New Corgi 1:32 Hawker Hurricane

donnieboy · Post by **donnieboy** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:46 pm

Ding Ding Ding! Stop the Presses!
Mark of OnMark Aviation (www.Onmarkint.com) has posted the Corgi releases for second half of '05. Among the usual repaints and retreads (sheesh!) is a new Hawker Hurricane in 1:32 scale. There will be three variants; two Mark Is and one Mark II (the former have .30 cal machine guns, the latter 20mm cannon). They look really nice. Also coming: more paint schemes for the 1:32 P-51 and Bf-109G. Message to all diecast model makers; MORE TYPES OF PLANES AND FEWER PAINT SCHEMES ALREADY!
GOT IT?

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:55 pm

A manufacturer has to get all it can out of existing molds which means more variants of that particular plane.. Good in some ways, bad in others..

Mr. Football · Post by **Mr. Football** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:22 pm

Have you all seen the Corgi Factory Tour in the Corgi Heritage Centre Newsletter? It's quite fascinating. Here's a download link, just open it using MS Word. Good stuff!

http://www.corgi-heritage.co.uk/100th_N ... Review.doc

Sgt. Stryker · Post by **Sgt. Stryker** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:34 am

Yeah, those upcoming Corgi 1:32 Hawker Hurricanes look sweet from the photos!
I wish I had the space to store the huge boxes that the diecast models will arrive in (eventhough the cardboard & foam packaging the Corgi provides with the airplane is very well done too).

donnieboy · Post by **donnieboy** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:34 pm

Hworth18: I know it's expensive to produce the tooling pattern for a new model (I guess about $100,000 per model), and that these guys have to make their money back. It just gets depressing when so much new stuff is coming out in 1:72 scale (several new players lately), but so little comes out in 1:48 and 1:32. I am 57 years old. At the rate things are coming out in the larger scales, my wife will be putting the new models on my grave!

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hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Mon May 02, 2005 7:40 pm

donnieboy wrote:Hworth18: I know it's expensive to produce the tooling pattern for a new model (I guess about $100,000 per model), and that these guys have to make their money back. It just gets depressing when so much new stuff is coming out in 1:72 scale (several new players lately), but so little comes out in 1:48 and 1:32. I am 57 years old. At the rate things are coming out in the larger scales, my wife will be putting the new models on my grave! [/i]

From the numbers I have heard, it's about $25,000 for the molds.. But I would imagine that figure depends on the size of the mold and the complexity of it's parts..
There is more stuff coming out in 1/48 and 1/32 this year.. It will just take a little more time because these are two scales lightly touched on before that are coming into popularity.. I would expect to see more coming soon as 21st is coming out with a 1/32 Fw-190, P-47, P-40, repaints of the 262 and others, not including the new 1/32 King Tiger and Jagdtiger.. Armour/Franklin Mint makes just about any plane you could want, but the quality isn't always that great.. Eagles Int'l may produce a second plane this year with a Razorback P-47 and Fw-190D9 or "other" possibly in the works..
So My friend, I wouldn't let the missus bury you yet.. Atleast not for another year or so..

donnieboy · Post by **donnieboy** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:44 pm

Hworth18: Thanks for the heads up on new 1:32 and 1:48 stuff to come-you're a ray of light in the gathering gloom!
Mark at Onmark mentioned a new P-47 from Eagles Intl., but I hadn't heard about a FW-190D. Hot Damn! Guess I'll watch my cholesterol after all!

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