better soon and thanks for your kind comments, stay tuned for more Matchbox 👍

[@fredburley9512]

Respect for your methods which produced a nice finished kit. I'm a paint first and then assemble modeller/codger and now doing dioramas. 👍

[@joseluiscastanorestrepo]

Awesome work with those classics.

[@ichbins8588]

love these old matchbox model kits, when I was a kid and my mother asked me to pick one at the local toy shop, this was a difficult task as the box covers looked all so exciting to me. Great build, one straight out of the box, the other one with refinement, I like both versions!

[@lelajo1739]

Brings back good memories. Thanks for the upload

[@DutchDaveModels]

This build brings back memories 💥👍💥

[@createdezign1840]

I remember building the Me262 in the late 70's and my Grandad (Ex RAF WWII) explaining to me that if the Nazi's had more of these the outcome of WWII could have been very different. I only just got myself a Revell1/32 Me262 A-1 last month and very much looking forward to building that. I still love building the re-boxed Matchbox Revell kits to this day a bit of sanding and filling has never put me off, growing up with that was all part of the prosses and enjoyment. The re-boxed 1/32 Spitfire Mk22/24 matchbox kit I have is going to look great with modern building and painting techniques. Again thanks for taking the time to make these vids, very enjoyable. It would be nice to see what this me262 kit would look like if it was all rescribed with a little rivet detail added but I totally understand why you've built it the way you did, looks great.

[@creativetimewasting]

I have built the model in the Matchbox ‘spirit’ and although their are a couple of much better 262s on the market the simplicity of these kits is still appealing 👍

[@createdezign1840]

@@creativetimewasting Completely agree...

[@AdrianBroadwell]

Yep, the kits of my youth, I preferred armour to aircraft but interesting subjects and good quality for the price and time. A fun blast from the past.

[@billclarke5916]

Outstanding build 👍

[@767bob]

Great job on your Me 262! I have built many Matchbox kits, first ones in 1973. In my later years, I went back and built some of the kits I made back then, made some upgrades and they turned out really nice. Compared to some of the short run kits that exist now, some of these Matchbox kits are better....

[@jamesmair2512]

Well done, shows how well an old kit can be done. Nice one mate.

[@johntreanor1266]

I love matchbox, they are my favourite wargaming vehicle kits. Keep these vids coming 👍

[@GhostRider247]

cracking job on that 262 kidda , beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PanzermansBunker]

Great dual build. One bare bones and the other with refinement. Happy modeling my friend. Bill

[@travis_thompson]

Loved this scheme ever since I build the same kit in the 90s as a teen. If Airfix released a 24th scale 262 this will be the scheme I'll be doing.

[@johnf3885]

Fantastic build a real gem! I really enjoy your tutorials. I always enjoyed building Matchbox and was lucky enough to buy a boxful at a local car boot recently

[@creativetimewasting]

Well done on your haul 👍

[@johnf3885]

@@creativetimewasting i got 20 kits for £10 including a big 1/72 scale ship!

[@creativetimewasting]

@@johnf3885 nice and to pick up a 1/72 Flower Class Corvette is making me jealous 👍

[@VenlyssPnorr]

Love seeing these old kits scrub up so well. Amazing work! A fellow old codger.

[@creativetimewasting]

Old codgers rule 👍

[@guitarsngoldfish8276]

That looks great. I have the Tamiya 1/48 to do and I just hope it looks as good when done.

[@korbendallas71]

Brilliant job. New subscriber. All the best from Ireland

[@creativetimewasting]

@@korbendallas71 thank you and welcome aboard 👍

[@MarineBioFin]

Great vid! Made me reconsider making a matchbox kit

[@creativetimewasting]

Go for it!

[@PouponFred]

Very nice build, i like a lot your work! 👍

[@creativetimewasting]

Thank you, more to follow when I get the time.

[@adandap]

I built this kit on release in Australia circa 1974. I was happy with it then, but these days to my eye the profile is a bit off. So a few years ago I cross kitted the Matchbox and Frog Me 262s. I think the Matchbox undercarriage and engines correct the flaws of the Frog kit nicely, and Frog got the fuselage and canopy shapes better than Matchbox.

[@ricardoroberto7054]

I understand that White 10 with the yellow band was actually a training aircraft and so wouldnt have been in combat. Correct me if im wring but thats what I read. Very nice builds. I have fond memories of building this when i was a teen and chucking it around rhe room because it had no parts to break off ! Would like to make it again now. Love your paint work.

[@creativetimewasting]

Thanks for your comments as for the markings on the 262 with some Matchbox kits I build them in the spirit of the model rather than full accuracy as I would do with a more modern kit. I think these kits were a great introduction into the hobby for the younger modeller who would then do research and learn more about the subject and the love of the hobby would grow. 👍

[@travis_thompson]

The old Matchbox kit is a bit confusing the kit says W.Nr 112378 White 10 but that airframe was a later build and was used by Jg7 The scheme more closely resembles W.Nr 170041 which was first with EKdo 262 and then Kommando Nowotny (the yellow band is a Nowotny ID) and was used in a training film for III./EJG2 it saw at least some action as Franz Schall landed it with 25% damage on Oct 4th. This is all in the Me262 production log book.

[@ricardoroberto7054]

@@travis_thompson thanks for the info.

[@toysoldiernostalgia]

Great build :)

[@JohnSmith-sl1my]

The older box art was so much better. There was a story behind it. It got u thinking.

[@creativetimewasting]

@@JohnSmith-sl1my and a description of the action 👍

[@АндрейШмырев-ж3з]

Эх...80- е годы....хотел такую модель....но в Советском союзе такое не продавалось по идеологическим соображениям...

[@creativetimewasting]

I hope you can buy them now 👍

[@NathanEllisBodi]

I'm always totally astounded by folk who still have models they made as children in the 60s/70s. I'm 62 , moved around a lot and have absolutely nothing from my childhood. Not sure if I'm just clumsy or if everyone else has OCD. Started back at plastic kits recently and ones things for sure, I'm just as cackhanded and messy as I was as a child. 🤔

[@creativetimewasting]

@@NathanEllisBodi I think I might have a couple of toy soldiers from my youth, 1970s Russian infantry from Airfix but that’s about it. Keep practising at your models and if you need so help/advice just drop me a line and I will see if I can help. 👍

[@jeffwarshaw6838]

Nice build. Thanks for telling us what products you used. I don’t have an airbrush, but I will be getting one in the future. It was nice to see the technique. It looks like the older kit was slightly larger. I am a bit conflicted about whether or not to use swastikas. As a Jew, I understand the absolute evil that symbolizes. But as a scale modeller, I like to build accurate kits, and as hateful as they are, the real plane would have had them, so I would include them on the tail surfaces. If they’re not included in the decal sheet any longer, I would get them from my spares box. Excellent build video. P.S. , confirming your stats, I am a 64 year old white male. But I did a girl who built models too…once.

[@creativetimewasting]

@@jeffwarshaw6838 thanks for your comments, I am in the process of building the new 1/24 Airfix Spitfire and I am concentrating on painting techniques to put in that video so keep watching 👍. As for markings, I would recommend you build the model how you want and what you are comfortable with. I also point out that the side who used the symbol were roundly defeated and I would take hart from that.

[@septiccalling8341]

Excellent! I used to love these kits.....still do. 74p was it? Just looked on a famous on line auction site; buy it now, 25 quid plus postage! Jeepers.......

[@creativetimewasting]

Inflation has hit Matchbox kits as there are a finite number. Some try to sell for silly money so I leave them alone.

[@anjkovo2138]

👍👍

[@lllordllloyd]

Question: I love Maskol too (the Microscale equivalent is 100% useless). But every time I use it I destroy a brush. In just a minute or too it dries on the bristles and nothing seems to dissolve it. Great model.

[@creativetimewasting]

@@lllordllloyd maskol is not good for brushes so I have a couple of sacrificial brushes. When the maskol is dry you can roll most of it off and reuse the brush for more maskol. You can use other things like a cocktail stick or stretched sprue but I do prefer old brushes. 👍

[@lllordllloyd]

@@creativetimewasting Thank mate, good to confirm there is no magic answer.

[@runesvensson1244]

How do you clean the brush after Mascol? My brushes get ruined...

[@methaneman4045]

Rub the bristles in soap first

[@akula9713]

Do you think that Micro Krystal Klear is just white glue?

[@creativetimewasting]

@@akula9713 it’s pretty close.

[@ducomaritiem7160]

I bought a me262 last month, also with "a certain symbol " missing. I ordered an aftermarket sheet of "symbols" in various sizes. Because you can't change history. You also can't explain the Nazi time to children without mentioning the symbol.

[@creativetimewasting]

You can’t change History, it’s happened and it needs to be taught correctly and in context.

[@cudathehawgjetfixer7520]

Matchbox kits are hit and miss. They were ahead of the times with being recessed panel lines, but there are NO interiors!!! But if you can get some after-market interior sets, then they become some pretty good contenders compared to modern releases today!!! Also, a downer is that most people want their weight of gold from those great Matchbox kits!!!

[@TomBartram-b1c]

The newer box depicts the wokewar 2 where German and US planes flew around together without trying to hurt each other.

[@jeremylister89]

Swastika decal and box art allowed in 1973, but not in 1979...eh?! Pourquoi? What happened to the truth?

[@George-pp2hr]

That brings back memories from the mid 1970s. I built that Matchbox . Actually no I didn't build the Matchbox 262 model it was the Revell versions. I was able to buy them from my local milk Bar at AU $175- $2.00+ depending on the size of the model. A Milk bar! Just across the street I lived at housing commision Flats. Apartments.👍🇭🇲🦘🐨🦈✌️