[smartd]

Originally Posted by Berkut76

How about being more tolerant of other people's preferences? I'm not interested in flying shiny pencils, but I do realize that others like them and happy for them that they are being made.Regards,Sergey

I have no problem with your or anyone else's preference in aircraft, Berkut, the posts you make are quite informative since I have no knowledge of things Soviet or Russian.
I do have trouble with threads being hijacked by a couple of people who will never agree to disagree.

[Berkut76]

Originally Posted by smartd

I do have trouble with threads being hijacked by a couple of people who will never agree to disagree.

I have to say we are on topic here. Some folks are praising Hobby Master, and others would like to see something improved or changed or selection expanded. Hobby Master is pretty much the only game in town for 1:72 at this point, so the thread is kind of generic because of this very sad reality This is not a model/aircraft specific thread, so I don't really see what the problem is.

Regards,

Sergey

[smartd]

Originally Posted by Berkut76

I have to say we are on topic here. Some folks are praising Hobby Master, and others would like to see something improved or changed or selection expanded. Hobby Master is pretty much the only game in town for 1:72 at this point, so the thread is kind of generic because of this very sad reality This is not a model/aircraft specific thread, so I don't really see what the problem is. Regards, Sergey

Then we can agree to disagree, right?

[theodore]

Originally Posted by Berkut76

I want models of the Soviet WWII aircraft made not because I care about graceful lines or how well they performed at such and such altitudes, but because they are an extension of incredibly stoic men who gave it all to vanquish the Nazi scourge.

Men like fliers of 4th Guards Fighter Regiment of Baltic Fleet aka the Guardian Angels of the Road of Life and their commander Captain Golubev, who among other achievements shot down two(!) FW-190 flying I-16. Men like Jr. Lt. Kubati Kardanov who rushed his LaGG-3 to rescue Pe-2 recon plane besieged by six Bf-109Gs dispatching one of the attackers and fighting the rest despite being wounded until Pe-2 escaped.

These great men represented what Red Star on the wings was all about, and that's why I want to collect these aircraft.

Regards,

Sergey

I'm with you here, brother!! I like ALL countries aircraft of WW2. I do think it will be a matter of time, however, before Hobby Master will produce its first Soviet aircraft of WW2 (I hope I'm wrong, though!!). My guess is that it will be either a Yak-9 (because of the many variants that were produced) or a La-7 (because of the high ranking Russian aces that flew this aircraft). I do see where HM is going with producing the Kate, Helldiver, Beaufighter, etc. They want to concentrate on the naval aircraft of the Pacific war and throw in some British and German aircraft to keep some of the diecast collectors happy on the other side of the pond!! (not to mention us as well) I will predict that those of us that like Russian aircraft of WW2 will see one from HM in about a year to a year and a half from now!!

[Cruver Collecter]

If anyone is going to branch out into Soviet aircraft (Maybe Italian with Macchi C.202 or C.205) our best bet is Hobby Master. Their scope of aircraft choices is anything but narrow.