Of course many of these wishes are not possible. The HAWK system alone merits too many separate parts.
But not if packaged in a Combat Command! If I "read" GHQ correctly, that is what they do to offer the items "too large" or "numerous" to packing in their usual blister packs -- witness G156 Karl Mortar Battery, UK155 Horsa Glider A-s-s-ault team (sorry, gotta "defeat" the automated censors!), or the N159 USMC LCAC A-s-s-ault team. I would imagine that most of the "big" items on your list could be done in this manner.
It seems to me there are two questions to be answered:
(1) Does one of the "artists" at GHQ want to sculpt the masters for them?
(2) Does GHQ stand a reasonable chance of making a profit from their sales?
I would imagine that if both get answered "yes", then any... or all! of them could well be put "in the pipeline" for future production.
While on this "train of thought" -- I know there would be some paperwork involved, and GHQ would need to "promise to commit" (or something like that) -- but would items such as this be best served by setting up a "subscription" -- we (as purchasers) would pre-order them, and when a certain "break-even" number was reached, the items would go into production, with a few more made for "impulse buys"? I know of at least one wargaming company (Avalanche Press) that does this... and there are most likely others.
Something else to think about...
Regards,
Tom Stockton
"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?"
Tom,
We keep running in to each other on different web sites. You are certainly right about the Combat Command Set up for the HAWK System. I am not sure the German Ratte designs would go over but I do think the Flak E-100/Flak Mause would be quite popular.
The Tortoise or the US T95 (M28 gun carriage might make some sales in attempting to match up MAUS and E-100. The Soviets had some 90-100 ton monster designs as well.
In returning to HAWK, I know I have some former HAWK buddies who would buy the entire system. In Key West we used the towed HAWK as opposed to the SP HAWK which mounted the launchers on tracked/wheeled vehicles. The radars were still towed. So, the towed system would sell I believe. It would be ideal for making a diorama of a tac site at KW FL where I served. I was in A Battery which occupied a very picturesque location at the tip of Fleming Key.
The German E series would all go over and sell. The US T28 Tank (not to be confused with the M28 T95 SP gun mount) would sell as its 155 mm gun could give the Germans a real run against Maus, E-100, Jagtiger, Tiger II and Tiger.
As in model ships, I really go for never weres. I am currently doing a recount of my 1/285 collection and I know I have more than a full Panzer Division. On the other hand, I may not have enough service trucks. I plan to do dioramas with these models as soon as I an obtain terrain. I have some buildings now.
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I would like to see:
a Patriot Missile battery towed by a HEMMT.
Maybe a Me-262 for late war. (maybe even a Me 163?!)
Def. Larger aircraft. C-47, HE-111. the Ju-52 is nice, but nothing for the allies?
More Auxillary units! Like a Field Kitchen! or specialized trailers for trucks.
Field Kitchen's, Post Offices, and other specialized auxillary units. it would really be nice to have for dioramas.
and i will dare and say it, but what about a small line of civilian vehicles?
That would make scenarios and even dioramas so much more fun and challenging! (For example, in scenarios, the defednign player can convert some of the civilian cars to be partisans adn such).
"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of
us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time"
- Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, USMC
Schwerepunkt wrote: In Key West we used the towed HAWK as opposed to the SP HAWK which mounted the launchers on tracked/wheeled vehicles. The radars were still towed. So, the towed system would sell I believe. It would be ideal for making a diorama of a tac site at KW FL where I served. I was in A Battery which occupied a very picturesque location at the tip of Fleming Key.
Somewhere, my dad has Super 8mm film (or has it been transferred to video?) of that site that was taken during a family vacation back then...
...that is good to know. I served in Key West from July 1971 until December 1973. I would also like to see a full Patriot Battery. While I was in servce, all the ADA units both CONUS (ARADCOM) and overseas had a contest to name the new air defense system which would replace HAWK and Nike Hercules: guess what won? PATRIOT
I would like to see German fallschirmjager and Wehrmacht soldiers in marching positions for parades and such. A DORA railway siege gun (80cm) woudl be nice as well.
You might find this hard to believe, but this is a scaled down version of my want list.
France - WWII
AMC-35 Light Tank – Armed with 47mm Gun and 14.5mm MG
AMR-33 Light Tank (AMR-VM) – Armed with 7.5mm MG
Char 2C Heavy Tank – Over sixty-eight tons
Hotchkiss H35 – Light tank 37mm gun and 7.5mm MG, resembled the R-35
Laffly type trucks
Renault B1 Heavy Tank – Early version of the B1bis, armed with 37mm gun & 75mm howitzer
Renault B1ter Heavy Tank – Improved B1bis with great traverse for the 75mm howitzer
UE Carrier – French universal carrier. Already made by GHQ.
Unic P107 – French halftrack. Already made by GHQ.
Individual Infantry with white flags and arms straight up
Germany - WWII
251C/4 - Prime Mover
251C/5 - Engineer Squad Carrier
251C/6 - Senior Command Vehicle
251C/8 - Armored Ambulance
251D/10 - Platoon Leader Vehicle
251D/17 - 20mm Flak 38
251D/20 - Uhu Infra Red Searchlight Vehicle
Bergepanzer 38 – ARV based on the Jadgpanzer 38 “Hetzer†chassis, four per battalion HQ
Bergetiger(P) – ARV based on the Porsche Tiger
Bergetiger – ARV based on the Tiger
Jagdpanzer IV/L70(V) - Jagdpanzer variant with raised superstructure
Panther 1G with Night Vision Equipment
Panzer IC – Improved Panzer I with double the armor & new turret, used against the Allies in Normandy
Panzer IF – Infantry support tank used at the Battle of Kursk
Panzer IVG – First Panzer IV with 75L48 gun
Panzer 38E-G – Panzer 38t with increase frontal armor
Individual Infantry with MP44
Individual Engineers
Individual X-9 ATM teams
Hungary - WWII
Turan III – Turan II armed with a long barrel 75mm gun
Individual Infantry
Italy - WWII
AB-40 – Widely used in North Africa
AB-43 – AB-41 with a new turret mounting a 47mm gun.
Autoblinda Lince – Italian copy of the British Dingo Scout Car. Used from 1943 to 1945.
M-14/41 – Improved M-13/40
M-15/42 – Improved M-13/40, armed with high velocity 47mm gun
Semovente M42 DA105/25 – Served the Italians and Germans
Semovente M43 DA75/46 – Served with the German Army in Italy
SPA TL37 – Light Tactical Vehicle. Already made by GHQ.
Tactical Armor Markings Decals
Poland - WWII
C4P – Polish Halftrack. Already made by GHQ
Pzinz 302 – Utility vehicle used as prime mover or staff car. Already made by GHQ.
Netherlands - WWII
Individual Infantry
Soviet Union - WWII
BM-8-24 – T-40 with 24 82mm Katyusha rockets in place of its turret
BTR-10 - APC version of the BA-10 & BA-32.
JS-1 - First Tank in the JS Series
JS-4 - It did not make it to the front in time to see service. Great what if & counter to the E-100
Komsomelet Tractor – Already available from GHQ in the 45mm ATG pack.
KV-8 - Flamethrower Tank
KV-T ARV - version of the KV series tank
Motorcycle with sidecar
OT-34/76 - Flamethrower version of the T-34/76
OT-34/85 - Flamethrower version of the T-34/85
Pe-2 - Widely used light bomber
SU-45 - Komsomelet tractor with a box structure mounting the same 45mm gun as the BT-7
T-26T Tractor – Converted T-26 tractors. Already made by GHQ for the 76.2mm gun pack.
T-34/57 - Early T-34 armed with a high velocity 57mm instead of the lower velocity 75
T-40 Light Tank
T-44 - T-34/85 replacement
T-80 Light Tank – Replace the T-70
ZSU-37 - Based on the T-60 chassis, armed with a single 37mm AAG
Individual Engineers
Individual Early AT Teams armed with PTRD, satchel charges, Molotov Cocktails
Soviet Slogan Markings
United Kingdom - WWII
AEC Armored Command Vehicle (6x6) – Great for designating command units
Avenger – Tank Destroyer mounting a 17-Pounder on a Cromwell chassis
Black Prince – Widen Churchill with 17-Pounder. Too late for combat in Europe.
Churchill Mk1 – Armed with 2-Pounder in turret and 3†howitzer in hull. Used at Dieppe.
Churchill Mk8 – Mk7 with 95mm howitzer instead of the 75mm Gun
Churchill Crocodile – Flame thrower version of the Churchill
Centaur Mk1 – Armed with 6-Pounder, used on D-Day
Centaur Mk4 – Close support version armed with 95mm Howitzer
Centaur AA Mk1 – Crusader Mk1 or 4 with turret removed and replaced by twin 20mm AAG
Centaur ARV
Centaur Kangaroo – APC version of the Centaur
Centaur Dozer – Engineer version. No turret.
Cromwell Mk 7 – Cromwell Mk4 (75mm Gun) with additional armor
Cromwell Mk 8 – Cromwell Mk6 (95mm How) with additional armor
Crusader Mk1CS – Armed with the 3†howitzer instead of the 2-Pounder
Crusader Mk3 AA Mk1 – Crusader Mk3 with turret removed and replaced by 40mm AAG
Crusader Mk3 AA Mk2 – Crusader Mk3 with turret removed and replaced by twin 20mm AAG
Crusader ARV
Crusader OP – For Senior & Artillery Commanders
Crusader Primemover – Already made by GHQ as part of the 17pdr pack.
Humber AA Mk1 – Humber with quad BESA 7.92mm
Matilda Mk1
Matilda Mk3 – Close Support version of the Mk2. 3†howitzer instead of the 2-pounder
Morris 4x6 Light Truck – Already made by GHQ as part of the 40mm AA pack.
Tortoise A-39 - 6 made before the end of the war, armed with a 32-Pounder
Valentine Mk8 – Mk3 armed with 6-Pounder instead of the 2-Pounder
6 Pounder Portee
18 Pounder Artillery
Individual Engineers
United States - WWII
A-36 Apache - Original Ground Attack USAAC version of the P-51, used in North Africa
L-4 Grasshopper - Observation Aircraft
Model 968/968A 6x6 - 4t Diamond T Truck
M-1A1 6x6 Wrecker - Kenworth and La France
M-1 8†Howitzer - (limber mode) with prime mover to supplement US79
M-1 240mm Howitzer - (limber and deployed with prime movers)
M-2A1 105mm Howitzer - (limber mode) with prime mover to supplement US8
M-4A1(75) with Flamethrower
M-4A3(75) with Flamethrower
M-4A3(76)
M-4A3E8(105)
M-5 Tractor – Already available by GHQ with 155mm howitzer pack.
M-6 Tractor – Heavy tractor for 8†and 240mm artillery
M-7B1 - Priest on M-4 Sherman chassis
M-13 MGMC - with dual .50 cal antiaircraft machine guns
M-22 Locust – British used them during the Rhine Crossings
M-26 Super Pershing – M-26 with longer 90mm gun
M-32 ARV
M-36A2 Jackson with overhead protection
M-36B2 Jackson with overhead protection
M-39 AUV - APC version of the M-18
M-43 SP 8†on M-40 chassis and structure
M-45 Pershing – Armed with 105mm howitzer instead of 90mm, used heavily in the Korean War
P-51D Mustang
P-51K Mustang
T-95 Assault Tank, 105mm Gun, American’s version of the British Tortoise. Two made.
WC-52 Beep 4x4 Dodge Truck
WC-63 1.5t 6x6 Dodge Truck
Individual Marine Infantry
Individual Marine Heavy Weapons
Individual Bazooka Team (2-person team)
Individual Engineers
Brazil – Modern, 1st Gulf War
Astro MRL – Widely exported to the Middle East (Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar)
Canada – Cold War, Modern
Grizzily – Canada’s new LAV III 8x8 APC, armed with 25mm auto cannon
Lynx – Cold War armor car. Similar version used by the Netherlands
France - Modern
AMX-VCI – Early Cold War APC. Currently used by many Middle Eastern countries.
AS-532 Cougar – Lengthen version of the AS-332 Super Puma. In service with France & United Kingdom
AS-550 Fennec – Light Multi-role Helicopter
Caesar - Truck Mounted 155mm Howitzer
Le Clerc ARV
VBCI – 8x8 APC replacing the AMX-10P in service
Germany – Cold War, Bosnia, Modern
Boxer APC – 8x8 APC, replacing M-113 and Tpz-1 in German service
Boxer CV – Command version of the Boxer APC
Dingo 1 APC – Unimog Chassis with with an armor crew compartment. Used in Afghanistan.
Dinge 2 APC – Upgraded version of Dingo 1.
Puma IFV – Replacing the Marder
Spz 12-3 – Early Cold War APC
Wiesel armed with 20mm
Wiesel armed with TOW
Israel – Arab-Israeli Wars, Modern
D-10 – Monster Caterpillar Armored Bull Dozer, Used by the US in Iraq
M-5 Half-track w/ 90 ATG
M-5 Half-track w/ SS-11 ATM
Makmat M-3 Half-track with 120mm mortar
Namera – HAPC version of the Merkava
RBY-1 Mk1 – Wheel Recon Vehicle (TOW and MMG versions)
Tiran 4 T-54 with 105mm in Israeli service
Tiran 5 T-55 with 105mm in Israeli service
Tiran 6 T-62 with 105mm in Israeli service
Itlay – Cold War, Bosnia, Modern
Ariete C1 – Italy’s latest tank
Centauro B1 – Wheel Tank / Tank Destroyer
LMV – Italy’s answer to the HWMMV. Entering service in UK at the CLV.
Puma 4x4 or 6x6 wheeled APC or weapons carrier
VCC-80 Dardo – Latest IFV
North Korea – Korean War/Modern
Individual Infantry – Korean War
Soviet & Russia – Cold War, Bosnia, Modern
2S4 – SP 240mm Mortar
2S5 – SP 152mm Gun
2S7 – SP 203mm Gun
2S23 Nona – SP 120mm Mortar Similar turret of the 2S9 mounted on a BTR-80 chassis
2S25 Sprut – AT version of the BMD-3 with 125mm gun
2S31 Vena – SP 120mm Mortar mounted in turret of the BMP-3
9A51 – 40x 122mm MRL replacing BM-21
9A52 Smerch – 12x 300mm MRL
9P140 Uragan – 16x 220mm MRL
ASU-57 – Airborne 57mm Assault Gun
ASU-85 – Airborne 85mm Assault Gun
BMD-3 – Replaced the BMD 1
BMD-4 – The latest version of the BDM series
BRM-1 – Recon version of the BMP1
BRM-3 – Recon version of the BMP3
BTR-T – APC based on the T-55 hull
BTR-40 – Used by every Soviet Client State
BTR-80 with Slat Armor – Used by Ukraine in Iraq
BTR-90 – All new wheeled APC with 30mm and ATMs
BTR-D3 – New Tracked APC for Airborne Troops. Entering service with the Russian Airborne
IMR-2 – AEV based on the MT-LB chassis
IMR-2 – AEV based on T-72
IRM – Amphibious Engineer Recon Vehicle based on the BMP1
MTU-55 – AVLB version of the T-55
MTU-72 – AVLB version of the T-72
PRP-4 – BMP-1 mounting Small Fred GSR in turret
SA-15 Gauntlet (Tor) – Replacing SA-6 and SA-8
SA-17 Grizzly – Replacing the SA-11
T-10 – The last Soviet heavy tank to be fielded
T-94 – Current Ukraine Tank
TOS-1 – 16x 220 MRL mounted on a T-72 chassis. Widely used in Chechnya
Individual AGS-17 AGL, AT-7, AT-13, AT-14 teams
United Kingdom – Cold War, Korean War, Bosnia, Modern
Challenger ARRV – ARV version of the Challenger
Challenger 2 Uparmored
Charioteer – Cromwell with new turret & 20-Pounder gun, equipped TD units in BOAR
Chieftain AVLB
Ferret – Post WWII armor car. Widely exported.
Ferret w/ Viligant ATM – Widely used and exported.
M-3 – Amphibious Ferry
S-55 APC – Based off the Land Rover 4x4 chassis. Used by Iraqi recon units.
Panther CLV – Command Liaison Vehicle
Titan AVLB – AVLB based on the Challenger 2
Trojan AEV – AEV based on the Challenge 2
Warrior MRRV – ARV version of the Warrior IFV
United States – Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Bosnia, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Modern
Cougar 6x6 (JERRV - Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle)
DUECE (Deployable Universal Combat Earthmover) – The latest combat bulldozer
FAV – Fast Attack Vehicle
HIMARS – MRLS mounted on a truck chassis
HAWK Set
Merkat
M-1 Grizzily – Armored Engineer Vehicle based on the M-1 chassis
M-1A2 Tusk – Tank Urban Survival Kit
M-8 Bedford – Dead Lt Tk Program; however, the 5 prototypes were sent to Iraq with the 82nd
M-46 Pershing – Replaced the M-26 and saw heavy use in Korea
M-46 Pershing with Night Vision System
M-47 Patton – Interim tank between the M-46 to M-48. Widely exported.
M-51 ARV – USMC Heavy ARV widely used in Vietnam. Based on the M-103 chassis.
M-59 APC – Lower cost alternative to the M-75
M-67 Patton – Flamethrower version of the M-48
M-75 APC – Pre-M-113
M-93A1 w/ cage armor – Upgrade M-93 with CROWS systems and cage armor. Used in Iraq.
M-103 – The US only true heavy tank. Armed with a 120mm Rifle Gun. Used in Korea.
M-107 – 175mm Gun version of the M-110
M-113A3 with Cage Armor – Widely used in Iraq
M-777A1 – New towed 155mm Howitzer
M-1064A3 – 120mm Mortar version of the M-113A3, currently replaced all M-106 & M-125
M-1070 HET with M-1000 trailer – Current tank transporter
M-1074 PLS
M-1079 2.5t Van
M-1082 2.5t Trailer for M-1078
M-1088 5t Tracker with either flatbed trailer or tanker trailer
M-1089 5t Wrecker
M-1090 5t Dumptruck
M-1095 5t Trailer for M-1083
M-1114 Uparmored HMWWV
M-1114 Objective Frag-5 Kit – M-1114 with anti-IED armor
M-1116 EOD version of the M-1114
M-1117 ASV – Armored Security Vehicle. Used extensively in Iraq by MP units.
M-1151 Uparmored HMWWV
M-1151 Uparmored HMWWV with mine roller
M-1151 Frag-6 Kit – M-1151 upgrade with anti-EFP Armor
MBT-70/M-803 – Joint German and US program. Great Cold War what if.
RB-31 Charger Mine Resistant Vehicle
Wolf – Interim Light Attack Vehicle
Individual Modern Engineers
Individual M-79 Grenade Launcher
Individual TOW, MK19, Javelin Teams
Decal – United States Army (Helicopter Decal)
Vietnam – Cold War
Individual 60mm Mortar Teams
Individual 81/82mm Mortar Teams
Harlan wrote:
United Kingdom – Cold War, Korean War, Bosnia, Modern
Challenger ARRV – ARV version of the Challenger
Challenger 2 Uparmored
Charioteer – Cromwell with new turret & 20-Pounder gun, equipped TD units in BOAR
Chieftain AVLB
Ferret – Post WWII armor car. Widely exported.
Ferret w/ Viligant ATM – Widely used and exported.
M-3 – Amphibious Ferry
S-55 APC – Based off the Land Rover 4x4 chassis. Used by Iraqi recon units.
Panther CLV – Command Liaison Vehicle
Titan AVLB – AVLB based on the Challenger 2
Trojan AEV – AEV based on the Challenge 2
Warrior MRRV – ARV version of the Warrior IFV
Hi,
have to second that UK wishes ...as well as some of the others, like the AMX-VCI, Dingo 2, Puma AIFV and DEUCE (to name a few).
DAK wrote:Hey Harlan you mentioned in your list an AB40 Italian AC just use the turret from the M11/39 on top of the AB41 AC
Harlan wrote:Thanks, great suggestion.
Not sure I'd make that substitution myself, but to each his own, I suppose.
To my observation the AB40 turret is quite dissimilar from the M11/39 turret. It is broader and lower, and the dual MGs are more widely spaced. If I were to do some kit-bashing to make an AB40, I would be more likely to start with a PzrII turret than an M11/39 turret.
Here is a picture of an AB40.
Here is a picture of an M11/39. It is kind of hard to tell immediately, but you see two crewmen sitting beside the turret (over the hull gun). The M11 had a very narrow, relatively tall turret, that had the two MGs very close together. The AB40's turret was rather squat in comparison.
You can bash an AB40 to become an AB41 easily, as the identical turret was used for both the AB41 and the L6. But it is not so easy to kit-bash up an AB40.
Or, you can just ignore my petty babbling, and do as you please. Always seems to work for my family, maybe it will work for you, too.
-Mark 1 Difficile est, saturam non scribere. "It is hard NOT to write satire." - Decimus Iunius Juvenalis, 1st Century AD
Hi Harlan
Since this is a wish list for 2008-2009, I would suggest that you might keep the list to the 5 or 10 items you would most like to see in the upcoming year or two. GHQ has an idea of what they don't have and the idea of the wish list is to let them know what we really would like to see in the near future since there is no way GHQ can do everything in one year. I am very interested in seeing your short list since there are many items on your long list I am interested in as well.
As per Donald Scheef and his naval wish list, you might want to give a reason as to why the particular model should be done. I do like Donald's list with his ratings for producing various ship models. Have a great day.
of them could well be put "in the pipeline" for future production.
