1 Aug, 2010 Dragon Models New kit survey

[Tracy White]

Hi Andrew, I'm PMing your original response to you for reference, but your original post was NOT helpful.

We are looking for specifics, not "ANY." We need tallies, not vague desires. I'm a USN fan too, so I'm not ragging on you, we just need results that Rob can actually tally and present to Dragon.

[harry dente]

1) Atlanta class
2)Brooklyn/St louis class
3) 4 piper variants (DD, APD, DMS, DML, you get the picture)
4) HMS Ark Royal, the WW 2 carrier
5)Northampton class (and most of the fittings could result in an easy Indy and Portland model)

That is in keeping with your restrictions; Hoever, Dragon in its armor and aircraft have never been shy about going against the competition: Academy M7, Tasca DV sherman II, MPM A-20, etc. A Fletcher plays right into their economical use of moldings (make an M2 105mm; take 2 of the sprues and most of the M3 HT sprues and make an M19; take the early M4 hull and suspention and the M2 105 and some other bits from the bin, some new parts and you have the M7) They can use lots of the Benson/livermore stuff AND better still create an enourmous variety of rigs and fittings.

[johnd]

1. S-boat early WWII USN submarine
2. USS Wasp CV-7
3. Sumner class destroyer
4. USN sub-chaser

The S-boat would be a great addition as they "held-the-line" early in the war. Their crews had to have incredible courage just to dive those boats let alone engage the enemy.

[Hugh Williams]

Preferably in 1/700 scale:
Colony class cruiser
WWII Illustrious class CV
USS Wasp CV-7
US Garcia class DE (DE/FF-1040 class)
Flush deck four stack DD

Rick Heinbaugh

Hi Rick,

I see you prefer 1/700 scale, but your vote, if counted for 1/350 scale, would suit me just fine!

Cheers,

Hugh Williams

[hike65]

Hello all, My picks would be some subjects very unrepresented in kit form. Thanks

1.) World War 1 german submarines any type prefer U-151, large scale: 1/144,
2.) World War II Fast Attack Transports APDs (Wickes, Rudderow class) like USS Ward,
Liddle, Crosley ect. great subject as great camo schemes with greens 1/144
3.) Any other class of PT boat other than PT-109 in 1/72 again great camo. schemes
4.) L.S.I. esp. gunboat version in 1/72 or 1/144 scale
5.) Old 1930s/WW!! USS Ranger aircraft Carrier in 1/350 or larger

[sinnerboy]

1) HMS Dreadnought
2) HMS Nelson / Rodney
3) HMS Ark Royal ( WW2 vintage )
4) HMS Ark Royal ( 60's - 70's vintage )
5)...oooh last one. whats it to be? desisions desisions....any Italian Battleship WW2 era ( apart from Roma which I believe Trumpy are going to do )
....oh no ! did I mention HMS Fearless...bum!

[jgrease]

I know these won't happen in this lifetime, but:

-Essex-class SCB-125 (Any one - take your pick)
-Forrestal class, particularly USS Ranger
-Moskva class helicopter carrier (actually an ASW ship)
-Lewis and Clark class Ammunition/Cargo ships (T-AKE-1)
-USS John F Kennedy CV-67

[shipwright]

Greetings,

My List:

1 - 1/350 Essex-class aircraft carrier (angled deck)
2 - 1/350 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier (preferably Vietnam War era)
3 - 1/350 Midway-class aircraft carrier (both axial deck and angled deck versions)
4 - 1/350 Kitty Hawk or Constellation or America or John F Kennedy aircraft carrier
5 - 1/350 Iwo Jima LPH helicopter assault ship

It doesn't hurt to ask!

Cheers.

[Skiper]

1. HMS Nelson/Rodney
2. Type 42 Liverpool/York
3. Any Alaska clas
4. Any Cimarron class
5. USS Indianapolis

[Guest]

HMS Ark Royal IV (70s fit)

or

HMS Eagle (60s or 70s) being a distant second.

[matt roberts]

1) HMS Dreadnought - had to argue with a more historically important ship - especially one that never fired its guns in anger (running over a U-boat in the channel doesn't count)

2) USS Olympia - I'd love to see some promotional benefit for preserving Deweys Flagship before it is lost due to bureaucratic stupidity - besides Hasegawas Mikasa needs some ships next to it in displays the world over

3) Flush Decker DDs - Hey as a series they can probably do 5-10 boxings - but does the Mirage kits cause this to fall into the 'already existing' catagory - even if 1/400th

4) A Grand Fleet Battle Crusier.....lets see, oh well, HMS Invincible - Falkland Islands and Jutland (besides maybe get a Scharnhorst eventually - 1914 style)

5) HMS Exeter - though I figure Tamiya or Hasegawa doing this as they seem to like Allied subjects that the IJN sank, but I doubt they'd do it in 350th

Matt

[tankerbuilder]

Hi, well my list is somewhat unusual in that I would like to see the following in 1/350 in plastic ,A VICTORY SHIP , as well as the aforementioned ANDREA DORIA ,the CARGO LINER STOCKHOLM as well as a good rendition of these three, A VLCC, a LNG TANKER and a self unloading CONTAINER SHIP . These are all lacking on the marketplace to those of us that prefer plastic. tankerbuilder

[Michael E.]

All:

My previous entry included only three requests, so I will add two more now to reach my quota of five:

HMS Exeter 1942 fit (i.e., as sunk)--the only known plans for this fit have been drawn by and are available from Alan Raven.
HMS Kenya or other early war fit Colony class cruiser (WWII)

Thanks!

Mike E.

[EspinS]

Here is my wish list

German WWI Armored Cruiser - Scharnhorst
German WWI Battlecruiser - Goeben
German WWI Battlecruiser - Seydlitz
German WWI Battlecruiser - Derfflinger
German WWI Battlecruiser - Von der Tann

[Tomt.]

Support Ships! There's tons of front-line combatants out there, but close to a zero-balance when it comes to the ships that supported the fleets.

1. WWII Repair Ships - USS Ajax (AR-6)
2. Any WWII Oiler (AO)
3. Fleet /Harbor Tugboats
4. Any of the WWII Pacific Ships that landed troops in the Island Campaigns.

5. Waaay off the Wall & Dream City- Jules Verne's / Disney's 20,000 LBtS Nautilus.

[Bill K]

CL Atlanta
CA Salt Lake City
CA Houston
CA Portland
CB Alaska

It would also be great to see Dragon release a complete set of their 1/350 USN naval figures.

[mudrat00]

1. Essex Class Post SCB-125
2. Forrestal Class (preferably a CV-62)
3. Midway Class CVB
4. USS Franklin D Roosevelt (post SCB-110) CVA-42
5. 5 gun Gleaves

[PeterE]

Only 5 choices? man, that's hard. But ok, here I go -won't bore you with my reasons, as a lot of you have voted for the same choices and explained in far better detail why. I will add only that these make good investment sense, since they are mainstream and more derivative subjects could be made later:

1. HMS Rodney (1941)

2. HMS Ajax (1939)

3. HMS Illustrious (R87, 1940)

4. HMS Ark Royal (1940-1941)

5. USS Texas (prefer her post Pearl Harbor config. but any really)

Now, can someone tell me how many times I can vote?

[tko24]

1. USS Midway (1980's)
2. USS Alaska
3. HMS Vanguard (1950's)
4. Frammed Gearing DD (1960's)
5. Hamilton Class High Endurance Cutter pre or post Fram. 40 years of valuable and varied service!

[Bill K]

I've already cast my five "official" votes, but I just wanted to add my voice to the chorus in favor of the Iraqi coal barge.

Bill K