I just collected another two models today (what an expensive week for models
) these are;
Mitsubishi A6M3-22 Zero of Hiroyoshi Nishizawa. As before the Zero is nicely modelled, the big story here is the finish. Corgi have represented it in battle scarred condition, with the IJN Green paint peeling off to reveal the IJN Grey base colour. This looks very effective, you will either love or hate this finish but is certainly eye catching.
Vought F4U-1A Corsair of Ira C Kepford. This is my first Corgi Corsair, first impression is first class, as on other recent Corgi's they've engineered it so the seams tend to run with paint demarcation lines to make them much less obvious. The paint finish is excellent, I'm not familiar with USN aircraft so I can't comment on accuracy, but will say it is very well applied and the blue shading is very good. Shape is good, there is nothing that jumps out at you saying "this is wrong" and the canopy sits well on the fuselage. I'd recommend this to any WW2 aviation fans without hesitation.
One thing that is very obvious looking at these side by side is the difference in size, the Zero was a lightweight compared to the Corsair!
Justin
PS. the shop also had the new Constellation in polished metal. This transforms the model and looks 100% better than older models painted silver. Personally I've always thought Corgi's Connie doesn't look quite right, but this new "real metal" style finish is a huge improvement, they're doing a P51D in the same finish too, let's hope they expand it to include more bare metal models.