Photographs Copyright © Collin Riley 2005-2012
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| Corsair
IV, KD345, No. 1850 Sqn., Royal Navy, HMS Vengeance, August 1945 |
Aviation
Archive - WWII
War in the Pacific. Interesting version
of the Corsair, painted in gloss and with what I think are New Zealand
markings.
Musings on the wasted life of a collector.
The glossy paint reminds me of toy soldiers I used to collect from
a company called Little Lead Men, later Little Metal Men. Anyway,
the owner and painter used old Britains molds, then hand-paint the
figures in toy-fashion using a high gloss finish. I still have all
the figures bought from him, and want to add pictures of them to this
web page--someday. I have fond memories of these figures, since they
were purchased two and three at a time while raising a family when
money was VERY
tight (unlike now, when it is just very
tight). The guy who did the painting hung in there for many years
with heart problems, and when he finally passed away his wife sold
all the molds. Kind of wish I had been able to put in a bid... |
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| Type |
Fighter |
| Corgi item no. |
AA33006 |
| Production run |
#0672 of 1710 |
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