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February 25, 2010: Ernest the Bear Toys Looping Plane
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by David Smith This gorgeous tin plane is the latest release from Ernest the Bear Toys, part of the company’s Collectors range and strictly for ages 14 and up. Evoking the barnstorming era of the 1920s, this bi-plane is resplendent...

February 24, 2010: Corgi Dornier Do17Z and Westland Lysander MkIIIa
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by David Smith The Dornier Do17Z had a most unwarlike beginning, having been designed in 1934 as a six-passenger mail plane. Rejected for that role, it caught the military’s eye and was converted into both a medium bomber and a...

February 19, 2010: Airfix de Havilland Mosquito
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by David Smith The Mossie makes its second appearance on BigToyTalk within a week, this time as Airfix’s 1:24 scale model. Described for years as “the kit that Airfix could never produce”, that has finally been proven wrong. The De...

February 16, 2010: Corgi de Havilland Mosquito
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by David Smith The de Havilland Mosquito of 143 Squadron, RAF Banff Strike Wing, is the newest plane to join Corgi’s Aviation Archive. 143 Squadron arrived at Banff in October 1944 and originally flew Beaufighters, before changing to Mosquitoes. The...

February 3, 2010: Corgi Fokker DVIIF
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by David Smith The Fokker DVIIF, flown by Hermann Göring in the First World War, is the newest addition to Corgi’s Aviation Archive range. Having been forced out of the infantry due to rheumatoid arthritis, Göring joined the Air Force...

January 22, 2010: Corgi Hawker Hunter T.7
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by David Smith This two-seater Hawker Hunter was part of No.229 OCU, operating as a training aircraft in the early 1960s. The RAF ordered 55 Hawker Hunter trainers (designated T.7), but only received 45 of them, as the Royal Navy...

December 30, 2009: Revell Dornier Do 27 ‘Safari’
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by David Smith The Dornier Do 27 ‘Safari’ is a challenging kit from Revell, rated as skill level 5. With 106 parts, it builds into a plane with a wingspan of 370mm in 1:32 scale. You get a detailed cockpit...

December 15, 2009: Corgi Douglas C-47 Dakota
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by David Smith The Douglas C-47 Dakota ZA947 is part of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, having joined in March 1993. Originally tasked with a support role, including transporting gear and personnel to various display sites, the Dakota...

November 19, 2009: Corgi P-51B Mustang and P-47D Thunderbolt
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by David Smith The ‘Checkertail Clan’ is the subject of this two-plane set from Corgi’s Aviation Archive range. The P-51B Mustang of Captain Robert Barkey, 319th Fighter Squadron, and the P-47D Thunderbolt of Lieutenant Warren Penny, 317th Fighter Squadron, both...

November 16, 2009: Corgi Lancaster B.1 Day Bomber
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by David Smith Corgi’slatest Aviation Archive release is this Lancaster bomber, as flown by Group Captain Johnny Fauquier in the March 27, 1945, raid on the German U-Boat pens at Farge. The raid was famous for using 14 of the...

November 11, 2009: Revell Tiger Meet Gift Set
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by David Smith The NATO Tiger Association was founded in 1961 as a means of strengthening links between different air forces under the NATO umbrella. The first ‘Tiger Meet’ was held the same year and in 1969 an F-104 first...

October 22, 2009: Corgi Messerschmitt Bf 110
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by David Smith The Messerschmitt Bf 110 proved deadly in the early months of World War II, supporting bombing raids as German forces attacked Poland, Norway and France. When it came up against the fighters of the RAF, however, it...

October 6, 2009: Corgi Fokker Dr.1 Triplane
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by David Smith The Sopwith Camel we told you about a couple of months ago will no longer be able to fly around without a care in the world, because Corgi has launched its new 1:48 scale Fokker Dr.1 Triplane....

October 1, 2009: Airfix delivers stands
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by David Smith Airfix sets including two or more planes often come with stands to display your finished models with maximum impact (pictured is the Duxford Collection set) – but what if you tend to buy individual models? The new...

September 28, 2009: Corgi Douglas C-47 Dakota MkIII
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by David Smith The Dakota is one of the most famous planes in aviation history, and the subject of Corgi’s new release was at the heart of a truly heroic mission. The Douglas C-47 Dakota MkIII of 271 Squadron, RAF,...

September 11, 2009: Corgi Hawker Typhoon Mk1B
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The Hawker Typhoon Mk1B, as flown by Flying Officer R. A. Johns of 439 Squadron, is among the latest releases from Corgi. Part of the Canadian 143 Wing, this Typhoon took part in operations supporting the Normandy landings in 1944,...

August 13, 2009: Corgi RFC and RAF planes
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Three generations of British warplanes are represented in the latest limited edition releases from Corgi. Officially on sale on August 24, but available to pre-order now, are a Sopwith Camel, a Spitfire and a Jaguar. On April 12, 1918, Squadron...

August 12, 2009: Corgi Douglas C-47A Skytrain
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This 1:72 scale replica of the Douglas C-47A Skytrain is now available to pre-order from Corgi. Part of the USAF 86th Air Base Group, it took part in the famed Berlin Airlift. The plane carried an unusual cargo during its...

July 28, 2009: Corgi Bristol Blenheim Mk1s
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Two new Bristol Blenheim replicas have been released by Corgi. The Blenheim Mk1 entered service with the RAF in 1937, but by the time the Second World War broke out it had been largely replaced in its original bomber role...

July 22, 2009: Corgi Sopwith Camel B6299
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This colourful Sopwith Camel is the latest issue from Corgi’s Aviation range, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Fleet Air Arm. The Sopwith Camel B6299, from No. 10 Naval Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service, was flown by Flight...