Small Scale Military Headquarters

I received an newsletter from On Mark International the other day about a new line of die cast 1/72 WWII fighters by IXO. They showed pictures of a

J2M3 Jack
Corsair
Stuka
P-51D
P-38J
Dewoitine D.520
A6M5 Zero
Mosquito
Fw190D
Spitfire V
Bf109G-10
Hurricane

They also listed future releases:
Mikoyan Gurevitch MiG-3 (U.S.S.R.) Heinkel HE219 A-7 Uhu (Germany)
Messerschmitt Bf 110C (Germany) Blackburn Skua Mk.II (England)
Macchi MC.202 Folgore (Italy) Yakovlev Yak-9D (U.S.S.R.)
Curtiss P-40n Warhawk (USA) Aichi B7A2 Ryusekai (Japan)
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Japan) Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (Germany)
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a (Germany) Polikarpov I-16 (U.S.S.R.)
Republic P-47d Thunderbolt (USA) Brewster B-239 Buffalo (USA)
Yakovlev Yak-3 (U.S.S.R.) Heinkel He 162 Salamander (Germany)
Heinkel There are 112 (Germany) Bloch Mb-152 (France)
Fiat G.55 (Italy) Ilyushin Il-10 (U.S.S.R.)
Douglas Sbd-3 Dauntless (USA) Grumman F4F Wildcat (USA)
Kawanishi N1k2-j Shinden-kai (Japan) Henschel HS129 (Germany)
Dornier Do 33-1 Pfeil (Germany) Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI (United Kingdom)
Grumman F6f-5n Hellcat (USA) Ilyushin Il-2m3 Sturmovik (U.S.S.R.)
Messerschmitt Me 210/410 (Germany) Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 (France)
Macchi MC.205 Veltro (Italy) Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 (Germany)
Defiant NF Mk.II (United Kingdom) Lavochkin La-7 (U.S.S.R.)
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Japan) Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet (Germany)
Bell P-39q Airacobra (USA)


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The MSRP for each is $19.95+S/H
Does anyone know how the quality of IXO compares to Dragon, Corgi, or FOV?

Wow!! There's some cool and rare fighters in there that I have wanted to have in a small scale. The Shiden Kai, the Hayabusa, the ME-110, the Komet, and the list goes on! Price isn't bad, either. From your observations, how well did the planes compare with Corgi, Dragon, or Matchbox. Are they fixed gear or variable, do they have a pilot figure. They should have pretty good quality for $20. Are all the aircraft, even the larger ones, 1:72? Thanks for the info.

Wow! That does sound like an impressive list. We didnt see them at Toy Fair so I cant comment about their quality or features. Anyone know the URL to their web site?

Cordially,

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com

Here is the IXO link.. The first 5 models should be here in about a week..

http://www.ixomodels.com/ixo/junior/junior_index.html

Need to fix some of their graphics. Any idea of where these will be sold? I kind of want that KI-43 Hayabusa!

Here is a link with more info. Scroll down and you will find it:

http://www.onmarkint.com/pages/fut_trucks.htm

tmanthegreat wrote:Need to fix some of their graphics. Any idea of where these will be sold? I kind of want that KI-43 Hayabusa!

My understanding is that ONLY 5 retailers will be carrying these:

www.diecastdirect.com (don't know about)
www.onmarkint.com (recommended)
www.theflyingmule.com (recommended)

Are three, I am not sure of the other two..
They will also be carried by a limited number of retailers in the UK..

It will be exciting when these do finally get here in the next week or so..

lightning2000 wrote:Wow! That does sound like an impressive list. We didnt see them at Toy Fair so I cant comment about their quality or features. Anyone know the URL to their web site?

Cordially,

Lightning2000
www.themotorpool.bigstep.com

Diecast Direct is the exclusive North American importer for this line.

hworth18 wrote:

tmanthegreat wrote:Need to fix some of their graphics. Any idea of where these will be sold? I kind of want that KI-43 Hayabusa!

My understanding is that ONLY 5 retailers will be carrying these:

www.diecastdirect.com (don't know about)
www.onmarkint.com (recommended)
www.theflyingmule.com (recommended)

Are three, I am not sure of the other two..
They will also be carried by a limited number of retailers in the UK..

EWACARS is another, http://www.ewacars.com/cgi-bin/sshp/sho ... it=FIND%21

Diecast Direct is very good to deal with as are the other two.

Looks like instead of engraving the panel lines they print them on instead....

Incredible selection though!

aferguson wrote:Looks like instead of engraving the panel lines they print them on instead....

Incredible selection though!

Aferg,
I have some closeup pics of these and the panel lines are NOT printed on..

Bad Cat is going to carry them as well!

Got my IXO Jack from ebay as was cheaper than online, very nice overall! I highly recommend this plane to anyone.

Going to have to get one of those Sturmoviks too!

vmf214,
Can you please give us a review of the IXO Jack? I'm curious about the quality, detail, and if they wrote anything on the bottom of it.