Aircraft for 1/30 & 1/32 collectors (1 Viewer)

Yep that's the ME109 I have and I also have the Spitfire one as well.

Both pieces are excellent and if you look around you can get them for a very low price.
 
K&C did Barkhorn's ME109, and I have it. It is one of the nicest planes K&C did in my opinion. The detail on the Corgi is excellent, but its Apples and Oranges. Die cast is one thing, mohagony another. Imagine a Mohagony plane, with gear down, limited to a production run of no more than 500, with pilot and ground crew by K&C. The canopy will slide open to reveal a detailed cockpit. The total price is less than $200 for plane, pilot and crew. Then imagine that K&C will produce buildings, fuel trucks and other related items enabling you to set up an entire airfield diorama.
 
Hi Louis, would you please post some pics of your K & C Barkhorn, or direct me to a web link with some?

Btw, whenever possible I prefer to get a model that's made from a similar material to the prototype. Therefore I can't see myself ever buying a wooden aircraft model, unless its of a Mosquito - the wooden wonder :) But then no one has ever made an actual tank in polystone but K & C versions seem to sell ok, so I guess most folks aren't as discerning as me - just kidding guys :D
 
I quite disagree with the comment about the FoV 1/32 planes as not great models. The Corgi range is nearly 3 times the cost of the FoV range - I sell those planes for 38.95 - they are a bargain for a collector who wants an airstrip or the youngster without much budget.

That being said, I am a devoted fan of the corgi 1/32's. They are incredible. I do prefer the more weathered looking models. As one of my customers put it, "Why would you want to display a factory fresh WWII fighter plane?"

That's one of the reasons I like the FoV range so much. Those planes look like they've been through a war.
 
Yes,
I agree about the weathering, a Factory fresh plane sticks out like a neon sign in a display or diorama.
Ray
PS I have several of the corgi 1/32, there fantastic, the Mosquito is unbelievably big and heavy!
Ray
 
Gideon said:
I quite disagree with the comment about the FoV 1/32 planes as not great models. The Corgi range is nearly 3 times the cost of the FoV range - I sell those planes for 38.95 - they are a bargain for a collector who wants an airstrip or the youngster without much budget.

That being said, I am a devoted fan of the corgi 1/32's. They are incredible. I do prefer the more weathered looking models. As one of my customers put it, "Why would you want to display a factory fresh WWII fighter plane?"

That's one of the reasons I like the FoV range so much. Those planes look like they've been through a war.
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I guess FOV are ok for the price, but you can often pick up a Corgi on eBay for less than half RRP which narrows the margin somewhat.
 
I've actually been looking at some of the Corgi stuff and I think it's very well done. I was at a show yesterday and saw this Bf 109g. If I didn't already have three different 109s I would have considered picking it up.

Although Andy is doing a Mosquito, he is quite high on the Corgi Mosquito and Corgi planes in particular.

Here is a list of Corgi items in 1:32 scale currently on ebay.

Anybody know if the pilots are removeable?
 
The main downside with the Corgi planes is their lack of cockpit interior detail, but the rest of the detail is very good.
 
I guess that I am curious about what people want with their aircraft. So far I have heard comments about wood versus metal versus plastic, about extra weaponry, about cockpit details, etc. Is it just "colllector arrogance" or has anyone considered that there are a number of fine aircraft available in model kit form in plastic? I know that there are people who will assemble and paint them for less than $400.00. Look at the catalogs, one can get full cockpit details for many planes, plus various ordnance and other details. As a modeler I have attended model meets that have 1/32nd aircraft that would floor you on detail - they probably wouldn't go for $400, but you would get a true museum miniature in that form.

The recent stuff from 21C is also looking pretty good. They recently revised their P51D with better detail and more accurate landing gear. The finish is generally good, except that 21Cs assemblers in China leave a lot of seam gaps. A neat feature (to me) is that they allow the pilot heads to swivel for varying the pose.

Gary
 
Cockpit detail isn't much of an issue with me, especially in 1/72 scale. I made hundreds of plastic kits when I was a kid and don't really want to revisit the hobby, mainly why I collect diecast ;)

You can get some bargains on eBay when guys sell off plastic kits they have made, you just do an advanced search in the plastic model section with search words like: (built), (completed), (finished).
 
OzDigger said:
Hey Ron, I dug up this old thread for you and posted a nice picture link of Corgi 1/32 diecast aircraft: http://www.tricatus.co.uk/Scale132prop.htm
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Oz

Thanks for digging up this thread - it was interesting. I have bought a couple of the Corgi 1/32's from Ebay - as I stated before, they look great ! It isnt the charm of the Wooden WARBIRD - but, on the display shelf they have great appeal too.

Its a nice affordable fix for your aviation needs ! ;)


Brad - The pilots can NOT be removed - a down side.

But, there are planes without pilots in them that look great - I just got the Hurricane w/ Crew - the guys are a little on the small side - but, alone makes a nice display. I wish Andy would make some ground crew figures you could buy several of these and have a flight line display that would ROCK ! :D
 
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