Really good to see you again, Greg. Honestly, your ability to take a pig's ear and transform it into a silk purse, never, ever ceases to amaze me. Truly inspiring to watch. Don't be too long for the next one.

I have a real soft spot in my heart for these Matchbox kits. It seems to be a real testament to how much a modeler's skills have developed over time to bring out and add to the original kits. What some modelers have brought to these nostalgic beloved kits is staggering. Thanks so much for bringing this to us. :)

@MarkHevingham

3 ай бұрын

Same here. The neighbour two doors up always bought me a birthday and Christmas present and for a run of about three years 74 to 77 I got several Matchbox kits in dual or tri colour (aside from the year I got a Six Million Dollar Man jigsaw!) . The mess I would have made age 8 did not deter me from enjoying the build. Can't believe the quality Greg pulled from this one!

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Anytime👍

@SaltimusMaximus

2 ай бұрын

As a kid I started building Matchbox kits when I had the money aged about 8, glue everywhere, no paint, could never afford it, don’t do much kit building now.

@markfryer9880

2 ай бұрын

​@@GregsModelsDo they still make Matchbox model kits? Do they still make Matchbox cars and trucks? I used to make the models in '76. Mark from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

@@markfryer9880 I'm not sure of the exact history. Some, possibly all of the moulds went to Revell. And now and then they release these old Matchbox kits under their banner. As for the cars I'm not sure👍

Welcome back! One day I will reach the high standard that has now been labelled, 'uninspired'. Cracking vid. Many thanks to the Professor of Plastic.

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😂

Very impressive. Your model-making skills make me realize how feeble my own attempts were when I built the revell kit years ago. Thank you for sharing your remarkable talent.

You've really inspired me to get back on the horse at 67. Astounding engineering refits. Brilliant result. Thanks for sharing your skills 😊

You should be commended for this torture session of a model. You really turned a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, so job well done. We’ve all had that one model from hell, it sounds like this is one of them. It really turned out well IMO.

Despite the age of the kit, you have managed to create an impressive model with a lot of craftsmanship! A beautiful aircraft! I really like the interplay of the colors! My greatest respect for this challenge!

Long videos are good, I like them. I watch it while tackling my modeling projects. Thank you. Very nice build 👍.

Wonderful! A great demonstration of how skill and patience can transform a simple kit into art.

This is pure magic how old and scary kit transforms to a beautiful model. Thank you for sharing!

An absolute beauty of a build Greg and well worth the wait. Glad you’re back and I very much looking forward to what’s next!

Greg - your comment of "it's not bad but it's not good" needs addressing. Your skills are a constant source of inspiration to other modellers, and this Privateer is a prime example. Your work surpasses "not good" by miles - it's a brilliant rendition of an old kit that few could match. Looking forward to the next video.

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Thank you👍

I've built my share of Matchbox kits when I was younger and never got close to make them look this good.

Your "uninspired" efforts are still killer!

"Hope you like what I've done with this kit", I love what you've done with this kit. Stunning job!

*THE FUN NEVER ENDS!*

After a tough week, to see this video brought a wry smile to my face. Thanks Greg!

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Greg, your Privateer looks superb. Very nice job in creating the wheel well detail and seat details. Replacing the propellers was a must. You did it even better with after market ones. Extensive work on the cowls and engines awesome. Excellent work overall.

Great to have you back. Your scratch building and small additions are absolutely first class. Amazing talent. 👏🏻

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Thank you👍

Every step of your build deserve a like. That fix on the engines was the most needed improvement for this kit, but your detailling of turrets was another piece of patience. Despite those old Matchbox kits require a lot of work, imho Revell's plastic is very pleasant to work with. Thanks for this great video !

This is perfection! (I hope next video will be at least as long as this one ) 👍

A big thank you to the master modeller for showing us your skills.I am always encouraged by your builds; an excellent reference for building my kits. Looking forward to the next video.

@GregsModels

Ай бұрын

Cheers👍

The Privateer is my favorite Liberator variant. The longer fuselage and wings give it a slimmer, more graceful look. It's one of my favorite aircraft overall. Maybe the Martin Mercator beats it as it's even slimmer and longer winged! I've got one of the original three color kits in the stash and was lucky enough to grab one of the "Cobra Company" resin sets before they went out of business. Now I have to engineer a place big enough to display it and work up the nerve to built it! Great job on yours.

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

That set looks interesting and would have added so much more than I ever could 👍😎

'Had the exact same experience 2 years ago with this kit. Dragged on to the point I even left my local model club - just couldn't get anything quite right -2 steps forward 3 back. Finally, after months it was finished. I weathered it to within an inch of its life! I look at it now and some days I think it is the most realistic and best kit I have made [60 years experience] and then the next day I think it is the worst!

Beautiful model!!!

Welcome back Gregg. Another fearless build. If you lost interest, it didn't show in the final result.

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Cheers👍

Nicely done, really highlights how badly we need a new tool Privateer.

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Yes, this subject would sell.

@trappenweisseguy27

2 ай бұрын

Even a 4 inch diameter hyper detailed kit of that ball turret alone would sell like hot cakes.

Perfect build 👍👍👍

Superb work there. Superb 🤝🏼

Once again, superlative!

Beautiful bird

Looks top level as always Greg!!

Looks pretty good to me. I think you've actually found the right balance. Sometimes some people just go right over the top to the point of unnecessary obsession. Would like to build one of these one day, maybe.

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Yes, you are right. For me, it's about the overall look rather than the close-up detail. But I do get hung up about trying to please everyone 😂👍

Your work is great sir!

Beautiful work 👍🏻🇦🇺 looks awesome

Absolute work of art

Your modulation, shading and blending is exceptional, a true artist!!

Another excellent video, Thanks...!! Learned a lot

Excellent. Thank you.

Another beauty of a build greg

Beautiful job. Thank you.

Excellent job...the after-market gun barrels and engines made a huge difference.

I really like what you’ve done with it.

I mean, the damn seats... mate they're brilliant!

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Thank you👍

Looks pretty darn good to me.

First Class Model !!!

Hi Greg good to meet you today at the Yeovil show. Thanks for tip re Macci I ended up with Italeri S.79 Sparviero in 1/72 unopened for 20 quid which I thought was a bargain. Take it easy and look forward to seeing your next build 👍

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Nice to have met you. You picked the better kit the Airfix one is dreadful👍

Looks pretty good to me!

Good job. Thanks for this.

Greg, you might not feel that you did your perfectionist best with this kit; but look at the raw mouldings - awful in so many places. You effectively replaced all the detail. Props, engines, guns, cowlings, seats all resin or scratch built. There is a lot of work going on there! This has got to be one of the best Matchbox Privateers built, and it’s all wrapped up with your masterful paint and washes; truly worth watching. Will the masochism ever stop? Think you did a brilliant job. Happy Easter!

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

I'm never happy, with anything😂👍

Cracking job Greg, beautifully painted and detailed as usual. Enjoyed it thoroughly thank you 😃👍

PBY4-2 Privateer very nice airplane interesting build. Nice aircraft. ❤😊👍🙏🤝🤗

Beautiful job Greg

I love your builds thank you!

Yayyy Greg’s models time

STUNNING!

Great job with a dog of a kit. We need a new Privateer.

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

I'll second that👍

I especially love your work with colors and paints. It's excellent.

I wish I could've owned that kit when I first saw it in the late 80's. No what I've limited my collection to a/c that flew in the Philippines AND 1/48 scale, I'm in deep trouble! But your build has inspired me to look for drawings or an old conversion kit!

I really like the slow slow slow closeups. That way I can view the parts clearly and not have to pause all the time. Great review.

Hello mr. Greg!i had alot of fun watching and listen. It was delicious.thank u 4 sharing.keep it up and keep the Faith. With sticky greetings from brandenburg/Germany. Your fellow modellmate.christian

Very nice build Greg! Such an oddball bomber, but beautiful all the same!

Exquisite as usual Greg. Perfect amount of scratch building combined with proper resin detail replacement.

Funnily enough, I think this is one of your best builds of late. It shows all of your skills and I love the subtlety of your approach to this scale. I think you are right about the decals, they do seems the wrong shade, but a stunning model.

This is a great build. Looks excelent. Brawo 👏 I think that this is one of the best looking airplane of ww2. I just love it. Its a shame that no other manufacturer came out with a new tool for this beauty. I would really want this on my shelf.

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Yes, this subject would sell👍

Stunning job, Greg! As an afterthought: with all the popularity of new B-24 kits, why can't at least one company convert to a Privateer? We're even using them as water bombers for forest fires. Someone out there PLEASE step up. Thanks, Dane

Beautiful!!!!!

LOL. I built the Matchbox version a loonnnggg time ago, in my childhood. Memories !

Great work sir!

Another stunning silk purse. You have the patience of a saint!!

Looks great, nice job

I had to click on this the moment I saw it, because I built this kit twice in the early 1990s, and I remember seeing an ad in Airfix Magazine in the summer of 1981 with a man who had built a super detailed version of the kit. And yes, I had the original Matchbox model molded in three colors. I enjoyed it and in some ways it was better than some of the bigger Airfix kits I had built up to that point.

Superlative work, Sir! An absolutely wonderful effort, (no matter how personally annoying😁), on bringing a very old kit back to some genuinely beautiful life. It's a joy to have another build of yours in my feed again. I was missing it! Thank you for the entertainment and inspiration.

Helluva good job … 👍🏻👍🏻

This was really a diamond in the rough and you made it shine awesome video awesome build again greg master modeler

Simply fabulous!

Great work as always.

Fine work!

Amazing scratch building Greg. I bet Matt wouldnt have done that! Good to have you back at the bench again.

Thanks for sharing, very informative and inspiring.

Welcome back Greg thankyou for sharing your build after a crap week at work this set me up for my 2nights roll on Tuesday morning really enjoyed the colouring & scratch building complimented undercarriage great to see these old kits get a chance great work & comments not silly music many thanks jon

@GregsModels

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Jon😎

A very impressive result from such an old kit. I too have a soft spot for the Matchbox kits. Built a lot of them back in the day but never the Privateer so it's fun to see one built up and to modern standards. Thanks for the video and hints.

worth the wait, great result for the old kit

Well done, your build makes mine look so simple.👍👍👍👍

Good to see you back

Another great build Greg!!!!

Splendid!

Fantastic build; highly enjoyable video. Thank you Greg.

It looks like a lot of fun to take a basic kit and improve upon it. Well done.

Welcome back, and what a return. Stunning.

Brilliant. Hats off to your skills and patience. Great choice of subject.

As always good work sir 👍.

yet another amazing build Greg, fantastic

great job and great video. love to see these old kits transformed. you said you hoped the next video wouldnt be as long. well i wouldnt mind if your videos were longer and even more detailed.

Awesome build and some mighty nice detail work.

Good to see you back Greg, really love your videos and builds

Great work with this old kit. It looks awesome. Thank You for upload this video, I have this kit in my stash and it will be very useful when time for built comes.

Once again, amazing build! Well worth the wait in my opinion. Bravo sir, bravo!

Nice subject and beautiful build... Kudos 😎

Very nice. It looks fantastic. Love the looks of the Privateer.