Yet another Lancaster!!!

We've been having a really good run with very hard to find Lancasters!!! The latest one being the Guy Gibson, Admiral Prune release. This model has proved extremely hard to find and acquire.

Some new listings on Bid or Buy.

A few new models have been listed on Bid or Buy. Most notably the NEW SAAF Hawker Fury, the new F-5N Tiger II and the three tone MiG 21. Also listed are a Corgi Buccaneer and new Spitfire Mk.XIV as well as two Dragon Warbirds in the form of the Bf109G and Fw190D-9.

For those into F1, I've listed a Hot Wheels Mclaren MP4-21 driven by Juan Pablo Montoya. The model is new and unopened.



Lancasters, Lancasters, Lancasters!!!

It's not everyday we talk Lancasters on here but I'm very pleased that we do have an opportunity to do so now. The Corgi 1/72 Avro Lancaster is one of those iconic models with grace and presence few others can muster. It gives me great pleasure to advise that two have been successfully secured for collectors.

First is the Leonard Cheshire model that was last to be released. Already these have sold out at retailers and are commanding a premium over the release price. A lovely model and one of the best releases to date. The Corgi Lancaster seems to get better with age!!!

The other is the highly sought after RAAF No. 460 Sqn. G for George. This model rarely comes up for auction and is long sold out. It features eye catching nose art with its bomb tally. Rare for Lancasters in general.

Hobby Master releases for October 2011

Big new for fans of the Century Series of US jet fighters, HM has announced a new 1/72 tooling in the form of the F-101 Voodoo. There's a RAAF F/A-18 too!!!

There are a few other jets of interest, a Japanese F-4EJ Kai in their unique blue camouflage scheme, another VF-84 Jolly Rogers F-4N Phantom very similar to the previous release so good for a two ship display.

The UH-1B Huey also makes a reappearance after a long absence in the form of a RAAF example from the battle of Long Tan 1966.

In 1/48 there's an interesting looking checker nose Fw190, a very nice RCAF Spitfire Mk.IIA and a RCAF Kaydet (Stearman).

New Hobby Master Releases for September 2011

September seems a little thin on excitement I must say. Hobby Master is introducing a new 1/72 jet tooling in the form of the F-106 Delta Dart.

HM have been focussed on finishing up the American Century Series of fighters and that just doesn't seem to creat much interest here.

The reason simply being South Africans want to see aircraft we're familiar with, Mirage IIIs and Mirage F1s. HM have let collectors know that these along with the much sought after Saab Viggen and Draken is not on the cards from them.

What we therefore will be seeing is a Canadian CF-18A Hornet, RAAF F-111, an interesting Turkish F-4E Phantom, two F-CK-1As and an Austrian F-5E.

There's also a 1/48 Stearman and 1/32 Dauntless.

On the civilian front there's a new 1/200 scale tooling in the form of the Super Constellation. With a little luck we'll see one of these in SAA colours soon.