As they approach the kick off date for the release of their Military Legends series, Corgi unveiled a bunch of new photos largely showing the re-designed packaging for each of the updated military vehicles. In a post on Facebook, the Company also discussed the reason behind why it took so long to get the series off the ground, even though many of the items were launched years ago and were now languishing awaiting service and upkeep.
“In the previous edition of Diecast Diaries,” says Corgi, “we took a closer look at the recent return of our 1:50th scale Military Vehicle range and how these impressive models, which made their original Corgi debut back in 2003, are making something of a comeback after ten years in the collector wilderness. Their welcome return to the range has not been without a number of challenges for the Corgi development team, several of which only became apparent following the decision to reintroduce the models to the range, however, determined not to be beaten and with a desire to produce the most authentic versions of these fantastic scale military vehicles, their efforts are finally coming to fruition. With several of the models passing through the pre-production stage and the appealing box designs finally taking shape, we are pleased to say that these popular models are just on the model collecting horizon and we have a further series of exclusive images to bring you in this latest edition, led by arguably the most famous military vehicle in the history of warfare, the fearsome German Tiger tank.”
Reading between the lines it would appear as if several of their remaining 1:50 scale vehicles that aren’t part of the initial re-release will also be making a come back at some point in the not-too-distant future, likely augmented by several new toolings should the series do well at retail. I think we can also expect a relaunch of their separate Korean and Vietnam War era series, perhaps as early as 2020 should the toolings still be in salvageable condition and interest for their return gathers momentum in the wake of their WWII era series return to the hobby.
