I’ve been sick as a dog since Saturday although I feel confident that all of the in-house orders for Dragon, Corgi and Hobby Master have now been handed off to the USPS. Of course, we are still receiving other in-bound shipments as we speak, including a new cache of Eaglemoss Star Trek starships, along with a bunch of back ordered products that we ran out of during the hectic holiday season. Have no fear — we will soldier on despite looking like death incarnate just to keep the wheels of progress greased and churning ever onward. Words of encouragement from you gents would be welcome right about now.

Earlier this week, we stumbled upon all of the new products Corgi plans on releasing throughout 2019. Thus far, we’ve listed all of the new/old 1:50 scale military vehicles and will start uploading the aircraft range over the next few days. To be honest, we have mixed feelings about the re-introduction of the military vehicles now dubbed the Military Legends. While collectors have been lamenting the series’ demise for years on end, this rehashed ranged is a bit pricier than before and truthfully doesn’t break any new ground as far as we can see. Most of the vehicles are just re-releases of previous efforts that first saw the light of day some ten or more years ago. Priced at $65 apiece, however, you can quite literally purchase several Altaya, Atlas or Eaglemoss vehicles in their stead, making their relative worth quite questionable given the state of the hobby and the influx of new model makers entering the hobby.

Anyway, we’re not going to pass final judgement on the line, since that doesn’t pay the bills or keep the gophers going (too much Dayquil I guess). So, keep your eyes peeled for the new aircraft listings and rest assured we’ll be burning the midnight oil to get everything up on our site in the most expeditious manner possible.

Just one week into the new year, Corgi has announced their entire 2019 lineup. Previously, the Company had unveiled their annual releases in six-month increments so it looks as if 2019 marks a departure of sorts for this longstanding model maker.

While a number of new aircraft were announced, what really struck us was the return of their 1:50 scale military vehicles series, a line that had performed very well over a decade ago when it was first offered but has since languished on the back burner without so much as a feeble attempt to dust it off and bring it back from the dead. No new toolings make up this re-purposed range, however, we feel confident that its return will do quite well, particularly since 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, advance across northwest Europe and, of course, the Battle for the Ardennes.