Corgi B-17

Nice one Moggy! I’d never thought of it that way!

😀

In Fairness shes really cool! She bought me two display cabinets for my Birthday to help house the 60+ models that were lying about the place!

I think she feels better knowing they are all in one place, so she can keep an eye on addditions to the collection!!!!;)

Originally posted by Dez
Steve,

This coupled with storage and financial outlay my collection policy is one example per type!;) As agreed with the missus! However if shes sees this beauty arrive i may be forced into a disposal!

Well, if she’s been a good wife it’ll be a pity to get rid of her 🙁

But unless they are reasonable about boys stuff you are better off without them.

Moggy

Steve,

I’ve ordered one! i think its due to arrive in April!

I try only buy one of each varient when they are released.

When the 1:72 Spitfire, Hurricanes and ME109 were released i started buying every release, then realised that i had a load of Spitfires that ‘looked’ the same! This coupled with storage and financial outlay my collection policy is one example per type!;)
As agreed with the missus! However if shes sees this beauty arrive i may be forced into a disposal! 😀

Great Fun!

Re: Mike J: Special Commission Corgi Models

Originally posted by Dez
I was on the Corgi Heritage Centre website www.corgi-heritage.co.uk and they have a specially commissioned 1:72 scale Spitfire in Stanford Tucks colours.

They say this model is only available through them and only 1500 pieces will be made!

Hmm, reckon I might just have to treat myself to one of those….

Mike J: Special Commission Corgi Models

I was on the Corgi Heritage Centre website www.corgi-heritage.co.uk and they have a specially commissioned 1:72 scale Spitfire in Stanford Tucks colours.

They say this model is only available through them and only 1500 pieces will be made!

Now applying some business brain to that surely if you owned a warbird (Sally B for example) you would get a specially commissioned model made. I’m sure Corgi and Sally B’s owners/supporters could shift 1500 examples!

I’m suprised more warbird operators don’t exploit this kind of merchandise marketing :confused:

Sorry, slight change of subject,

Why won’t they do a 1:72 Sally B? I’ve emailed them but they say “no plans”. It would look great next to my Big Beautifull Doll and No Guts No Glory (out next year)

Peter

I was asked by a friend, who has both models , who knew that I use this forum, why one is so much lighter than the other. That’s all. He told me that the colours on his 1/72 scale Lancaster Corgi’s
are the same as on his Corgi 1/144 (RAF camouflaged) Lancasters. The Coastel Command machine is the same one, with the same codes and all, only the scale is different. Put them next to each other, and they look like 2 different machines. One should imagine that Corgi uses the same paint on both this 1;72 and 1/144 scale machines, but obviously this isn’t.

I am only a bystander in this, have never seen the models myself, so, as said, I was only asked to bring his uestion. As far as I am concerned, the discussion is over.

Thanks. Roger

As model maker myself I have seen such colour variations between models of the same aircraft in different scales, even when built by the same person using the same paint. It should be remembered that the colour as seen by the eye varies because of the light shone upon it and the distance which it is viewed from. So a object viewed from 1m away will look different when viewed from 50m, the affect will be the same with scale models. If you view your 1/72 model from 1m it should appear as though you are the viewing real thing from 72m, I believe this is called ‘scale colour’ By the same rule the detail shown on some 1/72 kits, ie panel lines need not be there. Can you see a rivet or panel line at over 150 feet? Also the finish of models, ie matt, satin or gloss has a great effect to the colour as seen by the eye because of the lesser/greater relection of surrounding colours.

One final point (and I don’t mean to critasize Roger S) what are you comparing your coastal command B-17 colour scheme too? Unless you have actual WW2 paint samples which have been perfectly stored for 50 years and have not faded, I assume you are using colour photos taken at the time. Can we be sure that over the years these colours are a ‘true’ representation of 1940.

It was said on another thread that we trust in the written word of others, the same is true of model making artwork, some colour profiles simply do not look right. Either because the artist used the wrong colour or becasue the printing process did not allow the necessary shade to be mass produced.

DOUGHNUT
Rant over >>>>>

I have absolutely no interest in any models, being it Corgi’s or other ones. Just asking why the 1/72 model is so different from the 1/144 one in colours.

there still good even with errors

You wont get any die cast aircraft in this price range with such high quality sadly there are errors with some models but then again there still surperb to look at,if you want perfect make yourself one from scratch.

Corgi!

Roger S, of all the beautiful Aviation models Corgi have released i’m sure we can go easy on them for a couple of minor errors:confused:

The Canadian Lancaster is superb by the way, errors and all:D

Having not seen both models in the flesh i wonder if the size difference creates a perception!!???!!

Anyway… carry on Corgi!!!!:)

Dez

B-17

I think the grey looks a bit light I might by wrong not a coastal command expert. 😉