The Corgi Model Club's version of #406, the Land Rover Series 1 in bright yellow with a black roof has finally arrived here in my village.
It's a pretty good copy - I haven't much to say about this one so I'll let the pictures tell the story.
You'll spot that I have used a slightly different original as I don't have one with 'handles' and smooth wheels that I could quickly find for this review.
The base is obviously different, similar to the style used for their version of #417 but now with a matt finish.
I have heard reports of poorly attached tin hooks so I did not tug at mine too hard but it seems to be OK. As I said, the Club have elected to copy the first edition of the #406 model which had two handles at the rear.
The immaculate painting of silver on the front bumper is noticeably different to any original model, of course! The black paint doesn't extend as far forward.
In the box are two square pieces of stiff foam, one to protect the box from the hook and the other fills the space above the spare wheel and prevents movement to and fro within the box. The model is wrapped in thin paper, not the very thin foam type that has been use often before.
The rear window has a sort of 'frame' line in the perspex, like early series II models, and sits fairly flush with the rear of the cab, unlike the original, which has a sort of embossed outer frame around the window space.
Overall, a nice copy. One day we might get some fixed shaped wheels and, of course, you just know there'll be a blue edition with a white roof before long. With the manufacture of a tin canopy paid for with the 416 coming in due course, we can also expect a Gift Set 2 to complete the use of this casting, unless, that is, following the theme of the forthcoming Dutch export edition of #492, we might get a chance to put a brand new TS edition on our shelves?
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