What are the "must have" ships?

 ... for me, the 1:400 Queen Mary 2 together with the QE 2 together in a highseas diorama...

  the pacific fleet led by the Big E would also be nice..(in 1:350th scale)

Existing ships.....  the new future release full  hull Aoshima IJN battleships(Mutsu/Nagato).

Hasagawa's future release  IJN Ise/Hyuga battleships.

Non existing?  Maybe a Kongo, Ise,  Fuso class in 1/350 scale, it seems like most larger scale battleship  kits are all US or German ships.  The Yamato is a pretty nifty battleship indeed however, it would be nice to see some of these other battleships(ones that actually fought ship against ship in WWII) in a  larger scale.  

I've always wanted someone to offer a kit (in 1/700 then, but now with my old, weak eyes I'd much prefer 1/350 or larger) of the light cruiser De Ruyter - the ship that fought in the battles around Java in early 1942.  I can't find a clear photo of her at the moment, but I think she was the one I'm thinking of - a rather unusual turret arrangement with single guns on either side of the bridge as well as forward turrets.  And the Tromp as well - she was designated by the Dutch as a Destroyer Leader, being somewhat larger than their destroyers but not approaching the size of a light cruiser.

How long is my list now? 

Mine are the Titanic and any Mississippi River or Western River steamboat, paddle boat, sternwheeler and towboat.

Fish-Head Aric wrote:

All good choices! I go a big vote for Noah's Ark, too!

If you include mythological ships, than the Argo should also be included in the list.

I agree with prof Tilley, a decent scale (styrene) Dreadnought is a gap that should be closed asap.

Another lack is the shortage of oceanliners (again in a decent scale) and modern day merchant vessels (oiltankers, containerships and yes even those buttugly car transporters) as well as the smaller ferry boats (that in my opinion in some regions are even more important than those "historical" ships)

* I know, some of you will point out that there are oceanliners and containerships, but how much choices do you have in the available kits ?  Not much and some are even only generic.

bartgoesaert wrote:

For the rest I sure want to build a Bismarck,

Than you will be pleased with what Revell will release in October, Bart

Since this thread mentions subs, why not the Hunley (or for that matter, the Turtle).

I'm still waiting for an affordable 1/350 Indianapolis.