"Wish lists are a bit of a slap in the face when nothing is being made, but with the release of the Pegasus 1:18 X-1 all hope is not lost for 1:18 plastic model aircraft. Here's my updated top 5 and associated reasoning, feel free to agree or disagree, everyone's respectfully entitled to their opinion:
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1. Me-163 -- Still at the top of the wish list, the Me-163 could be a low cost (<$75) blockbuster in 1:18 scale. Small and simple to manufacture, the rocket powered Komet would make its way down the supply chain and into the homes of both high-end and budget collectors. This aircraft has many possible paint schemes and was MRC's biggest seller in plastic 1:72 scale. Hard to go wrong here.
2. SBD -- Even though we never had the exclusive, customers have been calling to check-up on the status of the Dauntless for the last four years. Super popular in 1:32 and in 1:72 scales, the SBD lends itself to numerous schemes and is a solid piece of American history. Probably a $100 airplane if produced today, most collectors would be buyers of this subject at this price level.
3. F4 -- With the moderate success of the F-14 despite shortcomings, the F-4 would probably roll-in at the $300 level or more even if mass produced. Nevertheless, the big Phantom has many, many fans worldwide and was done in many schemes. A very popular aircraft in 1:32, 1:48, and 1:72 scales, the 1:18 version would be a "must-have."
4. BBI Me-109 -- BBI's excellent tooling for the Me-109G was used only once on a limited-run -109. Let's see another repaint, this time in the black tulip-nose Hartmann scheme and a low cost, much appreciated aircraft would be born. No guesswork here, while not the most exciting subject, this plane would be an economic success.
5. F5/T38 -- Going out on a limb here in not picking the A-10, but this little airplane has been in the stable of many nations and would be much easier and cheaper to make than the Tbolt-II. It has some combat history in the US and the T-38 version was the main ride of the Thunderbirds for years. Not often modeled in other scales, this is an untested subject that I think would have quite a number of fans."