Hey , that wanted list was awesome ,Wasn't it ?
I was just wondering Though . Why did folks ask for the civilian stuff in 1/24 ? At that scale you can build your own ! Now in 1/35 or 1/72 or even 1/48 there's nothing ! You could even scratch 1/72 from the list because a 1/72 scale Mega - Yacht would be a monster ! Now , it would be nice to have a Stevens or Chris - Craft or Huckins or even Higgins Motoryacht because these same companies constantly built for the military , very successful vessels . Why not recognise their civilian acumen too ? This applies to 1/48 scale aircraft too .Why not a nice selection of Cessnas and Piper and other seaplanes .They are a part of life in many parts of even the good old U.S.A. ! Not asking for much Just a boat or two that were and are as good as Aurora's Wheeler Cruiser and Lindberg's Sport Fisherman ( the R.C -able one .) The REVELL version of the CHRIS - CRAFT tri cabin was a joke and always will be , even as a Sport Fishing boat ( a No - No for that style of boat ) A few minor efforts .Say One Bass Boat , One cruising type boat and one mid - level motoryacht .
I like the one Revell of Germany did . I failed to mention a very oldy but goody .This was Lindberg's Old Chris - Craft's 1940,s era " Picnic boat " The real boat was fairly basic with it's cabin and after deck area . But Lindberg did it well . They even motorised it later Without messing up the basic model ! Originally the real boat could be clinker built ( where you could see and feel the planking ) or with plywood (four plys for strength ) ( wasn't that a P.T. boat construction technique ? ) I don't believe they have to do much .I buy up Lindberg's Coast Guard Cutter ( Cape Class ) and the Air Force rescue boats and L.C.V.P.s Why ? Well I have seen so many military to civilian conversions that it is fun . And my friends , the conversion process yeilds you a vessel no one else has . I also use Lindberg's Minesweeper to create salvage vessels and oceanographic research vessels .Because of that , my Original Calypso and the re-release are still in their original boxes .
I admit , I don't have a miss Budweiser ( wish I did ) Racing is not a real big interest of mine .There are certain cars and planes I do have , but No boats . The Wedell - Williams air racer and others come to mind . I think they were old Aurora molds .Still great looking though and two of them were seaplanes ! Well , there I've said it . Oh and I still want a 1/350 CV6 and I don't think many would really want that baby in 1/200 . If they do that would be the biggest ENTERPRISE model anywhere !
Model On ! Tanker - Builder Oops , I boo - booed ! I forgot to mention the Sailing Yacht Americe and her modern counterparts .Say one of each type with a decade between types would be good .The America started a tradition .Let's memorialize it in model form and Not just in wood !