Dora 9 Diecast was established by a South African Collector of Military Diecast Aircraft with a view to provide the South African Military Aircraft Enthusiast access to the stunning range of models available worldwide but not so readily available in South Africa.
Not being a wholesaler, models are sourced worldwide from retailers and collectors, even ebay. The models are available for purchase directly or on Bid or Buy.
November looks like a decent month for HM releases. The Vietnam era makes a comeback with an A-4 Skyhawk off the USS Hancock and a Korat based F-105 Thunderchief.
The Greek F-16D looks very attractive and will go well with the sought of Greek F-4E in similar livery. There's are two Hawkeyes, Israeli and Singaporian and an AV-8B Harrier.
From the WWII era we see an A-20K and RAF Boston Mk.V. In 1/48 we have Bud Anderson's P-51D Old Crow.
On the 5th of September I went across to Prestwick to watch the Scottish Airshow 2015. Primarily I wanted to see the Vulcan one last time before she's retired in the next month or so. Having arrived at the airport we waited for the Vulcan XH558 with great anticipation.
Once we saw him over Ayr my excitement grew even more. He called up Prestwick tower to do a flyover the airfield , then make a right hand turn to then land on runway 30. However after he made that turn things seemed to go wrong. Rather than report final he then did a second flyover , and started entering orbits to the north of the airfield.
After it became clear he was having a nosewheel gear issue , a Spitfire of the BBMF called up and asked if there was anyway he could help by giving the vulcan an inspection from underneath the aircraft.
Once they had determined the Vulcans speed the spitfire confirmed that his nosewheel was not extended fully and that there was nothing blocking it from locking into place. Following this the Vulcan entered into some very aggressive yawing , both left and right in an attempt to free whatever was holding the nosewheel back from extending and locking.
After some time they were successful and initiated a landing. We were all waiting with bated breath, not knowing whether or not it had indeed fully locked into place. Thankfully the landing went well, and as you can hear at the end of the video was great relief that everything had gone so well.
Praise must also go to the Spitfire pilot for taking the initiative in helping the crew of the Vulcan resolve the issue. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/spitfire-comes-rescue-vulcan-bomber-scottish-airshow.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpa&utm_campaign=I+Love+Planes+-%3E+Qwaya&utm_content=2015-09-23+7+%2810%216033195722040%21qwaya%210%29&utm_term=rightcolumn
Regthrveg on DHP posted pics of the new Corgi 1:72 AA27202 Avro Vulcan B2, XL321, 617 Squadron, RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, 1964. It is a Certificated Limited Edition of 1500 pieces.
Regtheveg on DHP posted photos of the Corgi 1:72 scale AA39305 Boulton Paul Defiant, No.264 Squadron, August 1940. It is certificated to 900 pieces.
I didn't put the upper/lower aerials on - to fiddly - and I can't remember how the filler bit's go in fore and aft of the turret - but you get the picture.
Had a couple of these where the leading edge of the far part of the front wing fell off! - you can see the poor join in the pictures - I reckon there is a Chinese glue salesman doing great deals for these factories, we have had Gemini, Hobby Master and now Corgi where the glue seems to have been under par!
However it's a good old chunky Corgi - people like them!
Shuttle attended the Battle of Britain Anniversary Air Show over the weekend and returned with quite a haul of photos! Just some quick photos from today. The post Shoreham restrictions (mainly based around traffic stopping on the M11) were really tested today due to several accidents at various points on the motorway. However, nearly all of the flying participants managed to put on a great show. The 17 Spitfires at the end were simply magical and a great tribute to the 'Few'. A criminal lack of any diecast of note was the main talking point at the DAF 'meeting'. For a 'BoB' themed air show I saw only a couple of the recent Corgi releases. I was lucky to buy the new Dornier 17 but saw no sign of th new Hurricane or even the Vulcan. Shocking. Great weather but the M11 issues caused some delay vacating the airfield but everyone had gone by 8.00pm. I hope everyone going tomorrow has a great time and remember, you must have a ticket...!
Photos of the production model of the new Corgi Short Sunderland model having been appearing on forums and the reception has been positive.
Many of the issues pointed out to Corgi at the pre-production stage has been addressed. These include the single gun nose turret, upper/lower demarkation lines (particularly the nose), rigging on floats, black propellor hubs, antennae and few more.
The only issue is the fixed nose guns that were not applicable to this aircraft but is necessary for other variants.
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