Fortress Lust.....

iballdriver · Post by **iballdriver** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:28 am

(sigh).....been surfing around today and looking at the diecasts available for the B-17 ( dang this obsession). one guy ripped franklin mint over their version of bit-o-lace....i like the size of the 1/48, but dont want to buy a dog either. i think i like carolina moon, shady lady is a real looker too. so, what do you think? who makes them better? corgi? FM ? did i leave someone out?
bc

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:46 am

IBALLDRIVER:

I've got the Franklin Mint B-17 Carolina Moon, Corgi B-17 Memphis Belle, Corgi B-24 Jerk's Natural, Corgi B-24 Dragon and His Tail and Corgi Lancaster Dambusters.
To me, the only advantage the Franklin Mint bomber has over Corgi is size. The FM doesn't have a lot of detail, no pilots and fixed landing gear. The Corgi bombers are a little better on detail, have two-way landing gear and have pilots.
The big reason I got the Carolina Moon was price---I paid around $40 plus dollars for a new one on ebay.

Also, I've got two Corgi 1/144 B-52s and a third on the way. The B-52s in the Vietnam paint scheme look cool. The third one is in the two-tone blue scheme with cruise missiles.

iballdriver · Post by **iballdriver** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:49 am

dragon53 wrote:IBALLDRIVER:

The big reason I got the Carolina Moon was price---I paid around $40 plus dollars for a new one on ebay.

wow......................

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Wed May 19, 2010 11:55 am

IBALLDRIVER:

The more I think about it, I'm probably mistaken about the price on Carolina Moon---maybe it was in the $60-$70 range.
I paid $40+ for the B-24 Dragon and His Tail
I paid $120+ for the B-17 Memphis Belle.
I paid $112 for the Lancaster
I paid $77 for the first B-52
I paid $47 for the second B-52.
I paid $57 for the third B-52.

I'll check on the price for The Carolina Moon when I get home.

PS----Corgi is rereleasing an improved B-17 Memphis Belle. I think it has weathering and maybe some fuselage changes. It's going for around $125 or so at the Flyingmule.

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Wed May 19, 2010 4:11 pm

IBALLDRIVER:

I paid $47 for the B-17 Carolina Moon---that's a pretty good deal.

iballdriver · Post by **iballdriver** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:24 pm

dragon53 wrote:IBALLDRIVER:

I paid $47 for the B-17 Carolina Moon---that's a pretty good deal.

that's a darn good deal!!!

snake · Post by **snake** » Wed May 19, 2010 6:48 pm

As Dragon53 has said earlier,the only advantage Franklin Mint has is its sheer size,and weight.

The Corgi 1/72 versions are much better,but can be expensive depending on the scheme.

There is a rerelease of Memphis Belle coming in a couple of months.$125 IIRC.

Check out the Corgi line up at Tricatus.

http://www.tricatus.co.uk/CorgiAA_pages/fortress172.htm

iballdriver · Post by **iballdriver** » Thu May 20, 2010 6:09 am

thanks y'all.......for being such great enablers....

dragon53 · Post by **dragon53** » Thu May 20, 2010 7:33 pm

IBALLDRIVER:

I just bought a Corgi B-17 "Bit O Lace" on ebay. It was $135 plus shipping. That price hurts, but I've been looking for one for a long time.

iballdriver · Post by **iballdriver** » Fri May 21, 2010 3:54 am

dragon53 wrote:IBALLDRIVER:

I just bought a Corgi B-17 "Bit O Lace" on ebay. It was $135 plus shipping. That price hurts, but I've been looking for one for a long time.

i'm undecided between sweet & lovely, mount n ride, shady lady.....and sentimental journey. i do have a sweetspot for the G models....i agree on the prices..but dang if they dont look sa-weet...

mikeyt · Post by **mikeyt** » Sun May 30, 2010 11:07 pm

this is a nice Corgi to get

ketelone · Post by **ketelone** » Mon May 31, 2010 7:50 am

That's cool!

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Mon May 31, 2010 12:54 pm

mikeyt wrote:this is a nice Corgi to get

That's about the nicest B-17G paint scheme me thinks.

iballdriver · Post by **iballdriver** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:52 pm

mikeyt wrote:this is a nice Corgi to get

what paint scheme is it? nice dio.....
bc

........clearing my place at the kiddy table in order to sit at the grown-ups table this month...

mikeyt · Post by **mikeyt** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:15 pm

iballdriver wrote:
mikeyt wrote:this is a nice Corgi to get

what paint scheme is it? nice dio..... the 9 0 9
bc

........clearing my place at the kiddy table in order to sit at the grown-ups table this month...

iballdriver · Post by **iballdriver** » Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:44 am

mikeyt wrote:
iballdriver wrote:

what paint scheme is it? nice dio..... the 9 0 9
bc

........clearing my place at the kiddy table in order to sit at the grown-ups table this month...

the 9 0 9...hard one to get these days....