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So far, I'd thought Carousel 1 models to be
"nice" but with the caveat of inflated prices for
what you get. The paint jobs and mold detail are
superior to Franklin Mint's fighters, and the
accuracy better, too. However, like Franklin Mint
there are no moving parts or display stands.
(Though gear-up parts are provided... hmmmm?)
Then I finally caved and picked up this
Dora-13, which depicts a livery from one of two
surviving examples of this FW variant that
resides at Seattle's Museum of Flight. It is
G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S!
I got a good deal on it, but I do think this is the
first C1 model I can say is worth the MSRP price
of admission (reports from the field indicate the
other Dora is equally nice, too). The paint job is
unique, and very well applied. The canopy slides
open, and an optional pilot figure is included. The
overall detail level of the mold itself is quite good,
and the fit/finish are excellent, too.
I still don't like the included silly display base at
all (not shown, but similar to the P-40's), I still
scratch my head over the lack of an in-flight
stand, and still am not a big fan of the rubber
parts (gun barrels, antenna, pitot). However, this
puppy is pretty much all metal (aside from the
rubber bits mentioned above -- which is done to
reduce breakage in shipping), and it simply
looks awesome on the shelf! It even has a bare
metal finish on parts of the underside of the
wings, like the real deal, which is cool.
So far, the Dora -- in either of the two liveries
released so far -- is the C1 model to get. I give
this bird a very enthusiastic thumbs up! I'd still
like to see some moving control surfaces, and
the pilot could be better. Those are truly niggles,
however -- as this bird is now in my top 5 favorite
models across all scales!
Highly Recommended!
"nice" but with the caveat of inflated prices for
what you get. The paint jobs and mold detail are
superior to Franklin Mint's fighters, and the
accuracy better, too. However, like Franklin Mint
there are no moving parts or display stands.
(Though gear-up parts are provided... hmmmm?)
Then I finally caved and picked up this
Dora-13, which depicts a livery from one of two
surviving examples of this FW variant that
resides at Seattle's Museum of Flight. It is
G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S!
I got a good deal on it, but I do think this is the
first C1 model I can say is worth the MSRP price
of admission (reports from the field indicate the
other Dora is equally nice, too). The paint job is
unique, and very well applied. The canopy slides
open, and an optional pilot figure is included. The
overall detail level of the mold itself is quite good,
and the fit/finish are excellent, too.
I still don't like the included silly display base at
all (not shown, but similar to the P-40's), I still
scratch my head over the lack of an in-flight
stand, and still am not a big fan of the rubber
parts (gun barrels, antenna, pitot). However, this
puppy is pretty much all metal (aside from the
rubber bits mentioned above -- which is done to
reduce breakage in shipping), and it simply
looks awesome on the shelf! It even has a bare
metal finish on parts of the underside of the
wings, like the real deal, which is cool.
So far, the Dora -- in either of the two liveries
released so far -- is the C1 model to get. I give
this bird a very enthusiastic thumbs up! I'd still
like to see some moving control surfaces, and
the pilot could be better. Those are truly niggles,
however -- as this bird is now in my top 5 favorite
models across all scales!
Highly Recommended!
Carousel 1, 1:48
| Focke-Wulf Fw 190D Luftwaffe JG 26 Schlageter, "Yellow 10", Franz Gotz, Flensburg, Germany, May 1945 |
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