I'm curious to know if you guys have a "to buy" list, we're talking only military vehicles in plastic here.

Couple of years back I used to buy up to 10 1/35 kits a month, crazy!

Nowadays I rarely buy anything plastic, trying to sell off chunks of my stash and making a few trades... References and aftermarket, now that's another story!

There are however a few plastic kits on my radar, most of them being relatively recent releases.

I'll add my list in a separate post, but what's on your list?

Remember it has to be military vehicles in any scale, CURRENTLY AVAILABLE (already released) injection moulded plastic kits only.

Cheers,

Christophe

Academy Merkava Mk II D
Academy K200A1 Korea Infantry Fighting Vehicle
AFV Club M60A1
AFV Club SdKfz 233
AFV Club Churchill Gun Carrier
AFV Club Churchill Mk III Dieppe
AFV Club Churchill AVRE w/Snake Launcher
AFV Club Wiesel 1 A1/A3 MK20
AFV Club Wiesel 1 Tow A1/A2
AFV Club IDF Sho`t Kal Dalet w/Battering Ram
Asuka M32 JGSDF (couple of those)
Ding Hao Type 64 ROC
Dragon StuG III Ausf.F 7.5cm L/48 Last Prod.
HobbyBoss Swidish (sic) CV9035 IFV - actually the Danish version...
HobbyBoss Schneider CA-Armored
ICM Panhard 78 AMD-35
Italeri Staghound Mk 1
Meng Achzarit late version
Meng Leopard 2A4
Meng T90 with dozer
Meng T-10M
Revell M48A2GA2
Tamiya Gama Goat Ambulance
Tamiya Somua S35
Trumpeter 2S7M 203mm Self-Propulsion Artillery Gun
Trumpeter BMP-1 (couple of kits needed for conversions)

No brownie points for guessing who my favourite manufacturer is, LOL.

Cheers,

Christophe

Tamiya/Asuka Easy Eight #25175

I'm sure there are more but that's it for now,I'd like to do it as Fury with the figures also.

The Dragon Tunisian Tiger # 6608 also
The Meng Bradley

Can I ask for one about to be imminently released?

Asuka M4 Sherman

Otherwise, I'd like:

ICM Studebaker with Katyusha
Trumpeter Russian 85mm 52-K anti aircraft gun
Tamiya SOMUA S-35
DML Tunisia Tiger 131

Takom 12.8cm Flakzwilling 40
AFV Club 1/35 SdKfz 11 Halftrack & leFH 18 105mm Howitzer | AF35S48
Great Wall Hobby L3516
3,7cm FlaK 43 auf schwere Wehrmacht Schlepper
Great Wall Hobby L3523 German Rheinmetall 12.8cm K44 L/55

For some reason I don't have a 'Military Vehicle' to buy list. It seems for this subject it is more spontaneous purchases. Case in point I was following this link about Miniart and the next day I came home with a Miniart SU-76 (even posted a kit selfie of it) - https://archive.kitmaker.net/forums/238114.

I do, however have a flying things 'wish' list and for some unknown reason this year I have 'drifted' into the realm of floaty things which is not my normal subject. Maybe because I served in the US Navy and I am sure there is some Freudian explanation/analysis to explain why I have no real interest in that subject .

My stash, I think, is fully stocked with enough land crawly kits that even if I can roll back 40 or more years of my life I would still not have time to complete them.


Cheer

I keep a wishlist on Scalemates so that I have it available at any time for reference. A quick check shows, excluding resin, items not yet released and those items that I have on order, not much at the moment:

Trumpeter 2S1
Bronco Hotchkiss H38/39
Firing Line BV-206

Waiting for :
Meng or Takom Whippet
AFV Club M992
IBG KTO Rosomak

I have placed an order for all three Takom Chieftains and Mengs Panzerhaubitze 2000 with add on armour.

Looking forward to the Takom Chieftains very much.Will want 2 at the moment.As for wants-
Takom mark 1v ww1 tank.
Takom Leopard 1a5.
Meng Leopard 1a3(several me wants but have a lot of italeri golden oldies).
Hoping to see soon Mark 1 british ww1 tank in 1.35th,M113 new tooling,Swedish strv 104 in plastic,Danish Centurion with rangefinder.
Can but hope!!!. Richard

Hi Christophe,

Of course I have a wish list:We are almost equally

US SF Pickup Meng Models
M109 A6 Palladin AFV Club
VBL Tiger Model
AMX 10 RC Tiger Model
Leopard C2 Takom
LMV Lince Italeri
Bradley M2A3 Meng Models
CV9035 Hobbyboss
Buffalo with bar armor Bronco Models
Buffalo with bar armor and ERA armor Bronco Models
M1114 (CB35080) Bronco Models
M1070 Hobbyboss
LAV III Trumpeter
ASLAV PC phase 3 Trumpeter
M1078 FMTV Low Signature Armored Cab Trumpeter
Dingo 2 GE A2 PatSi Revell
Dingo 2 GE A3.3 PatSi Revell
Abrams TUSK II Tamiya
Challenger 2 with bar armor Trumpeter
M1132 AFV Club

But before that I have already 34 kits in my stash !

1. Meng Mark IV

2. Takom Chieftan MK5/P

3. Tasca M4 Sherman

4. Hobbyboss T-18

5. AFV Club Chaffee -undecided on which variant though

6. Panda Hobby 1/16 38T

7. Dragon Mauliter ambulance

8. Hobbyboss Panhard

9. Takom Krupp Morser

10. Fine Molds Type 61

nothing, absolutely nothing I go through life without a stash these days.

Reading Timothy's list, I think I forgot to put the Fine Molds Type 61 and HobbyBoss T-18 on my list...

Cheers,

Christophe

The Bronco Morserzugmittel,, the Bronco glider tail section,, the Tamiya Somua 35 and/or Bis 1. And I'm still patiently waiting for DML's command version kettenkrad!

Only 2 on my list:

AFV Club M548
Tamiya M26 recovery vehicle

Interesting to note the small number of DML being mentioned. My list would include :-
Takom
Chieftain Mk 5 (pre ordered)
Chieftain Mk 11 (pre ordered)

Bronco
Morris 17pdr tractor
Panzer III A

Mirror Models
Morris C8 FAT No5 Body

DML
Nuffin, bugger all, zilch etc etc

I very rarely have a "to buy" list as unless somethings an absolute bargain I can buy to put into the stash for "I may need that" I tend to buy things as and when I need them. As I don't work anymore due to ill health I run on a very tight budget so have to watch what I spend. The only time I really buy vehicles is if I have a specific idea for a diorama(which is my preferred method of display these days) and then I hunt around for the best price for what I need. I recently bought and built two Tamiya Stug IV's and the Eduard zimmerit sets as I had a picture in my minds eye of them rearming in a farmyard so therefore I need two miniart building sets. To add a bit more depth to it I also decided that I would have a road parallel to that with a column of German vehicles and infantry either moving towards the front line or in retreat as I decided to set it in Normandy. As result I bought the Italeri Tiger with zimmerit and two of their Panther A's which also have zimmerit. Whilst not 100% accurate (what is?) I've built these before and enjoyed it so rather than pay an arm and a leg for DML equivalents (whose vehicles I hate building) I went for pleasure building. Needless to say I'll have more ideas as I go along and inevitably change vehicles but they'll come in at a later date. This is why I don't do to buy lists as it locks me in. I do however have a to buy list of bits for dios such as grenade boxes, grenades, medical equipment etc from Plus models as they are things that I know I will need and use.

T-38
T-18
BA-3
MkV
gotta stop buying and start building...but...

Panda JEERV
Meng M2A3 Bradley
Meng D9
Meng AMX-30B2
Trumpeter FENNEK
Meng T-90 w/dozer
Hobby Boss SS-23 Spider
Trumpeter Scud
Meng Leopard 1A5

Howdy Y'all

I got a clue from Karl this year. I'm trying to whittle down the stash and only buy what I'm currently building. I try to build only what is already in the stash, hence, I don't need to buy anything and don't have a list. I did pick up a Meng D9 dozer at a swap meet and now I'm selling my Tamiya M26 Recovery vehicle on EBay. Zero sum game means less to move when I retire. I am keeping my eye open for an Italeri 1/35 Bofors and any 1/48 Italeri I can get a good deal on.

Just my thoughts and 2 cents.
Take care,
Don "Lakota"

I've been on a binge lately. I just received the:

Takom Turtle
ICM Panhard 178 AMD 35
Revell Bergepanther

I have ordered but am waiting on:
Tamiya Panther Ausf. D
AFV Club Bussig Nag w/Billstein Crane

What I want:

AFV Club Sd. Kfz 233 w/ 7.5 cm gun
IBG Otter
IBG Marmon Herrington Armored Car (Mid East version)
Bronco Versuchsflakwagen Pz Sfl IVc
Takom Whippet
Meng A7V

That's it for now...tomorrow there will be more.

Jeff

Not like I need any more, but...

AFV Club Valentine Mk III w/ rotatrailer
AFV Club Valentine Mk II
Academy Stuart Honey w/TMD set
Bronco Valentine IX
Bronco Humber MK II
Italeri AB40
Italeri Saharianna


Yep. On an North Africa kick right now!

hello
With all the new kit these years, i can't get all the models i want when they are out. And some new kits will replace old dogs!

on my list:
AFV club:
Shot kal Gimel
shot Kal Alef

Trumpeter:
BMP2
BM21
BTR80 x2
Gaz66
2S1
T72 M4CZ
T72 BV
T72 BM
T80 BV
Puma 6x6 (italian modern vehicles)

Meng:
T90
PANZERHAUBITZE
AMX30B2
AUF1 (perhaps kitbashed with the Trumpeter kit)

Panda:
Cougar 4x4

Italeri:
Lince

Revell:
Dingo2

... and there're lot of other kits i forget.

Don't have a 'gotta have' list...more or less what hits my fancy as they are released.

Now, with that being said, and with over 300 1/35 kits in the stash, its fair to say, and admit, that a lot of those releases do in fact hit my 'gotta have' funny bone. I don't buy every kit released...pretty much the releases that holds my interest and/or having experience with the real thing that drives my purchase.

Another downfall, or advantage, depends on your point of view...is that I like building the oddity. Sometimes that takes a combination of 2 or 3 kits to complete. So, there's my wallet releasing the buying monster.

At 61, say building 5 kits a year, it would take me another 60 years to get though what I have just today! Now add the technology leap what would take place between now and then, then you have a constant 'stash' replenishment taking place. An infinite modeling mecca!

So, in the end, I'm in no rush to build, but I do have that weakness, and rush, for purchasing new releases!