Here are the 2016-17 GHQ New Releases
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Personal Opinion of 2016-2017 Micronaut Schedule
Once again, GHQ’s schedule for 1/2400 Micronauts offers a pretty good selection. It’s great to see another dozen ship models. For me, only one of the dozen types are from my personal wish list but six others will be on my shopping list as soon as they are released. It seems a bit odd that two ships from the Battle of Jutland are in this year’s list, just too late for the centennial of this iconic event. With respect to the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, three of the twelve ships were in the top 10 vote-getters and four more were in the top 100. I was really surprised that when I looked in my file, Erzhertzog Karl did not show up at all.
Here are some personal comments on the individual 2014-2015 Micronauts, beginning with what I consider best for me:
UKN (54 or 55) WWII UK heavy cruisers Berwick and Cornwall – These two County class cruisers differed from their cousins’ appearance, modified with a large hanger aft but not with the cut-down quarterdeck of Cumberland and Suffolk (UKN2). This has been on my favorites list for quite a while, most recently in the second dozen and are the only ones from my favorites list on this year’s release list. They had 44 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, in second place.
GWB35 WWI UK light cruiser Birmingham class – These three ships (plus Australian Adelaide, completed well after the end of the war) were similar to the Chatham class but with modified armament. All three participated in several battles, including two at Jutland. I regret that this was not available in time for the centennial of the Battle of Jutland, but I will purchase a set of three (or perhaps four) as soon as they become available. This class had 37 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish list, tied for sixth place.
GWG24, WWI Germany destroyer V1 through S24 – These were fairly small compared to most other WWI destroyers and getting a bit long in the tooth, but still active. Nineteen of them were at the Battle of Jutland. This is another product that I would have liked to have a year earlier but will purchase a full set of 24. The class had 35 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 12th place.
GWH6, WWI Austria-Hungary pre-Dreadnought battleship Erzhertzog Karl class – This was a class of three battleships built in the early 1900s, just in time to be made obsolete by Dreadnought. Somewhat smaller than most of their contemporaries, they were considered well designed. Despite their limited combat history, I will purchase three to expand my AH navy. I was surprised that that the class had no votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List.
USN (92 or 93) WWII US transport “Hog Island†type B (design 1024) – Twelve of these standard-design transport/merchant liners were built at the end of WWI. One (USS Wright) was converted to an airship seaplane tender soon after launching and had a significantly different appearance from the others. The remaining eleven served at various times as army transports, merchant transports, seaplane tenders, naval transports, and hospital ships. I intend to purchase 11; conversion to USS Wright is beyond my capability. This type had 15 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tying for 97th place.
UKN (54 or 55) WWII UK Merchant Aircraft Carrier – There are actually two groups of MACs with significantly different appearance. Six were laid down as grain carriers and finished with flight decks. Thirteen were oil carriers (9 converted after completion; four finished with flight decks. The grain carriers had higher hulls, shorter flight decks, and an elevator to a small hanger. The oilers had lower hulls, longer flight decks and no elevator or hanger. Regardless of which version GHQ produces, I will get a full set. I don’t usually do aircraft carriers, but these are technically merchant ships. Both types of MAC had five votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 575th place.
USN (92 or 93) WWII US seaplane tender Barnegat (AVP-10) class – These small seaplane tenders (about the size of a large destroyer) were purpose built to operate out of isolated harbors. Because of their intended forward basing they had significant self-defense armament. They often functioned as anti-submarine escorts for larger auxiliary ships. I was really surprised to see this class appear in GHQ’s production list. They were nowhere on my wish list, but I will definitely purchase some (probably not all 37). The Barnegat class had 2 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, putting them in a tie for 1443rd place.
IJN57 WWII Japan light aircraft carrier Ryuho - I concentrate on surface warfare so I probably won’t be purchasing any aircraft carriers in the near future. Ryuho had 37 votes on the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 6th place.
I’m not buying modern warships at this time so I won’t be getting any of the following. However, I hope GHQ does well with these.
HRC7 post-Cold War China landing ship Yuting (type 072A). This type had only one vote in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 1984th place.
HJN5 post-Cold War Japan destroyer Kongō (DDG-173) class. This powerful anti-aircraft/missile class had 15 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 97th place.
HUS (21 or 22) post-Cold War US aircraft pack, STVOL pack. I can think of only one true “STOVL†type in the current US inventory – The F-35B Lightning II. This should be a good choice, usable on QE aircraft carriers as well as US types. To make this a “pack†I would add the V-22 Osprey (already available in HUS19), and a modern helicopter (CH-53E Super Stallion, SH-60 Seahawk, or AH-1Z Super Cobra) There is no exact match for this in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List; the nearest equivalent is “US post-Cold War naval aircraft†with six votes, tied for 451st place. I don’t understand the production of this pack during the same year as the USS Gerald R. Ford. I don’t know if GHQ will come out with more appropriate aircraft for this large-deck carrier, but I would like a pack containing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, F-35C Lightning II, and (stretching it a bit) XA-47B.
HUS (21 or 22) post-Cold War US aircraft carrier Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) class. I didn’t think GHQ would produce this type so soon – it’s still several years before it enters service. I am concerned that design changes may change the final appearance. This ship had 6 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 451st place.
Don S.
Once again, GHQ’s schedule for 1/2400 Micronauts offers a pretty good selection. It’s great to see another dozen ship models. For me, only one of the dozen types are from my personal wish list but six others will be on my shopping list as soon as they are released. It seems a bit odd that two ships from the Battle of Jutland are in this year’s list, just too late for the centennial of this iconic event. With respect to the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, three of the twelve ships were in the top 10 vote-getters and four more were in the top 100. I was really surprised that when I looked in my file, Erzhertzog Karl did not show up at all.
Here are some personal comments on the individual 2014-2015 Micronauts, beginning with what I consider best for me:
UKN (54 or 55) WWII UK heavy cruisers Berwick and Cornwall – These two County class cruisers differed from their cousins’ appearance, modified with a large hanger aft but not with the cut-down quarterdeck of Cumberland and Suffolk (UKN2). This has been on my favorites list for quite a while, most recently in the second dozen and are the only ones from my favorites list on this year’s release list. They had 44 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, in second place.
GWB35 WWI UK light cruiser Birmingham class – These three ships (plus Australian Adelaide, completed well after the end of the war) were similar to the Chatham class but with modified armament. All three participated in several battles, including two at Jutland. I regret that this was not available in time for the centennial of the Battle of Jutland, but I will purchase a set of three (or perhaps four) as soon as they become available. This class had 37 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish list, tied for sixth place.
GWG24, WWI Germany destroyer V1 through S24 – These were fairly small compared to most other WWI destroyers and getting a bit long in the tooth, but still active. Nineteen of them were at the Battle of Jutland. This is another product that I would have liked to have a year earlier but will purchase a full set of 24. The class had 35 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 12th place.
GWH6, WWI Austria-Hungary pre-Dreadnought battleship Erzhertzog Karl class – This was a class of three battleships built in the early 1900s, just in time to be made obsolete by Dreadnought. Somewhat smaller than most of their contemporaries, they were considered well designed. Despite their limited combat history, I will purchase three to expand my AH navy. I was surprised that that the class had no votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List.
USN (92 or 93) WWII US transport “Hog Island†type B (design 1024) – Twelve of these standard-design transport/merchant liners were built at the end of WWI. One (USS Wright) was converted to an airship seaplane tender soon after launching and had a significantly different appearance from the others. The remaining eleven served at various times as army transports, merchant transports, seaplane tenders, naval transports, and hospital ships. I intend to purchase 11; conversion to USS Wright is beyond my capability. This type had 15 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tying for 97th place.
UKN (54 or 55) WWII UK Merchant Aircraft Carrier – There are actually two groups of MACs with significantly different appearance. Six were laid down as grain carriers and finished with flight decks. Thirteen were oil carriers (9 converted after completion; four finished with flight decks. The grain carriers had higher hulls, shorter flight decks, and an elevator to a small hanger. The oilers had lower hulls, longer flight decks and no elevator or hanger. Regardless of which version GHQ produces, I will get a full set. I don’t usually do aircraft carriers, but these are technically merchant ships. Both types of MAC had five votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 575th place.
USN (92 or 93) WWII US seaplane tender Barnegat (AVP-10) class – These small seaplane tenders (about the size of a large destroyer) were purpose built to operate out of isolated harbors. Because of their intended forward basing they had significant self-defense armament. They often functioned as anti-submarine escorts for larger auxiliary ships. I was really surprised to see this class appear in GHQ’s production list. They were nowhere on my wish list, but I will definitely purchase some (probably not all 37). The Barnegat class had 2 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, putting them in a tie for 1443rd place.
IJN57 WWII Japan light aircraft carrier Ryuho - I concentrate on surface warfare so I probably won’t be purchasing any aircraft carriers in the near future. Ryuho had 37 votes on the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 6th place.
I’m not buying modern warships at this time so I won’t be getting any of the following. However, I hope GHQ does well with these.
HRC7 post-Cold War China landing ship Yuting (type 072A). This type had only one vote in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 1984th place.
HJN5 post-Cold War Japan destroyer Kongō (DDG-173) class. This powerful anti-aircraft/missile class had 15 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 97th place.
HUS (21 or 22) post-Cold War US aircraft pack, STVOL pack. I can think of only one true “STOVL†type in the current US inventory – The F-35B Lightning II. This should be a good choice, usable on QE aircraft carriers as well as US types. To make this a “pack†I would add the V-22 Osprey (already available in HUS19), and a modern helicopter (CH-53E Super Stallion, SH-60 Seahawk, or AH-1Z Super Cobra) There is no exact match for this in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List; the nearest equivalent is “US post-Cold War naval aircraft†with six votes, tied for 451st place. I don’t understand the production of this pack during the same year as the USS Gerald R. Ford. I don’t know if GHQ will come out with more appropriate aircraft for this large-deck carrier, but I would like a pack containing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, F-35C Lightning II, and (stretching it a bit) XA-47B.
HUS (21 or 22) post-Cold War US aircraft carrier Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) class. I didn’t think GHQ would produce this type so soon – it’s still several years before it enters service. I am concerned that design changes may change the final appearance. This ship had 6 votes in the Consolidated Micronaut Wish List, tied for 451st place.
Don S.
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D'oh!
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@E.springer: Hi Bruce,
In reference to your post on this thread, both CAM and MAC ships were British emergency measures for convoy protection. A CAM ship was a merchant vessel with an on board catapult able to launch a Hurricane fighter aircraft on a one-time flight to intercept and down a German patrol bomber shadowing the convoy. There was no provision for recovering the fighter, so the pilot had to ditch, and hope he could be picked up by the convoy escort.
The model GHQ selected is of a MAC ship. These were dual-role merchant vessels/auxiliary aircraft carriers with a flight deck able to launch and land 3 or 4 naval aircraft. They were of two types. There were grain carriers and oil tankers. Both types carried their usual cargoes in addition to providing limited air support for the convoy. They were all named Empire (something) except for the 9 tankers of the Rapana class. For more details see the post on page 2 of this thread by Donald M. Scheef.
Michael D. Waters
In reference to your post on this thread, both CAM and MAC ships were British emergency measures for convoy protection. A CAM ship was a merchant vessel with an on board catapult able to launch a Hurricane fighter aircraft on a one-time flight to intercept and down a German patrol bomber shadowing the convoy. There was no provision for recovering the fighter, so the pilot had to ditch, and hope he could be picked up by the convoy escort.
The model GHQ selected is of a MAC ship. These were dual-role merchant vessels/auxiliary aircraft carriers with a flight deck able to launch and land 3 or 4 naval aircraft. They were of two types. There were grain carriers and oil tankers. Both types carried their usual cargoes in addition to providing limited air support for the convoy. They were all named Empire (something) except for the 9 tankers of the Rapana class. For more details see the post on page 2 of this thread by Donald M. Scheef.
Michael D. Waters
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Brutzel,
I was wondering that myself, but in looking at the Leo IIA4 on the internet, I found the Leo IIA4 was the definitive earler model, with all earlier models upgraded to that standard, becoming the most widespread issue across a number of different nations. Perhaps that is the reason.
I was wondering that myself, but in looking at the Leo IIA4 on the internet, I found the Leo IIA4 was the definitive earler model, with all earlier models upgraded to that standard, becoming the most widespread issue across a number of different nations. Perhaps that is the reason.
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Not arguing or criticizing GHQ, just trying to help resolve the issue one way or the other. My mind remains open to more info, if anyone has some.
All blessings flow from a good mission statement.
Pogo was right. So was Ike.
"A Gentleman is a man who is only rude intentionally." (Churchill)
Give credit. Take responsibility.
Pogo was right. So was Ike.
"A Gentleman is a man who is only rude intentionally." (Churchill)
Give credit. Take responsibility.
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Brutzel
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Leopard 2A4: Many states are already. Yes...
• Austria
• Canada: (31 2A4+)
• Chile
• Finland
• Greece
• Indonesia
• Netherlands (No Tanks now in the Army)
• Norway
• Poland
• Singapore
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
Change is on the side nothing. I hope for the Dingo (1 or 2) 2017/18.
• Austria
• Canada: (31 2A4+)
• Chile
• Finland
• Greece
• Indonesia
• Netherlands (No Tanks now in the Army)
• Norway
• Poland
• Singapore
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
Change is on the side nothing. I hope for the Dingo (1 or 2) 2017/18.
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This is a really great list for modern and WWII Land warfare.
I especially like the modern Japanese tanks
Zis 5 transport/bus sounds promising.
The Modern T-72B3M will probably sell well (cool)
ERC 90 modern French !
MICLIC trailers !
Leopard IIa4
FMTV trailers
and many others caught my eye.
Very cool GHG
I especially like the modern Japanese tanks
Zis 5 transport/bus sounds promising.
The Modern T-72B3M will probably sell well (cool)
ERC 90 modern French !
MICLIC trailers !
Leopard IIa4
FMTV trailers
and many others caught my eye.
Very cool GHG
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2016 -2017 Micronauts
For Don - Many thanks for the great summary and review of the upcoming year's new naval releases! Really appreciate it!!
For all - As others have already noted, it looks like it's going to be another really expensive year (as usual), although I'll not be getting everything on the new releases list:
* The new CVN is quite a surprise (a pleasant one too). It makes sense that this will be an expensive model, just on the basis of the amount of metal used to make the casting. I also like that there will be a new modern aircraft pack in 1/2400 scale (I assume that this is the case, yes?). I'll need to stock up on those!
* Glad that Berwick / Cornwall (1939) will be done. Another pair on the must get list, along with several others on the list.
* My Hog Island Type A will soon see it's Type B cousin!
* Not certain that I'll be getting the AH Pre-Dreadnaughts, at least not right away: I already have a set of three Erz Karl's in my collection from Molynia (purchased back in 2008-09; not certain whether they are still in business these days...). I have every expectation that the GHQ version will be far, far superior, in terms of quality and visual appeal. It will come down to price: will they be offered at the same price point as larger cruisers (as was the case with GHQ's first several US and Russian pre-dread models), or will they follow the more recent convention (since the first of the French pre-dreads were released around 2011) as being priced the same as full-sized battleships? I'll simply wait to see when they appear on the schedule, what their price point turns out to be, and what the hobby budget looks like at that point.
It also looks like our armored warfare colleagues got a lot of new and wanted goodies on this year's list! A good time to be had by all!!
Cheers, Kevin
For all - As others have already noted, it looks like it's going to be another really expensive year (as usual), although I'll not be getting everything on the new releases list:
* The new CVN is quite a surprise (a pleasant one too). It makes sense that this will be an expensive model, just on the basis of the amount of metal used to make the casting. I also like that there will be a new modern aircraft pack in 1/2400 scale (I assume that this is the case, yes?). I'll need to stock up on those!
* Glad that Berwick / Cornwall (1939) will be done. Another pair on the must get list, along with several others on the list.
* My Hog Island Type A will soon see it's Type B cousin!
* Not certain that I'll be getting the AH Pre-Dreadnaughts, at least not right away: I already have a set of three Erz Karl's in my collection from Molynia (purchased back in 2008-09; not certain whether they are still in business these days...). I have every expectation that the GHQ version will be far, far superior, in terms of quality and visual appeal. It will come down to price: will they be offered at the same price point as larger cruisers (as was the case with GHQ's first several US and Russian pre-dread models), or will they follow the more recent convention (since the first of the French pre-dreads were released around 2011) as being priced the same as full-sized battleships? I'll simply wait to see when they appear on the schedule, what their price point turns out to be, and what the hobby budget looks like at that point.
It also looks like our armored warfare colleagues got a lot of new and wanted goodies on this year's list! A good time to be had by all!!
Cheers, Kevin
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I'm curious about the US trailers for WW2... GHQ already have those (and I don't see a need for a resculpt), so...
are they a resculpt (and an excuse to change the price point)
are they in addition to the existing set (engineer/command trailers)
are they ammunition trailers (or include ammo trailers)?
If it is the last of those 3, I'll buy them. If not, not.
are they a resculpt (and an excuse to change the price point)
are they in addition to the existing set (engineer/command trailers)
are they ammunition trailers (or include ammo trailers)?
If it is the last of those 3, I'll buy them. If not, not.
There is no right or wrong, only decisions and consequences.