Pictures of NCS Corgi diecasts

by **steviep** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:53 pm

yorkie wrote:Didn't you buy any? The Rhino, Cheetah, SPV and SSC should be in the shops at the end of this week. Fingers crossed, reviews next week.

Thought about it but no - I was on a mission to buy the PE SPV and Skydiver (which is seriously impressive, by the way) and maybe some Star Wars stuff, so didn't have the money spare.

by **yorkie** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:04 am

Yeah the PE diecasts are awesome.
My credit card is going to melt with their new Scarlet and Irwin Allen releases later this year. I like their Moonbase Alpha tank too but as you'll have to buy it as part of a gift set with another Eagle I'll have to pass - I've just no room for multiple Eagles.

It'll be interesting to see how their 6 inch version of the SSC does against Corgi's 5 inch one.

I agree their Skydiver is great, always wanted one since I was a kid. I've also been trying to get them to do a larger Sky One perhaps with the UFO saucer from their Interceptor pack for dogfighting fun!

by **yorkie** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 2:43 pm

The release date in UK shops for the Corgi Rhino, Cheetah, SPV. SSC has been pushed back yet again to 1st May now.

by **Rhapsody Angel** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:52 pm

Good grief, do these people think I can build another wing onto my house to contain the additions to my collection? *sigh* I guess I'd better get out the nail gun and order some lumber.

by **yorkie** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:15 am

Well I still can't find them in the shops yet but the Corgi Rhino arived in the post yesterday so the specialist shops must have a few.

They've just emailed me to say the SPV and SSC have been posted too, but no Cheetah until May.

Anyway the Rhino is really cool. Great paint job, though I agree with 21st Century Boy that the Spectrum "S" logo is really too glossy. The model (toy?) is 156mm long, 35mm high (to the top of the fins at the back), and 50mm wide.

There are 2 panels on the front that can be pressed. The front panel extends the front and rear battering rams and opens the front missile hatch displaying 2 missiles (non firing), the second panel opens the left door and a seated Scarlet pops out.

A nice touch is that these are flat panels which blend in with the vehicle profile rather than the Corgi TB2 highly visible buttons.

The wheels have some suspension, though it's just loose, not springs.

So it's a lovely little model, not as large as a Product Enterprise diecast though it's only a third of the price. 9/10 (deducted 1 for the glossy decal!)

by **shadokp** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:28 pm

The Rhino has shown up on Ebay and the seller states they are in hand and ready to post.....

KP

by **yorkie** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:46 am

The Corgi SPV and SSC arrived yesterday via mail order.

SPV length 145mm, height 46mm (51mm to top of fin), width 63mm. This makes it smaller than the original Dinky (160mm) but larger then the Vivid Imaginations 1993 diecast (140mm). Having the correct double set of wheels is a very nice touch.

It has much finer panel line detailing than the Vivid version. As with the earlier diecasts the rear tracks lower and pushing down the front of the vehicle opens the (smaller) front rocket hatch and fires a spring loaded rocket. Nice larger SPV decal on the front looks just like photos I've seen on one of the original models.

Pressing a flat panel on the roof above the left door the right door pops open displaying Scarlet attached to the door just like the Vivid and later Dinky version. Front bumper is plain white, no black panel lining. This version has very thin rear aerials and unlike the Dinky and Vivid versions these cannot be folded down.

Oh, and like the Rhino it's got a very glossy Spectrum logo.

Anyone got an original Dinky SPV for comparison? There's a website devoted to it here.

SSC is length 120 mm, height 35mm (excluding fin), width 48mm.
Only just smaller than the Dinky version (121mm).

Unlike the old Dinky it has no aerial. Nice paint job, rear compartment has frosted plastic windows. Strangely no side windows - maybe Scarlet was a bit hot and wound them down?
Has opening doors with a nice Scarlet figure driving.
No suspension and the glossy Spectrun decal returns again.

For me, Product Enterprise SPV remains the definitive diecast model to date (and the most expensive). The Corgi SPV and SSC are definitely toys rather than collectors models, but are great fun nonetheless and fans hopefully will buy one. I think the Corgi designer of the Rhino must have not been the same as the one that designed the SPV and SSC as it appears to me that the Rhino is far better, although it may be that they were provided with accurate plan drawings from Anderson Productions.

Roll on Corgi's Cheetah in May and Falcon and Angel in June.

by **Doc** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:41 am

I'm getting increasingly excited about the Corgi models - after collecting so many figures I decided I didn't have room but they look so well done I'm reconsidering. I actually love the old-new comparison boxes.

And the Rhino has a battering ram! Hours of spring-loaded fun...

by **Father Unwin** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:43 pm

Here is a Corgi Rhino which appears to be more of a gold colour. I thought that they were all grey but this one seems to be from a company called Boyz Toys..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rhino-Captain-Sca ... dZViewItem

by **shaqui** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:43 pm

Father Unwin wrote:Here is a Corgi Rhino which appears to be more of a gold colour. I thought that they were all grey but this one seems to be from a company called Boyz Toys..

I think that's just the lighting.

by **Crank** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:04 pm

Got my Corgi Rhino recently. Utterly fantastic! The best new toy for a current Anderson show since the 70s. It's got that quality feel that the 60's Dinky's had.

by **MMK** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:59 pm

Looking at the pictures in the link...

yorkie wrote:I've scanned the picture here.

with the the new and old vehicles placed together... you sort of realise the difference/changes they've made to them (well I certainly did if nobody else has).

by **shaqui** » Fri May 05, 2006 10:29 am

I've seen the Corgi SPV, SSC and Rhino in a local model shop - very nice. Corgi have also bought out a die-cast Enterprise from 'Star Trek' - a superb model and a damn sight more accurate than the Dinky abomination in the 1970s! :lol:

by **Father Unwin** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:04 pm

CARINABOX Question

I ordered the SPV and Rhino from Carinabox.com back on 7th April but have had no news about my order. I have sent 2 emails and left one answerphone message to Carinabox but have had no acknowledgement of any kind.

More alarmingly, I can no longer locate these models on the Carinabox website. To be fair, my cheque has not been cashed but does anyone know if this company is still in business?

by **chrisbishop** » Thu May 11, 2006 3:04 pm

If Carinabox doesn't feature the item anymore, then they probably don't have it for sale.

Are you U.K. based? If not, maybe that can explain the delay. However, they doesn't explain why they don't answer you. Maybe you should cancel your order, if you're unable to have a reply from them.

Has anyone had any troule with Carinabox? I would like for you to contact me. Meanwhile, as soon as I can (tonight!) I will remove the links from the Merchandises page. If they don't have the merchandises and/or ar not reliable enough, the site won't suggest them.

The Corgi U.K. official site presently offers directly from them (to U.K. customers only, I suspect). You might also check the other merchants listed on the CGI Merchandises pages. Also, I'll check over at Star Trader if they have the Corgi toys. Prices at Star Trader might be a little high by some standards, but their service is very good, and they ship internationally.