New Kit Subjects We Would Like to See

Modeling Subjects Aircraft
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Academy has put out a B-17D “Swoose”, which I have a kit of:

http://www.modelingmadness.com/reviews/allies/us/mansb17d.htm

Tom T [C):-)]

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Well I’d like to see:

  • a 1/48th scale Hudson or Ventura that I didn’t have to pay out the nose for

  • a new tooling A26/B26K Invader in 1/48th

  • A totally new B26 Marauder in 1/48th

  • A totally new A20 series in 1/48th

  • A Ju88G in 1/48th

  • A new F100D in 1/48th

  • An F86 Korean War vintage Saber Jet in 1/48th

  • An A37 Dragonfly in 1/32

gary

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That one is 1/72, they didn’t also do one in 1/48 did they? (I hope)

Now that would be cool.

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A C-46 and a C-119 in any scale.

25

A Tamiya mustang with a correct main gear bay.

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Saab J-21(the pusher prop that evolved into their first jet) …in 1/32

Saab B-17A(single engined attack aircraft)… in any scale

He-115… YES! Ugly but neat-o… 1/48 or bust!

Ju-88… in 1/48 gawd, PLEASE! Damn the Me-110! It’s gobbled up all the gumption.

P-59 Bell’s Airacomet… anything but 1/72!

Do-X in 1/72… GO BIG!

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How about an re-tooled 1/48 or 1/32 A-6E Intruder. I would love to get Revell to re-release this kit with recessed panel detail. Also to stop those unscupulous sellers on ebay from jacking up auction prices on that kit.

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I would like to see a new Curtiss Jenny, US fighters(any) from the 20’s, Sikorsky S-38 and/or S-39, all in 1/48 scale, An AH-1G, in 1/35 scale.

Jim

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A 1/48 B-47 any version, just like the way she looks. I will second EB-66 and the Skywarrior in 1/48.

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someone mentioned the OV-10, one of my favorites…testors did put out a 1/48 Bronco, and as with all their kits, it had no real interior detail. But the kit itself could be built into a reasonably decent model with some work–I have done a couple of them. Would love to see a new-tool one too, maybe even a 32 scale one.

P-61, definitely…I must have built 4 or 5 of those old monogram kits!

A-37 in 32 scale?? I would be all over that one!

I would really like to see a 1/32 scale Tigercat myself, as well as a 32 scale Skyray. Let’s throw on a 32 scale Skyraider too–its a huge plane and in 32 scale it would be massive.

Someone also mentioned a 1/48 F-86 Sabre, but Hasegawa already made a 1/48 F-86F-30 variant. I have one in my “hopefully I will get to it soon” stack.

I would LOVE to find a large scale RF-101C too…I am tired of only finding the F-101B Monogram kit as the only Voodoo out there. The RF-101 always looked cleaner to me.

Other than those, I am in the middle of trying to get together every WWII fighter I can find in 1/32 scale. From all countries…the Germans, Americans and Brits are of course easy. Not too many Russian, Italian or French planes out there, and even several of the Japanese planes are missing in that scale.

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I want Tamiya to do an early Sabre series, slatted unmodified wing and the various windscreens from the A to the unmodified F-30.

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I would like to see Tam or Hasegawa pop out a nice 1/48 AT-6…

And a Tamiya Spit Mk9 with options for the low back and clipped wings etc…

I would also kill for someone to do a nice either 1/48 or 1/35 Puma or Allouette 3…

Sigh

As far as the 1/48 Sabres… there are Hasegawa and Revell Sabres along with the Academy effort.

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I would like to see someone do a Good 1/48th Banshee. Classic Airframes announced one, than backed out. I would also Like to see a 1/48th Privateer(I can’t remember the Navy designation,for sure. I think it was a a PB4Y.(single tailed version of the B-24)

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Marivox makes the saab B-17 in 1/72

As for the Ju-88 in 1/48, how about that dragon kit?

I would like to see the Cheyenne atack helicopter, any scale, maybe that’s something for mpm/special hobby.

And the Pander Postjager, beautiful plane. Doesn’t have to be state of the art, or even short run. I would be a happy camper if somebody just made a vacform of the plane.[^]

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Sean Academy did one a few years ago.

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If I gave you guys the whole list FSM would need a new server.

ALL 48th scale

German

He115, Bv138, Do18, Ju86, Do215, Me210, Ar196, Ar240, BV222, Ju388, Ar96, Ar232, Ju290, Ju352,Revell re-release the Me410, Do217, Ju52

Japanese

Peggy, Sally, Helen, Frances, Lily, Sonia, Ann, Judy, Ida, Mavis, Emily, Jake, Paul, Randy, Lorna, Pete, Nell, Babs, Glen, Stella, Rita, Thalia, Hickory, Topsy,PS-1,C-1

British

Whitley,ALbemarle, Manchester, Beaufort, Firefly, Tempest, Sunderland, Stiriling, Shacleton, Lincoln, Brigand, York, Hastings, Vulcan, Victor, Valiant, Swift, Scimitar, Javelin, Sea Vixen, Beverley, Spiteful, Tempest II, Firebrand, Strikemaster, Jet Provost, Bombay, AW Meteor, Nimrod,

USA

P-61,P-63,P-43,A-26,A-20,B-26,B-17,B-24,B-25H/J,B-29,B-50,B-32,PB4Y,PV-1,PV-2,PBM,PB2Y, C-56,C-45,C-54,C-69,C-46,F-80,F9F Panther,earlyF-86,F-84F,RF-84F,FH,F2H,F-82,F-94,F-89, F-100,F-101,F-102,F-106,A-37,T-37,T-2,T-28,SR-71,U-2/TR-1,AF,AD-5/A-1E,S-2,E-2,C-2,C-1,E-1,A-6,EA-6,B-45,B-47,A-3,B-66,B-57D(longwing),B-58,F-111,EF-111,B-1,P5M,HU-16, P2V,P-3,OV-10,E-3,C-119,C-123,C-130,AC-130,AM,P4M

This is not including Prototypes what ifs and maybes.

OTHERS

Kfir, J-21A,J-21R,J-29,J-32,J-37,Cheetah,Pucara,Mirage family,Ouragon, Mystere, Etendard, Vautour, Noratlas, Aliza, Atlantique,

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There is a Revell/Monogram Ju-88 in 1/48th out there.

I picked up mine at Hobby Lobby a while back.

Since they throw in a lot of spare parts, although it is the night fighter version, it could easily be built as a day bomber simply by omitting a lot of the night stuff.

Also, Dragon put one out in '93.

Tom T [C):-)]

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I want a “G” model (there was one out for awhile). It has a more squared tail, and was used a night fighter

gary

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Dragon did a JU-88G not too long ago. I picked one up last year on clearance sale at the local “Hobby People” chain store at a VERY good price…

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There’s a number of kits I’d like to see as new tools, kits that are available but I think need serious sprucing up. A handful that I think would really benefit in 1/48 would be(in no particular order)

P-40B (what’s out has various issues, could be so much better)

F5-E or F

Gotha bomber

He 111

Mig-29 and Su-27 (The Academy kits are not bad, but I think Tamiya or Hasegawa could really improve on them)

OV-10 Bronco (this is begging to be redone)

F-20 Tigershark

S2/S3/ES-2 family

V-22 Osprey

Su-25

B-52 (has no one the courage to do this in quarter scale!!?? Come on!!! [}:)] )