Suggestions for submitting your model ideas to GHQ

[Rutgervanm]

The Israeli Centurion Ben Gurion has two different turrets. The early 20pdr and the later 105mm gun. They should be perfectly usable as Centurions for other nations.

Personally I would rather see GHQ put their effort into a completely new model instead of adding a Leopard 2A5 that can be made by anyone with a pair of clippers from a 2A6. But that's just my opinion.

I did not know that the Australian Centurions had an altered engine deck. What did they change exactly? As for the sideskirts in Vietnam, check out this page and scroll down to the foto with the Huey in it: http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-arm ... turion.htm

But I agree with you on the need for Centurions without sideskirts, as they just look good and despite the above picture I think most Centurions would have been used without sideskirts in Vietnam. But it's kind of the same as with the South Africans, in the sense that we would need Australian infantry in bush hats with SLR's and the specific Australian M113's to make a specialized Aussie Centurion worthwile.

Therefore, I would rather see GHQ complete a more modern Australian range with the addition of just two vehicles: the Bushmaster and the Eurocopter, as I outined above.

[BattlerBritain]

I'm fairly pleased with GHQ's latest releases list, especially with the 15cm sFH13/1 Lorraine (f). Could do with the 7.5cm version to go with it. Shouldn't be too difficult a converison either.

For Moderns I'd like some NATO Air Defence stuff, namely:
M163 Vulcan - aaah! just seen there is one of those (N19)
MIM-72 Chaparral
Tracked Rapier

Lots more stuff I could list but I haven't got all day

Battler

[DrBig]

Rutger, I haven't studied Aussie Centurions well enough to say. I'm just going by the few pics I've seen in the respective Osprey & Squadron books...for all I know they may be exceptions. But from those pics, it seems as though something has been added to the rear deck.

Regarding the Olifant 1A, I recall that they were acquired by S.A. with the type A 20lbr, but were refitted with the type B 20lbr when they refitted into Olifants. So my take is that the Israeli '73 Shot would be a decent representation as the type B 20lbr looks like the 105 from a distance, and you would have the near correct engine deck

[IRISH]

Dear GHQ,

Well, I have always found the new releases in the micronaut lines to my liking.
I have gotten releases near and dear to my heart. The Dutch navy was a grand addition!
While I have many ships I would love to see you produce, I have put my list together with my top two choices and my 2 choices for each group for consideration

My TOP 2 Choices:

UKN CVE Ameer/ Attacker Class Could be a split release for the U.S. Bogue class (34 UK ships total & 11 US ships )
IJN CVE Taiyo 3 ships in the class & the Japanese need a CVE

Considerations:

GWB ACR Minotaur 3 in the class Battle: Jutland
GWB ACR Duke of Edinbugh 2 in the class last ACRs Battle: Jutland

GWG CL Konigsburg Another German CL 2 served at Jutland
GWG DD S-13 Another German DD Sevral fought at Jutland

GWS BB Nevada Served with the Grand fleet
GWS CM Baltimore US minelayer that was active in the North Sea

USN AC Langley Early war aircraft transport sunk in 1942 off Java
USN DE Evarts Smallest DE which is not modeled by GHQ

UKN BB Lion 4 ships in the class 2 were laid down GHQ has done the Montana & H-39s
UKN CL Enterprise / Emerald 2 pack

IJN CV Unryu 3 ships launched with a slight change to the stacks all 6 ships could be produced.
IJN CVL Chitose converted from the AV ships to CVLs after Midway

FRN BB Bretagne Desparately needed BB
FRN CL Duguay Trouin The French need another CL badly

[Urrgok]

The Israeli Centurion Ben Gurion has two different turrets. The early 20pdr and the later 105mm gun. They should be perfectly usable as Centurions for other nations.

Personally I would rather see GHQ put their effort into a completely new model instead of adding a Leopard 2A5 that can be made by anyone with a pair of clippers from a 2A6. But that's just my opinion.

I did not know that about the Israeli Centurion.

As for the Leo 2a5, yes, a pair of clippers and a 2a6 might get me there. Sort of. I just think a proper model would be
a) fitting. It is widely used, sees action, and I suspect many armies will not acquire new MBTs after the 2a5, so it may be the last of the Leos to actually see widespread use. You want to make it more 'different' from the 2a6, make a model with Barracuda thermal shrouding, anti-rpg cage armour, xtra armour, etc.
b) easy for GHQ to do. Perhaps all that is needed is a new turret. So maybe we're not even talking a whole new model.
c) a seller! You want to represent a present-day western army, chances are you'll need 2a5 minis before 2a6 minis. I KNOW GHQ is an American outfit (and I'm not holding that against them), but we have how many versions of the Abrams, that I can't really distinguish between, and no model for the 2a5? It really IS a gap in the catalogue, clippers or no clippers.

Knowing the quality of GHQ minis, using a pair of clippers to convert 2a6's to 2a5's simply won't do.

[CA-68]

I have to put in a second vote for WWII Russian rifle infantry. Summer or winter, or preferably both.

Tim

[jb]

Yes, Soviet rifle armed infantry. 2/3s of the Soviet armed forces during WWII were armed as rifles. We as GHQ compatriots have 0% Besides think of all the extra work Ritter could do if he didn't have to solder those rifles on one at a time....
This should take an Immeadiate priority and not wait util 2009!

[matt95501]

The Czech RM-70 MRL. It was the mainstay of both Czech and East German MRL units from the 70's to the end of the Cold War and has since been widely exported.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RM-70

RM-70 was developed in Czechoslovakia as a successor for the RM-51, achieving initial operational capability with its Army in 1972. Originally, it was sold to East Germany. After the Soviet Union collapse and the split of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, it was sold to several nations in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.

Angola - 58
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Czech Republic - 60 RM-70
Ecuador - 6 RM-70
Finland - 36 RM-70/85 (locally known as 122 RakH 89)
Georgia - 48 RM-70
East Germany - 265 RM-70 and RM-70M; all withdrawn
Greece - 116 RM-70 (former German)
Indonesia- 7 RM-70
Lebanon - 46 RM-70
Myanmar
Poland - 30 RM-70/85
Rwanda - 5
Slovakia - 87 RM-70/85
Sri Lanka - RM-70
Uganda
Uruguay - 3 RM-70
Venezuela
Yemen

The Czech 152mm SpGH DANA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/152mm_SpGH_DANA

The main weapon of Czech SP artillery. It is also built on the same Tatra813 8x8 chasis as the RM-70, thereby reducing the GHQ sculptor's workload.

Czech Republic - 173 of original 273
Libya - 120
Poland - 111 [1]
Slovakia - 135
Georgia - 48

[ISNJH]

The MGM-31 Pershing was an iconic and highly recognizable weapon system during those years of tensions in the 60’s and 80’s. and lasted for 30 years. And parts of the system live on in the form as the Hera missile used in missile defense testing.
Deployment of 108 launchers in Europe providing American and NATO forces with a medium range ballistic missile.



Sorry if this has already been talked about, I did a search on the forum but was not able to find any other mention of it as a needed model.

[pancakes25]

I have to wholeheartedly agree with Timothy Oconnor and Rutgervanm's very important suggestions:

• Civilian Irregular Infantry/militia
• 50's - 80's troops armed with SLR's.
• (With Mercs/Special forces coming a very close third place.)

These would all sell like hotcakes. Especially for rule sets like AK47 Republic. And anyone completing a modern era army could easily find a place for any and all of these!




They're vital and would be an immensely flexible addition that could span the 50's till now in almost all theatres and conflicts...

From the Falklands, Angolan war, northern Ireland, Somali civil war, Congo crisis, Ethiopian civil war, Liberian Civil Wars, Rhodesian Bush War, South African Border War, Iraq war, Israeli Palestinian conflict, 6 day war, Eritrean War of Independence, bay of pigs invasion, Colombian Armed Conflict, Communist Insurgency War, Yom Kippur War, Israeli Invasion of Lebanon, Sri Lankan Civil War, Operation Restore Hope, gulf war, Sierra Leone Civil War, Slovenian War, War in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chechnya, Kosovo War, Vietnam…
...etc etc etc list keeps on going.







The "Civilian Irregular Infantry/militia":
Could be used as militia for any force or rebels from the 50's to modern and future conflicts. Not just in Africa or the middle east but places like the Yugoslavia or Chechnya for example. Civilians with a mixed batch of guns (Not just all AK's) are invaluable to a modern wargamer!


The SLR armed infantry:
As Rutgervanm's said these simply can't be substituted for any other figures. It's not like a Sherman variant where you could 'make do' even in 6mm -- It's iconic and unique. Estimates of FN FAL production starting from 1953 exceed 1,000,000 units. It's officially been/being used by over 23 major countries and numerous irregular armies around the world. And even garnered the nickname "right arm of the Free World"


Mercs / special forces:
This is a jack of all trades pack that would cover most modern special forces units with bush hats and elite equiptment. It will especially compliment your Vietnam range. The mercenary business is on the rise and they're a very important part of modern warfare involved in various conflicts all over the world throughout the 20th century. In Iraq especially the US army is hiring a lot of "private security company’s" as they like to be called. There's hundreds of thousands of them and they're growing in numbers!



When you say modern warefare, these soldiers have to spring to mind.

[ferret701]

I'll put in another vote for FN-FAL/SLR armed infantry -- with one caveat: they heavy weapons pack (if there is one) absolutely needs someone firing a Carl Gustav -- probably the most important (in terms of overall use) infantry AT weapon of the Cold War. Give these guys generic WWII-style US helmets that were commonplace in most NATO armies, and nothing exotic in terms of web gear, and I'm good for 5-10 packs to start with.

Pat Callahan
www.microarmormayhem.com

[cheese_99]

My only request:

Please, please, please! Release Soviet anti-tank rifles. These guys were used throughout the war, and in great numbers. Right now I'm clipping the drum magazine off of the LMG to proxy it, but the ATR's where much larger.

Please, again, look at doing some Soviet ATR's. Thanks!

[AndreasFFM]

I am collecting german WWII-vehicles and airplanes and I would like to see:

the fieldkitchen; drawn by truck, maybe also horse-drawn, because it was used in a large number in a lot of units and it was much more necessary than anything else (so some soldiers said),
some other german trailers with two or four wheels because in lack of fuel they were also used in very large numbers, for cargo transport, for water or fuel transport, for generators etc.
one or two versions of the Opel Blitz Bus (or from other manufactor, but Opel was one of the largest), it was also in lack of other vehicles used for transport, medicals, post office etc.,
a conversion of the Panzer III and IV as a recovery tank; it should'nt be so complicated to use the normal hull of the tank and make something like the wooden box instead of the turret,
also it should'nt be difficult to make a JU 87 B or D based on your model JU 87 G

[stevecolletti]

Add me to the Timothy Oconnor, Rutgervanm, pancakes25 and ferret701 faction.

As much as I want some vehicles (CV-90), I need Civilian Irregular Infantry/militia, 50's - 80's troops armed with SLR's and Mercs/Special forces, for all the previously listed reasons.

I would buy a ton of these.

Thanks,
Steve

[LeClerc]

I also join the stevecolletti, Timothy Oconnor, Rutgervanm, pancakes25 and ferret701 club !

I desperately need standard 70s/80s SLR/FN FAL armed troops to model Dutch, Danish, German,... armed troops to fight out my NATO vs Reds favourite wargames set in the late 80s. A support pack would be welcome, including Carl Gustav, Milan ATGM, 120mm wheeled mortars, Redeye AA, and GPMGs.

Would also buy modern European irregulars/armed civilians to play Bosnian/Croatian/Tchechen/Kosovar irregulars. I also think there is no need to have a support pack, since these troops are mostly armed with AK-47/74 and RPGs.

My third choice would go to modern Arab irregulars, with proper Arab headgears. Same weapons as European irregulars.

I would also surely purchase a large number of upgraded/uparmoured T-55 like T-55 AM2 / AM2B that now equips a large number of armies throughout Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, to support or fight against the above irregulars.

Well, except the last suggestion, yes, that's a lot of infantry, but I think we are getting into an age of assymetric warfare or local conflicts, where infantry is predominant.

Many thanks to the GHQ team for the quality of their products and their sterling customer service !

Fabrice