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Hi Pat:
First and foremost, a new tooled shortbarreled stug series (IIIA-E), preferably by THE DRAGON. Reasons:
1) DML already has most of the molds necessary to do this. Would just have to do the roof, front armor, maybe a few other pieces.
2) German is always popular
3) Early to midwar panzers in schwarzgrau seem to be neglected somewhat.
These would sell like hotcakes, and yet THE DRAGON sits on its hands.
2: 251 a or b haltracks. Really same series as above. Zveda is the only company that makes either the a or b. This is a big gap from Fall Weiss to Barbarossa. Cmon fellahs, get to it.
2: New 263/232 Yes AFV club did these a few years back, but
1) really overengineered, not a pleasant build. Beyond that, though, I am told the turret for the 231/232 is too small.
4 Same reasons for the shortbarreled stugs. The Stug III F is quite characteristic of Fall Blau through Autum of 42. There are some really sweet, unique GD Stug III Fs. The last production III F requires some pretty heavy duty modifcation of the roof to make it typical.
put bold text here New tooled Panzerwerfer 42 or at least new tooled launcher as an aftermarket set. 1) The Tamiya rebox really dropped the ball by not addressing the rocket launcher. The joint venture by Great Wall/Broncos models shows how it should be done. Problem is the SWS Panzerwerfer is most probably a one of a kind. There needs to be a modern tooled kit for this unique vehicle.
Id like to see a 253 but that is probably so niche that it would be risky business wise.
Agree-
Also a 1/35 Sd.Kfz.247- It's based on the Krupp "Protze" 6x6 Chassis, with what looks like an elongated -222 or -223 Superstructure + that typically long German-style radio Aerial, as seen on the -263 & -251 Radio/Command Vehicles; because it's NEVER been done in Plastic, before.
A 1/35 Sd.kfz.6 w/Pak 40 mounted behind the front seats; see above...
AND NOW, my pet beef/cum request that I've been screaming about for years, on this site, and to the 1/35 Plastic AFV Manufacturers-
An all-new, state-of-the-art PLASTIC 1/35 M8 75mm HMC; because TAMIYA's is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, and it would be nice to see some attention paid to this IMPORTANT US/Allied WWII vehicle,
An all-new, state-of-the-art PLASTIC 1/35 US/Allied M3/M3A1 Stuart/Honey-series of kits; because the ACADEMY Stuarts have some serious issues: inaccurate Suspensions, Turrets, Upper & Lower Hulls, plus grody VINYL Tracks,
An all-new, state-of-the-art PLASTIC 1/35 US/Allied M3 Lee/Grant-series of kits, along with likewise all-new M31 ARV and Ammo Carrier versions; because ACADEMY's M3 Lee/Grant could be A LOT better in execution, real accuracy issues, plus "scaled-up" VINYL Tracks that are just as bad as their Stuarts',
An all-new, state-of-the-art 1/35 PLASTIC Dodge WC-54 Ambulance, and an Dodge M6 37mm AT Gun Carriage; because AFV CLUB missed the boat by leaving these two out of their otherwise excellent Dodge WC-series line of kits- a WC-54 can only be built as a kit-bash between an ITALERI WC-54 Ambulance Body and one of the other 4x4 AFV CLUB Dodges, plus having to slightly lengthening the Frame and Driveshaft, among other things,
I could go on and on, but just to make it short, all-new 1/35 kits of the M113 and related vehicles, a Mack 7-ton No 6x6, an M5 High Speed Artillery Tractor, Allis-Chalmers M6 Artillery Tractor, and the Post-War M8 Artillery Tractor, for all the same reasons stated above,
1/35 and 1/24 WWII US Staff Cars and Limos- Patton's 1939 Fleetwood 75 Limo, and Ike's Nineteenth Series (1941) Packard Limo; see above...
IMO, ALL of this discussion falls on deaf ears, as far as the plastic kit manufacturers go, so why do we even bother? The manufacturers are going to make what THEY feel is going to make THEM a BIG PILE of MONEY, not what we want to buy. That means MORE Tiger Is...
