Corgi 1/144 Northwest Stratocruiser

Peter Johnson · 09-26-2001, 11:32 AM

I just picked one up last weekend, and when I got home I found it has a terrible tampo job. All of the printing on the upper lobe is pushed about 1/4" too high. The red shield under the nose is correctly positioned, but instead of the blue starting directly above it, there's a big silver gap.

Does anyone else have the NW Strat? Did I just get a lemon, or are they all that way? I have several of the C/KC-97 models, and they're all fine.

Peter

justin · 09-26-2001, 12:29 PM

I never bought this one but the one I looked at the shop looked OK, maybe there is a bad batch??? Or maybe I say a rare good one???

ANTHONY F DUVA JR · 09-28-2001, 10:22 PM

I didn't even know Corgi made a NW Stratocruiser, but I have a Japanese Alps brand version - 18" w.s. - made in the 1950s with somewhat faded but completely accurate livery (#701/N74601) as well as a smaller edition (14.5" w.s.) with the registration number N3190, which is incorrect.