Next 1:72 Sub...

Interior detail...?You're a braver man than I!

Guys,we all seem to have a pretty good idea what we would like to see in the way of

1/72 subs.They're all great ideas,based on some great(and even some "unique")designs.

In my opinion,the main problem is that we're talking it to death!We need to develop a consensus of what we would like to see made,and narrow the list to 4 or 5 do-able (and reasonably affordable)designs.

I recommend that we form a collective "think tank",and by working together,have our list prepared by no later than the end of March.We can then launch a collective assault on the various model companies using "snail mail" and e-mail barrages.No model company is going to invest the time,effort, and resources in developing large scale subs if they don't think they'll get a reasonable return on their investment.

If we really start bugging the out of them in early April and continue our inquiries on a regular basis over an extended period of time,I think they will realize that we're serious and we may see results (possibly) by the Fall of '09.

Those are my thoughts...Now I'd like to hear yours.

  Good Thought,U-Boater. I'll suggest the following,bearing in min d their marketability as well as MY gimme list : 1, Type IXC U-Boat..2,USS Nautilus,first Nuke boat..3,a revamp of the Revell Gato to either an earlier version or a Portsmouth built boat..4,a type XXI U-Boat. These are what I feel would sell,and are not inclusive of some of my favorites,like the Nautilus of the 30's and WWI U-Boats..                                            Mike

Alright!!!It's a start!                                                                                               

I propose the following categories (With The subs mentioned so far)...

WWI-WWII:

               

American:Nautilus/Argonaut,USN "S"-Class

                  

German:U-139 "U-Cruiser",Type UB III

                   

British:"K"-Class,"S"-Class,"T"-Class

 

Other:Australian "O"-Class,French "Surcouf"

 

WWII:

American:Would GATO conversions be OK?

 

German:Type IXC,TypeXXI

 

British:"V"-Class

 

Japanese:I-400(!),I-200 StS-Class

 

Other:

 

COLD WAR-NOW:

 

American:Nautilus,George Washington

 

German:

 

British:

 

Japanese:

 

Other:Russian Typhoon-Class(!), Russian Alpha-Class,Russian Foxtrot-Class,Australian Collins-Class

 

(!):I'd like to see where you're gonna park that beast!

OK!It's a start.Let me know if I've forgotten anything.Keep the ideas coming...

I'll be up-dating this list as we go.

 

 

 

               

USS George Washington!

Soviet Alpha class.

Nice clean lines, well known, good references available.

RAN Collins class, not too big. 

Kitbuilder,you're on the list!

RooWalker,check out www.nautilusmodels.com. This guy makes some sweet GATO conversions in both 1/144 and 1/72 scale.I believe he's currently got a pre-war GATOconversion in the works.

To everyone else out there I say...SPEAK UP! Your opinion matters!And when it comes to the model companies,if they get several HUNDRED modelers all wanting the same thing it's very likely they'll listen and act on it.

Well guys, here it is March 3rd...

So far German boats (both WWI and WWII) have the lead.

WWI:U-139 "U-cruiser" with 2 votes

WWII:Type IXC with 4 votes. TypeXXI with 2 votes.