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warbirdguru

17th February 2005, 13:31

Corgi improve their 1/32nd range and the way they present them?

minter

17th February 2005, 13:38

Corgi improve their 1/32nd range and the way they present them?

see my thread 1/32 figures :)

Agent X20

17th February 2005, 14:23

See my response on your 1/32 thread.. :D :D :D

... save time.... ground vehicles.. some figures for us to paint*.. these they must have made once upon a while ago...??

* Corgi's handpaintin leaves a lot to be desired.... nice little figure set, few paints and brushes.. keep a few of us old farts occupied... :D

ACES

17th February 2005, 15:59

From one old **** to another Agent X20,reckon figure painting would be a good idea,if the old eyes stayed in focus. :)

Agent X20

17th February 2005, 16:33

I think if there is a let down with the 1/32's, it is the ****** awful figureines...IMHO they should they should be firstly removeable and let those that want paint them do so.. either be metal or a hard plastic, none of this polypropelene stuff :D And for those who dont want to paint.... sell the pilot figures painted seperately.. another alternative Marketing Idea.. (No 472)

Stumble

4th April 2005, 23:21

Hi Chaps

Glad someone has bought this 'figures' thing up. I've been trying to 'winkle' out the awfully painted figure from my 'Old Crow' for a re-paint.

What the b***dy hell do they put them in with?

I can only summise that 'Bud' Anderson esq. has something like a 1" x 8 gauge screw up his bottom to keep him secure! or does someone know different?

Dave. :rolleyes:

Agent X20

4th April 2005, 23:30

Ah the old bdsm butt plug ploy..... :D

Merlin-V12

5th April 2005, 06:12

Nice as they are, surely the answer to the question is "Don't make anymore".

I have a mate who has collected them all, and although not paid RRP for them, he certainly has not paid dump bin prices either, yet they are all in the Loft, as he does not have the room to display them.

kevjb64

5th April 2005, 07:27

This would be the sensible option . knowing Corgi they will announce an increase of models for 2006 . We need far bigger bins !!

Agent X20

5th April 2005, 07:40

Bring on the Zero..!!!

charley

5th April 2005, 07:49

Enoughs Enough with 1:32! They have been superb but No more please! :o Would rather see the 1:72's we all want Typhoon, JU88,Me110, Beaufighter, HALIFAX! VULCAN! Oh and that other scale err now what was it, oh well :p

CFBC

5th April 2005, 09:07

Personally.. Having the ME's and that stoopid button underneath. Lose it.... Most of the time it don't work!!! :)

P.S - Charley - Think you mean a Valiant dear fella.. We have a Vulcan... :D ;). Unless u want a 1/72nd Vulcan as well..... Geeedeeeyyy fella... (won't say no though)

58warren

5th April 2005, 13:26

Hi Chaps

Glad someone has bought this 'figures' thing up. I've been trying to 'winkle' out the awfully painted figure from my 'Old Crow' for a re-paint.

What the b***dy hell do they put them in with?

I can only summise that 'Bud' Anderson esq. has something like a 1" x 8 gauge screw up his bottom to keep him secure! or does someone know different?

Dave. :rolleyes:
Try immersing the figure/cockpit area in hot water. They are superglued in and should detach once they are heated. :)

charley

5th April 2005, 21:10

Personally.. Having the ME's and that stoopid button underneath. Lose it.... Most of the time it don't work!!! :)

P.S - Charley - Think you mean a Valiant dear fella.. We have a Vulcan... :D ;). Unless u want a 1/72nd Vulcan as well..... Geeedeeeyyy fella... (won't say no though)

No mate 1:72 Vulcan! :D :cool:

spock1

5th April 2005, 21:32

No mate 1:72 Vulcan! :D :cool:

:D DEFINATELY, fully agree !!.......... :D

charley

5th April 2005, 21:53

Would it be much different in 'mass' to a 1:32 Mossie????? :o That would be a real big 'up yours' to some of the other Makers!!! C'mon Corgi....just re-align your RRP's then job done!

Agent X20

5th April 2005, 22:12

Suppose if we are going to have a large Vulcan it would be best that Corgi do a 1/72 one rather than Armor... However Armors would be 1/48th and have the same RRP as the Corgi 1/72 one..! :D

kevjb64

6th April 2005, 00:55

Once Corgi committed to the bigger stuff I kept waiting for a 1:72 Vulcan seeing as it was such a success at 1:144 but it goes on the ever growing
' mystery list ' . Personally I reckon UML got a plant into Corgi ( and I don't mean a Yukka Tree ) at a high level and led them in totally the wrong direction .

scrounger

6th April 2005, 10:16

i must agree that it would be a good idea if the pilot was removable, but i'm a bit bobbins at painting, so would have to leave that to corgi.

lets re introduce the certificates. i know if i spend that kind of money on a large scale a/c then i want my mones worth, and i want to have a little history behind the a/c.

if those companies who are commissioning models can have certificates, why cant we?

oh dear.... here we go again with the certificate argument. sorry.

smithers

7th June 2005, 22:11

1. Less plastic, more metal.

2. Lower RRPs.

3. Wider choice of colour schemes. All the Spitfires and Hurricanes are green/brown camo so far. It would be nice to see some grey/green camo versions.

Agent X20

7th June 2005, 22:34

3. Wider choice of colour schemes. All the Spitfires and Hurricanes are green/brown camo so far. It would be nice to see some grey/green camo versions.Doo what...

Youve had grey Spits.. blue Hurricanes... grey green Spit and grey green Hurris.... not forgetting Pink Spits and both black Spits and Hurris.... Think you have the limited catalogue there old froot...

minter

8th June 2005, 10:17

true, finucane prime example, good model

PierreMarch

8th June 2005, 14:41

1. Less plastic, more metal.

2. Lower RRPs.

3. Wider choice of colour schemes. All the Spitfires and Hurricanes are green/brown camo so far. It would be nice to see some grey/green camo versions.

A Vybiral Spitfire in 1:32 would be great!

smithers

2nd August 2005, 21:57

Yes, well spotted, Pierre...at last someone has realised this thread is about the 1/32 range!

sniperUK

2nd August 2005, 22:16

A couple of jets ,how about a Hawk and a Lightning.

Albert Ross

2nd August 2005, 22:34

Doo what...

Youve had grey Spits.. blue Hurricanes... grey green Spit and grey green Hurris.... not forgetting Pink Spits and both black Spits and Hurris.... Think you have the limited catalogue there old froot...

Agent do pay attention - this is the 1/32nd scale thread and he's right!
The reason is that this Spit is an early mark, which were mostly green/brown camo and grey'green came later. Don't worry Grey/green Spits coming up..... :D

Albert Ross

2nd August 2005, 22:37

A couple of jets ,how about a Hawk and a Lightning. Sorry, no 1/32 scale jets planned at present. Too busy keeping the 1/72 and 1/144th collectors happy! :D

sniperUK

2nd August 2005, 23:14

Oh well ,dont know where I would put them anyway. :D

Agent Carr

2nd August 2005, 23:21

They look pretty however are to expensive and large to collect as a range. Would rather they concentrated on what they were good at which is the 1/72 and 1/44th range.

G-force

3rd August 2005, 12:00

Oh well ,dont know where I would put them anyway. :D

I think I'd find somewhere!

The Defiant Man

4th August 2005, 01:20

They look pretty however are to expensive and large to collect as a range. Would rather they concentrated on what they were good at which is the 1/72 and 1/44th range.
Totally agree.....just think of how many more toolings we could have had in 1/72 & 1/44 for the cost of the 1/32's. Sigh....