molded...
1) Sets of 1/48 deck apes in poses consistent with the oft photographed
scene of ordnance crews mounting missiles onto aircraft the old fashioned
way - with elbow grease.
2) Sets of 1/48 trucks, dollies and tractors commonly found littering
hangars and decks here and abroad. I know they've done a few pieces hither
and thither, but it seems they've missed a lot of pieces too.
3) 1/48 crash crew sets - what the USN uses on the CVs and the big
firetrucks the
USAF uses. That crash crew stuff would make for a boss diorama.
4) 1/48 and civilian automobiles. Nothing elaborate or an extensive
catalog, just one or two vanilla four door sedans, wagons or vans that might
have been pressed into military service and would be appropriate in an air
base dio.
Think '63 Fords, Chevys, etc for the bare metal/Vietnam builds
'42-'48s for WWII and Post war staff car work
Pickups from all eras would be REAL COOL!
They could sneak these and other trinkets into kits the way Monogram
included bomb carts and tractors in their big bomber kits, or as stand
alone accy packs. Whatever the bean counters sign off on.
1/35th and 1/32nd autos have their place too.
5) More 1/48 civilian or commercial planes. Nothing specific in mind, just
something a wee bit bigger for the scale from a Cessna or Piper J-3 civilian
light. Maybe a Lear Jet, Bonanza twin engines,etc. Something without guns,
bombs or missiles for a change.
6) 1/48 DEA, cop and crook figures and diorama accys to accompany the
bove - in case you missed having the guns. Plus it's a good way to sneak
in a 1/48 Chevy Suburban too for dual use with an F-15 or something in a
modern era flight line diorama.
7) 1/48 (1/35th if you're MRC) Marine One with fully detailed interior,
crew, honor guard detail and if your heart desires a few figures in suit and
tie. I guess one waving and smiling, a few others trailing along wearing
stoic expressions and dark aviator sunglasses.
We could squeeze that 1/48 Suburban in here too. How about a limo?
8) B-50 conversion kit for Mono's B-29. Ah hell, let's be greedy and just
give us a new ProMono kit of the B-50.
9) Some of that neat NASA stuff that got stuffed in the belly and under the
wings of those B-50s... and B-29s... and...
10) A 1/48 B-52!!! OK, you had to see it coming. Pipe dreaming now, but if
they actually shot one of these into a box it would probably be the only
time $200 for a single model kit would actually seem worth it to me. ;-)
Honestly though, I'm having trouble finding a safe spot for a 1/48 Corsair
much less a 5 foot BUFF :-(.
But someday...
11)1/35th scale (or 1/32nd) joins the Navy! Think of things you might see
on the deck of a WWII era CV or surface ship. The thinking being, if they
can sell 88mm AA kits and crews that people will build, there might be some
interest out there in building up dios of the Navy's 20mm and 40mm pom-poms
and their brave crews. I'm just thinking of all those little things I hated
building in 1/720 scale that I'd enjoy if I could actually see the detail.
Arguably though, a Kriegsmarine AA kit would probably draw the most interest
with the 1/35 crowd. :-(
1/35th LCVP with figures - Oddly enough, a popular kit subject that I don't
recall the Kriegsmarine having or making good use of. Surely somebody has
kitted the LCVP in 1/35 already? Dragon quality?
1/35th 3" or 5" U-boat or Gato deck gun kit while we're at it. Come to
think of it, just how big would the entire conning tower work out? Hell
that's really the meat and potatoes of a sub build anyway. So, what does
this work out to in 1/35th scale?
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1/35th PT-Boat. I think an Elco class came in at 80ft if my memory hasn't
failed me - so 2 1/2 ft is right in line with what we've been seeing in the
ubersized kits of late. Better chance at seeing a Schnelboote of course.
Generally you get the picture -1/35th is not just for armor any more.
12) BIG scale figures. The biggest I can recall seeing is 1/16 from
Dragon. I'm thinking military not the Aurora superhero or Universal monster
stuff. Dragon makes the best mass produced 1/6th Action Figure stuff I've
seen, but that art form has it's limits with out of scale cloth and necc.
evils like wrist joints and rubber boots needed to maintain playability.
Basically, what I'd like to see is someone take the 12" action figure
format, strain all the "toy" out of it and take it to the limits in styrene
kit form. Dragon would be a logical choice - the only problem is Dragon is
WWII-German obsessed and I want to see stuff from other historical periods.
Basically the stuff Osprey has been stuffing into Plates A thru L in their
pamplets the last few decades. I want to get medieval on some styrene.
Luckily - for anyone that read this far down - the coffee's ready. It's real
coffee too -the spoon stands straight up when you let go of it and there's
not a trace of chocolate or anything of that sissy stuff to soften the
blow. ;-)
WmB