My New Matchstick Kits
My New Matchstick kits has finally arrived from Australia after the slow post took about 6 weeks for it to arrive.
My matchstick kit will hopefully grow over the coming weeks and I will document my journey in building this model steam tram.
Here is a picture of the matchstick kit box as it arrived.
First of all I opened the box and indeed there were a lot of matches and two small tubes of glue. There can hardly be enough glue! I guess I will have to buy more, but it is not expensive so no problem. I also went to the hardware show and bought some sandpaper and some acetate sheeting (I will show you how I use that in my matchstick kit another time. I also bought a knife, some nail cutters and a pair of tweezers.
Upon opening the box and pulling out the contents I discovered the whole plan of the steam tram in cardboard and although it was slightly damaged, it was not too bad. I can still use it.
The idea is that I lay the matches on the card to follow the shape and then turn it over and do the opposite side. However I have decided not to use the cardboard, which will make it a bit more challenging, but hopefully it will all be OK.
Over the next few days I will document my journey and show you my results. This is not a fast hobby so do not expect it to be completed by next week! It takes hours.
If you want to buy your own model then this book may help you as you come up with new designs.
Join me in my journey and see if you can make you own matchstick kits.