Corgi AA39305 Boulton Paul Defiant, No.264 Squadron, August 1940.

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!

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Shuttle's Report - Duxford 19/20 September, Battle of Britain Anniversary Air Show.

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...!

 Shuttle

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Corgi Short Sunderland MkIII EJ134, 461 Squadron RAAF, 1943.

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.

Photos Corgi Dornier Do 17 AA38806 5K+AR 'Goodwin Sands'.

It appears that the Corgi "Goodwin Sands" Dornier Do 17 release has landed in UK retail outlets and photos are out.

Photos of Hobby Master F-14 Tomcat tooling.

Hobby Master has released photos of its new HA5201 F-14A Tomcat tooling.