19/11/2014
We have just got in stock lots of one off Corgi Aviation models, when they are gone we can not get any more. Included in these one offs is AA37207 Handley Page Halifax Cosatal Command at £180.00.
18/11/2014
Hobby Master have just announced two new releases for March to replace the two Hurricanes which have been put back to an April release (HA8601 and HA8602). Pre-orders are now being taken on HA8504 P-51B Mustang 43-6506 “Blue Nose Bastards of Bodney” 487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th Air Force. This 1:48 scale model shall be £60.00. The only difference between the North American P-51B and C variants was the B was built in Inglewood and the C in Dallas. The B variant first flew on May 5, 1943 and the... Read More
18/11/2014
New and now in stock from Oxford Diecast is the 1:76 scale D R Macleod Scania Crane Lorry, 76SCL001, priced at £14.00. This highly colourful truck in a very popular Scottish company livery launches the newly tooled Scania crane lorry in 1:76 scale. The vehicle is registered SY09 AOX, the year that the 420 was introduced onto the roads and in real life is typical of the high specification and driver comfort associated with Scanias wide range of multi-purpose trucks, which make them all a favourite with drivers. Our tractor unit... Read More
14/11/2014
Brand new from Dragon and now in stock is DR50392 Saturn V with Skylab. This 1:72 scale model stands at 1.5 meters tall ! Dragon’s Space Collection has previously featured a 1/72 scale replica of a Saturn V rocket, and even in this scale it was absolutely enormous. Indeed, the fully built-up model stood 1.5m tall! That model (Item No.50388) sold out very rapidly in late 2011, and underscoring its status as an instant hit, so did a subsequent rerelease of the same model. Now, Dragon has produced a second... Read More
13/11/2014
Check out Hobby Masters latest announcement, HA8602 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Flying Officer W.L. McKnight, No. 242 Sqn.,. RAF Coltishall, DEC 1940. We are now taking pre-orders on this 1:48 scale model at £50.00. The Hawker Hurricane was the first British single-engine fighter and the first single wing aircraft with retractable landing gear as well as an enclosed cockpit and 8 machine guns. The Hurricane went into operational service in December 1937 with the RAF 111 Squadron. The Hurricane is usually over looked as a major player in the BoB because... Read More
09/11/2014
New and now in stock from Corgi is AA35509 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, P2970, Geoffrey Page, `Battle of Britain Memorial’. This 1:32 scale model is priced at £108.00 and is a limited edition of 1000 pieces. Joining the RAF two weeks after the outbreak of the Second World War, Geoffrey Page was initially assigned as a flying instructor due to his excellent flying abilities. By the height of the Battle of Britain he was transferred to 56 squadron to fly Hawker Hurricanes. He shot down two Luftwaffe aircraft before being shot down on... Read More
04/11/2014
New images have now been added for HA4503 F-15D Eagle N897NA, NASA, 2011. Pre-orders are still being taken on this 1:72 scale model at £65.00. In 1967 the U.S. became aware of the Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat. This made it necessary to develop a new aircraft to counter the MiG-25. The USAF rejected the USN F-14 Tomcat and issued its own requirements. The solution came in the form of the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle. The F-15A made its inaugural flight in July 1972 and in January 1976 the first Eagle entered... Read More
04/11/2014
We have today added new images for HA1060 CF-104D Starfighter 104651, Canadian Armed Forces. Pre-orders on this 1:72 scale model are still being taken at £50.00. The RCAF received their first CF-104 in March 1962. Although originally designed as a supersonic interceptor the Canadian Air Force used it primarily for low level strike and reconnaissance. The Canadian version of the F-104 was capable of carrying a ventral mounted Vinten Vicon pod with 4 cameras inside for reconnaissance picture taking. On September 4, 1963 number 12900 was the 200th and final CF-104... Read More
