So this means I'll have to get Northampton (which I strangely missed from my collection of US cruisers) and Houston...
I'm pretty happy with that list. But since there are things from the first catalogue I ever acquired that I don't have yet, I don't want a complete list of omgIwantitnow models! As it is, I haven't caught up on enough of last years list, or even the M-60A1 from the year before!
"Well, I've been to one World's Fair, a picnic, and a rodeo, and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones. You sure you got today's codes?"
Mickel got it right on that one. Good Call
GHQ is releasing CA Houston which would be the Ghost Ship of Sunda Straight.
Donald Scheef you must have missed the "CA" the later war Houston was aka the Vicksburg renamed for the original CA, she was a "CL" of the Cleveland class of light cruisers. She too was almost lost in the war by an aerial torpedo if not for excellant damage control.
GHQ: I love the US entry into the Great War, I will actually be able to kit bash the Utah for Pearl Harbor as well. The London is an added welcome as well.
Please please for your next year please do some merchies!!! and maybe an early war U.S. Sub.
Thank you for the correction. Actually, I opened the wrong file in my history and somehow confabulated Houston with Indianapolis. This means that we still don't have a late-war version of Northampton class. I'll put Chester or Louisville in my wish list.
I like the new aircraft packs (assuming these are 1:2400 scale, and sssuming these include aircraft previously only available with a model, such as the Swordfish).
However, I would like to request that the person making the new 1:2400 ships pay more attention to proportion. The proportions of the bridge relative to the funnels look off on the new "Perth" (too small) and the new "E Class" (too large).
I have to say that other than a couple items on this list I am disappointed. I like that the JU 8 made it and the Saxon and VBL are on the list. I was really expecting that they were going to continue their new civilians line with European civilians and maybe some civilian vehicles. I was also hoping that we'd get a few more new aircraft ( The PAH-2/Eurocopter stands out) I am happy to see that they are expanding their 1/2400 scale aircraft. I guess you can't always get what you want. But this year, with the price increase and the lackluster list of new releases, I will be looking to spend elsewhere.
"However, I would like to request that the person making the new 1:2400 ships pay more attention to proportion. The proportions of the bridge relative to the funnels look off on the new "Perth" (too small) and the new "E Class" (too large)."
Actually, the 'E' class is just the 'H' class with a few mods. I compared them side by side and they're practically identical.
There are the bigger problems in the 1/2400 line than minor proportion distortion. For example, the bridge for the Norfolk is a total fiction - they'd have been better off using the same one as the Suffolk.
They don't always get things perfectly correct, but they're still very nice models...[/quote]
Many thanks to GHQ for doing the modern french items:
N519 VAB 4x4 w/ Mephisto
N520 Panhard VBL
I've waited a while for these, previously it was the WW2 Italian 90mm AA on the Lancia.
So it is taking a while but good things do come to those that wait. Just have to hope I can replicate my paint job!
Semonyenko: Since you saw fit to comment on my request for better proportion (2 entries up), I feel implelled to respond that you are not very observant, in particular:
1) The GHQ E class model is NOT "just the H class with a few mods". That was the whole point of my post. The H class model, although not perfect, has a bridge which is slightly below the tops of the funnels, which basically correct. The new E class model, as depicted on the GHQ website, has a bridge which is way above the tops of the funnels. This is entirely incorrect, very noticeable, and was the issue I was commenting on. Prototype pre-war British DDs started out with 2 high funnels, and most later had the after one cut down. I have never seen a photo of the fore funnel cut down as depicted in the new E-class model, and this looks very strange.
2) BTW, the whole point of GHQ making a separate E-class model is that the pre-war 2-funnel destroyers were basically of 2 sizes, with most being 323 feet long overall, but the C, D, E, and F classes being 329 feet long overall (not talking about leaders here). I have not bought the E-class (due to the strange appearance), but if it is the same length as the H-class as you claim, that would be another major proportion issue.
3) You are of course entitled to your preferences, and if you notice detail issues over proportion issues, that is fine. However, when stating our preferences, we need to be careful to stick to the facts.
4) I think the GHQ line is overall quite good. The point of my comment is not to slam the line, but to contribute a valid, constructive criticism on 2 of the new models, whose correct proportions I am fairly familiar with. I consider myself to be a fairly skilled modelmaker, with something like 40 years of experience in the hobby. My intent is to express support for more attention to proportion in future, in order to maintain the hight standards which this line already exhibits.
