[easy8]

Hey all, just eyeballing my Corgi McKnight Hurri and got to thinking, with HM, Gemini and others joining the diecast battle for our bucks, do you think the current molds for the Hurricane are good enough? I have a FOV one too, and I'm no Hurricane expert, but could someone else make this bird any better than what we have. Or, would Hurris from the other companies even interest you?


easy8

[hworth18]

The Hurricane is a fairly simple A/C, which has been done well by Corgi, and FOV, I also have an EasyModel version and its not bad either...
Can they be better?? Probably... But my money would be on Gemini for a "better" Hurricane then what is already offered.. HM would make a nice one, but the inked panel lines would kill it asthetically..

[Canucklehead]

Harry's right, if anyone has a shot at making a better Hurricane mold, it would have to be Gemini, or perhaps Dragon. Dragon would be a long shot because they couldn't do many, if any, German liveries for it.

Corgi's mold is great, at least as good as FoV's, which is a testament considering it was one of Corgi's first three molds, now bordering on seven years old. Longevity wise it has had a pretty decent run.

[Cardinal]

Corgi's 1/72 McKnight Hurricane is still the classic benchmark with which to judge other pretenders to the throne ...

[djjeffhall]

Corgi did a really nice job on their Hurricane. The only thing we could really ask for would be moving parts. Gemini has shown that they do nice moving flaps, rudders, etc. Dragon would give us an open cockpit and perhaps some moving parts.

However, should Dragon or Gemini do that, how many folks wuld drop the $30.00 on a bird they already have several of?

[Shamrock]

Imagine the wonderful 1/32 Corgi Sea Hurricane replicated in 1/72 by Gemini. It kinda gets the old taste buds going. The McKnight Hurricane is excellent as is the No. 1 Squadron RAF model. Also worth a mention is 174 Squadron in the later 1941 day fighter scheme.
The scarcity of cannon armed and Hurribombers could be remedied and this versatile workhorse could even carry RPs which would make a lot of forum members happy. The Hurricane performed superbly on Fighter Ramrods in 1941 with its very potent four 20MM Hispano cannon. A black night fighter IMHO would be welcome. Gemini are the people to do them I feel.

[ZS-VAN]

Originally Posted by Shamrock

Imagine the wonderful 1/32 Corgi Sea Hurricane replicated in 1/72 by Gemini. It kinda gets the old taste buds going. The McKnight Hurricane is excellent as is the No. 1 Squadron RAF model. Also worth a mention is 174 Squadron in the later 1941 day fighter scheme.
The scarcity of cannon armed and Hurribombers could be remedied and this versatile workhorse could even carry RPs which would make a lot of forum members happy. The Hurricane performed superbly on Fighter Ramrods in 1941 with its very potent four 20MM Hispano cannon. A black night fighter IMHO would be welcome. Gemini are the people to do them I feel.

Would agree to seeing a Sea Hurri in 1/72 as well cannon armed versions of the Hurri. The Corgi mold is very good but I'm still hesitant about Gemini. That said I would concede that they probably would do a better job than most.

[1250ships]

I think the question is whether there is a niche that a new Hurricane mould could fit into. Gemini was very canny about picking subjects that were both well known but still not really covered in 1/72 diecast. Everyone has a ton of P-51D models but when Gemini arrived with a B model it was something collectors might but despite the D model overload. Same with the mark of Spitfire and 109 model they picked.

I'd say that a Sea Hurricane would not by itself generate enough livery variations to make it of interest to Gemini. I'm not up enough on Hurricanes to know if any such niche does exist that hasn't been heavily mined by Corgi.

Gemini will prefer to stay out of areas that others have already covered. They learned this from their core 1/400 airliner business. This is also why you don't see them announcing their releases a year in advance. If you do that in 1/400 someone else is liable to release the livery you are doing first.

Assuming all that is truth I can understand why the rumor is that the next Gemini Aces moulds will be a Skyraider and an F4. There are very few World War II fighters they can jump in on that will generate the sales and number of liveries they will want to see. Let's face it- as much as we might love to see a P-39, to pick one example, there will not be enough interest or liveries to sell enough birds to interest someone like Gemini.

[jim]

Originally Posted by 1250ships

Assuming all that is truth I can understand why the rumor is that the next Gemini Aces moulds will be a Skyraider and an F4. There are very few World War II fighters they can jump in on that will generate the sales and number of liveries they will want to see. Let's face it- as much as we might love to see a P-39, to pick one example, there will not be enough interest or liveries to sell enough birds to interest someone like Gemini.

How about an Me110 or Do217, plenty of scope there. Gemini will probably never do a Hurri but there is gap in the market for those two. Those German types would "sell out" in the UK for certain.

Anyway Gemini come on and get into multi engines.

[1250ships]

Originally Posted by jim

How about an Me110 or Do217, plenty of scope there. Gemini will probably never do a Hurri but there is gap in the market for those two. Those German types would "sell out" in the UK for certain.

Anyway Gemini come on and get into multi engines.

Since Hobby Master has announced they are doing an Me110 I don't see Gemini jumping into them. Gemini is making some larger diecast with their 1/250 scale airliners so they certainly have experience with larger twin engined aircraft. Guess it comes down to whether they could sell enough of them at the higher prices the twin engine birds command.

I also forgot to mention that I'd like to see someone do a catapult Hurricane some day. Replace the stand with a catapult section and it is ready to display.