View Single Post
Old 06-27-2007, 06:44 PM   # 10 Quick Link (permalink)
 Folgore's Avatar
Folgore
Forum Contributor
Meritorious Service Medal

Folgore is offline Offline
Photos:
Referrals:
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location:
Los Angeles
 

Re: WW II 1:72 Scale Planes Not Done Yet

Oofah! Too many to choose from! In general, I'd like to see Soviet fighters, Italy's MC-202 Folgore (duh) and anything Japanese that's not a Zero, starting with the Kate and Jill. (I do have IXO's Japanese planes, minus the Grace, but that wouldn't stop me from buying a better model, if one was offered.) If I had more room, the above-mentioned floatplanes would be next on my list.

I don't know what sells with the general public / casual collector, but I'm betting fighters are better sellers than bombers, and given that many consumers are in English-speaking nations, I imagine any US or British planes that haven't yet been offered -- like the Helldiver or Tempest -- would be good sellers. But then, isn't there a large and largely untapped Japanese market? Wouldn't Japanese planes be good sellers? I know there are companies that manufacture small-scale Japanese planes; how would the Japanese market respond to well-done 1:72 offerings?
 

Nrrrm! Whoosh! Rat-tat-tat!
--sounds of a happy diecast collector
Reply With Quote