Consolidated Micronaut Wish List

[Donald M. Scheef]

Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary

Replaced by updated list 2015-03-28.

Don S.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary

Replaced by updated list 2015-04-08.

Don S.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary

Replaced by updated list 2015-04-09.

Don S.

[Sudwind]

Another vote for the Cold War era Sverdlov class CA, but preferably with some options....SAM's and command features.

And a vote for the Gearing FRAM destroyer...and for the LCS Freedom

[Donald M. Scheef]

Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary

Replaced by updated list 2015-05-14.

Don S.

[pvt64]

Don,
A few more considerations for your list:
All are WWII.

France:
Pluton CL/CM
Jeanne d'Arc CL

Japan:
Shinyo CVE

UK:
Adelaide CL

I have already added votes for several others that are already on your list.

[LAX_Kev]

Ahoy Don -
By now, I suspect that Team GHQ has pretty well determined most of the new releases for the upcoming year. But I'd still like to offer a few votes for the following items that are on the list:
1. USN Early Cold War: Gearing FRAM I conversion DD
2. USN Early Cold War: converted Guided Missile Cruiser Oklahoma City (CLG-5 / CG-5)
3. USN Early Cold War: ESS*X class CVA with angled deck
4. USN Early Cold War / Vietnam: Carrier fighter aircraft (for #3 above, and my pre-NIMITZ class CV / CVAs)
5. USN Early Cold War / Korean War: Carrier Fighter aircraft (an option for my Midways)
6. UKN WW2: Coventry / Curlew early CLAA conversion
7. UKN WW2: Charybdis / Scylla CLAA (modified Dido)
8. USN Post-Cold War: LCS-1 Freedom class (I'm betting that this one is on this year's list of new releases!)

I've always thought that it would be wonderful to have the entire US Battleship fleet to be produced by GHQ. While all of the early USN BBs are available in 1/2400 scale in resin, I really want that GHQ-level quality and detail. GHQ now produces from VIRGINIA (BB-13, GHQ item GWS-09 ) all the way thru to the MONTANA class (BB-67, GHQ item USN-65) class (except for the never-built SOUTH DAKOTA class, BB-49 thru -54, and the 2 sold to Greece (BB-23 / 24)). So how about these potential new items, in the WW1 listings:
9. SOUTH DAKOTA class, BB-49 thru -54. Six ships in the class, should be a profitable run for GHQ with tis one!
10. MAINE class (BB-10 / 11 / 12). Three ships, still around during WW1. Cage mast configuration.
11. ILLINOIS class (BB-7 / 8 / 9). Same as above - these were also still around and used as training ships in WW1.
12. KEARSARGE class (BB-5 / 6). These two battleships were still around during WW1, and actually participated in operations off Vera Cruz! Cage Mast configuration.

Hopefully these might make their way onto the New Releases lists in future years. I know that my patience has been rewarded with many of the new releases in recent years, and I'm hoping that the trend continues!
Kevin

[Donald M. Scheef]

Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary

Replaced by updated list 2015-05-18.

Don S.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Here is my updated Micronaut Consolidated Wish List for 2015-2016. Because the 2015-2016 season is the last chance for GHQ to produce models of ships at the Battle of Jutland before the centennial of this event, I am going to place all my votes on these ships.

Pre-Dreadnought UK armored cruiser Devonshire class: Hampshire of this class was a Jutland (although not significantly engaged). About two weeks later, Hampshire was sunk by a mine while transporting Lord Kitchener to Russia on a diplomatic mission. Carnarvon of this class participated in the Battle of the Falklands. Production of Devonshire would mean that GHQ has produced all of the six last classes of British armored cruisers. With six ships in the class, customers are likely to make multiple purchases of this product.

WWI era UK light cruiser Birkenhead class: Birkenhead and Chester were both at Jutland and heavily engaged. Originally built for Greece, these two ships were generally similar to the UK Town class cruiser, but with different armament (5.5-inch guns rather than 6-inch guns) and other detail differences.

WWI era UK light cruiser Birmingham class: Birmingham and Nottingham of this class were at Jutland (although not heavily engaged). Along with Lowestoft, they participated in the battles at Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank. The Birmingham class had a clearly-different arrangement of armament compared to the earlier Town class cruisers. HMAS Adelaide was not completed until after the war, and the WWII appearance of this ship differed from that of the WWI appearance of the rest of the Birmingham class.

WWI era UK light cruiser Chatham class: Dublin and Southampton of this class were engaged at Jutland. Ships of this class (including three for Australia) also participated in the pursuit of Goeben, destruction of SMS Königsberg, destruction of SMS Emden, Gallipoli, Heligoland Bight, and Dogger Bank. Although visually similar to HMS Weymouth (GHQ’s GWB13), there is enough difference to make it worthwhile for GHQ to produce a model of this subclass.

WWI era UK scout cruiser Active class: Active and Fearless were at Jutland, although not strongly engaged. Amphion, also of this class, was sunk by a mine very early in the war. The major appearance difference between the Active class and the preceding Blonde class was the shape of the bow.

WWI era UK scout cruiser Blonde class: Blanche, of this class, was at Jutland, but not engaged. Note that both Blonde and Blanch were converted to minelayers after the Battle of Jutland, significantly altering their appearance. They carried a heavier armament than the preceding Boadicea class.

WWI era UK scout cruiser Boadicea class: Both Boadicea and Bellona of this class were at Jutland, but not engaged. Both ships were converted to minelayers after the Battle of Jutland, significantly altering their appearance.

WWI era UK destroyer leader Faulknor class: This was originally the Almirante Lynch class of six ships intended for sale to Chile. Four were taken over by the UK at the start of the Great War. Faulknor, Broke and Tipperary were heavily engaged at Jutland, with Broke severely damaged and Tipperary sunk. Other member of this class participated and several other WWI combats. After the war, the three surviving ships of this class were returned to Chile.

WWI era UK destroyer leader Lightfoot (a.k.a. Marksman) class: This was the first of a group of enlarged destroyers intended to provide command facilities for destroyer flotillas, in place of the unsatisfactory scout cruisers. Initially, Lightfoot and Marksman were intended to be leaders for ‘L’ and ‘M’ classes. The relatively new Marksman and Kempenfelt of this class were engaged at Jutland.

WWI era UK destroyer Acasta (Admiralty K) class: Sixteen of these relatively new destroyers were present at Jutland. They were heavily engaged, with four of the ships being sunk and several others severely damaged. Although there were some differences between individual ships, most of the class had a relatively uniform appearance.

WWI era UK destroyer Laforey (L) class, 2-funnel ships: Of the 22 ships in this class, six had two funnels and the rest three funnels. Three of the 2-funnel type and one of the 3-funnel type were at Jutland. Ships of this class also participated in various smaller fights in the North Sea and eastern Mediterranean.

WWI era UK destroyer Talisman class: These four ships were apparently built on speculation with sale to Turkey in mind and did not match the armament pattern of other British destroyers. Two were present at Jutland, with Turbulent being rammed by a German battlecruiser less than a month after her completion.

WWI era UK mine layer Abdiel: Initially intended as a Lightfoot class flotilla leader, Abdiel without her two aft guns and both sets of torpedo tubes to provide weight and space for mines. Not directly engaged in the Jutland battle, the following night she laid a minefield that severely damaged the German battleship Ostfriesland. Later, another Lightfoot class leader, Gabriel, was similarly converted.

WWI era UK seaplane tender Engadine: A former Cross-Channel steamer, Engadine was fitted with a large, boxy hanger for seaplanes. A seaplane from Engadine sighted the German High Seas Fleet at Jutland but was unable to communicate this information to British surface ships in time to affect the battle.

Pre-Dreadnought Germany battleship Braunschweig class: This obsolete ship actually saw combat at the end of the Jutland battle, helping screen the retreating German battlecruisers. Soon thereafter, the old German battleships were disarmed and placed in reserve.

Pre-Dreadnought Germany light cruiser Gazelle class: This was a relatively large class (10 units) that was becoming obsolete by the time of the Battle of Jutland. Ships of this class participated in a number of WWI battles. Frauenlob, the only class member at Jutland, was sunk there.

WWI era Germany light cruiser Karlsruhe class: A small class of two ships, Karlsruhe was destroyed by an accidental internal explosion early in the war. Rostock was strongly engaged at Jutland. Torpedoed and incapable of reaching port, she was scuttled to avoid capture.

WWI era Germany destroyer G101 class: These four destroyers were initially built for Argentina, but taken over by the German Navy at the start of the Great War. All four were engaged at Jutland and active throughout the rest of the war

WWI era Germany destroyer G85 class: These war-built ships had a different appearance from most other German destroyers of the time, with no torpedo mounts forward of the bridge. They all saw active service during the war, including three at Jutland.

WWI era Germany destroyer V25 class: This class of destroyers marked a significant improvement in German destroyer design with larger size, oil-fired boilers, and heavier torpedo armament. Except for V25, mined before the battle, the entire class was at Jutland.

WWI era Germany destroyer S13, G7, and V1 classes: These 24 ships were essentially identical except for the builders. The design was intentionally small to provide superior maneuverability, but seagoing qualities suffered significantly. Despite their shortcomings, they saw active service, with 19 of them at Jutland.

Don S.

[zobalb]

Don:
I'd like to add my votes for a few WWI items on your list:

PreDreadnought German Gazelle class
PreDreadnought German Braunschweig class
Predreadnought British Canopus class

By the way, the French WWI ships are excellent. In addition, I'd love to see you fill in the gaps in the 1/2400 WWII aircraft, any or all of the following:

German aircraft pack 2 including JU88 and He111
UK Fleet Air Arm pack including Sea Hurricane
US early war Navy/Marine AC including TBD Devastator

More Italians would be great, too, but the above would be terrific. It's really hard to scratch-build in that scale!

Thanks and keep 'em coming!

Bob

[Donald M. Scheef]

Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary

Replaced by updated list 2015-05-20.

Don S.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary

Replaced by updated list 2015-05-30.

Don S.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Almost a year after GHQ’s 2014-2015 release announcements; here are some of the highlights of the Micronaut Wish List as of 2015-05-22. The noted changes are from the 2014-06-1 summary (just after the 2014-2015 schedule announcements).


Total number of ship types receiving at least one vote: 3846 (increased from 2666). Some of the 1180 ships that received their first vote were new-builds. Most, however, were WWI and WWII merchant types.


Most popular item: WWII era Germany MTB S-100 type Schnellboote (E-boats) with 45 votes (up from 43 votes in the most-recent previous summary).


By era:

Most popular Napoleonic era product: brass etched ratlines for 1st, 3rd, and 5th rates (9 votes, unchanged)
Most popular Napoleonic era ship type: tie between UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) and UK 44-gun razée Magnanime (originally 64-gun Intrepid class) (4 votes each, unchanged)

Most popular ironclad era ship: Confederate States casemate ironclad ram Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) (4 votes, including first vote) Virginia replaced tie among Russia coastal battleship Novgorod, Russia coastal battleship Vice Admiral Popov, UK battleship Devastation class, and UK coastal battleship Glatton (1 vote each, unchanged).

Most popular pre-Dreadnought era ship: UK armored cruiser Devonshire class (43 votes, up from 36 votes)

Most popular WWI era ship: UK light cruiser Chatham class (42 votes, up from 36 votes).

Most popular WWII era ship: German Schnellboote (45 votes, up from 43 votes)

Most popular early Cold War era ship: Soviet light cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis) class (19 votes). Sverdlov replaces US aircraft carrier Midway (CVB 41) class, SCB-110 angled deck reconstruction (16 votes, unchanged)

Most popular late Cold War era ship: UK frigate Duke (Type 23) class (34 votes, unchanged)

Most popular post-Cold War era ship: US littoral combat ship Freedom (LCS-1) class (21 votes, up from 18 votes).

Most popular post-Organian Treaty era ship: tie between UFP star cruiser Constitution (NCC1700) class and Klingon battlecruiser D-7 type (1 vote each, unchanged)

Most-popular ship, by nation:

Argentina: late-Cold War era Malvinas/Falklands aircraft (12 votes, up from 11 votes)

Australia: post-Cold War era frigate ANZAC class (4 votes, up from 3 votes)

Austria-Hungary: WWI era battleship ersatz Monarch (Improved Tegetthoff, battleship VIII) design (6 votes, unchanged).

Belgium: WWII era gunboat Artevelde

Brazil: WWI era battleship Minas Gerais class (7 votes, unchanged)

Bulgaria: WWI era torpedo boat Drski class (2 votes, unchanged)

Canada: tie among early Cold War era destroyer Annapolis class, early Cold War era destroyer Restigouche class (as completed), late Cold War era destroyer Iroquois class, and post-Cold War era frigate City class (4 votes each, unchanged)

Chile: WWI era battleship Almirante Latorre class (6 votes, unchanged)

China: post-Cold War era destroyer Type 052C (Luyang II, Lanzhou) class (13 votes, unchanged)

Colombia: WWII era destroyer Vouga class (2 votes, unchanged)

Confederate States of America: Ironclad era casemate ironclad ram Virginia (4 votes, including first vote)

Cuba: WWI era gunboat Cuba (1 vote – first)

Czechoslovakia: tie between WWII era river gunboat OMm35 type and WWII era river gunboat President Masaryk (1 vote each – first for each)

Denmark: WWII era coastal battleship Niels Juel (aka Niels Iuel) (1936 refit) (2 votes, unchanged)

Egypt: tie among WWII era motor gunboat Al Sarea, WWII motor gunboat Darfeel type, WWII gunboat El Amir Forouq, WWII motor gunboat Raqib type, and late Cold War guided missile patrol boat Ramadon class (1 vote each; all except Ramadon first)

Eire: tie between WWII era fisheries protection ship Fort Rannoch and WWI era motor torpedo boat M1 type (1 vote each, first for both)

Estonia: tie between WWII era submarine Kalev class and WWII era gunboat Pikkeri (1 vote each, first for Pikkeri)

Finland: WWII era coast defense ship Väinämoinen class (4 votes, unchanged)

France: WWII era light cruiser Duguay-Trouin class (38 votes, up from 35 votes)

Germany: WWII era Schnellboote (45 votes, up from 43 votes)

Greece: late-Cold War era patrol boat La Combattante III type (5 votes, up from 4 votes)

Hungary: tie among WWII era river gunboat Godolo, WWII era river gunboat Kecskemet, and WWII era river gunboat Sopron (1 vote each, first for each)

Iceland: tie among WWII era fisheries protection ships Aegir, Esja, Odinn, Sudin, and Thor (1 vote each, first for each)

India: post-Cold War era frigate Talwar class (7 votes, unchanged)

Iran (Persia): post-Cold War miniature submarine Ghadir type (4 votes, up from 3 votes)

Italy: tie between WWII destroyer Folgore class and MTB MAS500 type (18 votes each, Folgore unchanged, MAS500 up from 14 votes).

Japan: WWII era aircraft carrier Taiyo class (39 votes, up from 36 votes)

Klingon: post-Organian Treaty battlecruiser D-7 class (1 vote, unchanged)

Korea, People’s Republic of (North): late-Cold War era frigate Najin class (10 votes, up from 9 votes)

Korea, Republic of (South): post-Cold War era destroyer King Sejong the Great (KD-3) class (9 votes, unchanged) and post-Cold War era corvette Pohang class, late anti-air version (up from 7 votes)

Latvia: tie between WWII era minesweeper Imanta class and WWII era submarine Ronis class (1 vote each, first for both)

Mexico: WWI era gunboat Progreso (1 vote, unchanged)

NATO: late-Cold War era tactical aircraft (11 votes, up from 10 votes)

Netherlands: tie between WWII era battlecruiser 1047 design and WWII era destroyer Isaac Sweers (as completed in England with AA armament) (6 votes each, unchanged)

Norway: WWI era coastal battleship Norge class (4 votes, unchanged)

Panama: WWII era commercial transport El Capitan (3 votes, unchanged)

Peru: tie between WWII era river gunboat Loreta class and WWII era submarine R1 class (1 vote each, first for both)

Poland: late-Cold War era landing ship Ropucha class (7 votes, up from 6 votes)

Portugal: tie among WWI era destroyer Guadina class, WWI era destroyer Liz, and WWII era destroyer Dao class (2 votes each, unchanged)

Romania: WWII era destroyer Regele Ferdinand class (2 votes, unchanged)

Russia/Soviet Union/Russia: WWII era destroyer Type 7U class (26 votes, up from 25 votes)

Siam/Thailand: WWII era torpedo boat Puket class (3 votes, unchanged)

South Africa: post-Cold War era frigate MEKO 200 class (3 votes, unchanged)

Spain: tie between pre-Dreadnought era destroyer Audaz class and pre-Dreadnought era armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa class (6 votes each, unchanged)

Sweden: tie among WWI era coastal battleship Sverige class, WWII era cruiser Gotland, WWII era coastal battleship Sverige class (1939 reconstruction), and WWII era light cruiser Tre Kroner class (4 votes each, unchanged)

Taiwan: post-Cold War corvette Tuo Chiang class (8 votes, including first)

Turkey: WWI-era minelayer Nusret (8 votes, unchanged)

UFP: Post-Organian Treaty star cruiser Constitution (NCC-1700) class (1 vote, unchanged)

UK: pre-Dreadnought armoured cruiser Devonshire class (43 votes, replacing WWII era heavy cruisers Berwick and Cornwall, with 41 votes)

Uruguay: tie among WWI era gunboat 18 du Julio, WWI era gunboat Uruguay, and WWII era motor gunboat Paysandu class (1 vote each, first for all)

USA: WWII era aircraft carrier Yorktown (CV 5) – early 1942 appearance (32 votes, up from 25 votes)

Vietnam: post-Cold War frigate Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011) class [Russian Gepard 3.9 (Project 1166.1E)] (1 vote, first for this type)

Yugoslavia: WWII era destroyer Dubrovnik (4 votes, including first for this type)


Most popular ship, by type:

Aircraft carrier: WWII era Japanese Taiyo class (36 votes, unchanged)

Battleship / battlecruiser / armored cruiser: WWI era UK armored cruiser Devonshire class (43 votes, up from 36 votes)

Cruiser: WWII era UK Berwick & Cornwall (41 votes, up from 40 votes)

Destroyer: WWII era UK War Emergency classes O & P with 4.7â€￾ guns (38 votes, unchanged)

Escort: late-Cold War era UK frigate Duke (Type 23) class (34 votes, unchanged)

Submarine: WWII era Italy 600-ton type (15 votes, unchanged)

Amphibious: WWII era US fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD 37) class (18 votes, up from 17 votes)

Auxiliary: WWI era UK seaplane tender Engadine class (21 votes, unchanged)

Small craft: WWII era Germany Schnellboote (45 votes, up from 43 votes)

Aircraft: WWI era Germany aircraft Zeppelin (29 votes, up from 25 votes), replaces WWII era US Navy early-war carrier-based aircraft (28 votes, up from 26 votes)

Commercial / civilian: WWII era Japan merchant oil tanker, Kawasaki type (14 votes, up from 12 votes, replaces WWII era US merchant cargo ships C3-S-A2 and WWII era US merchant oil tanker T2-SE-A1 (13 votes each, unchanged)

Sailing ships: tie between UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) and UK 44-gun razée Magnanime (originally 64-gun Intrepid class) (4 votes each, unchanged)

Other: deck decals for HUS4, CVN 71, USS Roosevelt (11 votes, unchanged)

Number of ships receiving only one vote: 1917, up from 773. Many WWI-era and WWII-era merchant ships received their first vote.

Don S.

[ghqman15]

Duke of York sank an enemy battleship at sea (Scharnhorst). Doesn't that qualify as somewhat famous? I mean, there were only a few incidents like this in the war. Talk abouot famous, the CA Exeter has only been done in her River Plate config.--how about Exeter as in sunk in 1942 after serving in her revitalized state with the fleet. Many other single ships have been done in more than one rig, Exeter more than rates that treatment from GHQ!

I am putting in a list of my second dozen of most-wanted Micronauts. Compared to the previous list, US Navy/Marine early WWII aircraft has moved up to the first dozen to replace the scheduled Admiral Scheer and UK Fleet Air Arm aircraft is added in its place.

My choices are (in alphabetical order of country of origin):

• France BB Bretagne, Provence: GHQ’s FRN3, Lorraine, just doesn’t model the appearance of the other two ships of the original class. I might even suggest using this to start a GWF series, as their appearance didn’t change much between the wars.

• France TT Le Melpomene class: Not really successful in their intended role, many of these ships saw service as escorts on both sides of the war. I would like to have more of this type of small warship available in 1/2400 scale.

• Germany WWII Aircraft Pack 2 [Fw 190A/F, Ju 88 or Ju 188 (preferably with dive-bomber armament, He 111 (preferably with torpedo armament), He 115 floatplane, and/or He 177 (preferably with FX 1400 guided bomb or Hs 293 missiles)]: All five types played significant roles in maritime combat. If not Fw 190A/F, then Bf 109T – the Germans must have a single-engine fighter. Maybe even both fighter types rather than one of the Heinkel aircraft.

• Japan DD Akatsuki class: Although similar to the Fubuki class, the Akatsukis had smaller forward funnels and several other detail differences. To the best of my knowledge, no one makes a 1/2400 model of this class. Considering the popularity of Japanese WWII ships, the lack of a model for any Japanese destroyer class is surprising.

• Japan TT Tomozuru class: Similar in size to the French Le Melpomene class and wanted for a similar reason. The Japanese initially loaded too much armament on these ships, making them dangerously unstable. Although I would like one of the initial version eventually, it was the modified (more stable) appearance that saw combat in WWII.

• UK BB Duke of York (Anson & Howe): Although less famous than KGV and PoW, the remainder of the modern British battleships of WWII should be modeled. As with Prince of Wales, the superstructure differences are manageable, but converting the KGV hull is just too difficult. I would prefer a late-war appearance with additional light AA added.

• UK inter-war destroyer leaders (Codrington, Keith, Assinboine, Exmouth, Faulknor, Grenville, Hardy, and Inglefield): The British built a slightly larger leader for each of the destroyer classes from “Aâ€￾ through “I.â€￾ Although each of these ships was slightly different, they could reasonably be represented by three moldings.

• UK WWII Fleet Air Arm pack: By now, anyone who has 1/2500-scale British aircraft has plenty of Swordfish, but none of the other purpose-built aircraft used on carriers. Blackburn Skua, Fairey Fulmar, Fairey Firefly, and Fairey Barracuda would provide some variety on the decks. Gloster Gladiators and Hawker Sea Hurricanes would also be useful in addition to the available Sea Spitfires. All of these aircraft saw significant combat from British carriers.

• UK BB Prince of Wales: This is a historically-important ship that deserves a 1/2400 model. It’s just too hard to remove the external degaussing cable from KGV. Preferably, PoW would have the light AA that was added shortly before it was sunk.

• UK CA York: Exeter is much more famous, but York deserves a good 1/2400 model. The significant differences in the superstructure make it very difficult to convert Exeter to York.

• US BB-42, Idaho (as modified with enclosed single 5â€￾ mounts): This ship had a unique appearance and was involved in combat with this arrangement. To the best of my knowledge, no one makes a 1/2400 scale model.

• US BB-26, South Carolina: The design of this ship, with four twin 12â€￾ mounts on the centerline, was ground-breaking. Only the use of steam piston engines instead of turbines and the British effort that completed Dreadnought in near-record time kept this ship from being recognized as the first modern capital ship.

Don S.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Consolidated Micronaut Wish List Summary

Replaced by updated list 2015-06-01.

Don S.