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NeilD

10th January 2005, 01:44

someone paid nearly £80 for a Pan-Am B707 on 'the bay' tonight!! :eek: :eek: so its not just us that like 'civvies' then...
Neil

Agent X20

10th January 2005, 11:50

Gotta look at the bidding trail there.... but am sure no one more supprised than Mr S* Hawk.... :D :D

NeilD

10th January 2005, 18:15

Gotta look at the bidding trail there.... but am sure no one more supprised than Mr S* Hawk.... :D :D

ah, must admit I didnt look at who was bidding as was concentrating on a couple of other items.. Dan-Air B707 and Northwest Strat.. :D

Neil.

goonybird

10th January 2005, 20:13

Hey man, they're not that rare yet, are they. £25 maybe. I'm sure they still are in the bins. or have I missed something?? :confused:

NeilD

10th January 2005, 20:45

Hey man, they're not that rare yet, are they. £25 maybe. I'm sure they still are in the bins. or have I missed something?? :confused:

no not sure what went on there.. all of the 707s are sub-£20 (well except for the AWACS) and the Airforce 1 and Vc137 cheaper again...

goonybird

10th January 2005, 20:57

no not sure what went on there.. all of the 707s are sub-£20 (well except for the AWACS) and the Airforce 1 and Vc137 cheaper again...
Dunno, never saw BOAC cheap. and Qantas isn't plentiful. Dan Dare should go same way. Still think TWA one of the best. And shame CathPac never got past the starting post.
Think Braniff worst offender here. should have been 1000-1500 of each color! Can't have been that difficult to change main color midcycle. Rest of painting same for each model.

Agent X20

10th January 2005, 20:57

Its old Len De Capriato... using up all that stock in the bath... :D

diecaster

10th January 2005, 21:11

[QUOTE=goonybird]Dunno, never saw BOAC cheap. and Qantas isn't plentiful. Dan Dare should go same way. Still think TWA one of the best.

I was trying to source a BOAC 707 for a guy at work but the fella that sold me mine said he could sell 'em for 45 pounds on the bay any day so the work guy passed on that one, same story for the Qantas which was a give away last year (BOGOF at some wholesalers ) but not any more, maybe JT Qantas ambassador tour helped sell a few more. Have also heard of high prices for Lancastrians not much less that 100 notes :confused: :confused: on the e-bay interweb thingy which i find well excessive. Good job all mine are sitting in cabinets behind me ;) ;) , may be worth even more if I dusted them ... :D :D

Diecaster

NeilD

10th January 2005, 21:16

Dunno, never saw BOAC cheap. and Qantas isn't plentiful. Dan Dare should go same way. Still think TWA one of the best. And shame CathPac never got past the starting post.
Think Braniff worst offender here. should have been 1000-1500 of each color! Can't have been that difficult to change main color midcycle. Rest of painting same for each model.

Yeah Qantas and BOAC are the 2 expensive ones, although did get a BOAC one cheap before christmas.. likewise I picked-up the Qantas for £20 incl postage before Christmas but normally they seem to go for more - just got lucky - for once!! :D Agree ref the Braniff - at least a couple of colours would've been nice.. only real duffer is the Commonwealth Games one! :eek: although I believe that Agent is a fan ?? :D

goonybird

10th January 2005, 22:53

Yeah Qantas and BOAC are the 2 expensive ones, although did get a BOAC one cheap before christmas.. likewise I picked-up the Qantas for £20 incl postage before Christmas but normally they seem to go for more - just got lucky - for once!! :D Agree ref the Braniff - at least a couple of colours would've been nice.. only real duffer is the Commonwealth Games one! :eek: although I believe that Agent is a fan ?? :D

Commonwealth is only 1600 so well limited. I think it might take a while, but will be sought after in the future. Good to hear you got BOAC and Qantas. As Diecaster says not so easy now as quite ltd. @1900 and 1800 respectively.
Pan am 5000. But note in future only dragon doing PanAm due to copyright.
This might be why price is on the up? ATB :)

Agent X20

10th January 2005, 23:05

Albert Ross

10th January 2005, 23:48

If the Commonwealth one is worth money, I will give up.... only cos I saw a dealer with stacks of them at a fiver each.. crazeee..

Yep BOAC one held its price.. Quantas I think is the best and if I see another one for under a score will have it as a spare...

The Pan Am one will be worth money one day as. well to me it is a sixties icon..

All those 707s you mention are my work and glad to see they're doing well.
Commonwealth Games... :eek: nothing to do with it and warned Corgi against this. However, £5 is a bargain for the paint-stripper, repaint and some nice decals from this classic range: http://www.f-dcal.com/
and guess what scheme you could do one in with these decals.....

Agent X20

11th January 2005, 09:40

Luverly Gulf Air VC-10 on that site...!!

goonybird

8th March 2005, 20:39

Noticed on Ebay a Capital Viscount, one bid at £19.99 already. As I don't recall seeing one of these for a while, be interesting to see where it goes?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=56313&item=6950727591&rd=1

Correction £20.99 ;) Could this be the duck of the civil world?

BSteinIPMS

9th March 2005, 00:21

Noticed on Ebay a Capital Viscount, one bid at £19.99 already. As I don't recall seeing one of these for a while, be interesting to see where it goes??

With any luck, one, at least, will go to me. Civils rule! :D

Agent X20

9th March 2005, 08:16

Interesting seller title.. any relation..?

BSteinIPMS

9th March 2005, 17:15

Interesting seller title.. any relation..?

To whom? Me, or Goony? :confused:

Agent X20

9th March 2005, 20:15

Naw.. sorry the UK stores as in ModelZon*.... :D

BSteinIPMS

9th March 2005, 22:03

Ah! That's what I thought, thanks. :)

goonybird

13th March 2005, 21:49

Blimey! It's like London Buses. None to be seen, then two come along at once.
Nuther Capital Viscount on E*bay! Poor bloke can't tell his Capitals from his BA's though! ;) Bit suss though. Have these been dumped lately as with the Snake Stukas?? :rolleyes:

eismeer

14th March 2005, 11:00

Saw one at Donnington on Sunday for £12.MIB. I've already got one so was not tempted even though some reckon it could be a winner. Just to much stuff around to speculate on.

goonybird

14th March 2005, 19:53

Should've had that one eis' only 1300 produced. That's less than most commissions. Only 3 civil scheme airliners under 1500 produced are Cunard Eagle britannia @ 1300, Boac polished comet @1300 and the Capital viscount.
Other non-comm' models less than 1500 are the SEAC Libbie @1200 and the 20th usaf DC3 @1400. Any of these have to sure bets. and the Dak still cheap at 10-15 notes. And all nice models to boot. No g(r)ay spitfires here:D

Agent X20

14th March 2005, 21:24

£8 for the Daks evidently.. see other threads..

Can we please stop rubbin in the Cunard Brit..!!!

eismeer

15th March 2005, 00:52

goonybird.

Looks like i got lucky with the 20th USAF DC-3 then as it was only £8 mib from same guy selling the Capital Viscount and i hadn't realised it was such a limited run. It is only the second DC-3 in my collection after having picked up the RAE DC-3 which was also £8 from the last NEC toyfair. Both models are really :cool: and i can see me adding a few more Dak's as this is a nice casting.

As for the Capital Viscount for £12, with hindsight i think you may well be right.

Bill Risbridger

15th March 2005, 23:53

Hello all, I am fairly new to the forum and this is my first entry on a thread although I have been collecting Corgi AA's since 1998. My collection is nearly all civil.

Anyway I am now the proud owner of a Capital Viscount having bought it on ebay this evening for £40.50. Now have 13 Viscounts in total and don't think I want any more unless Corgi release something new.

This forum is great and has certainly given me some insights into the magical world of AA's.

Agent X20

16th March 2005, 07:58

Welcome Bill..... Nice to have a fellow collector of the civils...

p.s you are 5 Viscounts missing... :D :D :D

goonybird

16th March 2005, 14:05

Hi Bill, welcome to the forum. Nice to have a bit of support on the civil side of things. :)

Agent-didn't know you had 18 fingers! :D

BSteinIPMS

16th March 2005, 16:17

Agent-didn't know you had 18 fingers! :D
Joke of the day:

Bob: Hey Goony, didja hear Agent X20 got arrested for indecent exposure?

Goony: Why, no, I haven't! What happened?

Bob: They caught him out in the parking lot trying to count to twenty-one.

(boom-boom :D )

Welcome to Insanity, Ltd., Bill. Glad to have a fellow Capital Airlines Viscount collector aboard! ;) (only missing the BEA Viscount, then I'll have 'em all, do you hear? All of 'em! Buuwahaahaahaahaahaa......)

Agent X20

16th March 2005, 18:59

Twenty and a half.... :D :D :D

Some people have choppers on the brain...!! :D :D :D

All 17 then Mr Bob.....?

BSteinIPMS

16th March 2005, 19:10

All 17 then Mr Bob.....?

18, Agent, including the Club edition of the ETPS bird. Don't have it yet, mind. Just sent me $$ in two months ago. These things take time. :rolleyes:

When they all fly into Corgi Field they're supposed to notify me so's I can beat feet down to the airfield wif me camera. More later. ;)

Agent X20

16th March 2005, 19:13

I was gonna say had you purchased the ETPS one.. so its just the red square BEA one.. or the first BEA attempt..

BSteinIPMS

16th March 2005, 19:41

I was gonna say had you purchased the ETPS one.. so its just the red square BEA one.. or the first BEA attempt..

The first one. Got the Red Square livery, just need the bland original livery to accompany the BEA DC-3. But never fear: eGad!bay has one I'm targeting. :eek:

eismeer

17th March 2005, 00:05

Yeah hi Bill and welcome to the mad house. Nice to have another Viscount fan amongst us. Only need 2 to complete the set myself and one of those is is being targeted/monitored at this very moment :D

BSteinIPMS

17th March 2005, 01:38

Hey! Hands off, Eisie! :D

eismeer

18th March 2005, 11:40

Hey! Hands off, Eisie! :D

:D Don't worry Bob i have already got the early BEA one so there will be no conflict of interests :)

Albert Ross

19th March 2005, 20:48

NeilD

19th March 2005, 21:29

Hi Bill --- another Viscount coming out later this year!

Albert, you're such a tease!!! :D now will it be a camo one or a grey one..?! :D

Neil

Albert Ross

22nd March 2005, 13:56

Albert, you're such a tease!!! :D now will it be a camo one or a grey one..?! :D

Neil

..to tease you more, the tail is blue! :rolleyes:

Av8tor

22nd March 2005, 16:02

Albert,
A blue tail! Sounds like it could be the BOAC Viscount 701
(G-AMOG/Scottish Prince?) which was mentioned way back in 2001.
;)
Corgi tend to plan a model, knock it on the head, only for it to
appear years later using their earlier research.

Should look good with polished wings and would follow theme
of the last civies done (BOAC Comet and Britannia).
:)
Hope this time Corgi don't lose their bottle! :mad:

Av8tor

goonybird

22nd March 2005, 19:24

Or...............BEA union flag scheme :)

Later cambrian? some hope!

Agent X20

26th March 2005, 23:42

BOAC Viscount.. read the threads Luke... be a tenner.. :D

goonybird

27th March 2005, 14:02

Probably will be BOAC. But going by what has gone before, would not discount something more obscure like Aden Airways. Also other blue tails could be Polish LOT, SAS, Iran air......British midland final scheme :D

Albert Ross

30th March 2005, 00:24

All I'm saying is that ONE of you has hit the nail on the head with the right answer! :rolleyes:

goonybird

30th March 2005, 12:12

All I'm saying is that ONE of you has hit the nail on the head with the right answer! :rolleyes:

Wot! only one viscount coming with a blue tail! thought we had the LOT (sic) coming :D

Agent X20

30th March 2005, 12:26

He is such a tease.... :rolleyes:

Albert Ross

12th April 2005, 23:14

Next clue is G-AOJC

DCRanger

12th April 2005, 23:27

Thats a wee clue. :rolleyes: :D :D

Bill Risbridger

12th April 2005, 23:55

Put me down for one of those!

plumstix

13th April 2005, 00:14

Stick it into Google.

BSteinIPMS

13th April 2005, 00:33

Oooooh. Put me down for one. Thanks, Albert. ;)

spock1

13th April 2005, 00:34

:D Well done, Mr. Bob. Delivery eagrely awaited!!........ ;) :)

BSteinIPMS

13th April 2005, 00:43

:D Well done, Mr. Bob. Delivery eagrely awaited!!........ ;) :)

I quite agree, Spockster. I ain't complaining that I've finally got 'em all and suddenly.....there's another one coming! Nope, no complaints, Sir!

Corgi, good on you, lads! :D (You don't know what it costs me to say that... :D )

Agent X20

13th April 2005, 09:48

Have one of those please..... :D

goonybird

13th April 2005, 13:52

Or...............BEA union flag scheme :)

Later cambrian? some hope!

Um guys, do I win the prize??
BTW nice piccy Bob.

Agent X20

13th April 2005, 14:21

Take the tenner.. you'll be able to pick up two of them... (If they are anything like the Comet..) :D :D

Av8tor

13th April 2005, 15:08

Good news about G-AOJC.
At least it seems Corgi are going back to their roots.
Will it be BEA or BEA Scottish Airways?
Well that's one of the civies sorted, what about the others?

CFBC

17th April 2005, 20:37

Here we guys, did think of you when I was out and about today.... :)

If it's in the wrong thread or you want it removing, just say so... I thought I would show you... I also nearly bought a BOAC Connie... :)

goonybird

17th April 2005, 20:52

No, get rid of it! :D Joking CFBC. Feel I should know what it is and where it is, but ain't got a clue!.
You've got to admit connie one of the most beautiful planes ever made.
Maybe have a poll in general section. "most beatiful plane"
Spitfire get votes obviously due to the high number of supporters here, but...... :rolleyes:

CFBC

17th April 2005, 22:07

Does this help you a little G/B? :)

A bit too much I hear you say.... Sowwy.... ;)

Albert Ross

17th April 2005, 23:00

Good news about G-AOJC.
At least it seems Corgi are going back to their roots.
Will it be BEA or BEA Scottish Airways?
Well that's one of the civies sorted, what about the others?
BEA Scottish Airways, just like the photo that Bob the Yank posted.
When you see the catalogue photo, ignore the errors in the livery!!