JANUARY - APRIL 2024
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WELCOME TO THE CORGI ® JANUARY TO APRIL 2024 RANGE!
CONTENTS AVIATION ARCHIVE
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VANGUARDS
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POP CULTURE
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STINGR AY
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JAMES BOND
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STAR TREK
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WALL ACE & GROMIT
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FORMUL A E
Contact us If you have any questions about the ranges in the catalogue, please contact our Customer Services Team on the details below who will be happy to help. Manufactured by: Hornby Hobbies Ltd Westwood, Margate, Kent, CT9 4JX, UK T: +44 (0)1843 233525 E: customerservices.uk@hornby.com EU Authorised Representative: Hornby Italia SRL Viale dei Caduti, 52/A6, Castel Mella (BS), Italy, 25030 T: +39 0687501292 E: customerservices.it@hornby.com
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ELCOME TO THE FIRST CORGI® catalogue of 2024, detailing the latest releases due to arrive between January and April this year, as well as several products that are now available to pre-order. We’re hitting the ground running in this new year with a selection of long-awaited models and a few surprises, including brand-new tools debuting in our Aviation Archive and Vanguards ranges, as well as new releases from our entertainment licences. Aviation Archive arrivals in this edition include both our new tool 1:72 scale Martin B-26 Marauder and 1:48 scale Panavia Tornado, while Vanguards revs in with the long awaiting new tool Ford Capri Mk2 that finally completes our collection of this iconic Ford vehicle. The big news in our entertainment licences is the availability - at last – of our long-awaited new tool of Gerry Anderson’s Stingray, just in time for the series’ 60th anniversary this year.
But look beyond that, and we have some brand-new releases from the world’s most famous secret agent James Bond, including a brand new and unique version of the most famous CORGI® toy of them all, and an exciting new triple release of Wallace and Gromit products that allow you to recreate one of their most memorable scenes from the animated classic ‘The Wrong Trousers’. Plus, leaf through these pages to find out more about future new tooling in all of our ranges for the year in each section! 2024 is set to be a great year for CORGI® fans everywhere with a fantastic selection of new tooling and returning favourite models that will add new stories to your collection. As always, stay tuned to the Die-Cast Diaries blog on corgi.co.uk for updates on everything revealed here, as well as some surprises sprinkled throughout the year to come!
USA Authorised Representative: Hornby America Inc. Lakewood Industrial Park, 4620 95th St SW, Bldg. 6, Suite A, Lakewood, WA. 98499 T: +1 877 358 6405 E: customersupport@hornby.us Design, Art Direction, Photography and Production by Hornby Hobbies Ltd. Printed in the UK. All models photographed herein are pre-production models or computer generated renders produced specifically for the publication of this catalogue prior to production. Hornby Hobbies Ltd reserves the right to alter the products at any time. Colours and contents of the products may vary from those illustrated. The trademarks depicted herein are used by Hornby Hobbies Limited under license or by permission from the respective proprietary owners. Hornby®, CORGI ®, The Aviation Archive, The Original Omnibus, Vanguards, Super Haulers and Showcase are all registered trademarks of Hornby Hobbies Limited.
The Aviation Archive range features high quality die-cast aircraft models produced in both 1:72 and 1:48 scales. Newly designed packaging styles highlight each model’s place in real-world history, enabling collectors both new and old to easily identify areas of interest while expressing the sheer span and scope of the aviation world. Each aircraft comes with a display stand and many have optional parts enabling the model to be posed either in flight or stationary with the undercarriage down.
American bombers of the Second World War but one with the most storied of histories. We are hugely excited to debut this new tool as part of our D-Day range, and the future liveries that this 1:72 scale model can bring to the Aviation Archive range. Also available for pre-order in this catalogue announcement is our 1:48 scale Panavia Tornado. Featuring excellent detail and the famous swing-wing functionality of the real aircraft, this model will be a stand out alongside our other 1:48 scale jet aircraft.
The New Year brings with it the chance to pre-order two highly anticipated new tool models. The Martin B-26 Marauder is one of the most undervalued
And coming later in 2024, we are excited to confirm the much-requested Messerschmitt Me410 will be joining our 1:72 scale World War Two range. Stay tuned for updates on that one!
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AA37910 SPAD S.XIII S.7714 Captain Robert Soubiran, 103rd Aero Squadron USAS, Foucaucourt Aerodrome, France, November 1918 NEW I Wingspan 168mm I Scale 1:48 I Limited Edition
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AA36714 Junkers Ju-88C-6 Nightfighter R4+HH, Gerhard Böhme, 1./NJG.2, Catania Airfield, Sicily, 1942
AA36311 Fairey Swordfish Mk.I V4448/B, A Flight No.833 Squadron Fleet Air Arm, HMS Biter, ‘Operation Torch’, November 1942
NEW I Wingspan 275mm I Scale 1:72 I Limited Edition
AVAILABLE NOW I Wingspan 193mm I Scale 1:72 I Limited Edition
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AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
AA29501 Martin B-26B-15-MA Marauder 41-31576/AN-Z ‘Dinah Might’, Major David Dewhurst, 553rd BS / 386th BG, 6th June 1944 NEW TOOL I Wingspan 300mm I Scale 1:72 I Limited Edition
The model here is represented by way of a digital rendering of the CORGI® design.
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AA28603 Bristol Beaufighter TF.X ‘X2’, No.455 (RAAF) Squadron, RAF Langham, Norfolk, June 1944
AA29103 Supermarine Spitfire MkIXe ML407, Sq Ldr John ‘Johnnie’ Houlton, Operation Overlord, 6th June 1944
NEW I Wingspan 246mm I Scale 1:72 I Limited Edition
NEW I Wingspan 166mm I Scale 1:72 I Limited Edition
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AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
AA29401 Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZD748/AK, Johnnie Walker ‘Still Going Strong’, RAF No.9 Squadron, Brüggen, Germany, 1998 NEW TOOL I Wingspan 285mm I Scale 1:48 I Limited Edition
The model here is represented by way of a digital rendering of the CORGI® design.
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AA29301 BAe Harrier GR7A ZD437/49A ‘Michelle’, RAF No.1 Squadron, Operation Herrick, RAF Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2007
AA27903 McDonnell DouglasTM Phantom FGR.2TM XV466/D, No.1435 Flight, RAF Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands, 1991
AVAILABLE NOW I Wingspan 194mm I Scale 1:48 I Limited Edition
AVAILABLE NOW I Wingspan 244mm I Scale 1:48 I Limited Edition
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The history of CORGI® is built on model cars, and the Vanguards range continues that legacy today with a range of 1:43 scale model cars that span the decades. The backstory, livery, special features and statistics of every Vanguard model are meticulously researched to bring the most accurate replicas to the market. Every model is secured to a removable display plinth and presented in a high quality Perspex display box, with each release including a limited edition numbered certificate which details the full fascinating history of the vehicle concerned. 2024 see’s the long overdue completion of our Ford Capri collection with the introduction of our new tool Ford Capri Mk2. Plugging a huge hole in the
Vanguards range, this will be a versatile tooling that allows us to finally present the full family of this classic Ford mark to collectors. But that’s not all the new tooling for the year, as we finally begin to expand the Ford Fiesta family with the introduction of the Ford Fiesta Mk2 to the range. From the top spec XR2 all the way to the 1.1 Poplar Plus, this new tool will be able to cover off this beloved vehicle that meant so much to so many owners. And away from Ford, we’re delighted to say we will be adding one of the most famous off-road vehicles to the range in it’s very first incarnation. The Range Rover Classic will be an extensively featured new tool that will cover off both two and four door versions of this iconic vehicle. More to come on all of these later in the year!
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AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
VA15401 Ford Capri Mk2 3-litre Ghia Automatic Sebring Red NEW TOOL I Length 101mm I Limited Edition This Ford Capri Mk2 was originally purchased brand new in May 1974 and is still running today after a full restoration. It has won best car at the Capri II Register’s National Day six times since 2007. The model here is represented by way of a digital rendering of the CORGI® design.
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VA09532 Ford Escort MkI Twin-Cam (Ford Testing and Press Car) Ermine White NEW I Length 100mm I Limited Edition The Twin-Cam modelled, XTW 368F, is presented as it was when photographed for the Escort’s launch publicity images wearing a GT40-inspired low-level-stripe and Rostyle wheels, neither of which were featured on production cars.
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VA14906 Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 Black NEW I Length 95mm I Limited Edition The Mk2 Escort RS2000 built on the success of the Mk1 and followed the same basic recipe, a powerful 2-litre OHC engine in the small lightweight Escort body with RS suspension.
VA14907 Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 Signal Green NEW I Length 95mm I Limited Edition The Mk2 Escort RS2000 was introduced in January 1976, a year after the main Mk2 range had been launched, and over 23,000 were produced before production ceased at Saarlouis, Germany in 1980.
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VA15502 Ford Mustang Mk6 Fastback 5.0 V8 GT Orange Fury
VA15501 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Fighter Jet Grey
NEW I Length 112mm I Limited Edition
AVAILABLE NOW I Length 112mm I Limited Edition
The V8 Mustang GT modelled was purchased new in December 2019 by Nottinghamshire-based motoring TV presenter and journalist Paul Cowland.
Ford’s 2015 sixth-generation Mustang was the first to be officially offered in the UK as a factory-built, right-hand-drive car.
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AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
VA15103 Ford Transit Custom Leader North Yorkshire Police NEW I Length 116mm I Limited Edition Ford Transit Custom vehicles are used extensively by Police forces around the UK in a variety of roles. This version replicates a Crime Scene Investigation forensics van used by the joint Yorkshire and Humber Scientific Service since 2019.
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VA15201 Ford Ranger Raptor Press Vehicle Ford Performance Blue
VA15203 Ford Ranger Raptor Frozen White
AVAILABLE NOW I Length 126mm I Limited Edition
AVAILABLE NOW I Length 126mm I Limited Edition
Arguably the most eye-catching pick up truck on the roads of the UK, the Ford Ranger Raptor is the top of the line model of the Ranger family, built for both sportiness and practicality.
The Ranger Raptor was developed by Ford Performance, famous for cars wearing the RS badge. The vehicle modelled was the third Raptor that Ford UK retained for press and PR work.
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VA09206 Rover 75 V6 Contemporary SE Ski Blue NEW I Length 110mm I Limited Edition The automatic 2.5-litre V6 Rover 75 modelled was sold new by MG-Rover dealers Vantage-Preston and was first registered in July 2005, just three months after the Longbridge-based company went into administration.
VA13906 Jaguar XJ6 Series 2 4.2-litre Dark Blue NEW I Length 115mm I Limited Edition This vehicle was owned by the High Sheriff of West Yorkshire who used the car in his official capacities to convey visiting members of the Royal family, including Prince Charles, Princess Anne, and the Duke of Edinburgh, as well as other VIPs.
AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
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The big news for this packed first CORGI® range announcement is the arrival of Gerry Anderson’s ‘Stingray’. Highly requested since we announced development of the model last year, this is one not to miss if you are fan of the legendary television series in its 60th anniversary year. Stingray isn’t the only piece of pop culture celebrating it’s 60th this year though, as the most iconic James Bond film of them all marks this milestone. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of ‘Goldfinger’, we knew we had to do something special, and so the most famous CORGI® model of them all returns in a brand new, never before released form. The action packed
classic 261 Aston Martin DB5 was famously released in a gold paint finish back in 1964 and was only ever released in that colour…. Until now. There’s more Bond in this edition besides that though, as we also have a new tool version of the impressive Q Glider from ‘No Time To Die’, and the next edition of our highly detailed 1:12 scale Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE. Plus, Wallace and Gromit return with a hugely exciting, all new tool collectible die-cast display piece that recreates one of the most famous moments from ‘The Wrong Trousers’! And there’s more to come in 2024, including new tooling for our new Star Trek range as well as a few surprises still to be announced!
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Stand By For Action! We’re delighted to say that Gerry Anderson’s Stingray is now available in the CORGI® range! Designed to be the toy Stingray never received back in the 1960s, this nostalgic die-cast model features firing Sting Missiles and arrives in time to mark the series’ 60th anniversary in 2024!
CC01001 Stingray NEW TOOL I Length 150mm The flagship of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP), Stingray is a renowned combat submarine that is piloted by Captain Troy Tempest and his hydrophone operator Lieutenant George Lee Sheridan, also known as ‘Phones’.
AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
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The most famous CORGI® model of them all returns in a brand-new release to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the iconic James Bond film ‘Goldfinger’. First released in 1965, this classic toy is the biggest selling die-cast car of all time.
RT26101S James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Silver NEW I Length 102mm I Scale 1:46 This is a newly tooled version of the classic 261 Aston Martin DB5, featuring all the legendary action features of the original, including the working ejector seat, pop up rear bullet shield and spring out over-riders and machine guns. For 2024, the 261 arrives in the iconic Silver Birch paint finish of the real car for the first time ever!
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Launched alongside the release of ‘No Time To Die’, the Triumph Scrambler 1200 Bond Edition celebrates the first collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles and James Bond.
AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
CC08402 Triumph Scrambler 1200 Bond Edition NEW I Length 193mm I Scale 1:12 An ultra-rare special edition motorcycle inspired by the custom stunt bike that features in the film, and was limited to only 250 models worldwide. This 1:12 scale model recreates edition number 007, which is part of the collection at the Triumph Visitor Centre in Hinckley, UK, and features a working kickstand to aid display.
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CC03805 Aston Martin DBS James Bond ‘Quantum Of Solace’ AVAILABLE NOW I Length 129mm I Scale 1:36 Roaring out of the opening moments of ‘Quantum Of Solace’, this version of the Aston Martin DBS driven by James Bond features accurate battle damaged bodywork including a missing driver door.
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Dropped from an aircraft in a compact form, the glider immediately springs open into a deployed flight configuration that upon reaching surface level transforms again into a submersible.
CC03601 Q Glider James Bond ‘No Time To Die’ NEW TOOL I Length 150mm I Wingspan 413mm Designed for air launched infiltration missions, the distinctive two seat folding wing glider developed by Q-Branch was used in ‘No Time To Die’ by Agent Nomi and James Bond to storm The Poisoned Garden, the island base of the villainous Safin. This new tool die-cast features snap open folding wings and a display stand.
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CORGI® returns to the Final Frontier with a new range of starship models from the legendary Star Trek Universe. Featuring new decoration, premium collector packaging and a Starfleet delta display base for dramatic display.
CC96610 Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 ‘The Original Series’ NEW I Length 205mm The legendary fleet flagship of the golden age of interstellar discovery, the Constitution-class USS Enterprise NCC-1701 was launched in 2245 and served the United Federation of Planets for over forty years, most famously under the command of Captain James T. Kirk.
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CC96611 Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D ‘The Next Generation’ NEW I Length 202mm One of the most celebrated Starships to serve in Starfleet, the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D was launched in 2363 under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard as the new flagship of the United Federation of Planets.
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“Hang in there Gromit! Everything’s under control!” Recreate one of the most famous Wallace and Gromit moments from The Wrong Trousers with the new CORGI® Train Chase Collection! Featuring Feathers McGraw, Gromit and Wallace - collect all three characters to build the scene. Each one even comes with a piece of track to connect everything together for display!
The models here are represented by way of a digital rendering of the CORGI® design.
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*166mm track length
CC80602 Wallace & Gromit ‘The Wrong Trousers’ Feathers McGraw & Locomotive NEW TOOL I Length 118mm*
CC80603 Wallace & Gromit ‘The Wrong Trousers’ Gromit & Coaches
ALL 3 AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
NEW TOOL I Length 122mm*
CC80604 Wallace & Gromit ‘The Wrong Trousers’ Wallace & Flatbed Wagon NEW TOOL I Length 122mm*
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CC80506 Wallace & Gromit ’Cheese Please!’ Delivery Van AVAILABLE NOW I Length 80mm I Scale 1:43 Wallace’s love for cheese knows probably no bounds, as so with Gromit in tow he has taken to delivering as much of it to the locals as he can. This new look for the ever useful Austin A35 van has been exclusively designed for CORGI ® by the cracking creative team at Aardman!
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CC80505 Wallace & Gromit Austin A35 Van Collection ‘Cheese Please!’, ‘Top Bun’, ‘Spick & Spanmobile’ AVAILABLE NOW I Length 80mm each I Scale 1:43 Collecting together some of Wallace’s brilliant business ideas into a single set, this selection of Austin A35 vans includes our exclusive Cheese Please! Van, the Top Bun delivery van as seen in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’, and the Spick & Spanmobile from ‘The Big Fix Up’. It’s all wrapped up in premium collector packaging!
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As the world’s only all-electric FIA World Championship and the only sport certified net zero carbon since inception, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship brings dramatic racing to the heart of some of the world’s most iconic cities, providing an elite motorsport platform for the world’s leading automotive manufacturers to accelerate electric vehicle innovation.
CC58001 Formula E Gen3 Championship Livery AVAILABLE NOW I Length 117mm I Scale 1:43 Debuting in the 2023 race season, the third generation Formula E car is the world’s first race car designed and optimised specifically for street racing. CORGI ® is hugely proud to have exclusively worked with the team at Formula E to design and develop a brand new 1:43 scale die-cast version of the strikingly designed Gen3 car.
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Optional Fixed Undercarriage Undercarriage Down
Opening Canopy
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Rotatable Photo-etched Wood Grain Fine Rigging Opening Radio Hatch Propeller(s)/ Aerial(s) Effect Propeller Detail Rotor(s)
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Visible Gun Bay
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