Wish List for 2008-2009

SeaHarrier2006 · Post by **SeaHarrier2006** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:52 am

Hi everyone,

Well here goes. Once again GHQ missed the boat on releasing some Modern 1:2400 Micronaughts. Here are some of the Ships they could have released.

1. H.M.S. Hermes:- as she appeared in 1982 when she was flagship for rhe Falklands war.

2. H.M.S. Fearless/Intrepid:- Also a must have for a Falklands war campagin.

3. H.M.S. Antrim:- County Class DDG, also saw Action in the Falklands.

4. H.M.S. Andromoda/ H.M.S. Penelope:- Leander Class Frigates Batch 1 and 2 respectively.

5. U.K and Argentine Aircraft used in the Falklands War.

6. R.F.A. Sir Galahad:- LSL, saw action along with her 3 sister ships.

7. Camberra:- used as a Troopship/Hospital ship, and became known as the White Whale.

8. 25th De Mayo:- Argentine Aircraft Carrier

9. General Belgrano:- Sunk during the Falklands war

10. H.M.S. Daring:- current Type 45 Destroyer of the Royal Navy

11. Modern Chinese Naval Units, Canadian, German, France, Brazillian, Japanese, Indian and other navies too numrous to mention.

With no new Modern Naval models released over the last few years, it is surely time that GHQ put that to rights, and release some new models in the Harpoon range.

Here's hoping it's not too long before they do,

SeaHarrier2006

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:54 am

Harlan, nice list! Couldn't you have just said "Everything you haven't done yet!"?

Paul

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:14 am

Paul,

Yes, I imagine Harlan could have just said "everything you haven't done yet"... but there's a lot of items on that list that I'd never thought of -- and would be glad to see modeled as well!

Along the same lines -- amidst our "wealth of plenty" from the good folks at GHQ, it's interesting to see just how much more there still is to be done. And in doing so, a hope that they'll be around, filling our "wish lists" for years to come!

"We" get the same kind of thing in the 1:1200 / 1:1250 naval world... There's plenty of models yet to be made, and lots of requests and hopes for more!

Of course, I want one (or more!!) of everything -- but as the comedian Steven Wright once noted, "You can't have it all -- where would you put it?"

Regards,
Tom

Harlan · Post by **Harlan** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:10 pm

If you are going to wish, then wish big.

Harlan

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:31 pm

Harlan said:

If you are going to wish, then wish big.

Amen!!

Regards,
Tom

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:57 pm

The budget for Harlan's modern wish list at two companies for each vehicle is high!! For example, taking 30 figures for each, 6 packs and estimating down for planes, arty, trucks about 112 X 6 pks X $8.95 = $6,014 or at $9.95 = $6,686. Perhaps a bit more or less depending on your if you wish 3 arty batteries for a full flight of aircraft of each type, or how many recon figures.

Now the development cost of such a vast line would be well into six figures, could it be into seven figures?Assuming 140 different models (although some would be able to be leveraged based upon similar chassis) at $10k each, would be $1,400,000. Note: I do not know the actual development cost for design and set up. If you bought all the packages from GHQ (vs. a store or another supplier). That would mean 140,000 packages sold to cover that fixed cost, not sure what the variable cost is. So with variable cost and profit, they plan to sell 280,000 packages, plus or minus. Okay, let drop off the Su-34, T-10, Charioteer, F-35B JSF, F-35C JSF, M-46 Pershing(use m-26), M-46 Pershing with Night Vision System, M-46A1 Pershing â€“ Improved M-46, T-94 â€“ Current Ukraine Tank , and thus reduce cost some.

Well, I think GHQ should do it.

pit · Post by **pit** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:18 pm

My Top 5:

1. Mercedes Benz G-Wagon !!!!
2. NBC FOX (TPZ 1 Fuchs in the NBC-Version)
3. PUMA AIFV
4. DINGO 2
5. modern motorcycles

tstockton · Post by **tstockton** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:27 pm

chrisswim,

Okay, let drop off the Su-34, T-10, Charioteer, F-35B JSF, F-35C JSF, M-46 Pershing(use m-26), M-46 Pershing with Night Vision System, M-46A1 Pershing â€“ Improved M-46, T-94 â€“ Current Ukraine Tank , and thus reduce cost some.

Potentially showing my ignorance here (and as my dear spouse reminds me on a regular basis, I seem to have plenty of it!

) -- looking at the M-46 and its variants -- how many of them could be modeled with different turrets on the same chassis? For example, a pack with six chassis (I know, I'm breaking the rule of fives!), then two "standard" M-46 turrets, two M-46A1's and two M-46 with night vision? I know GHQ already operates along this line with some of their other units...

Along the same line -- could the M-26 chassis be used to produce the M-46?

Or... how big of a visible difference is there between the F-35B and the F-35C? Could one model be made with a sprue for the "variant" versions, a la the larger scale plastic kits?

I wouldn't want to rule out anything being produced!

And of course... GHQ hasn't done anything in the World War I arena... yet!! But maybe... someday...

Regards,
Tom Stockton

suisse6 · Post by **suisse6** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:57 pm

I have to second Luca's suggestion for armoured trains. Not only could they be useful for many eastern european scenarios, they do add a lot of realism to dioramas and such. I'm more of a historian/collector and would enjoy a line of period railways for my WWII dioramas. Noone makes them anymore, there was a resin casting at one point but I have been unable to find it and the tracks don't look right. Maybe a joint venture with a manufacturer of Z scale trains (1/285 is smaller) with GHQ producing their wonderfully detailed bodies for the chassis. Just a thought since we're in the land of fantasy.

LAX_Kev · Post by **LAX_Kev** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:32 am

I've got agree to a great extent with my colleague SeaHarrier in that we pretty much all wished for some more modern micronauts to flesh out our Falklands War fleets. While I don't want GHQ to divert their attention from WW1 USN battleships (one of my personal favorite pet projects), I believe that there's room in the 2008-09 releases to add a few of the unique Falklands War ships:

* Leander Class FF (26 ship class, multiple batches - this one is certain to be a best seller, as it is not available in this scale in any of its configurations)
* Fearless LPD (2 ship class, not available in this scale)
* Bristol Type 82 DDG (Not available in this scale, but being a one-of-a-kind ship might hurt sales)
* County Class DDG (however, a lower quality version used to be available from another company, and can occasionally be found on EBay)
* General Belgrano (should be cheap & easy to modify & repackage a Brooklynâ€¦)

As for the other aircraft carrying ships, these take a lot of metal/pewter, are 1-of-a-kinds, and lower quality versions of each of these ships are available from other US suppliers, so I suspect that GHQ might unfortunately pass on these:
* HMS Hermes (I suspect many of us already have the other guy's version already and have done our best to upgrade it with leftover parts from GHQ's other Modern RN kits. Still, it could be a best seller both here in the West as well as in Indiaâ€¦.)
* Vientcinco De Mayo CVL (although a lower quality 1/2400 scale version can be obtained from another company)
* Atlantic Conveyer (there is a 1/2400 scale container ship out there on the market from another maker, but getting the real deal complete with SeaHarriers (aircraft, not forum members) and Chinooks, and a Falklands War (vice commercial) container configuration would be great)

I would gladly defer until later some of my other pet modern ship wishes (Gearing FRAM, ARLEIGH BURKE Flight II, modern PLA(N), etc) in order to see a few of the slots for the new WW1/WW2 ships become reprogrammed for some of the above Falklands War players.

However, keep on making those WW1 US Battleships! For certain I'll keep buying them! How about a 1917 version of MICHIGAN, OKLAHOMA, PENNSYLVANIA, and a 1920's battlecruiser LEXINGTON for the next year's (08-09) release list?

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:26 am

I would be great full for all of what everybody has put onto this thread. However, being that I am working on some modern stuff, here is one item that I would like to see.

Here is the link.
www.ghqmodels.com/store/n154.html

I'm looking at the Infantry that comes with the combat command.

thenorthman · Post by **thenorthman** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:39 am

I was looking at that the other night as well.

Probably US modern being used. Which brings me to is there alot of difference of what the Modern Germans are using from Modern US...not the ultra modern that they are using in Iraq right now but the 80's 90's uniform.

Sean

Mickel · Post by **Mickel** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:55 am

is there alot of difference of what the Modern Germans are using from Modern US

Dirty great 7.62mm G3 rifle instead of the M-16 - if such details matter to you.

Mike

thenorthman · Post by **thenorthman** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:13 pm

I see! I wonder what they use in the combat command pack then.

Sean

dougeagle · Post by **dougeagle** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:06 am

Mickel said:

Dirty great 7.62mm G3 rifle instead of the M-16 - if such details matter to you.

At the 6mm scale, I don't think that there is much of a difference...unless of coarse you are die hard gamer and need to have exactly the right mini for the job...I hope that there aren't any on this site...

*chuckle*

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