100 Years Ago the Fokker Dr.1 Fighter Took to the Skies, Now a NEW 1/48 Scale Model Has Arrived from Corgi!

WWI was a booming period in the development of both airplanes and the aerial combat soldiers. Initially, the idea was to use airplanes to do reconnaissance on enemy troop movements. The value and quality of this reconnaissance made it critical for both sides to deny it to their enemy. This was the dawn of the fighter plane.

Today, we're looking at a Newly Arrived German fighter from Corgi! The Fokker Dr.1 was the German response to the famous Sopwith Triplane introduced by the British.

Corgi has done a great job recreating the Dr. 1 in stunning detail. Take a look!

#AA38306 - 1/48 Scale
Fokker Dr.I Triplane, 213/17

This 1/48 scale beauty features:

• Accurate paint schemes and markings              

• A wood-grain-effect rotating propeller              

• Fixed landing gear                                             

• Detailed armaments                                           

• Fine rigging detail                                             

• Detailed pilot figure                                          

This Fokker Dr. 1 is in stock and ready to ship for the holidays! So, visit us at 3000toys.com and order one for yourself or the WWI collector on your holiday shopping list today!

Over 30 NEW Corgi Items Coming in Over the Next Few Months!

New releases will be flying out of Corgi at a breakneck pace for the next few months! We are excited to highlight a few of them from many different eras of military aircraft!

Let's start with one of the quintessential WWI planes. The Sopwith Camel is credited with shooting down over 1,200 enemy aircraft; more than any other allied aircraft in that conflict!

#AA38108 - 1/48 Scale
November / Early December Arrival
Sopwith Camel F1, B6313, Major William George ‘Billy’ Barker C/O , No.139 Sqn, Italy 1918

This 1/48 scale tribute to the Camel features free-rolling wheels, a rotating propeller, and detailed wing bracing.

Now, let's fast forward to WWII and take a look at this P51D Mustang. The Mustang was rolled out in 1940 and was in military service around the world until the early 1980's. It is believed that the P51 shot down nearly 5,000 enemy aircraft during WWII.

#AA27704 - 1/72 Scale
October / November Arrival
North American Mustang P-51D, Captain Ray Wetmore 'Daddy's Girl', 370 FS, March 1945

The P51 had four iterations: A, B, C, and D. This model is the P51D which boasted the Packard V-1650-7 engine and six .50 caliber Browning machine guns.

This next bird is another history maker. The Westland Wessex was the first mass-produced helicopter to use a turbine engine.

#AA37610 - 1/72 Scale
November / Early December Arrival
Westland Wessex HC.2 XV721, 72 Squadron RAF

The Wessex was in service in Britain from 1961 to the early 2000's. This 1/72 scale replica features rotating props and detailed RAF markings.

Now let's move into the modern era of aerial combat. The Eurofighter Typhoon went into production in the early 1990's and is still being manufactured today.

#AA36408 - 1/72 Scale
October / November Arrival
Eurofighter Typhoon, FGR.4, ZJ950/C, ‘Charity’ RAF No.29 Squadron, Falklands Defense

The Typhoon features a titanium Canard fore-wing for advanced maneuvering. This Corgi replica boasts detailed munitions, accurate RAF markings, and nice cockpit details.

3000toys.com has a great variety of military aircraft models in stock. Plus, you can pre-order the planes you see here and many others coming soon from Corgi. So get your order in and keep your eye on the sky (or the delivery truck).

Corgi's 2010 Releases!

We have recently added to 3000toys.com almost 70 new items from Corgi! Many of these will appeal to you plane collectors out there, as these new releases include everything from WWI to modern-day aircraft and much in between. Below's a sampling of the items, and you can check out all of them on our website. The items shown here are all expected to arrive in the next couple months.

BAC Lightning F6 - XS921, RAF 74 sqn, Tengah, Singapore, 1969FW190 A8 - Stab JG300 - Oberstleutnant Walter Dahl - Juterborg Waldlager, Nov 1944Blenheim MkIF - K7159, 54 OTU RAF, Summer 1941