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justin · 09-25-2001, 12:07 PM

I picked up the Corgi 1/72 Mosquito FB VI from my local toy store today and my reaction is that this is a very fine model indeed. My impression of the shape is that it captures the look of the mossie superbly, the engines look particularly good. The RAAF 464 sqdn markings are very sharp and crisp, and paint finish good. The cockit is nice, nice deep colour imprint on the frames and it meets the fuselage nicely, some older Corgi's suffered from the cockpit canopy looking like an afterthought add-on. The mould has been very well engineered, there are no distracting seams, and the fit of the wings and tail are first class. Overall it's very hard to see how they could make a meaningful improvement here, VERY highly recommended!! Corgi have redeemed themselves for the "Grim Reaper"!

Picked up at the same time,

RAF Harrier GR3, again a nice model, this is in the markings of one of the RAF 1 sqdn machines in the Falklands conflict. The shape and overall impression are pretty good, and the markings and paint finish good. My only (small) gripe is that the mould could have been tooled with the seams a little more hidden, but it's not a big distraction.

RAF (Norwegian) Sunderland V, weathered effect. Nothing to add to the old mould other than to say again that Corgi have made a nice job of it. The news here is the weathered finish. You will either love it or hate it, I like it, it's quite subtle, weathered enough to give a nice in service look without going over the top, although looking at pictures of some Sunderlands it would be impossible to over weather one of these.

Some reflections on recent Corgi releases, in my view they're improving fast, in recent months they have been improving the following;

-tooling is paying much more attention to how they place seams, some older releases were rather let down in this regard

-Cockpit canopies look more crisp, panel lines now have a nice deep colour rather than the wishy-washy effect of some early releases

The old boy who runs the shop was saying he's been surprised at the popularity of this range, he's bsasically a train and diecast road veichle shop but now does quite a good business in these. One slightly worrying thing is that he was saying a few collectors are jumping on the limited edition bandwagon, buying as a speculative investment rather than to enjoy the models. I ordered a CDC Armour 1/48 F4U Corsair at the same time, the one in FAA BPF markings, it was hard picking as I decided to treat myself to something from the CDC catalogue and basically everything they make looks nice. I can't wait for the B25, he was saying that is due in the UK in October.

09-25-2001, 12:07 PM	#1
justin Insane Collector Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,005	Mosquito FB VI I picked up the Corgi 1/72 Mosquito FB VI from my local toy store today and my reaction is that this is a very fine model indeed. My impression of the shape is that it captures the look of the mossie superbly, the engines look particularly good. The RAAF 464 sqdn markings are very sharp and crisp, and paint finish good. The cockit is nice, nice deep colour imprint on the frames and it meets the fuselage nicely, some older Corgi's suffered from the cockpit canopy looking like an afterthought add-on. The mould has been very well engineered, there are no distracting seams, and the fit of the wings and tail are first class. Overall it's very hard to see how they could make a meaningful improvement here, VERY highly recommended!! Corgi have redeemed themselves for the "Grim Reaper"! Picked up at the same time, RAF Harrier GR3, again a nice model, this is in the markings of one of the RAF 1 sqdn machines in the Falklands conflict. The shape and overall impression are pretty good, and the markings and paint finish good. My only (small) gripe is that the mould could have been tooled with the seams a little more hidden, but it's not a big distraction. RAF (Norwegian) Sunderland V, weathered effect. Nothing to add to the old mould other than to say again that Corgi have made a nice job of it. The news here is the weathered finish. You will either love it or hate it, I like it, it's quite subtle, weathered enough to give a nice in service look without going over the top, although looking at pictures of some Sunderlands it would be impossible to over weather one of these. Some reflections on recent Corgi releases, in my view they're improving fast, in recent months they have been improving the following; -tooling is paying much more attention to how they place seams, some older releases were rather let down in this regard -Cockpit canopies look more crisp, panel lines now have a nice deep colour rather than the wishy-washy effect of some early releases The old boy who runs the shop was saying he's been surprised at the popularity of this range, he's bsasically a train and diecast road veichle shop but now does quite a good business in these. One slightly worrying thing is that he was saying a few collectors are jumping on the limited edition bandwagon, buying as a speculative investment rather than to enjoy the models. I ordered a CDC Armour 1/48 F4U Corsair at the same time, the one in FAA BPF markings, it was hard picking as I decided to treat myself to something from the CDC catalogue and basically everything they make looks nice. I can't wait for the B25, he was saying that is due in the UK in October. Last edited by justin; 09-25-2001 at 12:19 PM.