Small Scale Military Headquarters

Interest in collecting 1/72 scale diecast airplanes seems pretty strong among our members here, and growing all the time. The offerings from Hobbymaster and Century Wings seem to be among the nicest and most popular. I think most would agree the models from Century Wings are top notch in most every respect, but IMO the problem with CW is not the quality of their products but the limited number of aircraft types. Outside of the newly released SR-71 "Blackbird" CW offers just 4 types, all of them US Navy carrier based jets including the A-7, F-14, A-6, and F-8. These are all really nice models, however CW has kind of beaten this horse to death, and there are only so many repaints of the same bird many of us can afford (or want) to collect at $60-$80 a pop on average. If you could choose a new model for Century Wings to produce, what would it be, and why....?? I've compiled a short list of possible candidates, all of which are carrier based jets in keeping with what sems to be the CW product focus. I realize the E-2 "Hawkeye" is not a jet per se, but it is a turbine powered carrier plane, and I think it would make an awesome model, although probably expensive, so I decided to include it with the rest. It will be interesting to hear what you guys have to say....

drat...double post

SU-25!!! SU-25!!! SU-25!!!

Pretty please with cherry on top!:) That would definitely drag me on the dark side!

StormyThoughts wrote:SU-25!!! SU-25!!! SU-25!!!

Pretty please with cherry on top!:) That would definitely drag me on the dark side!

While it's an interesting choice, and I did include an "Other" option, I do have a couple of slight issues with the "Frogfoot' as a choice..... First, it's not a US aircraft, and second, it's an entirely ground based plane to the best of my knowledge. Much more likely we'd see the SU-25 from Hobbymaster than we ever would from CW me thinks.

OSTKETTEN:

I voted for an EA-6B Prowler which would be a great follow-on to CW's A-6 Intruder. If I voted "Other", it would be an RA-5C Vigilante.

Strictly speculation on my part, but I hope/think HM will eventually release a Vigilante. Other collectors, including me, have been requesting an HM Vigilante on the diecast message board for a long time.

dragon53 wrote:OSTKETTEN:

I voted for an EA-6B Prowler which would be a great follow-on to CW's A-6 Intruder. If I voted "Other", it would be an RA-5C Vigilante.

Strictly speculation on my part, but I hope/think HM will eventually release a Vigilante. Other collectors, including me, have been requesting an HM Vigilante on the diecast message board for a long time.

Great post on both counts. The "Prowler" is an obvious logical progression of the CW A-6 Intruder, and the only reason I personally chose the S-3 "Viking" is that it would be an entirely new CW model, and it's always been a favorite of mine. You are absolutely right about the "Vigilante" though, it would be a fine choice for a "new" CW aircraft, and I don't know why I didn't include it in the poll.... doh!!

ostketten
nice pick i like that EA-6B DIDNT THINK OF THAT ONE

Good thread ostketten.

Have to go with the R/A 5C Vigilante. It would fit perfectly with CW other releases.

And it is just a great looking aircraft. Would prefer CW to do this, rather than HM.




Another great choice, in my opinion, would be the U2. CW has already done the SR-71, and this would be a great companion to it.