Corgi 647
Corgi 647 Buck Roger's Starfighter Prototype. Painted metal Prototype. With Provenance. From a most knowledgeable & enthusiastic collector in South London. QDT starting bid £200. Please note that QDT apply 12.5% buyer's commission.
Price: £550.00
This item is no longer for sale, price for reference only.
Notes
Fully painted, white metal issue, this model went into production in 1980. This prototype is finished in white and deep blue. Deepest blue screen in the cockpit. Lift up section at the rear to fire two orange missiles. Small blue lever in front of the blue screens. Free-running small silver wheels on the undercarriage. Screw base.
Measures approx. 17cms.
Few little marks.
The current owner met with Marcel Van Cleemput during 2012 and was pleased to be able to talk to the Chief Designer for Corgi about this prototype in particular and take this photograph:
He has this Letter of Provenance too from the model maker Ian Pickering who made this prototype for Corgi:
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