Neat Idea: 1/175th Scale

1:144 is already there.   Half the size of 1:72.

In ships, 1:144 is already supported by Trumpeter (LCM, Gato (two of 'em)), Dragon (LCAC), and RoG (couple of U-boats).  Whats this Yamato post down the board?    1:144 is supported by the aftermarket (White Ensign, Nautilus Models, etc.).  N-scale (1:160) is close to 1:144, and is supported by various railroad detail sets as well as Iron Shipwright.    Dragon supports the scale with aircraft, as does Sweet, Platz, Trumpeter to name a  few.  Can-Do, Dragon, and Trumpeter cover the 1:144 armor scale.

Add to that the traditional ship modeling of 1:192 scale (metric 1:200).  There are some, and growing, including an Arizona soon.

There is no real market for a smaller than 1:144 but larger than 1:192 (or 1:350).

We don't need another scale with more of the same subjects (Oh boy! another Yamato!).   We need more and diverse subjects in the scale which are out there now.

Hello from OZ,

I'm with you Ed, 144th is already here and supported as you say.

 I am 'tinkering' with Coastal Forces craft in 144th using the excellent (card) models from "Coastal Forces in Paper" to begin with. He (Horst) has produced two versions of the Fairmile A class, a Fairmile C class MGB and he's now working on the first of four versions of the Fairmile B class ML. I think I'll have to try and convince him to do a 'dog' boat which is the Fairmile D MGB/MTB. He also does some other coastal type ships including a Motor Minesweeper and a small Freighter to name a couple.

Watch this space for preliminary shots of the 144th models I'm working on, plus a couple in 72nd scale !!!

Cheers, Roger.