CORGI

Line – Forward March

US59119 – Luftwaffe Ace – Oberst Walter Oesau

Metal, Hand Painted, Limited Edition Figure

Scale – 1/32 (54mm / 2 1/8”)

Released May 2006

Line Discontinued in 2007

Condition – Stock as issued

MSRP – $19.99

Buy one get 25% of on any additional Forward March item (same or lower price)

Oberst Walter “ Gulle” Oesau, Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdfeschwader 1, Munchen-Gladbach, April 1944. He become a pilot in 1934, was one of the first German Pilots to join J/88 in Spain (April 1938)  Oesau gained his first victory of WWII on 13 May 1940 and ended French compaign with 5 victories.  He was killed on 11 May 1944 in his Bf 109 G.  “Gulle” Oesau scored 127 victories in over 300 combat missions including 9 during the Spanish Civil War, 74 on the Western Front (including 14 four-engine bombers) and 44 on the Eastern Front.

“Forward March” is a line produced by famous British Company Corgi.  It consists of high quality, spin-cast metal hand painted figures in 1/32 and 1/50 scale

“Corgi is proud to present Forward March, a superb new range of ‘white metal’ 54mm (1:32nd scale) Model Soldiers, Historical Figures and lifelike dioramas presented in an exciting new format which has the serious collector firmly in mind.
Offering collections from across the past 200 years of history, there is something for everyone from the high seas of Trafalgar to the horrors of the Somme, charting great Military Leaders across 2 centuries and also the Civilians that have supported the war effort as perhaps the ‘unsung’ heroes.
Researched by acknowledged experts, then meticulously sculpted by skilled artists, before being spin cast in fine white metal and hand painted to exacting standards, it is this authentic eye for total detail and realism that sets Forward March figures apart.
Add to this a superb collection of authentic miniature and full size replica Campaign Medals that have been commissioned to accompany each collection and to enhance each diorama, plus a detailed fact card included with each piece giving a full history of each figure and you will see that Forward March tells a comprehensive story of real life historical events in three dimensions.
Forward March from Corgi – Bringing history to life from July 2006!”

The same year Corgi USA presented 1/50 scale firefighters and WWII soldiers figures presented in sets of 6 figures and 1/32 scale series US WWII Recruiting Posters Series.

As of end of 2007 it looks like both series are discontinued.  However, during short time I production Corgi issued several really nice figures in 1/32 scale and sets of 1/50 scale.  I will not speculate on reasons why it has been discontinued but two facts are obvious.  The quality is good and price sounds as a high one.  Now you have opportunity to get those nice figures just at a fraction of its original cost.  In my mind there no doubts that such opportunity will not last long.