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Originally Posted by hworth18

I have all the IXO Japanese A/C except for the Grace, which I don't like because of the overly-heavy painted panel lines..
I don't think the IXO planes are equal to Corgi, but they are good enough to fit into my collection without noticeable differences.. I have always considered IXO to be much like the MRC line, good enough to fill the gaps until better come along..

I agree with your assessment, except I would probably not be so charitable regarding many IXO models. I have all of IXO's Japanese planes, which, except for the Grace with those absurd little bombs painted under the wings, aren't too bad. My Jack came with a lump of metal marring the upper wing and they forgot the pitot tube. A little sanding and repainting was all it took to fix this model so I could place it in my display case, but I'm still not happy with that very dark shade of green on the upper surface. As for the question of IXO coming out with reissues of this or other planes, I find this doubtful. Most serious collectors will not be willing to give IXO another chance unless it comes up with new molds and a far better product. In any event, I don't think that IXO is a serious player, anyway. It seems more like an opportunist outfit that tried to pawn off redos of a series of molds designed for a publisher's subscription promotion as equal to Corgi in quality. That's how IXO positioned its product, initially, but as we are all aware, that was a lot of BS.