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consolidation within the hobby

Some of you may, like myself, equip their WW2 armies with Corgi tanks, trucks and jeeps in all sizes. No worries to assemble plastic tanks or to accidentally break a few hundred of them - a disaster that happened to our fellow hobbyist Mike Creek :-(

To my surprise, Corgi was just bought by Hornby, the same company that also bought Airfix last year.

http://corgi.co.uk/

Corgi releases figures in several scales, but as of now just a handful in 1/72. We'll yet have to see what Hornby will do for our hobby, but I'm expecting some exciting things to come.

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Jan i would hope be good to see more military transport under corgi which would be compatable with late c19th wars thru kirean war.

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It would be nice if Corgi would coordinate scales rather than just make "box scale" sets.

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Perhaps now, with a new owner, it might be the right occasion to let them know about your wishes....

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Dear Jan

The Corgi's ranges cater for different markets. Corgi up until recently had been run by a company that specialised in collectibles. Die cast limited editions were the rule with resin and sometimes plastic accessories.They did have the Trackside range which was in 1/76th and mainly for British model railway hobbyists. The 1/76th scale buses were also directed at a British market.
If Hornby (Corgi) did do a range of military vehicles it would probably be some they could sell under their own name; eg Forces of Valor re branded. They already sell Oxford Diecast cars in their Hornby trains range and Airfix have a number of rebranded items which we have discussed before.
Pocketbond and Oxford Diecast 1/76th vehicles are selling very well but they are mainly based on 1950s and 1960s British civilian vehicle prototypes. Oxford D have a SW Land Rover due for release in military colours. If this is successful they may do more military ones. They also do a sturdy looking Thorneycroft bus which could easily be converted into a WWI truck.

David

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Thanks David.

I can't ever have enough Landrovers. They are indeed my favorite contemporary vehicle in the world. If it weren't for current gas prices I'm sure I'd have one of those that seat 13 people in 1:1 scale :-)

Jan -Oxford diecast

Dear Jan

This is Oxford Diecast's website:

www.oxforddiecast.co.uk

David

Thank you David!!!

These models are very nice. There is just something about British cars that makes them really attractive, Land Rovers, Jaguars, Bentley, Rolls Royce...I was suprised to find a truck that any serious collector of WW1 figures in 1/72 should have in his collection:

http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/shop/showitem.ihtml?id=47

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The first london buses were driven by volunteer london bus drivers and originally operated in their bus company colours, so any of the red buses would do as well for the early war such as the "pears" bus..

Cheers