ixo – MODELS
Series: Junior
DDIJ00021 – BLACKBURN Skua Mk II
British Fleet Air Arm 1940
Die Cast
Scale: 1/72 (aprx. size wingspan 7 1/2", L 6")
Released: on the US market in February 2007
Condition: Stock as issued
Retails for 32.00
ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE FOR REGULAR CUSOTMERS
In my best knowledge this is the only model of the plane in die-cast 1/72 scale.
Skua was a naval dual-purpose aircraft used as a dive-bomber and fighter. It served with British Fleet Air Arm. The model presented as a plane that was deployed to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands during January 1940.
Models from this series became more and more popular among collectors.
Models quality can be described as very good to excellent. Packaging is a blister pack inside of the series standard outer carton box (white color with an orange stripes) it has an insert with a background picture of an aerial panorama. Presentation is good. Each model comes with two sets of landing gears (for landing and flying display position) and a stand. Though the company doesn’t officially announced the livery all planes presented in the accurate livery of real planes that participated in the WW II, with exception of absence of the swastika on tails of German planes. The company has an excellent variety of plane models which includes models of “celebrities” but also of many subjects that can’t be find at any other 1:72 scale die cast plane models manufacturers collections.
Models from this series originally release as a part of collection of the Spanish Publishing Company “Altaya” that also sales collectibles via subscription. Models of planes, tanks, cars and motorbikes from Altaya list are made by ixo-Models. There are speculations regarding relationship between these two companies. The fact is plane models released originally under Altaya name became available under ixo-Junior badge after some time. As of October 2006 Altaya’s list consists of fifty plane models with approximately half of this number is available under ixo-Junior badge.
Models usually sold out by the manufacturer upon their release and available at retailer places only for a short time.
