The long awaited Sixteen 12 Swift die-cast mode has now been shipped following relaxations of Covid restrictions in China , and is now due to arrive here in the UK sometime in February,
Sixteen 12 were kind enough to let me photograph their pre-production model, which I thought looked very impressive.
Unsurprisingly, one or two people were quick to point out what they saw as inaccuracies which is fair enough. Whatever, I 'm happy that Sixteen 12 are still prepared to produce a commercially available model, that, as far as I'm aware is currently only available as unlicensed resin kits.
Moving on, Sixteen 12 have released several 'retro' die-casts in the past, taking inspiration from the oddly painted Dinky toys from the seventies. They tend to fall into the love it or hate it category.
When Sixteen 12 decided to release a retro Eagle Transporter, and in spite of some very mixed reviews and limited to just 500 units it was a sell-out. The following release of the retro Eagle Freighter was increased to 1000 units, and is still available.
Now, Sixteen 12 have now come up with a retro 'Swift', and have released some photos of it. Looking at it I'd love the opportunity to take a few photos of it myself.
Retro Swift Photos: Sixteen 12
I think it's fair to say that the bold colouring takes some getting used to, and although it's already met with some less than complimentary reviews, ( including a whinge about the year on the box!) I certainly don't dismiss it out of hand. In those colours it reminds me of some of the Treen spacecraft seen in the 50's Dan Dare Eagle comic strip.
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