[planenutsfrog]

Absolutely CC. That said, the I-16 would be particularly welcome, and who knows, if profitable to the manufacturer, 1/48 or 1/72 Yak and Lavotchkin fighters as well as the Il-2 could follow...

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by Ara1

Hey Cruves, did you get this very heavy hint?

William, I bet Cruver Collector would buy every I-16 you may produce... Just guessing...

I like the I-16 the same as the Brewster Buffalo, so yep would have to pick up one of each.

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by planenutsfrog

Absolutely CC. That said, the I-16 would be particularly welcome, and who knows, if profitable to the manufacturer, 1/48 or 1/72 Yak and Lavotchkin fighters as well as the Il-2 could follow...

That is what I am hoping. Not enough Soviet aircraft represented in diecast.

[theodore]

Originally Posted by Cruver Collecter

That is what I am hoping. Not enough Soviet aircraft represented in diecast.

I second this opinion; even though I voted for a Ki-44, if HM makes a Soviet bird from WW2, then I think their first should be a Yak-9, due to a plethera of variants that this aircraft will yield, not to mention the importance of this Yak. The second choice would be a La-5FN or a La-7, and then a I-16 'Rata' (I saw one of these at the Oshkosh Fly-In in 2003; if memory serves me correctly, this was a Type 16 with 2 20 mm cannnons, one in each wing, and 4 7.62mm machine guns in the cowling. This was an original and flew in the show. Cool looking bird!! ).

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by theodore

I second this opinion; even though I voted for a Ki-44, if HM makes a Soviet bird from WW2, then I think their first should be a Yak-9, due to a plethera of variants that this aircraft will yield, not to mention the importance of this Yak. The second choice would be a La-5FN or a La-7, and then a I-16 'Rata' (I saw one of these at the Oshkosh Fly-In in 2003; if memory serves me correctly, this was a Type 16 with 2 20 mm cannnons, one in each wing, and 4 7.62mm machine guns in the cowling. This was an original and flew in the show. Cool looking bird!! ).

I remember seeing the photo of the I-16 at the 2003 Oshkosh Fly-In. Kind of looks like an I-16 Type 24 packing four 7.62mm ShKASs. Neat looking plane and hope the I-16 is a possible HM furture release.

[Daywalker]

My vote goes for a FW 190 A and a Me 109 (any version). So many great schemes left for these two planes.

[ac4313]

Originally Posted by William

My distributors may blame me for disclosing information too early. But my personal favorite is the I-16.

If this is to be taken as a hint, this is great news indeed! I will be ordering one of each livery offered without a doubt! I voted for the Yak-9, but IMHO the La-7 would be a better choice after the I-16. I must agree with the opinions being expressed by Cruver and others, Soviet/Russian designed WWII VVS aircraft are woefully under-represented.

Also, I wish to say thanks to William for participating in our discussions. Your presence here has added a whole new dimension to the discussion IMO, I very much enjoy getting the perspective of the manufacturer. Thanks for taking the time to post!

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by ac4313

If this is to be taken as a hint, this is great news indeed! I will be ordering one of each livery offered without a doubt! I voted for the Yak-9, but IMHO the La-7 would be a better choice after the I-16. I must agree with the opinions being expressed by Cruver and others, Soviet/Russian designed WWII VVS aircraft are woefully under-represented.

If we are lucky and HM does come out with the I-16, I would also like to see the La-7 being a next Soviet aircraft put out. Keeping my fingers crossed that over the next couple years we see some more Soviet/Russian aircraft being produced.

[PappyB]

The I-16 would be cool to see, that is if it can't be a Corsair

I'd make room for a few!

If the focus were to shift to Russian aircraft, which have been neglected in all scales, I would go nuts for an IL-2 in 1:48 next.....

[brunowbe]

Originally Posted by Elmer

Have you tried a Carousel 1 109E?

I have not, but they do not look as good as Carousel 1's other products (especially the Doras which I own the D13) and the liveries they have made do not appeal to me thus making $60-$70 for one not worth it (to me that is). I would prefer a 109F or 109G in 1/48 as the Emil is not my favorite version of this bird. Also the lack of a pad printed swazi that I have to put on myself has turned me off from this model.