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OK, some blatant self-promotion: I'm currently workign on a 1/18 Heinkel Wespe VTOL fighter, a Curtis twin-engine P-40 variant, and I *was* working on a Me-109Z until I found out that a Me-109G was coming out (which would be a vastly better basis than the current Bf-109). A Natter is planned, along with an X-4 and several other air-to-air German missiles... and a few other things. Being greedy, I plan on making these as kits.

Obviously, a whole lot of Luft '46 going on.

But, as I said, I'm greedy. So, what planes would y'all be interested in (WWII to today) that there is NO chance that 21 or BBI will produce? Other Luft '46 planes? Equivalent US, UK, Sov projects? X-planes?

I think you asked us this on Groundpounders board a few months back. That board is going down in a few more weeks and this one is taking its place.

Weren't you also going to do a Triebflugel?

Hmmmm,
How about an Arado Ar 234B-2,Waco glider,g4m betty,mosquito,Kawanishi
N1K Kyofu float plane,Lavochkin La-7,Henschel Hs 129.Okay,those are the
strangest planes I can think of right now.I don't think 21st will build them,
but if you make them,I'll buy them.

Mark

At this point, the Zero would be a good candidate...

However, to stay on topic, here's my list:

Any WWI Plane (at this point)
Japanese "Val" Divebomber
Japanese "George" fighterplane
ME-163 Komet
TA-163 Volksjager fighterplane
Focke-Wulf TA-183 Jet fighter
Horten Flying Wing
Arado Ar-555 Medium Jet Bomber
The "Indiana Jones" German Flying Wing
AT-6 Texan
P-80
B-17
B-24
B-25
B-26
P-61
I'll cut it here, but could easily add many more aircraft!

Ill take a Zero, as it seems this will be the only way.

In addition,

OS2U Kingfisher
F4F Wildcat
F6F Hellcat
Val
Kate
SBD Dauntless
C-47
Mosquito
Hawker Typhoon
PBY Catalina
B-25 Mitchell
ME-163 Komet
HE-111
JU-88
JU-52

There's gonna be a Zero but it will no doubt be many months away..

I'm guessing many years away...

months..

Great. Maybe we can finally get rid of that Zero thread.

I'd have to say the Mosquito and the A-20 Havoc. They are really in the size catagory and won't be made. However, you never know about the Mossie now that Corgi is in the XD fray

-Ski

aferguson wrote:I think you asked us this on Groundpounders board a few months back.

Kinda, yeah.

aferguson wrote:Weren't you also going to do a Triebflugel?

At the time, it was a "Which do y'all want? Triebflugel or Wespe?" A triebflugel is definitely possible, but I started with the Wespe (cuz I like it more).

Seems the Zero and the Me 163 are up there in popularity. As the chances are pretty good of a 21 or BBI Zero, I'll hold off on that. But the Komet...

I would have liked to vote for the Zero, but I'm sure it will be guilt sometime before the end of (the) 21st Century
The Komet (ME-163?) would be fun to own and I don't want to jinx it, so I won't vote for that one.
I guess I'll go with the Mosquito since I know the Old Man at 21C wants to build the Me 110. BTW, the Luftwaffe deeply envied the Mosquito, but could never match it & only come up with underperforming wannabes like the 110!

How about the P-82?
Most of the tooling is already there, just a few tweaks here and there and VAVOOM! a P-82 Twin Mustang

C-47 need something for my airborne to jump from...

Spruce Goose. :rollin

Now, Beltfed, while it is true the Luftwaffe envied the Mosquito it is not true that they only came up with underperforming wanna bes.

The He-219 was faster and far better armed than the Mosquito and in fact shot many Mosquitos down both at night and in daylight. The Germans also had the Ta-154 which was made of all wood. They initially had problems with the glue that held it together but this was ironed out. It was extremely fast and a very promising new aircraft but was cancelled for political reasons (basically Goring hated Kurt Tank, the designer). The Ta-154 Moskito was more than a match for the british Mosquito.

Don't get me wrong...i love the Mosquito, it was a remarkable aircraft and is one of my most favourites..

Any twin engine plane will do, I know we got the p-38 but an

A-20 HAVOC
P-61 BLACK WIDOW
B-25 MITCHELL
would be sweeeet!
come 21st I know you can do it.

dangaroo wrote:Great. Maybe we can finally get rid of that Zero thread.

Or better yet say nothing and never get it...

Any X plane, a Komet would be great, I'd definitely buy a couple.

I remember hearing that 21c was not interested in doing a Komet as they felt it wouldn't sell, which of course is wrong (as they so often seem to be). So, maybe a Komet would be a good choice.

Personally i was astonished, yes, astonished, to hear 21c say that. With a modicum of imagination they could make the Komet look amazing and a must have for any WWII collector... eg make it and it's little tractor in one neat package or it and a z stoff (or c stoff) fuel truck etc.

Many interesting possibilites other than 'no'.

Im not saying this won't get made... Just check this one out....
http://www.stormbirds.com/project/image ... e_3_22.jpg
Very cool and I must say I like Me 262"s. I've built 2 of them in 1/32nd scale but !/18th, the biger the better. .... at least I can see then.

My top two have already been mentioned, but I'll add my vote: Mosquito and F-82. How about a B-26, or A-26?

I would like to see what has been list above as well.

As for the size of the plane, it will never make it to 1:18th scale, but I would love to have a B-17 medium bomber. Maybe in the Memphis Bell paint.

A little smaller, but big and may never come:
Heinkel HE-111, which would be a very cool plane in 1:18th scale.
Junkers JU-52, like the tri-engine design and needed for German Paras to jump from.
And don't forget the C-47 for the Americans.
For modern I would have to ask for a F-14 Tomcat.

For more practical and smaller yet, I would have to say A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog, if 21st C thinks it isn't worth going to production with. I think it would be very poplar. Have we forgot about this one? I think we have with the Zero thing. Will the Zero be another A-10 thing, but they have the prototype of the A-10. We have never seen a prototype on the Zero, So I wonder if it will be forgotten in time.

momaw nadon

I’d be willing to bet that we will indeed see the B-17 or B-24 someday but probably in the 1/32 line. 1/18 would be spectacular but would be a monster to hang or display. A 32x B-17 would still be larger than the P-38 in 1/18. Hope to see it someday. I have two armor 1/48 B-17s and I love them both dearly. I plan on buying more when finances permit.

Eh, don't forget that we never saw the prototype of the P-47 when all of a sudden it hit the shelves from nowhere. The Zero might give us the same appearance............

-Ski