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Post by Berkut » Sat Feb 16, 2013 11:53 am

NWarty wrote:Would love an OV-10D NOGS model. I think complexity would kill the price.

Me, I'd be happy with a A-1 Skyraider, FW-190A, F-9F Panther, F8F Bearcat or F-8 Crusader
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Post by normandy » Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:52 pm

I'd like a Me-163 Komet. 8)

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Post by YT » Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:02 pm

A-10 & Hind, at a mass market price.
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Post by B-29 » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:51 pm

Helicopter: MH-47 Chinook
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Post by Axis Nightmare » Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:14 am

Not a Helicopter fan but after the 190A/F....

Me-110 :!:
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Post by CW4USARMY » Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:56 pm

Chinook would be awesome in 1:18 scale, but I've got to go with the Hind first.

For the plane , I definitely want an A-10! :-D

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Post by pickelhaube » Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:08 pm

YT wrote:A-10 & Hind, at a mass market price.

I agree with you YT.

I would love especially to buy the Hind off of the shelf.
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Post by YT » Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:00 pm

pickelhaube wrote:
YT wrote:A-10 & Hind, at a mass market price.

I agree with you YT.

I would love especially to buy the Hind off of the shelf.
Funny thing is mass market and garage kit prices will soon be intersecting with the rate of inflation and foreign production costs rising! :lol:
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Post by bobb428 » Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:31 pm

CH-53 and A-10

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Post by rudedog » Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:19 pm

good question where are those molds? for the f-4 phantom there are many version s of this bird navy, chair force only kidding my son is active duty air force we joke i m ex navy. wonder who has the rights to that mold. any one know?

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Post by Krevix44 » Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:50 pm

Jet : A-4 Skyhawk

Helicopter : Sea King

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Post by rschaap » Tue Feb 19, 2013 1:08 pm

As jets go I am partial to the F-4 Phantom and A-4 Skyhawk since I saw a lot of those growing up during the time my dad was in the navy. As far as helicopters go I like the AH-1 Cobra (Vietnam) and for planes I would still like to see the A-1 Skyraider.

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Post by tmanthegreat » Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:54 pm

Dang it, I hate these "wish list" threads :twisted:

They are a good sign you can tell the market has slowed or dried up and the collectors have nothing better to do. But its not an entirely uselsess endeavor as we've had some 1:18 "wish list" planes that came to fruition, including the Japanese Zero, ME-262, F-86, F-14, and most recently, the Dauntless.

I've got a few selections for most wanted aircraft, most of which are based on planes we were promised by one company or another and which even made it to prototype stage in some cases. Not so many for helicopters as I think the US inventory has been covered pretty well. Still, it I had to choose only one of each, I'd like the following:

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F-4 Phantom
Proposed by both 21c and Admiral Toys before the demise of each, even making it to prototype form. Its a classic Vietnam jet fighter, of which we really don't have a good example of in 1:18 scale. Depending on how a manufacturer tweaked the tooling, we could get different model variants, armaments, and TONS of great USAF, USN, USMC, and foreign paint jobs.

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Russian MIL 24 Hind
This may have been proposed by BBI at one point, but no one has really taken it on. It would certainly be big, but really not that much larger than a 1:18 Blackhawk. The tooling would be fun - retractable gears, interior troop compartment, that neat bubble canopy, and lots of guns, rockets, and missiles. Its the classic Soviet-bloc helicopter gunship and gives our Apaches and Supercobras something to shoot at.
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Post by wolf8564 » Tue Feb 19, 2013 8:14 pm

Would have to be AV-8B Harrier and I already have the chopper AH-1W

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Post by granch » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:05 am

So, some people caring about price and size elect the A-4 Skyhawk, followed by the AV-8B Harrier.
What about a small helicopter, if the MIL-PH MI-24 doesn't get out of dreams?
There's not much choice in the US inventory. Or back to the Vietnam Era, with a simple Kiowa, a Cobra...
When nothing new,the Knighthawk could also wake some interest, more simple retooling, less work as from the Blackhawk to the MH-60K, if we can't hope a Navy SH-60 Seahawk...

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Post by B-29 » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:22 am

granch wrote:So, some people caring about price and size elect the A-4 Skyhawk, followed by the AV-8B Harrier.
What about a small helicopter, if the MIL-PH MI-24 doesn't get out of dreams?
There's not much choice in the US inventory. Or back to the Vietnam Era, with a simple Kiowa, a Cobra...
When nothing new,the Knighthawk could also wake some interest, more simple retooling, less work as from the Blackhawk to the MH-60K, if we can't hope a Navy SH-60 Seahawk...
The Bell 47/H-13 would be perfect for a smaller helicopter.
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Post by Black Lion VF-213 » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:28 am

My absolute dream plane in 1/18 has already been produced. You can figure that one out by my avatar name.

Too bad JSI screwed up the landing gear and certain blockpoint features that made it a mish mash between earlier variants and later Bombcat variants and a paint job that matched neither direction they were going for. At least the 2nd release had the paint job more in tune with variant reality.

F-15, F-4, A-10 would be nice, same for a F-100, but I really want the A-6E Intruder!!!

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Post by Berkut » Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:05 am

Expected more F-15 wishes and F-22 and MiG-25/31 wishes too.

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Post by The_Helicopter_Pilot » Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:21 am

I could be one for the Foxbat
A helicopter does not want to fly, it just vibrates so much that the ground rejects it

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Post by Berkut » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:52 am

The_Helicopter_Pilot wrote:I could be one for the Foxbat
Yeah me too mate, one of the fastest coollest jets, it looks so simple and bulky, but still slim, those rockets alone should be huge in 1:18

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Post by Barbarian333 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:10 pm

Since the F 4 has been mentioned. Another promised aircraft the MIG 21 is my choice. If ever both were released like the F 86 and MIG 15. I'd certainly purchase the MIG first. For a heli it would have to be a single engine Cobra.

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Post by Berkut » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:33 pm

Barbarian333 wrote:Since the F 4 has been mentioned. Another promised aircraft the MIG 21 is my choice. If ever both were released like the F 86 and MIG 15. I'd certainly purchase the MIG first. For a heli it would have to be a single engine Cobra.
Oh yeah, totally forgot the Fishbed. But I still have all the 21st CT released pics of the F-4 and MiG-21 which you could download on their site back then, were very pretty pics of the prototypes. In that time the market was really good I guess, remember also they had some interesting job applications: Toy designer/thinker en even a prototype builder or something like that? The good old days of 21st CT. :cry:

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Post by jlspec » Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:59 am

For a jet I would like the F-4 Phantom for a prop the A-1 Skyraider. Especially since both had prototypes pretty far along at Admiral

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Post by parrish333 » Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:10 pm

My favs:
Helo - Mil-24 hind
Jet - Harrier (USMC and/or RAF)
Prop - Mosquito

For helos, the next one almost certainly needs to be foreign (non-US). Hind would be the clear favorite, but it is big. The remaining US ones would likely be too big in 1:18 (CH-46, CH-47, CH-53, CV-22).

For Jets, the F-14 showed big can sell, but needs to be done well. A smaller jet like the AV-8, F-5, A-4, or Mig-21 might need to get produced first for manufacturers to regain confidence. Then the big boys like A-10, F-4, F-15, F-22, Euro Typhoon, Su-27, and Mig-29 might sell well. I think the F-117 could be a seller as well.

For WWII props, the US inventory is really well covered. Maybe a Wildcat or P-39 (one of my favs) would sell. British has barely been touched - a later mark Spit for sure would sell; Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest, and Mosquito are other great choices. German FW-190 seems to be on the way - which is a solid choice for Merit. Russian IL-2 might sell as well. The Il-16 would be a fun, inexpensive, small prop - but not sure of the popularity.

Under helos and props, forgot to mention the recent star - UAVs! A helo UAV would be a nice size for 1:18, but they aren't as well known/popular. A Predator would be doable in 1:18, but the cooler/bigger Reaper is probably too wide.

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Post by granch » Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:01 pm

Yes, UAV! One time a foot in the future! BTW, a lot of styropor RC Predators and Reapers allready fly - and make movies (even from their own crash...)

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