Most convincing (realistic) 1:72 you own? [Archive] - The Diecast Aviation Web Site and Forum

P51D

17th April 2005, 20:52

Not necessarily the most accurate (swastika thread.......etc!) but the one which looks most like a miniture plane rather than a model.

Mine is the Dragon Wings ME109G-2 tropical. Great model, well designed undercarraige and nothing drops off this one.

davebowden

17th April 2005, 23:06

for me its the grunhertz BF109G or the wender FW190A3
pity about the swastikas.. but thats already been flogged to death !

shuttle

18th April 2005, 00:14

BoB Stuka from Corgi. Spot on!

:) Shuttle

charley

18th April 2005, 00:19

BoB Stuka Corgi....Agreed

Black 6 Dragon :cool:

P51D

18th April 2005, 08:40

Davebowden...good choice!

Shuttle, Charley....is that the 'Immelman'? If so that's good news as I have one on the way. I have all the others and think they are great (best Corgi's to date for me!)

shuttle

18th April 2005, 09:09

P51D,

It is!

:) Shuttle

G-force

18th April 2005, 09:27

Jet, I know but the camo. Buccaneer for me, is the most realistic. I really am jumping around here at the thought of the raspberry ripple. :D :D :D :D :D

Agent Carr

19th April 2005, 16:15

Zero or the Stuka

jetfan

19th April 2005, 18:13

Gotta agree with G-Force; the camo Bucc followed by the gray/white RN Bucc. I'm also excited re the rasberry ripple version. Now, if only they would do the 208 Sqdn Anniversary bird, after all, its arguable that the raspberry ripple versions were one offs, so it wouldn't be breaking new ground.

simonclarke1034

19th April 2005, 21:33

I think the old "Snake" Stuka takes some beating. The detail on this model is superb, I really think Corgi got this one right! :) :) :) :) :) :)

kevjb64

19th April 2005, 21:35

I think the old "Snake" Stuka takes some beating. The detail on this model is superb, I really think Corgi got this one right! :) :) :) :) :) :)

Yep is a goody , good time to pick one up as has few friends on the bay currently , no idea why ?? :(

Agent X20

19th April 2005, 21:56

I think the old "Snake" Stuka takes some beating. The detail on this model is superb, I really think Corgi got this one right! :) :) :) :) :) :)

Yep.. for some reasons the Stuka IMHO is in a league of its own as a diecast...no undercart to lose.. well there has to be one and this one does have memories for those who built the 1/32 Revell model...

no4mkit

20th April 2005, 05:34

P-51D "Big Beautiful Doll". Dragon version. :D

P51D

20th April 2005, 21:08

Agent X20

20th April 2005, 22:15

Sometimes its sort of an investment... or just a sadness to see a model at a very low price.. BOAC Britannia's at £10.. I just had to have another... gawd knows why... :D have never sold anything..

kevjb64

20th April 2005, 22:46

Sometimes its sort of an investment... or just a sadness to see a model at a very low price.. BOAC Britannia's at £10.. I just had to have another... gawd knows why... :D have never sold anything..

Yep thats about it , some times ( at least in my tiny mind ) they have been too cheap. Up to recently never sold beyond friends / family but with CHC box set due plus enormous 2nd half expenditure have my 1st item on the bay ! :eek:

minter

21st April 2005, 08:55

kevjb64

21st April 2005, 09:40

got the austrian stuka and IMHO is a cracker,beats some of the 109 and 190 offerings, havnt got the snake one which looks good, but i notice FOV are bringing one out, i wonder if it will match up to corgis?

Yes I have pre-ordered what looks like an Eastern Front scheme JU87 from FOV to see what the quality is like .

Rusty

21st July 2006, 11:42

Yea I forgot about that one (P51 BBD) I liked the Corgi version but that one got boxed the day I got the Dragon!

"Snake" is probably the best of the Stuks I have to date. Looking forward to comparing with the BOB one when it arrives.

(Different topic I know but...) noticed some guys on the forum have loads (well up to 3 anyway) of the exact same models! I think i'm missing the point here, is this just for investment?

Even the IXO one seems to be more accurate than the Corgi one. Having recently acquired the Corgi BBD I thought I would swop out the IXO offering (to go alongside TT and NGNG), but now I'm not so sure...

chris

21st July 2006, 12:05

latest release........very limited edition , one of my favourites

davidwford

21st July 2006, 12:11

Any of the HE-111s!

scramble

21st July 2006, 12:18

Yeah the Doodlebug Heinkel is also great and the Sanke stuka.

snafu

21st July 2006, 12:53

Dragon P47 Lanny Lanowski - cracking detailing on this:)

IWM2

21st July 2006, 13:38

Partial to the hounds Kepford "White 29" Corsair myself.

Red 2

21st July 2006, 17:42

Falklands Chinook:D (ok, not a warbird!) followed by He 111+V1

P51D

20th August 2008, 19:48

Sometimes its sort of an investment... or just a sadness to see a model at a very low price.. BOAC Britannia's at £10.. I just had to have another... gawd knows why... :D have never sold anything..

Funny looking back over (very!) old threads!

Agents respose (to my question from about 3 years ago) is about where i am now! :D

Anyway not too impessed at myself (back then) for picking a dihedral-less swasi-less model with a dodgy undercart as my 'most realistic' :)

Doubt you lot will let me pick a new one :LOL: so i am busy doing a few tweaks on 'black 6' (assume that is the 109G i was talking about :unsure:)
Pics to follow if it's nice enough outside when i get home.

Craig

20th August 2008, 20:54

Leviathan

20th August 2008, 21:30

Gemini Aces P-51C Mustang "Princess Elizabeth".
She is an absolute beauty, though I say so myself!;)

Regards

Leviathan

Martin Bull

20th August 2008, 21:34

The Swordfish - especially the Bismarck one - would probably get an honourable mention now, but I agree that the Corgi Stuka has stood the test of time very well.....:cool:

Cardinal

20th August 2008, 22:02

GA Kent Spitfire - perfection in miniature - thanks Charley! :) :D.

(The Kent Spitfire caps are also excellent :cool:.)

planenuts

20th August 2008, 22:48

Century Wings F-14.....or most of the other CW planes.

spitfire

20th August 2008, 23:18

The Swordfish - especially the Bismarck one - would probably get an honourable mention now, but I agree that the Corgi Stuka has stood the test of time very well.....:cool:

Its all a matter of personal preference but for me its the Swordfish by a mile.
Stunning model and all the history you could ever want.

Cardinal

21st August 2008, 00:19

Its all a matter of personal preference but for me its the Swordfish by a mile.
Stunning model and all the history you could ever want.

So, you're sworn off P40s then ... ? :unsure: ;) :D :LOL:

The Defiant Man

21st August 2008, 00:49

Cor...blast from the past....wonder why I didn't post on the thread originally....:unsure:

Anyway....agree with DWF.....the Corgi He-111's

Edward Papazian

21st August 2008, 02:13

In my case, I often correct mistakes by adding missing parts, repainting, weathering, etc. but setting these cases aside, I'm surprised by the kudos bestowed on many of these models when it comes to "realism". I liked Corgi's Stukas a lot, but they are missing their wing guns and pitot heads. I liked that first Corgi HE-111 even more, but the fuselage crosses should be in the same position on both sides, shouldn't they? And so it goes. These are, at best, imperfect, factory made attempts at replicas, not the work of skilled model builders and craftsmen.

That said, A number of models stand out in my mind as quite realistic in appearance. Corgi's Lancasters, Swordfish and Gladiators, fit that bill as do Dragon's P-51Ds, Gemini's P-51Bs and Spitfire MK IXs, and a number of Hobby Master entries---The Avenger, Hellcat, F-4, Spitfire MK XIV and Buffalo, being notable examples. Carousel 1's FW-190D also deserves mention, although it and other models in this line need some weathering, as do some of those, named above.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to dismiss anyone's enthusiasm for any particular model---even if it has flaws. I just hope we notice them and, if we are so inclined, that we try to enchane or correct them.

Garethster

21st August 2008, 02:25

Agree that some of the best efforts are the Lanc, Swordfish and Heinkel 111, but I am quite partial to the Corgi Hurricanes - in particular the McKnight and Gleed models.

FierytheAngelsFell

21st August 2008, 03:05

Favourites would be "BN" Chinook (why this one is worth as little as it is defies all logic) or the 12 Sqn Buccanneer. As for warbirds, quite possibly my Admiral Prune Lanc. Really like the Stuka, but sadly have neither the snake or Immelmann ones. The Schoppler 262 deserves an honourable mention too :cool

The Flying Mule has stock of the Immelmann. I have one on the way even as we speak. Coincidentally, I'm also reading 'The Hardest Day' by Alfred Price which tells the story of that bird.

My Corgi Lancs look pretty realistic to my untrained eye, especially Phantom of the Ruhr.

Cruver Collecter

21st August 2008, 03:54

The Corgi Lysanders do not look to shabby. I have their Westland Lysander Mk.II No. 225 Squadron RAF and think it is pretty accurate.

Leviathan

21st August 2008, 10:13

Guy's,

From a Corgi perspective, the Gladiator is a fantastic tool and with an impending inter-war subject release, this could quite easily be a future classic!

Regards

Leviathan

Sailor.

21st August 2008, 11:02

My favourite model is the 'Kent Spitfire'. Two of Corgi's unsung Heroes in my 'umble opinion are the Wellington, and much as I hate to admit it... the Stuka!

dilligafocau

21st August 2008, 11:23

Guy's,

From a Corgi perspective, the Gladiator is a fantastic tool and with an impending inter-war subject release, this could quite easily be a future classic!

Regards

Leviathan

Had a look at the few of the models I had on display, certainly does look like it would fly :cool:

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff93/dilligafocau/Gladiator1.jpg

Sailor.

21st August 2008, 13:41

Almost forgot one that I admire greatly. Twitty's Spitfire ZD-B is a cracker... once you've hacked the slipper tank off!

spitfire

21st August 2008, 16:13

So, you're sworn off P40s then ... ? :unsure: ;) :D :LOL:

P40s ?

Nice little aeroplane don't you think, Corgi does a not bad example of these I believe.

:p :LOL:

col

21st August 2008, 17:33

For the look, and the paint job (and the weathering) the HM winter Stuka for me (but not for everyone else, I know:) )

chris1966m

21st August 2008, 17:57

Gemini Aces P-51C Mustang "Princess Elizabeth".
She is an absolute beauty, though I say so myself!;)
Regards
Leviathan

;) well in that case my first choice would be the HM Italian Stuka :) took me more time researching for William than the Captured one did....

....pity they didnt include my version of its history/specs on the inside front cover !!!

Stuka Man :D

P51D

21st August 2008, 18:24

Don't have the camera skills of CFBC, Agent...etc but I am happy with the way this one looks on display.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee27/andyholt10/black6.jpg

Hornchurch

22nd August 2008, 03:51

P40s ?

Nice little aeroplane don't you think,

:p :LOL:

Horrid 'Nasty' things, P.40's.......;)

They ALL belong on the Scrap-heap :D :D :D

Make good "Pepsi" tins, so I'm told.....:D ;)

ChairmanMilo

22nd August 2008, 05:31

Most convincing/realistic?

I agree with P51D - the Dragon "Black 6" Bf 109G is one of those crackers you guys are always talking about. Overall, in my humble opinion, the most convincing/realistic warbirds that I've seen myself are the Corgi Gladiator, Swordfish, Lancaster and He 111, the Dragon P-51D Mustang, the Gemini Aces P-51B/C Mustang, Spitfire IX and Bf 109F, and the Hobby Master F-4 and Texan/Harvard.

They all certainly look the part.

Hobby Master's Bf 110s are definitely getting there too.

Spitful

22nd August 2008, 07:19

In my aircraft collection the Gemini Aces "Spirit of Kent" is to me the most realistic. With Hobby Master's RAF P-39 Aircobra in second place.

Agent X20

22nd August 2008, 07:37

Didnt realise the date of that thread.... so it just has to be the £20 and under Swordfish collection....

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/AgentX20/Corgi%20172/Swordfish200427122007.jpg

with an honourable mention going to the Kent Spit... in that others have shown just how hard it is to get this subject to look like a Spitfire...

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h61/AgentX20/Gemini%20Aces/SpitfireKent00230012008.jpg

.. suppose one really should get a Princess Elizabeth but I aint seen any in a skip yet... time fer a dive.....

fozzy45

16th September 2008, 22:58

I'm new to the collection of diecast models. For years I have accumulating a hoard of 1000 plus unmade plastic kits with the intent that one day I will make that perfect model! However, the likes of Dragon, HM and Gemini Aces (and ok I admit the occassional Corgi) have made me realise that the diecast manufacturers can produce a better model than I ever will. From my small but growing collection of diecast (the wife is starting to get alarmed at the expense of this new obsession) I would say that the Gemini Princess Elizabeth P51C is the most convincing. Possibly followed by Dragons excellent bubble canopied P47 in the colours of Eagleston. The Gemini Plagis Spit is another cracker although the rudder and incorrect canopy lose it points.