How about one of these bad boys, either the IMR
or IMR-2
either would be perfect for Meng or Takom.
I had not heard of Ajax AFVs before so I looked it up. Wikipedia page says something funny about them:
This [delivery] was delayed due to design and testing problems.
Test crews were required to wear noise cancelling headphones and be checked for hearing loss at the end of operations and the vehicles were unable to reverse over obstacles more than 20 centimeters high. As of March 2021, the British Army had taken deliveries of the Ares variant, whilst 12 Ajax variants are going through acceptance testing.
20 cm (less than 8 in)? Really? A loud Karen could not go backward on the steps.
Never under-estimate the procurement debacle that has cursed the British Army - courtesy of the MOD (and sadly some of the upper echelons of the Army) - for the last 3 decades.
Not much fit for purpose anymore - and it breaks my heart - including the Army itself.
I would love to see the Swedish Archer
Here are mine
I’m mainly a truck guy, and I know a couple of these are civilian trucks. I often wonder why we get almost every version of Ford and Chevy pickup trucks, but seldom any civilian Dodge or Studebaker or International pickup trucks. I am glad to see all the cool British WWII trucks that Thunder Models and IBG have come out with in the last few years. The Scamell series is my favorite.
MP Models M50 - most accurate turret available.
That’s good news on the M50 Turret. Was looking at photos of those the other day, and I will be replacing the transmission cover on mine with a newer single piece type in place of the kit’s three piece type. I suspect that I’ll be raiding my spares bin for more stuff as well.
I’d like to see a 1/48 Mi-8/Mi-17 and Ka-52. That 1/35 Trumpeter Hip is just too big for my display shelves.
That’s the Mi-26. Although I do have the Trumpeter Mi-8MT, and it is indeed a beast.
Oh yes, I recognize the type. I should have worded my post more clearly…
I would like a 50mm Griffin III, USMC ACV with 30mm, and a USSOCOM SPIKE ATGM JLTV.
Also a plastic GMV 1.1 Flyer 72 would be nice.
I sure wish folks in these modeling companies will produce more 1/16 modern military vehicles. HMMWV, MRAPs, etc.
1/35 m39 ( the apc based off of the hellcat)
1/16 m151 MUTT
1/35 t-92 light/airborne tank USA ( used to be at aberdeen, outside)
1/35 obiekt 490
1/35 or 1/72 "octo tank? from venus wars
( honorable mention): 1/35 bmp, bmd engine and interior
1:35 M777A2 from Vargas Scale Models is currently on my bench!
https://vargas-lg.myshopify.com/products/1-35-m-m777-155mm-light-towed-howitzer?variant=43042430353622
1:35 M119 from Vargas Scale Models is on-order
1/35 M 119 / L 118 US / British 105mm Light Towed Howitzer – vargas_lg (vargas-lg.myshopify.com)
Add two new kits to my wish list:
Rick
Ah, this one:
Other than the obvious artillery guns still lacking (properly detailed ones) I’d like to see artillery related subjects such as the CM-24, which seems like a relatively simple project as most of the parts exist in kit form, the K10 ARV, again - much exists already, and the M992A3. Again, lots of parts availability, and a very thorough walk around I’ve been pimping out. While there is interest, a few more measurements are in order…
It uses the BMD 4M chassis completely different to the BMD 3/4 chassis. But yes Trumpeter also produces a BMD 4M so they have the chassis already.
Vargas models has released this one: 1/35 M777-A2 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer – vargas_lg