READER OFFERS

Our 30th Anniversary trucks areselling fast. We should emphasisethat this will be the last ever 1:76 scale Corgi Collector Club model truck, so make sure you don’t miss out as it marks the end of another Club era.

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ST97803B BR 4-6-0 Castle Class ‘Bristol Castle’ £35.00 £41.00 £43.00 No.7013 (Early BR Green)

CC18108A Scania R Fridge 30th Anniversary of £37.00 £43.00 £45.00 the Corgi Collector Club. 1:76 Scale

VA11906 Ford Cortina Mk4 Bermuda Blue £20.00 £23.00 £25.50

VA12706B Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 Radio 1FM £20.00 £23.00 £25.50

VA11105 Land-Rover Series 1 80" 2-litre £23.00 £25.00 £27.00

VA05407 Morris Oxford Series VI, Trafalgar Blue £23.00 £25.00 £27.00

VA13306 Ford Capri Mk1 2000 GT XLR. Tawny Metallic £23.00 £25.00 £27.00

VA13307 LCC40 - Ford Capri Mk1 Chrome £23.00 £25.00 £27.00

Corgi Collector Club Binder £10.00 £14.00 £16.00

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VA12706B Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 Radio 1FM (car no.8)

CC18108A Scania R Fridge - 30th Anniversary of the Corgi CollectorClub. 1:76 scale. Limited Edition of 900 units. Certificated.

VA11105 Land-Rover Series 180" 2-litre. 1:43 Scale

VA05407 Morris Oxford Series VI,Trafalgar Blue. 1:43 Scale

VA11906 Ford Cortina Mk4 in Bermuda Blue 1:43 Scale

*All newly released club models are limited to one model per member for the first 6 months following release. If you have opted toreceive any of the above models as part of your Club package you need do nothing as it will be sent to you automatically as soon as it become available

VA13306 Ford Capri

Mk1 2000 GTXLR. Tawny

Metallic. 1:43 Scale

LCC 40 FordCapri Mk1Chrome Model1:43 Scale

ST97803BBR 4-6-0 Castle Class ‘Bristol

Castle’ No.7013 (Early BR Green)Limited Edition of 500 Units.

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ISSUE 242 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014

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New and Forthcoming

VanguardsReleases

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The Battle ofBritain Trust

From January2015 the HornbyHobbies Clubs arechanging. Turn to page 3 to find out more...

Dear Collectors,On behalf of the Corgi Collector Club team, we’d like

to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.In this last issue of 2014, there is some exciting news for James Bond fans who

can expect a very special release of the 007 Aston Martin DB5 celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond movie GOLDFINGER in 1964 and at the same time celebrating the most famous Corgi model of all time winning the first Toy of the Year award in 1965.Read all about it - and how to get hold of it - in ourForthcoming Releases column.

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CONTENTS

CONTACT DETAILS

contentsEditorial 2

Diary Dates 2

Important Club News 3

Designing 007 - 50 Years of Bond Style 4

...And it’s Goodbye from me 5

Forthcoming Releases 6

Auction Report 6

Battle of Britain Trust 7

News from IWM Duxford 9

Aviation Forthcoming Releases 10

Competition Time 10

Aviation Reader Offers 11

...And it’s Goodbye from us too 12

Vanguards Forthcoming Releases 13

Competition Time 14

Postbag 15

Reader Offers 16

contact detailsCorgi Collector Club HQTelephone: 01709 539702Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Email: info@corgicollectorclub.co.ukPlease note: From 01/01/2015 all clubenquiries should be made using thefollowing details -Telephone: 01843 233 525Email: newclubs@hornby.com

Corgi Direct SalesTelephone: 01843 233 519Mon to Fri 8am to 8pm and Sat 8am to 12 noon.Quote: September - November - December PPLLMNSAand January - February EGBDVSNF for your 10% discount

Corgi ConsumerServices/SparesTelephone: 01843 233 525Email: info@corgi.co.uk

spares@corgi.co.uk

Editorial Enquiries - Consultant Editor:

Corgi/Aviation Archive: Susan PownallEmail address: Susie@collectorsclubs.org.uk

Vanguards: Jennifer ShawEmail address: info@corgicollectorclub.co.uk

The Corgi Collector Club accepts no responsibility forerrors or omissions published in the magazine, oropinions expressed by guest contributors.

Susan PownallCorgi & Aviation Archive

Jennifer ShawVanguards

Consultant Editors:

DIARY DATESWe are already looking into the New Year and events of interest toCorgi collectors at home and abroad.

Now until 8th February 2015: ‘Designing 007: Fifty Years of BondStyle’ at de Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Opening hours: Tuesdays toSaturdays 10am to 5pm.Sundays and public holidays: 11am to 5pm. Information: +31 (0) 10-4400301 www.kunsthal.nl See our feature in this issue ofCorgi Collector for the story behind this fascinating exhibition.

2nd January 2015: Ashfield Toy Fairs present their Alfreton Swapmeet atthe Leisure Centre, Church Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire. DE55 7BD. It is an eveningevent taking place between 7pm and 9pm and entry is £2. The venue has goodaccess, refreshments, free parking and excellent public transport availability. Formore detail, contact Malc on Tel: 07951 072790; email malctow@hotmail.co.ukor visit the website at www.tttf.co.uk

4th January 2015 and 1st February 2015: Enjoy a browse andperhaps a bargain at the Falkirk Swapmeet at the Graeme High School, CallendarRoad, Falkirk, Scotland. FK1 1SY. 11am to 4pm. Entrance £3. Free parking,cafeteria, wheelchair friendly. For further information, telephone the organisers on01324 624102 or visit the website at www.mclaren-models.com

14th February 2015: The NAMAC Swapmeet is being held at the ExpoHouten (Euretco), Meidoornkade 24, NL-3992 AE Houten, The Netherlands. Formore information, contact Lauran Braat on Tel: 0031 165 537054 or emailbeursorganisatie.namac@gmail.comfacebook.com/corgidiecast

twitter.com/corgi

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member ofthe monthHello, Roy Dowding, Club

Member 20672 from Suffolk. Yourname has been pulled at random inour computer draw to receive ourregular Member of the Month mysteryCorgi prize. It’s on its way with ourcompliments. Congratulations!

New HornbyHobbies Clubfrom January 2015

Over the last few years HornbyHobbies has changed as a companyand we now have a business whichowns and nurtures a family of 5great brands out of our Margateheadquarters - Hornby, Airfix,Scalextric, Corgi and Humbrol. Aspart of our worldwide growth plansfor the future it is very important thatwe manage all of our brands inhouse. The clubs are an importantway for us to communicate with ourcore customers and so are part ofthis process.We take very seriously our relationship

with you, our club members, and wewant to make the transition into 2015 asseamless as possible. We are planningmany exciting and positive changes tobring new ways of engaging with clubmembers; we have recruited a new teamdedicated to ensuring the clubadministration continues to run smoothlyand who will be working to sendexclusive news your way.It’s likely that you joined the club to

become closer to your favourite brand -to learn insider information beforeeveryone else and to get exclusive offersbefore they were available on themarket. The “new” club will still provideyou with all of these things and more.

We will be bringing you interviews withthe designers, sneak peeks on pre-production models, updates on thedesign process from ideas toimplementation. We will have dedicatedspace for club members on our website,where you will be able to interact withyour brands and access the great offerson products you love.Furthermore, we are going to change

our subscription timings, so thatmembership renewal will coincide withmagazine production periods. We willgive all of you plenty of notice in goodtime before your renewal, when we willbe letting you know all of the details ofyour new membership packages. Weare delighted with what we can offer youand look forward to having you as ourclub members for many more years tocome. So, please look out for therenewal letters, which will arrive in goodtime when your membership needs tobe renewed.With the good news there also comes

an acknowledgement of sadness. Ourchanges means saying goodbye to oldfriends, who have helped us enormouslyover the years to help bring you the bestinformation and interaction with ourbrands. We would like to thank verymuch Susan Pownall, Jennifer Shaw,

Nicola - membership secretary andJulian, the Club’s brilliant magazinedesigner, who have all been aninvaluable part of our business.We know the changes we are

implementing will prove to be exciting toyou and we are doubly excited that theclubs will now be run from Margate.Whilst we want to keep any disruption toa minimum for you, we accept that youmay have many questions once youhave received your renewal subscriptionletters. We are here to help at this stageand so please don’t hesitate to call us.Your questions will be handled bydedicated staff who will be delighted tohear from you.

Thank you for yourcontinued support.The Hornby Hobbies team.

Corgi Direct Sales Discountfor Club MembersCorgi Direct Sales continues to offer10% discount for Corgi Collector Clubmembers against standard purchases. You can order by telephone on 01843 233519. Lines open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm. Saturdays 8am to 12 noon.

OR post your order to: Corgi Direct, Freepost RSCT-KYXL-RSJK, Margate,Kent, CT9 4JX. (No stamp needed)

New Website: Find more products andoffers on-line at www.corgi.co.uk

Please remember to quote your Corgi Collector Club membershipnumber and the current Order Code: November/December PPLLMNSA& January/February EGBDVSNFto obtain your discount.

CODE DESCRIPTION DATE

AA27401 Gloster Meteor F3, EE246 YQ-A, 616 Squadron 12/01/15

CC13762 Scania R Fuel Tanker Trailer, WH Malcolm 25/02/15

OM46409A Caetano CT650 Aircoach, Dublin Express 12/01/15

OM46409B Caetano CT650 Aircoach, Cork Express 12/01/15

OM46410A Caetano CT650, Lucketts Travel, Isle of Wight Festival 12/01/15

VA13104 Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 2.0 16V LS, Ministry of Defence Police 12/01/15

VA13106A Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 Turbo, Diamond Black 09/02/15

VA13106B Opel Vectra (A) Turbo, Diamant Schwarz, LHD, German 09/02/15

VA13205A Vauxhall Astra Mk2 GTE 16V, 'Champion', Bordeaux Red 16/02/15

Corgi ModelsRelease update

The Dutch main port of Rotterdamcity recently celebrated the opening ofthe compelling exhibition ‘Designing007: Fifty Years of Bond Style’ on 12thOctober 2014 and which runs until 8thFebruary 2015. After the first exhibitionat the Barbican London, followed byToronto, Shanghai, Melbourneand Moscow, Rotterdam is thesixth city to host the exhibition,showing rare costumes, film setdesigns, props, models,storyboards and original photos.On Friday, 10th October, the

national and international mediawere invited to the Kunsthal for anexclusive Press Preview prior to theofficial opening. In the afternoon weall gathered at the entrance of theKunsthal building to await the arrivalof two Aston Martin vehicles whichdrew up at the red carpet, chauffeuringactors from 1987’s The Living Daylights,Dutch villain

Jeroen Krabbé (Georgi Koskov)and Bond Girl Maryam d’Abo(Kara Milovy). They were greetedby Emily Ansenk, the director ofthe Kunsthal Rotterdam, LindyHemming

(007 costumedesigner and guest curator),

Bronwyn Cosgrave (author and guestcurator), Meg Simmonds (EON ArchiveDirector) and Neil McConnon (Barbican

London). During theensuing press conferencein the Kunsthalauditorium Ansenk,Simmonds, Cosgrave,Hemming andMcConnon providedan introduction to theexhibition, including asurprise Bondthemed film set inwhich BritishAirways brought inthe original James

Bondpassport of TimothyDalton as used in The Living Daylightsto introduce Krabbé and D’Abo. Jeroen Krabbé gave hisimpressions of the exhibition: “I have seen the exhibition twice now.

It is breathtaking. It is as if you enter theBond movie with all the well-knowntheme music, all the great gadgets andcostumes and of course, the vehicles. Itis really amazing. In addition, you alsosee storyboards and lots of stuffconnected to the stunts’.Followed by Maryam d’Abo: “Having missed the one at the

Barbican, I’m so looking forward toseeing this one. This passport isunique, maybe some of the audiencedoesn’t understand, but this is thepassport that Timothy Dalton used inThe Living Daylights and is now part ofthis wonderful exhibition.”

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This amazing exhibition encompasseda large part of the 007 legacy andenables the public to appreciate lots ofartifacts from the films.There were one ortwo comments from Bond fans that therewere no gadget blueprints on display ofthe Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 in theexhibition. Meg Simmonds, of the EONArchive, explained: ‘I think it’s enough that the DB5 is there

by itself. We made the decision toconcentrate on the gadgetry instead. Wehave the DB5 and some technicaldrawings which we reproduced to makethem more visible rather than using theoriginal base paper and pencilblueprints.’The ‘Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond

Style’ exhibition was officially opened onSaturday 11th October in the presence ofBond girl Daphne Deckers (Elliot Carver’sPR girl in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies)and the Mayor of Rotterdam, AhmedAboutaleb. The Kunsthal is also featuringa pop-up store with all kinds of Bond

memorabilia for sale, including a souvenircatalogue and even gadgets!If you want to attend, there are several

007 hotel packages available whichinclude themed social evenings. Specialeducational events for children will beheld and the city of Rotterdam hasundertaken city dressing with specialshops in ‘Gold’; the original Citroen 2CVcar from 1981’s For Your Eyes Only is ondisplay at the NN DE Café onStationsplein, while department storeDeBijenkorf will be dedicating its windowdisplay to the exhibition.

Holland is in a Bond frenzyover the coming months.

‘Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style’ runs from12th October 2014 to 8th February 2015 at deKunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.Opening hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am to 5pmSundays and public holidays: 11am to 5pmInformation: +31 (0) 10-4400301 www.kunsthal.nl

Photographs/Ben Van Den Broek

Sadly therefore, having had specificresponsibility for Corgi and AviationArchive, I will be saying Goodbye after avery happy 31 years behind the Corgiand subsequent Aviation Archive Clubdesk. Many of you have been with usfrom the launch of the Club in August1984 and have become firm friends andconstructive correspondents. It hasalways been good to put faces to namesas well, where we have met at the manyexhibitions; at our popular annual CorgiGreat Little Car Show weekends; and atthe numerous die-cast model clubs Ihave addressed at home and abroad.Thank you for your interesting articles,letters, model suggestions and above all,your loyalty over the years. A great thankyou too, to our guest professionalcontributors who have helped to makeCorgi Collector such a successful andwell-established magazine with theinclusion of their specialist and technicaltopics. There have been so many memorable

moments over the years. We met and

interviewed numerous ‘greatnames’ for the Club magazinefrom the transport world ofplanes, trains andautomobiles and also theworld of show biz, all bringing our Corgimodels to life. We’ve co-presented aseries of the QVC Shopping Channel die-cast collectables programmes, appearedin an hour-long Corgi ‘special’ BBC2 TopGear programme with presenter SteveBerry - and so much more. It has beentremendous fun. And what now? By 2016, Corgi’s 60th

Birthday, I plan to finalise thephotography on the book I havecompiled and completed on the historyof Corgi from 1984 to 2008, when thename became part of Hornby Hobbies. Ithas been a mammoth task with so manymore product categories than before.Unlike Marcel (van Cleemput) who wrotethe story from 1956-1983 and had asample of every Corgi model in hiscollection, I need to access the modelsfrom several quarters, including the Corgi

Archivewhich will be my firstport of call. However, to fill any gaps,especially with those unusual and non-catalogue items, if anyone has acomplete collection and would be willingto let me photograph it, I welcome yourinput! In the meantime, I hope you all

continue to enjoy the ‘new’ Club and ouramazing Corgi brand for many years tocome.Susan PownallConsultant EditorCorgi and Aviation Archive. Email: Susie@collectorsclubs.org.uk

You will have read in this issue that there are somegroundbreaking changes to the Corgi Collector Club.From 1st January 2015, the Club will be administered inhouse by the Hornby Hobbies team at Margate.

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ORIGINAL OMNIBUSCOMPANY1:76 scale. Limited EditionOM46410A/B Caetano LevanteCT650 - Lucketts TravelScheduled for an end of Decemberdelivery, this latest livery on the CaetanoCT650 comes in a dramatic white, blackand red colour scheme, designed tocompliment perfectly the ultra modernlines of the coach itself. The modelcomprises a split production run of 1000units, with the A variant appearing aspart of the Original Omnibus Companystandard range in a quantity of 500pieces. The destination blind shows thecoach heading to the Isle of WightFestival.The B version has been commissionedexclusively for Lucketts Travel. The familycompany was founded in 1926 and thecoach Corgi have modelled here - FJ58AHP - entered service in January 2009when the company was successful intaking over the former National Expressroutes from Portsmouth to London. Inaddition to transporting pop fans to theIsle of Wight Festival, the company isalso heavily engaged in running privatetrips. It is with this in mind that thedestination blind on their exclusive 500units of this superb model have adestination blind reading ‘Private Hire’.

TV AND FILM SERIESCC04203 James Bond Aston MartinDB5 - Goldfinger 50th Anniversary.2014 marks the 50th Anniversary of the

release of Goldfinger, thethird film in the JamesBond franchise. This wasthe film in which Bond wasfirst partnered with his famous AstonMartin DB5. In 1964, to coincide with therelease of the movie, Corgi produced areplica of 007’s DB5 which went on tobecome the best selling Corgi model ofall time. At the International Toy Fair in1965, the Corgi model was named asthe first ever Toy of the Year.The new replica celebrates both thesemilestone anniversaries. It comes in itsoriginal ‘Fit the Box’ scale in retro-styledpackaging, heavily influenced by theclassic Corgi pack of 1964. And - just toadd to the excitement - for every pack ofsix models delivered to your retailer,there will be five silver DB5s (CC04203)and one gold version (CC04203G).The model also comes with the originalfeatures of a working ejector seat, front-mounted machine guns, bullet-proofscreen and tyre-shredding blades. It isapproximately 100mm long when thefront and rear gadgets are retracted.The production run is unlimited and youshould be able to buy it in the shopsearly in 2015, selling in the UK for£19.99.

CORGI TOY SERIESSuperhaulers 1:64 scaleTY86659 Eddie Stobart Box LorryIn the bright up to date white colourscheme with the equally modern EddieStobart signature green and red graphic,

this latestlorry with detachable trailer will

appeal to young ‘Eddie Spotters’ andalso many of the adult collectors whocollect trucks, whatever the scale.

BEST OF BRITISHGS89201 New Routemaster. New Tooling. ‘Fit the Box’ scale.Whilst the traditional LondonRoutemaster will live in our memories asthe iconic London Bus, the new Bus ForLondon, affectionately known as the‘Boris Bus’ after the current Mayor ofLondon, is fast gaining in popularity andalso has an enthusiastic following inCorgi model form. Our 1:76 scale Corgimodel releases of this superb moderndouble decker have all been a sell-out,so we are delighted to introduce thebrand new tooling of the bus into theCorgi Toy series.Decorated in the traditional Routemasterred colour with the London Transportroundel on the sides, the bus istravelling on Route 38 to PiccadillyCircus. The patriotic Union Flag featureson the advertising panels on both sides.The model joins the existing Best ofBritish themed souvenir range of modelswhich includes the London Taxi in 1:36scale, Tube Train, Classic Mini in 1:36scale, Concorde and the traditionalRoutemaster in 1:64 scale, all decoratedin red, white and blue and incorporatingthe Union Flag design.

In the last issue of Corgi Collector (241), wereported on the launch of the newly tooled, verymodern and highly detailed 1:43 scale Corgi BentleyContinental and in our competition we also asked youto give us the familiar name for the famous Bentley

Mascot - the ‘Flying B’. It is coincidental therefore that a

fine example of the Bentley ‘FlyingB’ winged mascot has recentlycome up at a Toys and Collectables

auction at the Wallis & Wallis Auction Rooms in Lewes inSussex, where the silver plated mascot sold for £140. Just12 cms high, it was silver plated and mounted on a plinthas a desk ornament. It goes to show that many model toyand die-cast collectables buyers also have an interest inclassic cars!At the same auction, a scarce Corgi Toys Gift Set 3

comprising a rare Batmobile and Bat Boat on a Trailer, soldfor an amazing £1600. The Batmobile featured red batswithin bright gold wheels, light blue plastic screens to thewindows and came complete with both figures. The boatalso had two figures seated on its gold painted trailer withcast wheels. Its original window box had minor wear and

creasing to the cellophanewindow although thecontents were mint as new.Whenever this scarce giftset appears at auction thereis always fierce competition,which was certainly thecase here, resulting in thehigh hammer price.

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AUCTION REPORT

auction report

As we head towards Christmas and the season of giving, what better than a Corgi collectable underthe tree? And there are some crackers here, includinga superb new James Bond Aston Martin DB5!

As you will read in the main bodyof Corgi Collector, this is the lastissue of Flight Recorder beingcompiled by the current team. From1st January, the publication is beingproduced and managed withinHornby’s Marketing Department bya new editorial and membershipstaff. As I write this last issue asEditor, I would like to thank all ourAviation Archive Club membersacross the world for your loyalty toour Club, which we launched in thelate 1990s, as well as your supportof our great Corgi brand. I havereally enjoyed your company overthe many years I have beenresponsible for editing FlightRecorder and I hope you willcontinue to support the new Clubadministrators and the great rangeof Corgi Aviation Archive models formany years to come.In the meantime, I would like to

wish you all a very Merry Christmasand a Happy New Year.

Susan Pownall Consultant Editor

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FLIGHT RECORDER

Alan Geoffrey Page was born in1920 and was always interested inaviation from being very young,probably due to the fact that one ofhis uncles had flown in WWI andanother was the aircraft manufacturerSir Frederick Handley Page. It wasduring his engineering studies atImperial College that he tookadvantage of free flying training withthe RAF and joined the University AirSquadron at Northolt. Upon theoutbreak of WWII in September 1939,Geoffrey Page joined the RAF as anActing Pilot Officer and was sent toCranwell for advanced training. Afteran initial posting to No.66 Squadronflying Spitfires, he was transferred toNo.56 Squadron RAF to fly HawkerHurricanes. He was successful inshooting down several enemy aircraftincluding Bf109s and Junker Ju 88.However, during an attack on a largeformation of Dornier Do 17 enemyaircraft on 12th August 1940, he wasflying behind his commanding officerin the Hurricane P2970, now thesubject of our Corgi model. Theaircraft was hit and caught fire. The

fuel tank in front of him was exudingburning fuel into the cockpit andcovering him. His bare hands andface were very badly burned yet hemanaged to eject, landing byparachute into the North Sea. He waspicked up in an extremely bad stateand transferred to the Burns Unit atQueen Victoria Hospital in EastGrinstead, where he was treated bySir Archibald MacIndoe, a pioneeringplastic surgeon, who was rebuildingthe bodies of disfigured airmen. BothGeoffrey Page’s hands were burntdown to the bone and his head wasalso severely swollen and burnt.During his time in hospital GeoffreyPage became a founding member ofthe surgeon’s Guinea Pig Club, goingon to become its first Chairman withMacIndoe elected as President. After enduring 15 operations during

his time at the Queen VictoriaHospital, it was still thought unlikelythat Geoffrey Page would be able tofly again. However, due to his hatredof the enemy, his determined spiritand the outstanding success ofMacIndoe’s operations on him, he

Corgi’s release of the latest Hawker Hurricane Mk.I -P2970, as flown by Geoffrey Page, DSO, OBE, DFC &Bar, recalls the exploits of a brave and determined

WWII RAF pilot, who went on to establish a lasting legacyin memory of all the young Allied airmen who lost theirlives in the conflict.

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succeeded in eventually achieving fulloperational flying status in 1942. Hissubsequent mission was to shootdown at least one enemy aircraft foreach of his 15 operations and he

started off by joining No.132Squadron RAF as a supernumeraryFlight Lieutenant. He was then postedto Air Fighting Development Unit atWittering, flying the North AmericanMustang Mk.I, teaming up withanother disabled airman SquadronLeader James MacLachlan, who hadreturned to flying despite having lostan arm over Malta in 1941. Thisintrepid duo had a number of highlysuccessful sorties, including theshooting down of six enemy aircraft injust 10 minutes south of Paris on 29thJune 1943. Page was awarded theDFC for this action but sadly, less thana month later his comrade in armswas shot down and killed.Later in 1943, Geoffrey Page joined

No.122 Squadron RAF as FlightCommander and then went on torejoin 132 Squadron in January 1944as Commanding Officer. However, inSeptember 1944, now Wing Leader ofNo.125 Wing RAF, Page crashed andbroke a bone in his back, sending himback into the charge of Sir ArchibaldMacIndoe for more operations, whichsignalled the end of his flying careerfor good. Nevertheless, by this time,Geoffrey Page had succeeded inachieving his goal of 15 kills, receiving

both the DSO and the DFC & Bar.Upon Receiving the DistinguishedService Order in 1945, his citationincluded the words ‘Apart from hisindividual exploits, Wing Commander

Page has infused the entire wing withhis fighting spirit. Under his command60 enemy aircraft have beendestroyed’. During his career, he hadserved not only during the Battle ofBritain but also participated in theInvasion of Normandy and the Battleof Arnhem. Geoffrey Page underwent further

surgery early in 1945 before joiningVickers Armstrong for a short spell asa test pilot. After the War, he went onto command No.64 Squadron RAFwhich included flying the de HavillandHornet. He finally left the RAF in 1948and re-joined Vickers Armstrongbefore becoming an internationalaviation consultant based inSwitzerland.

THE BATTLE OF BRITAINMEMORIALIn retirement, Geoffrey Page

remained a prominent member of theGuinea Pig Club but also founded theBattle of Britain Trust, raising morethan £1 million pounds to erect apermanent commemoration for thosewho had lost their lives to save GreatBritain from invasion by Nazi Germany.He died on 3rd August 2000 aged 80.The Battle of Britain Memorial

stands at Capel-le-Ferne overlookingthe Straits of Dover, taking the form ofan immense three bladed propeller,each blade 38 metres long, cut intothe clifftop. The stone figure of a lonepilot is seated in his flying gear lookingout to sea. The sandstone base onwhich he is sitting is carved with theBadges of the squadrons whichparticipated in the Battle of Britain.During the dark days between 10thJuly and 31st October 1940, nearly3000 RAF, Fleet Air Arm and Alliedaircrew flew operationally under RAFFighter Command control. Theirnames are listed on the ChristopherFoxley-Norris Memorial Wall on thesite. The Memorial was unveiled on 9th

July 1993 by Her Majesty QueenElizabeth the Queen Mother. It is nowthe aim of the Battle of Britain Trust,set up by Geoffrey Page, to maintainthe Memorial and the site by ongoinggeneration of funding, which comeslargely from voluntary donations fromthe general public. To see the Battle ofBritain Memorial, commemoratingChurchill’s ‘Famous Few’ and the lastmajor conflict on British soil, you canget to Capel-le-Ferne from eitherDover or Folkestone on the B2011.Parking is free and the current visitorcentre is open between April and theend of September, although the site isopen all year. A new visitor centre -The Wing - is due to be opened in2015 to mark the 75th Anniversary ofthe Battle of Britain.An annualMemorial Day isalso held on theSunday closest tothe 10th July,which markedthe start of theBattle ofBritain.

Battle of Britain Trust continued..

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For more details, visit the website at www.battleofbritainmemorial.org

FLIGHT RECORDER

We're collecting photographs, memories and informationand we need your help to add to this unique digitalresource. Perhaps you recognise the people or the place inone of the photographs on our website? Maybe you, or afamily member, have vivid memories of American servicepersonnel in your town or village? You might be a keenresearcher of Second World War history and have somefacts and figures to contribute. This is our opportunity to capture the experiences of the

Second World War generation who lived on and aroundAmerican airfields in the UK. These inspirational veterans’stories will be built into a dynamic resource for generationsto come.The American Air Museum website has been made

possible through the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund,which awarded a grant of £980,000 to IWM Duxford, inDecember 2013, towards the redevelopment of themuseum and the creation of the website.

Visit americanairmuseum.comto find out how you can make your mark on history.Don’t forget that Corgi Club members can enjoy 2for1

entry to IWM Duxford until 31 December 2014 by using thevoucher in this issue.

to IWM Duxford

IWM Duxford in Cambridgeshire is kindly offering Corgi Collector Club members a fantastic Two for the Price of One adult admission offer. The offer is valid between 1st January 2014 - 31st December 2014. To obtain your discounted entry,you must take along this voucher and your valid Club membership card.

The Museum is open daily except for 24th, 25th and 26th December.Open from 10am until 6pm in the summer and from 10am until 4pm in the winter (from late October until mid-March).

www.iwm.org.uk

IWM Duxford has launched a new crowd-sourcing website for the American Air Museum.The website is a digital record of the memoriesand stories of the men and women of the USArmy Air Forces who found themselves servingtheir country from somewhere in Englandduring the Second World War. It also recordsthe memories of the British people who met and befriended them. ©IWM Roger Freeman Collection

The new Corgi Aviation Archive programme will berevealed towards the middle of December but in themeantime, we’ve been given a sneak preview of the newShort Sunderland Mk3 coming out in 1:72 scale nextyear. The newly tooled model AA27501 - will come inthe livery of EJ 134 of 461 Squadron, RAAF, as flown in1943. Here you can see it in its first tooling pattern state,which Corgi have evaluated before progressing to thenext stage. As you read this, it is back with themanufacturers for amendments.

Looking forward to 2015

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Offer Terms and Conditions:• This offer is available from 1 January until 31 December 2014 only. The museum is closed on 24, 25 and 26 December. Please carefully check the museum’s opening times before you visit.

• This offer is not valid for air shows and events with non-standard admission prices where the adult price is more than £17.50 per ticket.

• The offer applies exclusively to adult tickets: buy one full price adult ticket and receive a second adult ticket free of charge (adult ticket price in 2014 - £17.50).

• This offer is only available on presentation of a valid voucher and a Corgi membership card. Photocopied, amended or defaced vouchers will not be accepted.

• The voucher cannot be used to book tickets in advance. The voucher must be given up on admission.

• This offer is not valid in conjunction with any other Imperial War Museums offer, promotion or discount.

• IWM Duxford reserves the right to refuse admission or to request the bearer to leave the premises at anytime.

• Exchange or sale of the voucher is prohibited. Not for resale. • The offer may be withdrawn at any time and is subject to change without notice.

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Military AircraftLimited Edition

AA27302 Hawker Fury, 3 SquadronRAF. Munich Crisis, 1938. NewTooling. 1:72 scale.Only the second release off the new

tooling, this Hawker Fury comes withrotating propellers, fixed undercarriagedown feature, crew figures and highlydetailed rigging.The aircraft reflects a period

immediately prior to WWII, when Europewas looking once more at beingembroiled in conflict. As a result manyaircraft, including this one, were beinggiven a camouflage colour scheme asopposed to the previous all over silver.Production quantity:

AA35509 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I.P2970. Geoffrey Page, ‘Battle ofBritain Memorial’. 1:32 Scale.Our highly detailed 1:32 scale model

of the Hurricane flown by Geoffrey Pagein the livery in which he was shot downon 12th August 1940, has a slidingcanopy revealing the two crew membersand removable engine covers. Otherfeatures include moving propellerblades, moving tail fins andundercarriage down option. Note too,the decoration includes the aircraft noseart of Little Willie surrounded bySwastikas representing the pilot’s ‘kills’.For the full story behind this evocative

aircraft and the pilot Geoffrey Page, turnto our main feature in this issue.Production quantity:

We report on the new models promised before the end of the year.

The information is correct at the time of going to press.

In our last competition of 2014, we have anothergreat aircraft prize awaiting one lucky winner in theshape of the AA35509 Hawker Hurricane MkI P2970,as flown by Geoffrey Page and in commemoration ofhis founding the ‘Battle of Britain Memorial’. Ourmain feature in this issue tells the story behind thisextraordinary man.To have a chance to win this superb Corgi Aviation

Archive prize, all we want you to do is answer the threequestions below. You will find all the answers in this issueof Flight Recorder

Where can you visit the Battle of Britain Memorial?What was the name of the pioneering plastic surgeon who founded the Guinea Pig Club?What is the name of the character on the Hurricane P2970 of Geoffrey Page?

Put your answers on a postcard (or email toSusie@collectorsclubs.org.uk) with your name, address andmembership number and send to Flight Recorder Issue 81Competition, PO Box 609, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 9AJ, UK to reach us no later than 31st December 2014.

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AA32621 Avro Lancaster BIII (special) £130.00 From FromED927 Dambusters Sqn ‘Operation £142.00* £155.00*Chastise’. Ft. Lt. Robert Norman George Barlow, DFC, (RAAF).

AA33615 Panavia Tornado GR4ZA 492 £59.00 £71.00 £81.00of 617 Sqn. RAF Dambusters 70th Anniversary.

AA33826 P-47G Thunderbolt, £37.00 £48.00 £56.00Capt. Julius P Maxwell ‘War Eagle’.

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The AA32621 Avro Lancaster BIII (Special)ED927 Dambusters Sqn. ‘Operation Chastise’is as flown from RAF Scampton in May 1943.The aircraft was piloted by Ft. Lt. RobertNorman George Barlow, DFC, (RAAF). It is alimited edition of only 600 units.

AA33615 is a replica of the Panavia Tornado GR4ZA of617 Sqn., RAF, decorated in the squadron’s Dambusters70th Anniversary livery. Note the magnificent tail-art onthis model. Also a Limited Edition, its productionquantity is only 500 units.

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...AND IT’S GOODBYE FROM US TOO

The Lledo Collectors Club actually evolvedfrom the Days Gone Collectors Club, whichhad been established by Lledo DiecastModels of London in 1989. The nostalgic‘Days Gone’ model vehicles, usuallyfeaturing brands and advertising frombygone eras, were tremendously popular atthe time and were also widely used bynationwide brands as promotional models,which continues to this day with Hornby. And

for many years, theClub ‘Year Model’was perhaps themost popularcasting of them all -the classic ModelT Ford. Each yearmembers wouldreceive a modelin a differentlivery andfeaturing thedate of issue.However, all

things changeand evolveand theintroductionby Lledo of arange called‘Days Gone

Vanguards’ in 1993 saw the beginnings ofwhat was to be a major change in direction.These fifties and sixties classic models,developed in a recognised scale, rather than‘fit the box’ as Days Gone had been, sparkeda deluge of requests from collectors for morecastings, particularly 1:43 scale cars. Earlymodels include the Morris Traveller, theAustin Seven Mini and the VW Beetle. Marketresearch of the time had shown that thecollector was now looking for moreauthenticity, more detail and more accuratescale models and so Lledo began to developa brand new range of scale models from the1950’s and 1960’s, laying the foundation forthe extensive range you all know and lovetoday. The early models, which includedHillmans, Jowetts, Wolseleys, Rovers,Triumphs, Vauxhalls, Austins, Morrises andJaguars, all notable British marques, were

notable for their keen attentionto detail, which again has been continuedby Hornby Hobbies to this day.Although shipping high volumes of

product and with a growing Collectors Club,Lledo could not compete against low cost,high quality producers in the Far East andsadly, the company went bankrupt in 1999.The naming rights and model range werebought by Corgi in 2002 and, after a shortwhile, it was possible to reinstate the LledoCollectors Club. Not too long after this itmade sense to change the name of the Clubto the Vanguards Collectors Club, whichmore accurately reflected the collectinginterests of the members. Many of you willremember Ray Dowding from this time; formany years Ray managed the Club, firstly onbehalf of Lledo and then Corgi. It was Ray’sidea to launch the exclusive Chrome modelrange, which has just concluded with LCC40Ford Capri Mk1. All good things must cometo an end! Ray still retains a keen interestand sends his regards. Our team here in Rotherham had worked

alongside Ray to in producing the Clubmagazine and when Ray decided to stepdown to focus on his photography (sorry forthe pun!) we were able to take over. One ofthe early changes we made was to introducean exclusive 1:43 scale model as the Club‘Year’ model, a development which was verywell received. Our design team here werealso responsible for the rebranding of theVanguards range for its relaunch by Corgi,producing new packaging designs, point ofsale and catalogues etc.At the beginning of 2007, the Vanguards

brand took a bit of a detour when it wasrenamed as ‘Drivetime’. Some of you mayhave a few magazines in yourcollection from this time. However, theDrivetime route didn’t prove to be apopular one with collectors and Corgidid a smart reverse. We werepleased when Vanguards wasreinstated as a brand for both therange and the Club bySeptember 2007.In May 2008, Hornby

boughtCorgi Classics and sincethat time that there has been ongoing

integration of the ranges andbrands under the HornbyHobbies umbrella. Buses,

trucks, trainsaeroplanes and carsform a impressive and

extensive offering.The years have passed quickly

by with many excellent new modelsjoining the Vanguards ranks, including

European marques, and many collectorstaking an interest in a wider range of theCorgi/Hornby products. For this reason, itonce again made sense to make a changeto the Clubs and The Vanguards CollectorsClub joined with the Corgi Collector at theend of 2011, with a common Club journaland shared access to a wealth ofinformation and offers.Now, as we approach 2015 the Hornby

brand is taking precedence and your Clubwill be known as the Hornby Hobbies Club,covering a wide range of collecting interestsand continuing to offer unique benefits andinsights.Thank you all for your membership; we’ve

enjoyed taking the calls from members inAustralia who have stayed up late to call andorder the latest model, we’ve got to knowsome of you pretty well and on one occasioneven called for medical assistance for amember who had fallen whilst talking to usand couldn’t get up. (Delighted to say hewas fine).So carry on collecting and enjoying this

great hobby; the Hornby Hobbies Club Teamwill be in touch directly with you all with detailsof the new Club structure and benefits so lookout for that and make sure you renew!With kindest regards,Special thanks to Mr Paul Lumsdon,

formerly of Lledo and Corgi, who helpedto develop the original Vanguards rangeand has provided some of thebackground information here.

If you have already read Susan’s ‘goodbye’ feature and the article outlining the changes planned for the Club you will realise that it is ‘goodbye’ from us too as the management of theClub moves inhouse to Hornby Hobbies. So, like Susan, we wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for your membership,correspondence and, indeed, friendship over the years, whichstretches back to as far as 1999 when we first becameinvolved with what was then known as the LledoCollectors Club. Some of you are still members fromthose early days so thank you for your amazing loyalty.

...and it’sgoodbyefrom us too

Nicola (administrator), Julian (designer) & Jennifer (editor)

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VANGUARDS NEW & FORTHCOMIN

G RELEASES - DECEMBER 2014

Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800, 'EddieStobart' Jimmy McRae andAndy Richardson, Winners,Roger Albert Clark Rally 2006 -VA12608Mention the name ‘Eddie Stobart’ and

most of us will automatically think of thetrucks and trailers which traverse ourcountry’s road network and beyond intocontinental Europe. The distinctive liveryis certainly a familiar sight and hashelped to give the Stobart brand a highlevel of awareness. Did you know that aStobart vehicle makes a deliverysomewhere in Europe every twentyseconds, has 38,000 tyres in use at anyone time, and that the distance coveredby the fleet each day is equivalent to 24laps of the earth?!Here we see that famous livery on a

much smaller scale, applied verysuccessfully to this Ford Escort Mk2which was built by Richard Lepley atPrepfab Motorsport Engineering forJimmy McRae and Stobart OperationsDirector Andy Richardson to contest the2006 Roger Albert Clark Rally. TheRS1800, modelled was finished only twoweeks before the rally and tested inStang Forest by Jimmy andhis son, the late ColinMcRae. Richardremembers Jimmyimpressing on his WorldRally Champion son thatthe car was to returnundamaged; and it did!McRae and Richardson won the event

and the Stobart Group were overjoyedby the publicity, so agreed to sponsoran assault on the 2007 British HistoricRally Championship. The pairing wonCategory 3 of the Championship andcame second in the R.A.C. after beingdelayed by punctures.This is a beautifully detailed model

and a great one to add to yourMotorsport collection, particularly if youalready have some of the Colin McRaeTribute Collection as it represents yetanother link to the career of the late,great. and to date only, British WorldRally Champion.

BMW (E30) 325i MotorsportConvertible, Macau Blue -VA13701AWho would belive that the stunning

325i MotorsportConvertiblemodelled heredates back to theearly 1980’s? Eventoday, the E30,which was the secondgeneration of BMW’s popular 3 Seriesrange is still turn a headturner!The E30 was announced at the end of

1982 but the convertible represented byour model was built in-house by BMW,unlike the previous model, and was notannounced until 1985.Cast your mind back to 1985 for a

moment; the average house price inBritain was £40,169, a gallon of petrolcost £1.88 and at the year end the Bankof England Interest Rate was running ata staggering 11.38%! The year has alsoseen considerable turmoil; although theBritish Coal Miners strike had just endedthe closure of the pits continued so themood in the country was not light.It was actually to the heart of mining

country that this rare Motorsport edition

325i wasbrought, to Sheffield in South

Yorkshire. Number 21 of 250, only 149 ofwhich were shipped to the UK and thecar was first registered on the 5th March1991 to Kevin V. Nightingale in Sheffield.It still carries the number plate hespecified at the original dealer,Hallamshire Motor Co. Ltd - H15 KVN. These Motorsport Technology cars

featured sports seats, MSportSuspension, a subtle M-Tech 2 bodykitand a limited-slip differential. Currentowner, Surrey-based enthusiast RichardLake, purchased this remarkably originalexample in October 2009 from AngliaCar Auctions and, after havingpreventative maintenance carried out byBMW specialist Classic Heroes,uses the car on specialoccasions. It has still only covered

32,000 miles from new so isa superb example.

Engine: 2494cc 6IL SOHCPower: 171bhp @ 5800rpmTorque: 164lb.ft @ 4000rpmMaximum speed: 131mph0-60mph: 7.4secsBoth the Ford Escort Mk2 and the

BMW 325i are due for release in thesecond week of December, just in timeto add to your Christmas list!

In addition to the two excellentconfirmed releases detailed above,we are pleased to be able to bringyou an update on four releaseswhich had been expected thiscalendar year but haven’t quitemade it onto the sea in time.However, they will certainly be withus very early in the New Year;VA13104 Vauxhall Cavalier isscheduled for mid January with the

remaining three modelslanding in mid February. Fourgreat models to look forwardto - and perhaps a belatedChristmas present to add toyour collection!

Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 2.0 16VLS, Ministry of Defence Police -VA13104We are all familiar with the term ‘the

plod’ as a colloquialism for the Police,but how about the ‘MOD PLOD’?Apparently that’s the shorthand used forThe Ministry of Defence Police, who areresponsible for policing sites owned andused by the MOD. The modern 'MOD PLOD’ was formed

in April 2004 by the amalgamation of theMOD Police Agency and the MODGuard Service in order to create a

cohesive single

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VANGUARDS NEW & FORTHCOMING RELEASES

Rules of Entry for all Competitions1. The winners will be the first six drawn from the all-correct entries received by the closing date of 31st December 2014.

2. The competition is limited to one entry per current member of theCorgi Collector Club.

3. Duplicate entries will be disregarded.4. The winners will be notified by post.

5. The competition is not open to employees of Hornby Hobbies, their agents or families.

6. No correspondence to be entered into in conjunction with the competition.

7. No cash equivalent is available.8. The Corgi Collector Club accepts no responsibility for entries lostor damaged in the post.

9. The judges’ decision is final.

James Bond mania is running through this issue of Corgi Collector, so weare very pleased to offer as competition prizes six examples of the latestrelease of the Corgi Aston Martin DB5 models celebrating the 50thAnniversary of Goldfinger and also the Corgi model being named the firstever Toy of the Year in 1965. As we have reported in our ForthcomingReleases column, each retail 6-pack outer contains five silver versions (CC04203) and one gold version (CC04203G). Our prize structure featuresan example of the rarer gold painted model as first prize with five runners upreceiving an example of the silver version. Each of the models is presentedin retro-style packaging reminiscent of the original, released in 1964. To have a chance of winning one of these six very desirable prizes, all we wantyou to do is answer the following James Bond 007 related questions:

Put your answers on a postcard (or emailto Susie@collectorsclubs.org.uk) andsend to Issue 242 Corgi CollectorCompetition, PO Box 609, Rotherham,South Yorkshire, UK. S60 9AJ. Answers should reach us no later than31st December 2014.

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What were the titles of the two James Bond movies that preceded GOLDFINGER?

Which actress played the part of the Golden Girl inGOLDFINGER?

Who wore the famous and lethal bowler hat in the James Bond movie?

security organisation for the whole of theDefence estate. All of their officers arefirearms trained and there are around2,400 staff across the UK, all of whomare tested for physical fitness annually.The force uses a variety of vehiclesacross their specialist divisions including4x4s, but still has a need for rapid andcommodious marked patrol vehiclessuch as the Cavalier modelled.Engine: 1998cc 4IL DOHCPower: 134bhp @ 5600rpmTorque: 136.4lb.ft @ 4000rpmMaximum speed: 125mph0-60mph: 9.0secs

Vauxhall Cavalier Mk3 Turbo,Diamond Black - VA13106AOpel Vectra (A) Turbo, DiamantSchwarz, LHD, German -VA13106This high performance four-wheel-

drive version of the Cavalier, the Mk3Turbo, was launched in 1992 an attemptto benefit from the proven success andniche-market appeal of the SierraCosworth. Although not as overtlysporting as the Cosworth butsubtle and discreet, the Mk3Turbo was superbly wellequipped and could hold itsown against the Bosworth’space and traction. It had the

added benefit of undercutting Ford’smarket leader by several thousandpounds. However, it never sold as wellas expected; the Cosworth had alreadystolen a march and the Mk3 was a lateraddition to the market with no motorsport pedigree. Rare today, the examplemodelled is owned by Cavalier TurboOwners Club organiser Allan Kendallfrom Aberdeen and has spent its entirelife in Scotland. Allan has carried outcomprehensive restoration work sinceacquiring it in 2005 including undoingsome poorly executed performancemodifications.This model is also available as a LHD

version as marketed in Germany, whereit went under the Opel Vectra brandingEngine: 1998cc 4IL DOHCXPower: 204bhp @ 6000rpmTorque: 206lb.ft @ 2400rpmMaximum speed: 144mph0-60mph: 6.5 secs

Vauxhall Astra Mk2 GTE 16-Valve, Leather Edition'Champion', Bordeaux Red -VA13205ASomebody certainly went to town with

the styling for this late 1980’s Astra Mk2GTE! The Leather Edition, which wasmarketed under the tagline ‘Hide andSleek’, featured anthracite leather trimon the door-panels and Recaro seatsplus, somewhat bizarrely, the leathersymbol or ‘hidemark’ on its externalbadges. Pearlescent red coachwork andunique 15” alloy wheels also came aspart of the purchase price of £17,303, apremium of approximately £1500.Advertised as a limited edition, it is

believed that only around 250 were soldin the UK as it was only supplied to, andadvertised by, dealers in the Londonarea. Engine: 1998cc 4IL DOHC Power: 156bhp @ 5600rpmTorque: 128lb.ft @ 4800rpm Maximum speed: 132mph

0-60mph: 7.6secs

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POSTBAG

Ray Strutt from Wallis & WallisJust a note to thank you for the all the

issues of Corgi Collector I receive. Youand your colleague Jennifer must put alot of time in to produce such a readableand interesting magazine. Thirty yearsis a very long time for a ‘one make’club and you should be very proud ofwhat you have achieved. I have knownyou for all this time and remember welldoing the competitions with you for theCollectors Gazette and meeting you atthe various shows from time to time.Finally, what a coup for Corgi with the

new Bentley Continental models - itreminds me of the times years ago whencollectors could buy a model of the carthat Dad had! A beautiful car to make amodel of and what a great job Corgiappear to have made of it.

Club Member Bob DuffieldThank you for detailing the Club’s

imminent administration changes andthe effect on the current Club team. Youhave always shown great enthusiasm forthe club through your articles which Ihave enjoyed reading. Good luck in yourretirement and do not work too hard onyour allotment! Best wishes, Bob.

Thanks Bob. I plan to have

the best allotment in the City ofNewcastle in 2015!

Stephen Lanzilla of theBoston Area Toy CollectorsClub, MA.Susan, you and I have mingled

with some "interesting" people overthe years. You will always be

our beacon! Your name came up veryfrequently at our recent 14th AnnualConvention to honour the best firms andthe people behind them. Club membersand Corgi enthusiasts Bob Porcja, JimSlattery, August 'Gus' Niewenhous III,Greg Sullivan and Nicholas Caci all askabout you and when I thought you’dreturn to one of our national events as aspeaker. As Nick's mom is British (hislate dad was stationed in the US Navy inthe UK), Nick has a long fondness for allthings British. Please keep in touch.

You never know,Stephen. I might

come over as part of my ‘Book Tour’ as theycall it! The BATCC are all such a great crowd!

Dear Editor. Wehear with some sadness, that youwill no longer be the interface betweenHornby and Corgi Collector Clubmembers, when the Club is taken in-house in January. It was you that wasthere when the Club started and thirty

years on, you have still been there torespond to all our queries and fulfil ourneed for information, on all things Corgi,past and present. You and I have hadour moments but I have enjoyed our‘fights’ and you have appreciated mytotal passion for Corgi in your diplomaticand informed responses You can ‘retire’ now with head held

high. You have represented and foughtfor our views and needs since the Clubstarted and over all the years since. I amsure lots of people, like myself,appreciate all that you have done forCorgi Club members, past and present.You will be a very hard act to follow,Susan. Regards John J Ford, Member 3280, Brisbane. Qld.

club

We’ve been inundated withgood wishes from someof the people we’veworked with overthe years. Wethank you all - toomany to mentionindividually but here are a few.

club

Stephen Lanzilla, Bob Porcja & Peters St.Eves of Petes Garage

Corgi Competition Issue 241The three winners of our Issue 241

competition, each receiving a highlycollectable example of our speciallydecorated red-roofed 30th AnniversaryCorgi truck in 1:76 scale are:

Mr David Auger, Member 30592 fromWest Wales.Mr Richard Keeble, Member 16356 from Surrey.Mr Barrie Marsh, Member 4824 fromBritish Columbia in Canada.

Each of the models has a certificatesigned by your Editors and comes with aletter of authenticity confirming itsprovenance as a genuine Corgi model.

Congratulations to you all. We hope youenjoy owning this unique variation of our30th Anniversary Club model. We trust youhave obtained the original white roofedone as well, of course! The answers to our competition

questions were: 1. The Flying B.2.Volkswagen A.G. 3. Dorel, Flandrin &Parant.

Flight Recorder Competition Issue 80The winner of our Issue 80 competition,

who will receive an example of the 1:72scale AA36011 BAe Hawk T1A in RedArrows livery is Mr K Robinson, Member42824 from Peterborough. The prize, whichcelebrates the 50th Display Season of thefamous Red Arrows Aerobatic Team, is

limited to 1000 units and comes with alimited edition certificate. It is a specialmodel to celebrate this important RedArrows anniversary and does not feature inthe 2014 catalogue. Congratulations, Mr K Robinson, your prize will be sentdirectly from our headquarters in Margate. And the answers to our competition

questions were: 1. RAF Scampton. 2. The Dambusters Raid. 3. Nine.

Vanguards Competition Issue 241The winner of the competition for the

Chrome Ford Capri LCC40 is StewartBlack, from Stirlingshire.Congratulations. Answers: 1. Lledo Collector Club.

2. Rover P5. and the unscrambled wordwas: Ford Capri MK1.

competition results

BATCC 2014 Crogi Display

Photos courtesyof Nick Caci