Corgi showcase collection

…for my sins, my desk at work has 22 Corgi showcase collection WW2 era aircraft taking up space at the back. Generally great little display models for their size.

For some reason they never did a correctly marked Mosquito bomber, or added an Fw190, He111, Do17, Ju52, B29, B25, P47 or P40 to the collection, which all would have been popular enough to make a business case for, as there are enough squadron markings to show to make up the numbers.

Unlikely to have been made (maybe as there was not enough US demand) but equally attractive could have been a Halifax, Stirling, Wellington, and Typhoon?

Does anyone know if Corgi intend to add further to this collection?

Written in full it is always “de Havilland”. However even the company used the abbreviation “DH” on its own logo.

Forum meet at Hendon

…. five days away and counting!

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Dave T

This is very true. Haynes still have a number of car types they don’t cover yet, and rather frustratingly my MGF is one of them! This was built in huge numbers, has pretty basic systems, and is prime for long aftermarket home maintenance. I’ll just have to make do with the Mk1 human brain for now to figure things out!

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I think i heard somewhere that Haynes’ ethos is now that most cars are beyond the realms of DIY maintenance (certainly my 407 is serviced by plugging it into a pc) so they had to diversify to stay in business, hence manuals on washing machines, plumbing, woman, man….. and now Spitfire. 😮

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The Hornet cockpit had asbestos insulation between the cockpit heating intake/valve and the woodwork. Fortunately making this area from new, and on a static cockpit, this won’t be a problem for me.

There are two types that were the mainstay of the post war RAF, that continue to amaze me, with their ongoing poor representation in UK skies:

Meteor F.8 and Vampire F.3

These are neither complex types, nor limited in number. They replaced the iconic Spitfire during the late 40’s and fifties. I cannot think it is a lack of spares. Funding to restore one would not be £millions.

10am in the resturant sounds good for a late breakfast or an early lunch!

See you all there.

I hope somebody bought you loads of balsawood and a very big tube of glue! 😀

Many happy returns!!

Thankyou again….. no such luck on the balsa and glue front though! 🙂