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Post by Jason of Admiral Toys » Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:55 pm

Sorry if this has been posted before:

I thought you might like to see the new 1:18 Spitfire by Corgi. I saw this aircraft in New York and was amazed. I think it is the finest 1:18 aircraft, available to the general public, on the market today. If I remember correctly they are only making 250 units and the price range is around $1,500. I know the price sounds a little steep, but look at the amount of detail this aircraft contains, and one cannot contest the limited numbers. It is everything many of you have been asking for lately.

Everything works on this aircraft just like the 21st, BBI and Admiral Toys' releases, with some added features.

Hope you enjoy the photos.

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Post by Spudkopf » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:01 pm

Jason

So when do you take delivery of yours? :D
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Post by Moth » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:02 pm

Wow finally engine detail!!!!

But why the damn "exclusive" only 250 made?! :cry:

I would gladly buy it for $90-$110, but not $1500!

(BTW Jason, is this an answer to my post in another thread? :wink: )
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Post by Jason of Admiral Toys » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:03 pm

I am tempted my friend! Ok, I cannot resist. I have got to get one.

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Post by Spudkopf » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:05 pm

Then you can reverse engineer it :wink: only kidding of course
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Post by grunt1 » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:19 pm

Very interesting! Glad to see that Corgi has entered the world of 1:18. I *cough* agree with some of you on the high price. Especially considering the FoV 1:32 Spit was only about $25 and was also diecast (assuming this is?) and had engine detail.

I'm sure the level and quality of the detail is more on this so perhaps there is an "Action" grade unit coming at some point.. ;)
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Post by Shin Densetsu » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:40 pm

Good God thats expensive.
Which reminds me I'd definitely buy a 1/18 plastic Seafire, now that things pretty awesome.
Shin's wishlist for 1/18 and 1/32 with retractable landing gear and more:

F-14 Tomcat, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, F-105 Thunderchief, A-6 Intruder, F-15C, F-15E Strike Eagle

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Post by aferguson » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:42 pm

the worst part is they will probably come out with a Hurricane next year and it will be the only one on the market and cost just as much... :?
i never met an airplane i didn't like...

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Post by immeww2 » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:10 pm

Love the detail, but a little pricey for me. :( :(

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Post by tmanthegreat » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:12 pm

Wow! That thing is awesome! Corgi has actually been in the 1:18 world for a while, but they sold 21c stuff. The engine detail is great!
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Post by grunt1 » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:19 pm

tmanthegreat wrote:Corgi has actually been in the 1:18 world for a while, but they sold 21c stuff.
Just like Walmart with their Motorworks brand? :P ;)

Now they're in it for real.. Leaning toward HPH style I'm afraid, but at least now it's a home brew and a solid start!
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Post by mkxiv » Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:55 am

OH...crap!! I love Spitfire's. There goes $1500! Is it metal or plastic?

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Post by FieroDude » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:02 am

Very very nice!
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Post by digger » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:03 am

OK, $1500 and the only REAL thing outside the exclusivity is the engine access? Yes the engine is nice but come on! No gun bays? No Pilot? Does the undercarriage even work? I think I would rather a formation of Admiral F4s and a formation of 21C Spits and 2 cases of beer for my money...but to each his own.. :roll:

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Post by supersonicfifi » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:09 am

8) jason, you are very cool and your interest in our hobby really show here ! that's incredible that a person so busy in this area is still amazed by some "competitors" offer !

We ALL must support your brand if only for this good spirit !

and i must agree ! this spit is nothing short of amazing but for this price here is the link that came so many time : www.hph.cz the model are amazing too !

I think the corgi spit is full metal for this price ?

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Post by Birddog » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:24 am

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Simply beautiful!!!
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Post by bdr_ws6 » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:24 am

Wow, very nice. Good to see some engine details! You think that Admiral or 21st will start considering engine detail?
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Post by WGP Klaus » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:24 am

It's nice, but not $1500 nice IMHO. I'd pay no more than $500.00 for that, mostly because the detail is ok, but I've noticed Corgi lacking detail in the past few years, and the only reason to purchase something like this is purely because it's "Limited" and not because the detail is worth it, again...in my opinion.

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Post by VMF115 » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:44 am

Nice 8)
I would buy it for 250.
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Post by Jason of Admiral Toys » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:49 am

I fly back to Texas in a couple of hours. But before I do, I wanted to stop in and see what is going on.

I am afraid the aircraft is plastic, not metal. But to answer some of your questions: Yes, the undercarriage works, the riveting on this aircraft is amazing. Very to scale and not overdone, all flight controls move and there is even access panels to rafts and other aspects of the aircraft.

I must admit the price is hard to swallow. I think they are making a pretty good profit on this project. But at least the hobby is moving in this direction.

Plasmas started off in the tens of thousands, but look at them now. Maybe the manufactures of 1:18 will try and make affordable versions aircraft with this amount of detail. I know we are trying to find ways to make it cost effective.

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Post by Birddog » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:51 am

That would be great Jason.

Thanks again for sharing.

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Post by Quixote511 » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:26 am

Very cool indeed--but that is some serious sticker shock. I am with Digger on this one. A finger four of F4s and another of Spits plus a good dinner at the Benni Hana
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Post by tkjaer21 » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:19 am

That is a very nice bird. Maybe you will start to incorperate engine covers and display the engine for future projects.

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Post by Hollywoodkbl » Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:30 pm

Yep, to each his own.....but $1,500 for that, come on. I have a hard time swallowing $40 to $50 on some of these.... I'm afraid if the cost on each bird keeps going up...that will do it for me. There is a lot of product out there, and $1,500 buys more than a years worth of collecting for some of us.
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