How many of you guys getting the Hurricane (5 Viewers)

[thebritfarmer]

Has the Hurricane not already sold out from K&C? I think TF are out of it already as it is no longer on their website.

 

[Rob]

Wouldn't surprise me in the least,the response has been fantastic.

Rob

 

[Spitfrnd]

...The Hobby Master Pacific planes sell out and I would guess they are only produced in the hundreds and not thousands similar to the K&C Hurricane run..
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The Hobby Master 1/32 Dauntless McClusky edition of 900 sold out, the other 700 and 1000 issue editions are sold out by the manufacturer but still available. The HM 1/32 Dauntless is a much more detailed model than the Hurricane. Most of the HM 1/72 Aircraft are not limited and their limited editions are usually 1500 or more.

 

[OldCelt]

I;ve already picked up enough cns and bottles from my bindiving exploits,so the Hawker is now ON ORDER!
Lucky me..O.C.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

For comparison the Corgi had 4 limited 1/32 Spitfire Mk I versions with issue sizes ranging from 1600 to 2500 and one unlimited one. The limited combat editions all sold out fairly soon and about half of their Hurricane editions did as well. Conversely only one of their 1500 issue 109G versions did and the same was true for their P-51Ds.

Really interesting numbers. I got one of the Spitfires (Douglas Bader AA3903) and one of the Hurricanes (Albert Lewis AA3503). Which of the Spitfires were limited editions and which were the popular Hurricanes? No doubt the Keith Park (Malta) and Douglas Bader Hurricanes were very popular but they went fast.

The Me109s and Mustangs are fairly available except for P-51 Big Beautiful Doll which is hard to find. I got 2 of the Me109s (Arnold Doring - Red Six and Gerhard Barkhorn which I prefer) and 2 Mustangs (John Elder and Bud Anderson's dark green "Old Crow") Really wanted Big Beautiful Doll but I remember it sold out fast in Canada.

Terry

 

[Phantom Warrior]

The Hobby Master 1/32 Dauntless McClusky edition of 900 sold out, the other 700 and 1000 issue editions are sold out by the manufacturer but still available. The HM 1/32 Dauntless is a much more detailed model than the Hurricane. Most of the HM 1/72 Aircraft are not limited and their limited editions are usually 1500 or more.

Yes, by the time I decided to get the McClusky model it was gone so I got the Ace of Spades. It's a high quality model IMO superior to the Corgis.

Terry

 

[Beaufighter]

Yes, by the time I decided to get the McClusky model it was gone so I got the Ace of Spades. It's a high quality model IMO superior to the Corgis.

Terry

Agreed-as I have the Midway version and am very fond of her. However, I find the HM kite more fragile than the Corgi counterparts as would be expected with more detail. The HM pilot figure is absolutely horrible though and is way out of scale.

Tally Ho,
Beaufighter

 

[Spitfrnd]

Really interesting numbers. I got one of the Spitfires (Douglas Bader AA3903) and one of the Hurricanes (Albert Lewis AA3503). Which of the Spitfires were limited editions and which were the popular Hurricanes? No doubt the Keith Park (Malta) and Douglas Bader Hurricanes were very popular but they went fast.

The Me109s and Mustangs are fairly available except for P-51 Big Beautiful Doll which is hard to find. I got 2 of the Me109s (Arnold Doring - Red Six and Gerhard Barkhorn which I prefer) and 2 Mustangs (John Elder and Bud Anderson's dark green "Old Crow") Really wanted Big Beautiful Doll but I remember it sold out fast in Canada.

Terry

The limited Spitfires were as follows
P9386/QV-K 4000
P7966/D-B, Douglas Bader 4800
N3183/KL-B 'KIWI' 2400
George 'Grumpy' Unwin 2500
Adolf "Sailor" Malan 1600
Prototype Spitfire 2370
Only the Prototype is readily available now and it took me a long time to find a reasonably priced KIWI.

The most popular Hurricanes were the
'Night Reaper' 1000
Polished Metal Finish 100
Shuttleworth Sea Hurricane 2110
The Bader, Lewis and Park models had issues of 2110-2270 and are still available at retail. The Nicholson was unlimited. For all these I am excluding the silly sights and sounds versions.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Agreed-as I have the Midway version and am very fond of her. However, I find the HM kite more fragile than the Corgi counterparts as would be expected with more detail. The HM pilot figure is absolutely horrible though and is way out of scale.

Tally Ho,
Beaufighter

I'm going to take another look at the pilot - I was more interested in getting the cowling off of the radial engine

Terry

 

[craig1985taylor]

Ive pre ordered one the first time i ever have but probably not the last lol cant wait to see it in person

 

[Phantom Warrior]

The limited Spitfires were as follows
P9386/QV-K 4000
P7966/D-B, Douglas Bader 4800
N3183/KL-B 'KIWI' 2400
George 'Grumpy' Unwin 2500
Adolf "Sailor" Malan 1600
Prototype Spitfire 2370
Only the Prototype is readily available now and it took me a long time to find a reasonably priced KIWI.

The most popular Hurricanes were the
'Night Reaper' 1000
Polished Metal Finish 100
Shuttleworth Sea Hurricane 2110
The Bader, Lewis and Park models had issues of 2110-2270 and are still available at retail. The Nicholson was unlimited. For all these I am excluding the silly sights and sounds versions.

So clearly the limited edition Spitfires were the most popular - they all sold out on equal or bigger production runs than for the Hurricanes, even though the Hurricanes had well known pilots too. If the 400 K&C Hurricanes are almost sold out, imagine how quickly 400 Spitfires would sell?

Terry

 

[Spitfrnd]

So clearly the limited edition Spitfires were the most popular - they all sold out on equal or bigger production runs than for the Hurricanes, even though the Hurricanes had well known pilots too. If the 400 K&C Hurricanes are almost sold out, imagine how quickly 400 Spitfires would sell?

Terry

Well if they make a Spitfire, it would seem overly conservative to only make 400. Of course they should make a Mark V or Mark IX, there are none of those in 1/32 except for 21st Century, a different product.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Well if they make a Spitfire, it would seem overly conservative to only make 400. Of course they should make a Mark V or Mark IX, there are none of those in 1/32 except for 21st Century, a different product.

Those were the two most produced marks. I think the Corgis are all Mark I and II which were the Battle of Britain Spitfires. K&C could make a Mark I (8 MG) for Battle of Britain and either a Mark V (2 - 20 mm canon and 4 MG)or a Mark IX (4 - 20 mm canon)

Terry

 

[jazzeum]

I think that they weren't sure how the Hurricane would do so they were probably conservative, just to hedge their bets.

 

[Rob]

So clearly the limited edition Spitfires were the most popular - they all sold out on equal or bigger production runs than for the Hurricanes, even though the Hurricanes had well known pilots too. If the 400 K&C Hurricanes are almost sold out, imagine how quickly 400 Spitfires would sell?

Terry

Yes indeed,those Spitfires would be gone in a flash.Its looking good for future planes in this series,their the new warbirds!

Rob

 

[Spitfrnd]

Those were the two most produced marks. I think the Corgis are all Mark I and II which were the Battle of Britain Spitfires. K&C could make a Mark I (8 MG) for Battle of Britain and either a Mark V (2 - 20 mm canon and 4 MG)or a Mark IX (4 - 20 mm canon)

Terry

The vast majority of Mk Vs and Mark IXs were B or C wings, both with 4 x .303s and 2 x 20mm cannons. There were a fair number of E wing Mark IXs (and VIIIs and XIVs) with 2 x .50 cal mgs and 2 x 20mm cannons. In theory the Universal C wing could accomidate 4 x 20mm cannons but they were rarely armed that way and perhaps never in combat since it dramatically reduced the ammunition load. The E models had a nice punch and were the versions I preferred for Air Sim combat.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

The vast majority of Mk Vs and Mark IXs were B or C wings, both with 4 x .303s and 2 x 20mm cannons. There were a fair number of E wing Mark IXs (and VIIIs and XIVs) with 2 x .50 cal mgs and 2 x 20mm cannons. In theory the Universal C wing could accomidate 4 x 20mm cannons but they were rarely armed that way and perhaps never in combat since it dramatically reduced the ammunition load. The E models had a nice punch and were the versions I preferred for Air Sim combat.

The Mark IX would look good with the 2 x .50 cal mgs and 2 x 20mm cannons. I can't see them making both a Mark V and a Mark IX. If I had to bet, I would expect to see a Battle of Britain version first to go with their MK I Hurricane.

Terry

 

[Eazy]

A Spitfire from the Battle of Britain era. It has to be one of the most iconic planes ever built.

Here's a picture of Spitfire Island just down the road from me in Castle Bromwich at the Jaguar Cars plant - the site of the old Spitfire factory back in the war.
It's a giant sculpture that is simple but really captures what the Spitfire was all about.

I feel the need to dig my Corgi Spitfires out of the garage!

 

[jazzeum]

Neat sculpture. Are there any Spits lying about?

 

[Eazy]

Neat sculpture. Are there any Spits lying about?

There is one on display suspended in the Birmingham Think Tank, a museum in the City.
Last year they had one on display in Victoria Square, Birmingham and I got to sit in it which was very cool.

A lot of places round here have names like Spitfire Way, Merlin Industrial Park etc.
Birmingham is an industrial city that isn't famous for much but is proud of it's wartime heritage. It got bombed a lot due to it's factories.