[Elmer]

Originally Posted by brunowbe

If someone would make a decent 1/48 Bf-109 (I just do not like FMs version), I would buy as many as I could afford and get my bloody hands on. Plus I would like a good 1/48 to bridge the gap between the 1/72 and 1/32 109s I have. Also, what good is a 1/48 HM Spitfire if it does not have a 1/48 enemy to tangle with?

Have you tried a Carousel 1 109E?

[Elmer]

While I would appreciate almost any 1:48 scale entry, I am going to beat a dead horse and clamor for a well done P-51D. Now before you all start crying "Not another P-51D, it has been done to death!" I remind you the only 1:48 diecast option is Franklin Mint's.

[hworth18]

Originally Posted by Elmer

While I would appreciate almost any 1:48 scale entry, I am going to beat a dead horse and clamor for a well done P-51D. Now before you all start crying "Not another P-51D, it has been done to death!" I remind you the only 1:48 diecast option is Franklin Mint's.

True. The P-51D is also poorly done in 1/48, however, the P-51B/C from EI is one of the best..

[STARMAN 352ND]

Elmer....I'm shock at what you just did......You need to see the light again...F4U Corsair.....With no Elmer holes on the bottom..
I agree the P-51B made by EI is the best on the market..It would be nice to see a P-51D down the road.

[fileasfog]

I would rather they reserve 1/48 to extra small planes like buffalo or I 16.
I think the Yak is a relatively small plane.

[derhamburgerjung]

Next 1/48 from Hobbymaster?
I still want a A1 Skyraider.In 1/48 would be fantastic. Also a Bf 110 in diecast or even a Ju88

Or something smaller, a Messerschmitt Me 108 Taifun

[Celtic]

Hopefully, if they build a Russian WWII type, it will be in 1/72 because that is what I can buy. The 1/48 size makes fantastic models, but the prices are way beyond my budget (and because of that I didn't vote here). A lot of 1/72 collectors, who like me just can't afford the larger scales, hope that the smaller scales won't be neglected. I realize that HM puts out more 1/72 scale models at this time, but assume, too, that like bigger autos, the bigger scales give the model companies more profit against their investment; as prices for materials and shipping rise, they may decide to ramp up their scales to keep profits in line. And before anyone gets upset with me, I'm not taking the position that 1/72 models are better than 1/48, because they aren't; it isn't a matter of quality, but it is a matter of affordability. As HM plans new releases, I hope they won't forget the lower half of the market.

[planenutsfrog]

I have voted for the Ki-44, but like Cruver Collecter the Curtis H75/P36 is really the first type I am after...

In the biplane category, the I-153 mentionned by Sergey (far more historically important a plane than the F3F !) would be great.

As an alternative however, I think the very last US biplane combat aircraft, the Curtis SBC Helldiver, would make a spectacular model.

Commercially it wouldn't be more risky a choice than the F3F, and unlike that one, the SBC at least didn't leave the front line before 1942 !

[11SQNLDR]

None of the above spin my wheels m'afraid - i'd be happy to see a Tempest orTyphoon though

[fileasfog]

Originally Posted by Celtic

Hopefully, if they build a Russian WWII type, it will be in 1/72 because that is what I can buy. The 1/48 size makes fantastic models, but the prices are way beyond my budget (and because of that I didn't vote here). A lot of 1/72 collectors, who like me just can't afford the larger scales, hope that the smaller scales won't be neglected. I realize that HM puts out more 1/72 scale models at this time, but assume, too, that like bigger autos, the bigger scales give the model companies more profit against their investment; as prices for materials and shipping rise, they may decide to ramp up their scales to keep profits in line. And before anyone gets upset with me, I'm not taking the position that 1/72 models are better than 1/48, because they aren't; it isn't a matter of quality, but it is a matter of affordability. As HM plans new releases, I hope they won't forget the lower half of the market.

I second this