Hey everyone-
FSM is currently running its most-wanted kit survey. Vote for the kit you would like to see and all the results will be published in the September 2010 issue ofFSM.
You can also check out the results from previous most-wanted kit surveys.
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New retool 1/700 Fujimi USN Kitty Hawk to trumpeter Nimitz standard) or slightly bigger scale of 1/600.
For ships, it’s an injection molded kit in 1/700 of USS Wasp (CV-7) and USS Ranger (CV-4).
I know that Corsair Armada has both subjects in that scale, in resin, and I’ll probably pick those up (I think both are in production again), but they’re awfully expensive, compared to what a styrene version of the same subjects would be.
(Having said this here, I should probably go to the survey page and post it there and make it official)
You guys are actually voting as per the link, right?
You did read my entire post, right?
Or are you asking because you’ve tried to follow the link and ran into trouble?
I’ve voted a couple of times, on the survey page, of course. And I’ve posted a call to arms in the Figure forum, because there is NO CATEGORY FOR FIGURES IN THE MOST WANTED KIT SURVEY! “No respect! No respect at all!”
I heard that Airfix was going to do a kit of the modern HMS Invincible class ships in 1/350 scale. Anybody heard anything about that?[cptn]
The Airfix 1/350th HMS ILLUSTRIOUS is available in UK at £49.99 with 276 pieces and in the current configuration (no Sea Dart launcher) rather than as built. It can be constructed as full hull or waterline.
Im probably shooting myself in the foot, since I am doing the 1/720 Revell (gag) kit, but how about a 1/35 Graf Zeppelin, with Junkers and folding wing BF-109’s? How would that look next to the USS Hornet or Akagi? I would say freakin awesome!
I also put in the ship categories to have a 1/72 USS Cyclone class patrol corvettes. That would look sweet next to my HMCS Compass Rose. I also requested the IJNS Kongo and Ise in 1/350. In 1/144 do a Sumner class to go with the Fletcher that’s out there. In 1/35 and 1/72 I requested a new tooled accurate Spanish Galleon. There are plenty out there but they leave a lot to be desired but an accurate ship would be a great addition to the model ship community. I’m interested in what also was requested so post them here and let’s see what’s on your minds.[cptn]
I would still like to see an affordable 1/350 Maryland or any Pearl BB not named Arizona or Pennsylvania.
I’d like more WW1 stuff, or even pre-WW1, like the Dreadnaught. For the WW1 stuff, one of the British battlecruisers would be nice.
I couldn’t agree more.
I’m REALLY looking forward to the Trumpeter’s 1/200 USS Arizona and hope that it happens. If not, I’d like to see a kit of a '60’s Triumph Spitfire, a '55 Ford 4-door, a '50 Studebaker 4-door, a '60’s Austin Mini, a '58 Chevy Bel Air station wagon, and a model, preferably in 1/35 scale, of an 1880’s steam tugboat. In case you’re wondering, the cars are one’s that I’ve owned[:S]!
I hope that many of you will join me in voting for a 1:350 scale Four-pipe destroyer.
Based on what they’ve done for the Benson/Livermore and Gearing destroyers, Dragon could do a hell of a job with one of these. I could see options for US Navy as well as Lend-Lease destroyers for the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, the Norwegian Navy, the Russian Navy and some others.
The kit could be backfitted to WWI appearance or updated to any of the WWII mods: fast minesweeper (did I hear someone mention the Caine Mutiny? [the book - not the movie]) , APD (with landing craft), AVD (with seaplane), etc.
How about dazzle paint patterns?
Please show your support for a 1:350 scale plastic Four-pipe destroyer.
Pavlvs - l like your idea of the Cyclone-class PC in 1:72 scale and cast a vote that way.
OK–I filled out the servay as well–even thow my input is a waist of time.
A 1:72 Higgins PT boat in plastic, not resin, plastic.
Garth
1:350 USS Texas
350th Zuiho…
Filled out the survey but note I request a new kits of 1/350 scale USS Oregon , USS New Ironsides and USS Olympia
Ditto on the 1/72 Higgins PT boat. Would also love to see a 1/72 Point Class Cutter and a modern kit of a PCF Swift boat (1/48 would be good!).