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My Aircraft Wishlist Item
Posted by ps1scw on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 4:22 PM

1/48 scale PB4Y-2 Privateer

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Posted by seastallion53 on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 4:58 PM

I've been wishing for that for a long time,also a 1/48 RF-8G Crusader.

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Posted by ikar01 on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 7:47 PM

F-106b

TF-102

HU-16 Albatross (new)

H-43 Huskie/Pedro (new)

Airtruk

 

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Posted by Sailor Steve on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 9:11 PM

I'd like a decent 1/72 scale B-32 Dominator.

Y1-B-17.

Boeing B-9.

Douglas B-7 (though there was a excellent vac kit many years ago).

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Posted by Tangotango on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 9:28 PM

Ditto on the yb17 and would like a xp38.

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Posted by Aggieman on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 10:52 PM

1/48 B-32 Dominator

Regarding the Hu-16, Trumpeter did one recently In 1/48.

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Posted by hogfanfs on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 10:16 AM

1/48 F2H Banshee

 Bruce

 

 On the bench:  1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

                        1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

 

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Posted by Valkyrie on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 4:14 PM

I'd like to see these kits in 1/72 scale: Boeing Model 299 (Flying Fortress prototype), YB or Y1B-17 Flying Fortress, B-32 Dominator, and XB or YB-52 Stratofortress.

I'd like to see these kits in 1/48 scale: Boeing Model 299, B-17B, B-17C/D.

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Posted by Sailor Steve on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 5:18 PM

Valkyrie

IBoeing Model 299 (Flying Fortress prototype).

Rareplanes did a vac kit of the Y1B-17 many years ago, which I converted to the 299 for a museum. It wasn't too tough of a job, and there is an excellent resource in the Detail & Scale book on the Fortress. Lots of good close-up photos to work from.

Lone-Star models makes a YB-52 conversion kit. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/225589-lone-star-models-lsm70354-xb-52-yb-52-conversion

Here's a kit to make the XB-36. Only two hundred bucks! http://www.click2detail.com/store/p18/1%3A72_XB-36_Conversion_Set_%28Early%2C_With_110-Inch_Main_Tires%29.html

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Posted by Valkyrie on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 6:45 PM

Very cool, Sailor Steve!!!  Thanks for the reply!  I found some decals a
while back for a Y1B-17 in 1/72 and assumed from that that someone had made a kit or conversion at some time.

That YB-52 conversion looks pretty awesome.  I went to the Lone Star Models
website and the price is reasonable.  Interestingly they also had a
replacement engine kit for the AMT 1/72 scale B-52H that look pretty
good and is affordable.  Guess I'm going to dig a little deeper into my already stretched modeling funds and order both.

The B-36 conversion looks great, too, but is a bit out of my price range.

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Posted by ikar01 on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 7:47 PM

Adding to thte list:

XC-99

YB-40

XF-90

XF-91

T-39

C-140

this:

whatever it is.

 

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Posted by Sailor Steve on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 9:01 PM

There are resin or vac kits for every single one of those, if you're willing to learn new techniques. I doubt anyone will be willing to spend the money to make most of them. The YB-40 should be a fairly straightforward conversion.

"Whatever it is" looks like the Curtiss XP-37.

I would also like to see injection molded kits of some other favorites, including North American's B-45 Tornado (or did someone already mention that one). Also the XF-107.

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Posted by seastallion53 on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 10:03 PM

There is a 1/48 resin YP-37 kit at LF Models.com.I don't know how to do links.

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Posted by Aleksander on Thursday, May 26, 2016 8:58 AM

For years I'm yelling for a brand new 1/48 Curtiss P-36/H75 Hawk!

We have a lot of P-40s, Bf-109s, Spitfires, and the plane which is quite nice looking, with a great history and many different versions with different engines, retractable and permanent "spats" landing gear, used by nearly every air force still hasn't a good representation in this very popular scale. Isn't it a shame for model manufacturers?

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Posted by Jay Jay on Thursday, May 26, 2016 9:02 AM

I wish someone other than Glenco would produce an old B-10 bomber. I love this era of aircraft.

Of course if Tamiya or Trumpeter did it, I couldn't afford it anyway LOL.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by seasick on Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:21 AM

kits I'd like to see: (all in 1/72)

  • Rockwell A-5B (could also be built as RA-5C)
  • McDonnel FH "Phantom" (original Phantom)
  • Sukhoi Su-17/20/22 with FAB-1000 bombs.
  • Tupelev Tu-22 "Blinder" with FAB-9000 bomb. optional Iraqi markings. 

Chasing the ultimate build.

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Posted by 40.mm on Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:43 AM

1/48 Il-28 Beagle 

http://www.vairhead.net/forum/dhg.jpg

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Posted by Toshi on Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:54 AM

De'ogostino Millineum Falcon

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

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Posted by the Baron on Thursday, May 26, 2016 11:52 AM

Sailor Steve

I'd like a decent 1/72 scale B-32 Dominator.

I'd like to see a B-32 in 1/48th Big Smile

My other aircraft wish kits are a C-46, a Fieseler Fi-167, and a B-18, all in 1/48th.  I do have a project in the queue to scratch-build the Fi-167, though, but if someone brought it on the market, I'd save myself the effort.

Best regards,

Brad

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

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Posted by Timdude on Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:08 PM
I would really like a 1/48th scale P-47B Tim
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Posted by Archangel Shooter on Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:26 PM

Would like to see a 1/72 and 1/48th KC-130F/R/T. And a 1/48th Grumman TC-4C 

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 On the bench: So many hanger queens.

 

 

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Posted by hogfanfs on Thursday, May 26, 2016 5:43 PM

I forgot about a 1/48 F11F, I'd like to see one of those in styrene.

 Bruce

 

 On the bench:  1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

                        1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

 

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Posted by Sailor Steve on Thursday, May 26, 2016 9:01 PM

seastallion53

There is a 1/48 resin YP-37 kit at LF Models.com.I don't know how to do links.

 

I have an old RareBits conversion kit; the YP-37 in 1/72. It's just a fuselage and canopy, designed to work with a P-36 kit. Maybe someday...

Oh, yeah. To post a link simply copy the URL from the address box at the top of the page and paste it in the box here.

http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=12&zenid=b17c8nof0o1divu529h2fu2nl2

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Posted by JOE RIX on Friday, May 27, 2016 9:11 AM

ps1scw

1/48 scale PB4Y-2 Privateer

 

Yes! Yes! Yes! That has also been at the top of my wishlist. Even a new mold 1/72 would give me great satisfaction.

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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Posted by splitter24 on Friday, May 27, 2016 11:38 AM

Sailor Steve

I would also like to see injection molded kits of some other favorites, including North American's B-45 Tornado (or did someone already mention that one). Also the XF-107.

 

 
Mach 2 makes an injected B-45 and Trumpeter makes an injected Ultra Sabre, both in 1/72.
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Posted by the Baron on Friday, May 27, 2016 11:46 AM

ps1scw

1/48 scale PB4Y-2 Privateer

Yeah, I'd like to see one, too.  I know you can get a conversion kit, but it'd be nice to have a ready-to-go kit.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

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Posted by Sailor Steve on Friday, May 27, 2016 4:38 PM

splitter24
Mach 2 makes an injected B-45 and Trumpeter makes an injected Ultra Sabre, both in 1/72.

And so they do! Thanks for the heads-up. Great price on the F-107. the Tornado is a bit pricey, but if you have to have one...

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Posted by rangerj on Friday, May 27, 2016 7:23 PM

Ah, Lindberg makes an F-11-F 1 in 1/48th scale. And yes I am NOT serious.

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Posted by ardvark002 on Monday, May 30, 2016 8:44 PM
hi, 1/32nd waco biplane.
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Posted by Cdn Colin on Monday, May 30, 2016 9:16 PM

I wish for Airfix to make a night fighter version of their Defiant in 1/48, with the shark mouth marking found in their 1/72 kit!

 

I build 1/48 scale WW2 fighters.

Have fun.

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