[PH-LKK]

Rumors are raging across the pond that 25% of the 2007 AA catalog has been cancelled by Corgi, including most of the US-specific releases.

• AA30015 Douglas C-47D - 'Jiminy Cricket', Lt. G.B. Quisenberry, 36 TCS/316 TCG, Enfidaville, Tunisia,
  
• AA30511 Vickers V.701 Viscount, BOAC, Scottish Division, Edinburgh 1972
  
• AA31003 Boeing B.377 Stratocruiser, G-AKGH, BOAC London Airport-Heathrow 1953
  
• AA31508 Bristol Britannia SRS.313, El Al, Israel Airlines, Tel Aviv, Israel 1958
  
• AA32613 Avro Lancaster MR.3 - School of Maritime Reconnaissance, RAF St.Mawgan, Cornwall, 1956
  
• AA33312 Boeing B-17E - 41-2488, 19th BG, Malang, Java, February 1942
  
• AA34015 Consolidated B-24H Liberator - 756th BS/459th BG, Giulia Field, Cerignola, Italy, late 1944
  
• AA35309 B-25 Mitchell II - No.180 Squadron, RAF, Northwestern Europe, late 1943
  
• AA35310 B-25C Mitchell - 'Legal Eagle', 1Lt. George Bauer, 489th BS/340th BG, Landing Ground 99 (El Kabrit),
  
• AA35813 Canadair Sabre F.1 - 234 Sqn., 2 TAF, RAF Geilenkirchen, Germany, 1954
  
• AA35815 F-86F Sabre - USAFE 48th FW SKYBLAZERS, Chaumont AB 24 March 1956
  
• AA36105 Canadian-Vickers SA-10A Catalina - 4th Air Rescue Sqn.,USAF, Hamilton AFB, CA., 1949
  
• AA36106 Consolidated Catalina MkIB - Z2144, FV-R, 205 Squadron, RAF, Seletar, Singapore, Sept. 1941
  
• AA36608 Lockheed P-38J Lightning - 'Haleakala', s/n 42- 67291,459th FS, 80th FG, Lt. H.H. Sealy,Chittagong,
  
• AA36999 Junkers First Shots
  
• AA37699 Wessex First Shots
  
• AA37799 SE5A First Shots
  
• US31929 Spitfire F IX EN172, flown by Capt Francis ‘Gabby’ Gabreski,
  
• US32110 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4/N Wk-Nr 5819 of Oberstleutnant Adolf Galland, Geschwaderkommodore (Already Released )
  
• US32228 P-51D-5 44-13303 of Maj James Goodson, 336th FS/4th FG, Debden, Essex, June 1944
  
• US32511 Junkers Ju 87B-2 ‘J9+IH’ of 7./StG 1, Ostende, Belgium, January 1941
  
• US33313 B-17G-40 42-97061 of the 401st Bombardment Squadron/91st Bombardment Group, Bassingbourn,
  
• US33821 P-47D-25 42-26455 of 1Lt Kenneth Chetwood, 350th FS/353rd FG, Raydon, Suffolk, June 1944 (Already Released)
  
• US33822 P-47D-5 (serial unknown) of the Maj Gerald Johnson, 9th FS/49th FG, Gusap, New Guinea
  
• US33823 P-47D-11 42-75510 of Maj Francis ‘Gabby’ Gabreski, commanding officer of the 61st FS/56th FG
  
• US34311 Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 Wk-Nr 0601 of 1./JG 1, Schiphol, Holland, June 1943
  
• US35212 P-40E-1 41-24872 of Capt Robert H Vaught, 9th FS/49th FG, Livingstone Field, Darwin, Australia
  
• US35213 P-40E-1 41-25164 of 1Lt John D Landers, 9th FS/49th FG, Port Moresby, New Guinea,
  
• US35705 Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a ‘Green 1’ of Major Rudolf Sinner, Gruppenkommandeur III./JG 7,
  
• US35814 F-86E-10 51-2746, flown by Col Francis ‘Gabby’ Gabreski, commanding officer of the 51st FIW
  
• US36604 P-38J-10 42-67916 of 1Lt Richard Loehnert, 55th FS/20th FG, Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire
  
• US36605 P-38L-5 44-26407 of Maj Jim Watkins, 9th FS/49th FG, Lingayen (Luzon), July 1945
  
• US37102 P-51B-5 43-6913 "Shangri-La" of Capt Don Gentile, 336th FS/4th FG, Debden, Essex, March 1944
  
• US37503 MiG-29 Fulcrum C - Soviet Airforce 2nd Squadron, 115 GvIAP, Termez Uzbekistan, 1990
  
• US38003 A-10A 78-0582 of the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 917th Tactical Fighter Wing,
  
• US38004 A-10A 78-0657 of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Wing, Bagram AB, Afghanistan

Is anyone in the business able to comment on this? Given that at least two of these have already been released, I have my doubts...

EDIT: For those of you just joining this thread, see the official Corgi response at Post 93.

[Kaptin_Kirk]

I hope it is just a rumor. I am looking forward to some of the 2007 releases.

[mustangdriver]

They cancelled my B-17E and P-51B Shnangri La? Has any one said why.

[PH-LKK]

Like I said, this is a rumor. I can't find anything on the Corgi websites about it. Apparently the news came from a UK retailer. And like I said, it can't be completely accurate, because three of them have already been released!

Perhaps the others have been merely pushed back to 2008?

[HotTrap429]

Originally Posted by PH-LKK

Perhaps the others have been merely pushed back to 2008?

This would be consistent with Corgi's practices in the past. They announce many new models but only produce a fraction of them in a given year. The rest get pushed back to the next year and the cycle starts over again. I'm not really shocked.

[timbo]

This sounds like someone stirring the pot there. If accurate why was the Galland 109 on it?

Most of the stuff I was interested in was on that list. Come to think of it I think everything I had my eye on was on that list.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Well i hope it's just that a rumor
I have about 6 items on that list so i be a little upset if it's true.
US35213 P-40E-1 41-25164 of 1Lt John D Landers, 9th FS/49th FG, Port Moresby, New Guinea,
US38003 A-10A 78-0582 of the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 917th Tactical Fighter Wing,
US38004 A-10A 78-0657 of the 354th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Wing, Bagram AB, Afghanistan
US37102 P-51B-5 43-6913 "Shangri-La" of Capt Don Gentile, 336th FS/4th FG, Debden, Essex, March 1944
AA35815 F-86F Sabre - USAFE 48th FW SKYBLAZERS, Chaumont AB 24 March 1956
AA36608 Lockheed P-38J Lightning - 'Haleakala', s/n 42- 67291,459th FS, 80th FG, Lt. H.H. Sealy,Chittagong
JP

[PH-LKK]

Another update from our sister site:

2007 COLLECTOR RANGE RATIONALISATION – Supporting the Trade and the Consumer

Further to the recent merger of Corgi Classics, Master Replicas and Cards Inc, the new Corgi International business has taken the strategic decision to rationalise the Corgi Collector range. A significant number of products featured in the 2007 catalogue have been deferred (circa 150), the models retained (circa 400) being the most desirable in terms of livery and tooling. In addition we have reduced the production quantities of the remaining models to promote sell out at good prices and enhance the overall collectability of the Corgi brand.

This programme of work is designed to create a stronger more focused Corgi Collector category moving forward and to avoid residual product entering the market and affecting both product and brand value.

More details to be announced regarding the above changes in the coming weeks.

23rd February 2007

Still, I have serious doubts about the accuracy of the list. I wonder if Corgi has decided not to sell the US catalog in the UK (thus the US releases will still be available in the US)?

[johnnyboy]

Copy of letter posted on the DAWF by Spock
The Official Corgi Statement - 230207

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Reproduced below is the Official statement from Corgi. More information to follow but looks to me that common sense may indeed be breaking out at Head Kennel!...........

2007 COLLECTOR RANGE RATIONALISATION – Supporting the Trade and the Consumer



Further to the recent merger of Corgi Classics, Master Replicas and Cards Inc, the new Corgi International business has taken the strategic decision to rationalise the Corgi Collector range. A significant number of products featured in the 2007 catalogue have been deferred (circa 150), the models retained (circa 400) being the most desirable in terms of livery and tooling. In addition we have reduced the production quantities of the remaining models to promote sell out at good prices and enhance the overall collectability of the Corgi brand.



This programme of work is designed to create a stronger more focused Corgi Collector category moving forward and to avoid residual product entering the market and affecting both product and brand value.



More details to be announced regarding the above changes in the coming weeks.

23rd February 2007

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[pdxcollector]

Considering that some of the planes on this list have already been released I would questions its authenticity.

As far as getting your news from retailer; I had a Corgi retailer tell me that Corgi was bankrupt and that there were locks on the factory doors as the reason why the Bong P-38 was not in stock last fall. If it is true it is ashame since their are several planes on the list I really want.