I was curious to know what historically important vehicle, aircraft, ship would you like to see as a model or made into a better model?

My 2 cents: I would like to see a good large scale 1:48th or better Enola Gay.

Just FYI, I was stationed for a year in Japan and never could find a hobby shop that had a B-29 kit. Understandable though.

Hi,

Hmmm, the list is endless!!! LOL, LOL. I suppose for me it would be the range of Hobarts Funnies in 1/35 plastic injection along with the Fail , DD and Dozer Shermans. I know resign conversions are available, but the cost is too great.

A nice range of 1/35 British Armoured cars would be great also. More wishful thinking LOL, LOL.

Cheers

Al

Edit: Oh yes and a complete range of British WW2 Trucks and Artillery also!!!

A decent, accurate, plastic British Heavy Tank Mark I from 1916, specially since September is the 90th anniversary of the introduction of the tank.

How about a C-17 in 1/144 scale?

1/16 M1A2 - Hello Tamiya - are you listening???

Little Willie.

1/48 Lancaster.

1/35 Lancaster.

1/24 Lancaster

Well done Murdo, alot of WWII & WWI aircraft in 1/35th.

I'm with Alan on this one..... I would love to see some British Armoured Cars in plastic.... a very neglected subject....

Frank

Armored Cars. . . Did someone say armored car kits?. . . Such as a high
quality armored car kit up to the standards of the latest DML armor kits?

Wall, yeh. . . . fer me, I'd like to see 'em in 1:35th. Not only the British,
but what about any nations armored cars from WWI thru the end of
WWII. We're talking weird and esoteric lookin' . . . which is right
up my alley. RPM, and Alan of Russia? Not easy to build. . . Ug.

Eventually we'll see them in my view, I just hope I live long enough to be
around for 'em. . .

Good ideas guys! I'm with you all the way. I'd love to see some good British armored cars. Plus, Gasp some more 1:35th aircraft that aren't rotary wing! Could you imagine the dio's we could crank out with a B-17, B-29, Lancaster, or He111? ( if you are wondering yes, I know that would make the wingspan close to five feet! but i'm just crazy like that!)

decent kits of
Monitor
(Virginia) Merrrimack
Elco 80' PT
auxillary Navy ships - AD, AS, mine sweepers AO,PACV,Gato (coming soon, thanx Revell Germany)

For myself. and my selfish nature, I would really like to see a new series of US Halftracks, done to the same excellence as Dragon has done on their German equiptment.

More German prototypes on plastic than resin for me

WC

Me, I'd love to see an accurate injection molded 1/32 scale Spitfire Mark IX and then a proper accurate 1/32 scale Me 109 E7, any manufacturer does that and it'll be a license to print money
Regards
Joker

Greetings all,

Hmmmm, on the subject of 1/35 aicraft, now a few of those would be pretty cool. There was a rumour going around in the New Year of FM doing a 1/35 Horsa, not that would be very useful. :-) :-) :-) :-)

Cheers

Al - unfortunately I think it was just that - a rumour

Ditto. The 1/35 scale world is crying out for a modern M-3/M-3A1 half-track and derivatives. The ancient Tamiya stuff always manages to sell well even though the M-3A2 represents a vehicle that never even entered service!

A modern-tool British 6-pounder/U.S 57mm anti-tank gun (with aluminum barrel and PE gun shield of course) with crew figures would be groovy. So would a 40mm Bofors AA gun. Actually, a US Marines 75mm pack howitzer would be kind of cool too.

Italeri needs to bring back the M-7 Priest kit too.

anything from WW1

How about:

E-1 tracer
E-2 Hawkeye
A-6 Intruder
and
EA-6 Prowler
all in 1/48

And some of the USN WWII carriers after they got their angled deck modification, AND USS Coral Sea, USS Midway and USS F. D. Roosevelt in 1/350?

How about WW2 120mm Naval figures. Halsey, Fletcher, Spruance, Nimitz, Yamato, Nagumo, Doenitz......how many German soldiers and D-Day US figures can one build.

More British stuff!!

I would esp. love to see some Brit armoured cars.

Jeff

Well, I'd like to see in injected plastic:

A new tool 1/48th Lancaster (heck, I'd be happy if Tamiya would just reissue their BI/BIII)
1/48th Short Stirling
New tool 1/48th B-17, B-24, B-26
1/48th C-46
1/48th scale Allied Gliders (Horsa, Hamilcar, Waco)
1/48th Jeep, 2.5 ton truck, US halftracks etc....
1/48th Allied para figures to go along with the gliders in dioramas
New 1/48th Do-17Z

New 1/35th US halftracks - there, I said it
1/35 Allied softskins - Mack NO, Studebaker, Bedford, Scammell etc...
1/35th British WWII armored cars
1/35th M3 Grant

I'm sure there are others, but that's enough to dream about for now.

Hi,
Important kits I would like to see:
-15cm sFH18 in plastic
-Sdkfz 6 5 ton and Sdkfz 8 12 ton halftracks in plastic
-German Bridging equipment in plastic
-a Sd Anh 115 trailer for light panzers in plastic, would go good with Luchs, Hanomags or light armoured cars
-3cm Flak 103 or 108 in plastic
-8.8cm Pak 43 on the cruciform base, in plastic

This stuff would look great to me.

Chris- modeller stuck in neutral for about a week!

With AFV club producing the 155mm "Long Tom" and 210mm howitzers,
I'd like to see a good injection molded kit of the US WWII M4, M5, or M6 high speed tractors used to tow these pieces.

Also:

15cm sFH 18 / Plastic (Verlinden's is too expensive)
17cm Kanone 18 in Morserlafette
British WW I Dreadnoughts (1/350 scale)

Hi,
To quote Stimpy the Cat, "Oh Joy!" The 3cm Jaboschreck I had on my list is coming in plastic from Dragon.

"Happy, happy, joy, joy!"

Chris

I'd love to see the Soviet ground-effect 'aircraft' Orlenok, done in 1:72. ( A "multimission transport, accommodates small vehicles, swing-open nose to facilitate cargo loading, a gun turret mounted atop of the fuselage")
Haven't been able to see if they have ever been done by anyone!