Having just bought the Dragon Wings 1/72 die-cast of ‘Black 6’ at a shop in London, I noticed that the swastika is missing from the model. Having looked at other Luftwaffe die-casts on American websites, I see that these too lack the swastika, and usually sport either a blank space, or a black ‘X’ instead.
I could understand this if it was a toy, but on a die-cast like this?
It’s a shame that examples being exported don’t include decals for the swastika.
Geoff.
By: willy.henderick - 13th January 2005 at 13:14
Confirm, representation of the swatiska is prohibited by law in Germany.
Years ago, plastic kits had a censored decal sheets when sold on the German market
By: Guzzineil - 12th January 2005 at 23:15
Yep.. none of the Dragon range carry the Swastika, Corgi is one of the few ranges that do.. you aren’t supposed to illustrate that particular image on e-bay either I believe, so should ‘photoshop’ it out of any pictures of models you’re selling that show it.. ?
neil.
By: coanda - 12th January 2005 at 23:11
yup
By: J Boyle - 12th January 2005 at 23:02
All over…
Doesn’t most european model box art lack the swastika on Luftwaffe planes?
I believe it’s against the law to display it in Germany, so if a company wants to make just one type of a kit/toy/diecast, they leave them off.
Can’t say I blame them from a financial and production standpoint.
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January 12, 2005 at 10:56 pm