Seriously Corgi, Why? - Page 4

JustPlaneNuttz · 08-22-2007, 03:16 PM

As we were told before the Warbirds were first released, these are for the younger/cheaper/mass produced market and are not part of the Aviation Archive collection. There is no reason why Corgi can't release Warbirds schemes as Aviation Archive schemes, and it wouldn't surprise me if we see a double up of some of them. Corgi should be getting an idea as to which ones are more popular. No point harping on about how many Warbirds there are, should harp on about which Aviation Archive schemes there aren't.

Yes, I was looking at the back of the box and did notice quite a number in the range for Series 2 that may be better served in the AA range. I personally would be keen on the B-17 MK III 'Giving It To Uncle' tooled up to 1:72. (Rather peculiar seeing a B-17 in RAF night ops colours.)

Shamrock · 08-22-2007, 07:08 PM

Nice work Just Plane. To give your Bader Spitfire a little up-grade I suggest the following as you can't have an unarmed Spitfire unless it a photo-recon one!
Using one of your other Mk1 Spits as a template mark the four positions of the machine guns on the leading edge of each wing of the Bader Spit. Taking a sharp scalpel push into the marked area turning 360 degrees until you've made a small hole. Take a black marker and blacker the opening. Voila! A fully equipped spitfire.

JustPlaneNuttz · 08-22-2007, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by Shamrock

Nice work Just Plane. To give your Bader Spitfire a little up-grade I suggest the following as you can't have an unarmed Spitfire unless it a photo-recon one!
Using one of your other Mk1 Spits as a template mark the four positions of the machine guns on the leading edge of each wing of the Bader Spit. Taking a sharp scalpel push into the marked area turning 360 degrees until you've made a small hole. Take a black marker and blacker the opening. Voila! A fully equipped spitfire.

(heh-heh) You know, I totally missed that, Shamrock. Nice tip and thanx! That is easier to do than removing the canopy and getting the pilot to fit. I was thinking last night that I could have put a pipe in his mouth too -- darn! I'll do it when my 242 Hurricane arrives!

Do we know for sure the armament is in the same place for a MkVa as it is for a Mk1? I'm assuming it is?

Shamrock · 08-22-2007, 09:13 PM

Thanks for that Just Plane. The MG arrangement is exactly the same as the Mk1s and Mk11s. Bader wrongly in my view disliked the normal fit of the MkVbs which was 2X20MM Hispano cannon and 4.303 Browning MGs. Time and time again it was proved that the superior hitting power of the Hispano meant the difference between a damaged aircraft and a certain kill. Bader's prejudice I imagine goes back to the cannon problems on the early Mk Is which were solely cannon armed and unreliable. Nearly all the MkVs manufactured were of the MkVb model.

JustPlaneNuttz · 08-22-2007, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Shamrock

Thanks for that Just Plane. The MG arrangement is exactly the same as the Mk1s and Mk11s. Bader wrongly in my view disliked the normal fit of the MkVbs which was 2X20MM Hispano cannon and 4.303 Browning MGs. Time and time again it was proved that the superior hitting power of the Hispano meant the difference between a damaged aircraft and a certain kill. Bader's prejudice I imagine goes back to the cannon problems on the early Mk Is which were solely cannon armed and unreliable. Nearly all the MkVs manufactured were of the MkVb model.

Thanx and muchly appreciated. I'm going to deal with this tonight. Yes, I have read about DBs dislike toward the 20mm canon and his abject refusal to use the Vb because of them, hence our Va model. Oh well, he was there, I wasn't.

Shamrock · 08-22-2007, 09:38 PM