Corgi Models

paulc,

Warehouse fire story is a non starter. This is strenuously denied by corgi – no retailers had their allocation cut, which seems to support their stance.

I think some people with a vested interest in this Mossie going up in price, have circulated the rumour about only 500 having survived this ficticious fire. The simple truth of the matter is that it is a little beauty and has been well supported by the collectors – after all, it was only the second Mosquito produced and it has very attractive ‘invasion stripes’

This model is limited to only 5900 worldwide – if you consider how many people with an interest in Aviation – or even the numbers at RIAT each year, say 300,000 – I think it was just a popular one.

In any case, I’ve got my two and I’m keepin’ em!
(must be worth £800 now though)

The rarest Mosquito is the RAAF one produced a while ago – very few survived a warehouse fire hence they are rarer than rocking horse poo 😉

Thanks for the info chaps

Shorts

Approx £100 – £125 for Grim Reaper

” £150+ for BOAC (Collector Club) Mossie.

Hope this helps, but I would hold on to them if I were you!

there are a couple of corgi mossies that will go for sky high prices. One goes for three figures. Follow Mike J’s advice for info

steve

Heres my collection its getting abit out of hand ,running out of room!
Corgi Aviation Archive

1/144 Scale

B17 Sally B

B17
Mustang USAAF WWII Memorial Flight
Thunderbolt

Avro York RAF kings flight

Lancaster RAF Coastal command

Lancaster Battle of Britain memorial flight

Lancaster Dambusters special edition

Lancaster Royal Canadian Air Force

Lancastrian Flight Refuelling

Boeing 299 Fortress IIA RAF Coastal command

Douglas Dakota RAF (Berlin air lift)

Douglas DC3 RAF

Sunderland III Royal Australian Air Force

Short Sunderland MkIII ML868 No230 Squadron (Southern
Pacific)

Boeing B29 RAF Washington 1

Hp Victor K2 Tanker Bruntigthorpe

Vulcan B2 XH558 (First and last in service)

C130 K C1 Hercules RAF Desert storm

Hercules C1 Royal Air Force

Hercules C1 K Tanker No1312 Flight Mount Pleasant

1/72 SCALE

Heinkel HE 111H-3 2 Staffel KG 100 1940-41
Messerschmitt Me109E JG 51 Heinz Bar 1940
Supermarine Spitfire Mk1 X4253 611Sqn PO Pegge Rochford
1940BLITZ SET

Lancaster EE176 Mickey the Moocher
Spitfire MKIIA P7350
Hurricane LF363
Battle of Britain memorial flight set

DH Mosquito MKIV No1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit
Spitfire PRVII Type G (SET)

Lancaster 1 Admiral Prune 106 Sqn Syerston Nov 1942 (Guy Gibson)

Lancaster R5508/KM-B No44 (Rhodesia) Sqn
RAF 1942

DH Mosquito FBVI RAF 211 Sqn Bangkok Thailand

Consolidated B24D Liberator Ball Of Fire The III,328th BS 93rd BG
Ploesti Raid,August 1943

Spitfire MKI 74 Sqn RAF (First skirmish of Battle of Britain) Flt Lt Adolf Malan
Battle of Britain 60 year Comemeration

Supermarine Spitfire MKVB Trop ER220/QJ-R Flg.off.Neville Duke 92 Sqn ,Waddi Surri, Libya

Hawker Hurricane MKI 85 Sqn RAF Sqn leader Peter Towsend
Battle of Britain 60 year Comemeration

Hawker Hurricane IIB BD930 No73 Sqn Western desert 1942

Messerschmitt 109E JG-3 Udet Hauptmann Hans Von Hahn
Battle of Britain 60 year Comemeration

Messerschmitt 109E-3 Waldemar Wubke 9/JG 54 “Grunherz”

Corsair I JT172 1835 Sqn Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Brunswick USA

P47D Thunderbolt “Miss Mary Lou” USAAF 19Th Fighter
Squadron 218Th Fighter Group,Saipan
Marianas July 1944

P51D Mustang “The Hun Hunter from Texas”
1st Lt Henry Brown ,354th Fighter Squadron

Hawker Hunter GA11 No 738 Sqn ‘Rough Diamonds’
Aerobatic team Royal Navy Brawdy
1967-69

Harrier GR3 XZ997 Falklands

Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier US Marine Corps

1/32 SCALE

Supermarine Spitfire Mk1A X4590/PR-F 609 Sqn RAF

Valient! Petition! Where do i sign????????:D

Originally posted by Guzzineil
oh no Albert, we don’t want this rabble over at the corgi forum!
:p :p :p !!

they’ll all be asking for models of Sea-Vixens, DC-7’s and the like!!
:D:p

….anything to keep the peace!! As long as they don’t join the petition for a Valiant, I don’t mind;)

CDC Armour, very poor! lack quality in the decals/markings. I have ‘No Guts No Glory’ and the finish is pants!!!

Corgi good value for money!

Thanks for the links Robbo.

Mmm, I think IMHO its a little dismissive to say they are toys. A huge amount of effort goes in to these models. I grant you that they are not absolutely accurate. The lack of dihedral on the big Spitfire was very obvious and there is no grasp of how to set out the ‘star and bar’ markings on the Mustangs but these are really just quibbles and will probably be ironed out eventually. There was a very nice man from Corgi who posted here last year – they do listen to positive and negative comments.

1:32 scale Big Beautiful Doll

I was thinking about a 1:32 Mustang at Christmas, but wasn’t keen on the colour schemes. This however will prove to be very tempting!!

Currently got the B-17,P-51 & P-47 set, XH558 and a Hunter in Black Arrows scheme.

Originally posted by Snapper
None. Don’t rate them much.

Ditto.

All of them

I haven’t seen the 1:32 scale Mossie yet, but it is due out in the first half of this year – along with the 1:32 scale Big Beautiful Doll – the two I’m going to be after.

My only problem may be that I’m running out of space !

Is that big Mosquito out yet?

Also I heard that the ‘flat’ wing problem on the 1/32 Spitfires will be corrected when they re-tool for subsequent versions.

While I’d love to be able to produce decent examples of built plastic kits, I am simply not good enough at it to get the sort of results that I’d like, and I no longer have the time either! Thats one of the reasons that I do collect a few of the Corgi models.

So far I have all of the Mosquitos (not that strange for those who know me!) and a couple of others that I just like.

Andy

I have the following :

BBMF Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane set
B17 Memphis Bell
Vulcan / Victor twin set
ETPS Viscount
B24 Liberator ‘Dragon Lady’
Cathay Pacific DC3 ‘Betsy’ (2 no)
Eddie Stobart DC3
BOAC Comet (both varients)
BOAC Britannia (both varients)
BOAC 707
BOAC Lancastrian
BOAC Avro York
BOAC Mosquito
BOAC Stratrocruiser
BOAC Sunderland (camo + non camo)

I have the P51D ‘Old Crow’ and a Spitfire V (?) from one of the SAR squadrons (AQC Sqn markings, airframe P8131).

Anyone know of a good source for these models in the States? I want to get a Hurricane and maybe a Lanc.

I build kits as well however don’t get time to sit and do them much. The kits are displayed in with the Corgi’s (not the dogs! :p )

Shorty 01 i agree with you that it is more satisfying to build your own i buy them to complement my kits, at least the Corgi’s will be worth some money in the future!!

Anyway im off to the AA forum now im sure they could build a Sea Vixen! oh and a Valient for my V Bombers

Laters…