Bought Corgie’s latest at the Midland Air Museum yesterday. A 1/72 scale B.2 with 11 inch wingspan and outstanding quality paint finish.
Model represents a 10 Sqn Canberra tricked out in Suez colours – white stripes were used because the sqn ran out of yellow paint! (Probably the nation’s supply had been used up by the Navy on their Seahawks.)
As you can see, it’s a worthwhile model and, as a baseline product, will allow Corgie to produce further examples. Next, I hear, will be a Martin B-57A, probably a representation of the all-over silver B-57A’s 66 Tactical Reconaissance Wing.
Couple of small niggles, but who’s counting? :rolleyes:
By: Vulcan903 - 20th September 2004 at 00:21
Would be nice if Corgi did a TSR 2 one day!
This planet would be a different place today if it went into RAF service.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 19th September 2004 at 21:08
How about a Corgi of the flourescent orange B.2s9o used by the Luftwaffe as test-beds?
BTW any chance of a 1/32 or 1/48 of ‘Black six’???
Geoff.
Yes, have an orange German Canberra short-listed. By the way, they were not ‘flourescent’ oarnge, just plain ‘orange’.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 19th September 2004 at 21:06
As promised here’s my Frog kit of the Canberra. Again 1/72 scale. 99% finished. Needs varnishing. Quite a hard-to-find kit these days, but well recommended…
Very nice! Shouldn’t be too hard to find, as first issued by FROG, then NOVO and then Revell, possibly others.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 19th September 2004 at 21:00
How about a Corgi of the flourescent orange B.2s9o used by the Luftwaffe as test-beds?
BTW any chance of a 1/32 or 1/48 of ‘Black six’???
Geoff.
Yes, have an orange German Canberra short-listed. By the way, they were not ‘flourescent’ orange, just plain ‘orange’.
By: danohagan - 19th September 2004 at 11:37
What’s the Ragu for? Doing the centre dot in the roundels??
That’s “pasta” joke…
By: danohagan - 18th September 2004 at 21:55
As promised here’s my Frog kit of the Canberra. Again 1/72 scale. 99% finished. Needs varnishing. Quite a hard-to-find kit these days, but well recommended…
By: Arthur - 17th September 2004 at 19:35
How about a Corgi of the flourescent orange B.2s9o used by the Luftwaffe as test-beds?
Officially, they were weather-recon. Actually, they were electronic intelligence snooping that other Germany.
Is a B-57G in the works? The one with that moveable gun in the bombbay would be nice, me thinks.
By: RobAnt - 17th September 2004 at 19:13
It is a nice model, but somehow the etching of all the panels seems to be a bit too deep. Might just be me, but if you multiplied those 72 times, I’m sure you’d have some big gaps.
Sorry Albert.
By: danohagan - 17th September 2004 at 18:27
Dunno about “fraction of the cost”!!!! Kit was £12, paints etc, brushes… Probably the thick end of £40 when its done. Fully agree about the entertainment though. Nowt better than a dark night in with a mug of hot tea and a nice kit!
By: LN Strike Eagle - 17th September 2004 at 18:20
Nice model – currently building the old Frog 1/72 Canberra.
That’s the way you wanna do it. A fraction of the cost, hours of entertainment, and far better detail.
By: ForkTailedDevil - 17th September 2004 at 18:04
How about hurrying up with my AWAC!!! :p
If not I would be satisfied with a Nimrod in the future, please…… sir
By: von Perthes - 17th September 2004 at 17:30
How about a Corgi of the flourescent orange B.2s9o used by the Luftwaffe as test-beds?
BTW any chance of a 1/32 or 1/48 of ‘Black six’???
Geoff.
By: danohagan - 17th September 2004 at 14:50
Nice model – currently building the old Frog 1/72 Canberra. Will post some pics when its finished.
By: Stieglitz - 17th September 2004 at 14:46
That is a very nice model. In my opinion it was worth buying it! 😎
J.V.
By: Mpacha - 17th September 2004 at 14:37
How about a SAAF one next? Love the Buc………… 😀
By: ALBERT ROSS - 17th September 2004 at 14:20
Thanks Les. As Corgi’s Aviation Archive and researcher, you know this is one of mine and I thank you for your kind words. Several more Canberra and B-57 models to come!
However, the rules of this forum are no advertising or promotions, so this thread may get removed. Before it does – enjoy and go out and buy one!!!
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