My 1/72 Scale Kit Wish List

jeaton01

The art work is wrong on that kit and it has 7 exhaust stacks on the shown side, John.  But the one I have, 2132, actually has 12 exhaust stacks.  But then unlike the box art it has the dorsal fin on the tail in the plastic.  Go figure.  Maybe the only way to get an early no fillet D is to graft the tail from the Academy B kit or grind down and fill what's in this one.

 

The art work is wrong on that kit and it has 7 exhaust stacks on the shown side, John.  But the one I have, 2132, actually has 12 exhaust stacks.  But then unlike the box art it has the dorsal fin on the tail in the plastic.  Go figure.  Maybe the only way to get an early no fillet D is to graft the tail from the Academy B kit or grind down and fill what's in this one.

How about an early model P-51D with no tail fillet. The only one I know of is the ancient Academy kit that has a 14 cylinder Merlin. I've built one.

M. Brindos

I think a new tooled P-36, P-35, and P-43 would be very nice. There are some good kits that have been done in 1/72, but not in a long time.

I'd be even nicer to see some modern kits in 1/48.

 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/dora-wings-dw48029-republic-p-43-lancer--1244758

I'd be happy with just one new kit in 1/72:

Sikorsky HH-52A Sea Guard 

(USCG photo)

Some newer/updated Vietnam War era Army support aircraft, AH-1G, Birddog, etc.

We need a real accurate short wing B-26-0/A model.  The Valom is too fat and the Airfix/MPC is a B model, just like the Hasegawa kit.  The Monogram Snaptite is actually an early B-model.

tempestjohnny

I'll add one oldie from Airfix. OS2U Kingfisher

Last year's AZ Models 1/72 Kingfisher is very nice. It was released in three boxes:  USN, RAF, and RAAF.  I grabbed one as soon as they came out- it is so much better than the Lindberg and Airfix oldies!

Bish

The top of my wish list has been the same for years. Ju 87C.

I'd also like to see some new tooled British Army helicopters. The Gazelle, Lynx and Wildcat would be nice to start with.

And an F-35B with markings for an operational RAF aircraft.

 

Pawel

Moonbeam McSwine?

I was the chairman of her fanclub in Poland! :-)

As for the Fujimi Skyhawk - there is a Polish company called Hobby 2000 and they are reissueing them. they already do the OA-4M:

https://hobby2000.pl/index.php?controller=search&s=skyhawk

Good luck with your modelling projects and have a nice day

Paweł

 

1)C-46 Commando

2)B-32 Dominator

3)C-119 Flying Boxcar

4)C-124 Globemaster

5)KC-97

We need: A C-141 Starlifter. And a T-38 Talon that isn't a rebadged F-5B. A decent FJ-4 Fury. A decent F-86A/E Sabre. Someone to get Kinetic back on their announced C-17!

I have long wanted a decent 1:72 Ford Trimotor.  The only existing kits I know of are the Revell one, which is not really 1:72 and thus is not able to take aftermarket engines, which it needs.

The second is the Airfix version.  To scale, and nice moldings.  However, the struts that hold the engines are individual pieces, and when I use them as provided and the position indentations, I cannot get the engines at the right position/angle.

I started thinking about and realized most of my list were updated old kits:

New tool A-20

New tool P-61

New tool Halifax

New tool P-80

Manchester

Baltimore

Maryland

New tool anything French WWII, i.e., ex-Heller

Moonbeam McSwine?

I was the chairman of her fanclub in Poland! :-)

As for the Fujimi Skyhawk - there is a Polish company called Hobby 2000 and they are reissueing them. they already do the OA-4M:

https://hobby2000.pl/index.php?controller=search&s=skyhawk

Good luck with your modelling projects and have a nice day

Paweł

The top of my wish list has been the same for years. Ju 87C.

I'd also like to see some new tooled British Army helicopters. The Gazelle, Lynx and Wildcat would be nice to start with.

And an F-35B with markings for an operational RAF aircraft.

I would like to see a new tool Airfix Firefly please.

I think a new tooled P-36, P-35, and P-43 would be very nice. There are some good kits that have been done in 1/72, but not in a long time.

I'd be even nicer to see some modern kits in 1/48.

tempestjohnny

Good list. But the Fujimi A-7 family is still really good 30+ years later. I've got an A and a B on the bench now.

I'll add one oldie from Airfix. OS2U Kingfisher

I really hope Academy does that Phantom. 

Oh and I did your namesake with the Airfix D.  Top blue nose

 

Like your kingfisher idea!

Good list. But the Fujimi A-7 family is still really good 30+ years later. I've got an A and a B on the bench now.

I'll add one oldie from Airfix. OS2U Kingfisher

I really hope Academy does that Phantom. 

Oh and I did your namesake with the Airfix D.  Top blue nose