Consolidated Micronaut Wish List

[Donald M. Scheef]

Microsoft Wish List Highlights

For some reason, I can’t find any record of my posting an updated to this feature since2019-07-15. Therefore, the noted changes are from the 2019-07-15 summary (which was just after the 2019-2020 schedule announcements).

Total number of items receiving at least one vote: 4222 (up from 4126).


Most popular item: WWII era Germany MTB S-100 type Schnellboote (E-boats), with 47 votes, unchanged.


By era:

Most popular Napoleonic era product: brass etched ratlines for 1st, 3rd, and 5th rates (9 votes each, unchanged)
Most popular Napoleonic era ship type: UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) (7 votes, up from 6 votes)

Most popular Era-of-Steam ship: Greece steam frigate Kateria (6 votes, unchanged)

Most popular ironclad era ship: Confederate States casemate ironclad ram Virginia (ex-USS steam frigate Merrimack) (4 votes, unchanged).

Most popular pre-Dreadnought era ship: Germany light cruiser Gazelle-class (replacing Germany battleship Braunschweig class (scheduled for production in 2021)

Most popular WWI era ship: UK destroyer “K” class (ex-Acasta-class) (28 votes, unchanged)

Most popular WWII era ship: WWII era Germany MTB S-100 type Schnellboote (E-boats), with 47 votes, unchanged.

Most popular early Cold War era ship: Soviet light cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis) class (37 votes, unchanged).

Most popular late Cold War era item: Soviet missile patrol boat Tarantul III (Project 1241.MR)-class (20 votes, up from 19 votes).

Most popular post-Cold War era item: China corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao, Xinyang)-class (19 votes, unchanged).

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 item, by nation:

Argentina: late-Cold War era Malvinas/Falklands aircraft (13 votes, unchanged)

Australia: post-Cold War era frigate ANZAC-class (8 votes, up from 6 votes)

Austria-Hungary: WWI era battleship ersatz Monarch (Improved Tegetthoff, battleship VIII)-design (8 votes, unchanged)

Bangladesh: post-Cold War era patrol vessel Shadhinota-class (4 votes, unchanged)

Belgium: WWII era gunboat Artevelde (1 vote, unchanged)

Brazil: WWI era battleship Minas Gerais-class (8 votes, unchanged)

Bulgaria: WWI era torpedo boat Drski-class (3 votes, up from 2 votes)

Canada: early Cold War era destroyer St. Laurent-class, helicopter modification (15 votes, up from 10 votes)

Chile: WWI era battleship Almirante Latorre class (7 votes, unchanged)

China: post-Cold War era corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao, Xinyang)-class (19 votes, unchanged)

Colombia: WWII era destroyer Vouga class (3 votes, unchanged)

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

Cuba: WWI era gunboat Cuba (2 votes, up from 1 vote)

Czechoslovakia: tie between WWII era river gunboat OMm35 type and WWII era river gunboat President Masaryk (1 vote each, unchanged)

Denmark: tie between WWII era coastal battleship Niels Juel (aka Niels Iuel), 1936 refit and WWII frigate Iver Huitfeldt-class (5 votes each; Niels Juel unchanged, Niels Iuel up from 4 votes)

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, unchanged)

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

Estonia: WWII era gunboat Pikkeri (2 votes, unchanged)

Finland: WWII era coast defense ship Väinämoinen-class (8 votes, unchanged)

France: WWII era destroyer Vauquelin-class (27 votes, up from 25 votes).

Germany: WWII era Schnellboote, S-100 type (47 votes, unchanged)

Greece: Era-of-Steam steam frigate Kateria (6 votes, unchanged).

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

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

India: tie between post-Cold War era aircraft carrier Vikramaditya and post-cold war frigate Talwar-class (13 votes each; Vikramaditya unchanged, Talwar up from 10 votes)

Iran/Persia: post-Cold War era frigate Moudge-class (7 votes, up from 3 votes, replacing miniature submarine Ghadir type with 4 votes)

Israel: tie between early Cold War missile boat Sa’ar 3-class and late Cold War missile boat Sa’ar 4 (Reshef)-class (3 votes each, all new since previous posting)

Italy: WWII era destroyer Folgore-class (30 votes, up from 28 votes)

Japan: WWII era destroyer Akatsuki-class (41 votes up from 38 votes, replacing WWII era destroyer Kagero-class, late-war appearance with 39 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 (12 votes, unchanged)

Korea, Republic of (South): post-Cold War era corvette Gimcheon (Pohang Flight III, IV and V)-class (15 votes, unchanged)

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

Manchukuo: tie among WWII era river gunboats Shun Tien, Tatung, and Ting Pien (one vote each, unchanged)

Mexico: tie between pre-Dreadnaught era gunboat Nicholas Bravo and WWII era gunboat Durango (2 votes each, unchanged)

NATO: post-Cold War destroyer "CNGF" Fr. "Horizon" (Forbin-class), It. "Orizzonte" (Andrea Doria-class) (16 votes, new entry; replacing late-Cold War era tactical aircraft (12 votes, unchanged)

Netherlands: tie between WWII-era battlecruiser 1047-design and WWII era destroyer Isaac Sweers, as completed in England with AA armament (8 votes each; 1047-design up from 6 votes, Isaac Sweers unchanged)

Nigeria: post-Cold War patrol craft Centenary-class (4 votes, unchanged)

Norway: WWII era torpedo boat Sleipner-class (7 votes, up from 6 votes)

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

Paraguay: WWII era river gunboat Paraguay-class (1 vote, unchanged)

Peru: late Cold War era patrol vessel Velarde (PR-72P)-class (3 votes, unchanged)

Poland: late Cold War era landing ship Ropucha-class (12 votes, up from 11 votes)

Portugal: WWII era destroyer Dao class (3 votes, unchanged)

Romania: WWII era destroyer Mărăşti class (4 votes, unchanged)

Russia/Soviet Union/Russia: early Cold War cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis)-class (37 votes, unchanged; replacing WWII destroyer Storozhevoy (Type 7U)-class, 38 votes, scheduled for production in 2021)

Siam/Thailand: WWII era torpedo boat Puket-class (4 votes, up from 3 votes)

Singapore: late Cold War patrol craft Victory-class (4 votes, up from 3 votes)

South Africa: post-Cold War era frigate MEKO 200 class (5 votes, unchanged)

Spain: pre-Dreadnought era armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa class (7 votes, unchanged)

Sweden: WWII era coastal battleship Sverige-class (1939 reconstruction) (7 votes, unchanged)

Taiwan: post-Cold War destroyer Kee Lung (DD-1801)-class (17 votes, up from 8 votes, replacing post-Cold War corvette Tuo Chiang-class with 10 votes, unchanged)

Turkey: WWI era light cruiser Midilii, 1917 rearmament (10 votes, unchanged)

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

UK: tie between WWII era light cruisers Scylla and Charybdis and WWII era destroyers War Emergency Classes S, T, U, V, and WW (40 votes each, replacing WWII era destroyer leaders “A”-“I”-classes. Note that the destroyer leaders were split into three separate groups due to the differing appearance of these ships.)

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

USA: WWII era fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD 37) or Crosley (APD 87)-class (32 votes, unchanged)

Venezuela: post-Cold War corvette Guaiqueri-class (8 votes, up from 2 votes)

Vietnam: post-Cold War frigate Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011) class [Russian Gepard 3.9 (Project 1166.1E)] (5 votes, up from 4 votes)

Yugoslavia: WWII era destroyer Dubrovnik (8 votes, unchanged)


Most popular item, by type:

Aircraft carrier: WWII USA light carrier Saipan (CVL 48)-class (29 votes, unchanged)

Battleship / battlecruiser / armored cruiser: WWII era UK battleship Duke of York, Anson, or Howe; late-war appearance (37 votes, up from 345 votes)

Cruiser: WWII-era UK light cruisers Scylla and Charybdis (40 votes, up from 36 votes, replacing WWII era UK heavy cruiser York now at 38 votes, up from 37 votes)

Destroyer: WWII-era Japan Akatsuki-class (41 votes, up from 38 votes, replacing WWII era UK destroyer leaders “A” through “I”-classes [Codrington, Keith, Assiniboine, Exmouth, Faulkner, Grenville, Hardy, and Inglefield] Note that these destroyer leaders were split into three separate groups due to the differing appearance of these ships.)

Escort: WWII era UK V&W-class long-range escort conversions (38 votes, up from 35 votes)

Submarine: WWII era Italy 600-ton type (19 votes, unchanged)

Amphibious: WWII era US fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD 37) class (32 votes, unchanged)

Auxiliary: WWI era UK seaplane tender Engadine class (26 vote, unchanged)

Small craft: WWII era Germany Schnellboote, S-100 type (47 votes, unchanged)

Aircraft: WWII-era UK Fleet Air Arm aircraft (Blackburn Skua, Fairey Albacore, Fairey Barracuda, Fairey Firefly, Fairey Fulmar, Gloster Sea Gladiator, Hawker Sea Hurricane) (38 votes, up from 34 votes)

Commercial / civilian: WWII era USA civil cargo ship C3-S-A2 type (13 votes, unchanged).

Sailing ships: UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) (7 votes, up from 6 votes)


Number of Votes Number of Items
47 1
46 0
45 0
44 0
43 0
42 0
41 1
40 2
39 2
38 2
37 2
36 1
35 0
34 0
33 2
32 2
31 3
30 4
29 3
28 1
27 1
26 4
25 4
24 8
23 2
21 5
20 10
19 7
18 6
17 8
16 24
15 9
14 18
13 21
12 27
11 47
10 52
9 78
8 78
7 100
6 144
5 226
4 293
3 408
2 606
1 2002

[Donald M. Scheef]

Here is my Micronaut Wish List for 2022-2023. Changes from the previous list are replacement of Sovyetsky Soyuz and Duke of York (late-war appearance), which are scheduled for production by GHQ with a pair of late-war USA ships. My choices are (in alphabetical order of country of origin):

• WWII France torpedo boat La Melpomene-class: This class of miniature destroyers was intended for escort work in the Mediterranean. They turned out overweight, lacking in stability, and unsuited for open-ocean work. They were fast, however, and several of them had interesting careers. There are numerous other small ships of similar characteristics that I would like modeled (see Italian Spica-class below).

• WWII France destroyer Vauquelin-class: GHQ’s FRN5 is labeled as Vauquelin, but I believe the arrangement of the torpedoes and the shape of the stern is that of the preceding Aigle class. There are several classes of WWII-era French destroyers yet to be modeled by GHQ; any of the following would be welcome: Mogador, Guepard, Chacal, L’Adroit, and Bourrasque.

• WWII Germany amphibious craft: Germany had a variety of small and medium-sized amphibious craft such as F-lighters, Marinefährprahm, Siebel ferry, etc. These were used in the Mediterranean, Black Sea and other coastal combat areas. I would like something similar to USN54, Landing Assault Craft, or USN55, Landing Support Craft, with a variety of types in a package.

• WWII Germany Aircraft Pack 2: First of all, a single-engined fighter (Fw 190A/F or Bf 109T), Ju 88 or Ju 188 (preferably armed as a dive-bomber), 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. The Germans really need a single-engine fighter. Maybe even both fighter types rather than one of the Heinkel aircraft.

• WWI Italy light cruiser Bixio-class or Quarto: One of these would give the Italians a scouting force to go along with its heavier forces. The Pisa-class cruiser that GHQ produced for the 2018-2019 season is an armored cruiser rather than a light cruiser.

• WWI Italy battleship Dante Alighieri: This one-of-a-kind battleship carried heavy armament and had a high speed at the expense of relatively light armor. I would like to have it both because of its unusual appearance and to complete the Italian WWI battle fleet.

• WWII Italy destroyer Folgore-class: This class of four destroyers and the similar Freccia-class saw extensive service as escorts in the Mediterranean. Less than satisfactory because of mechanical unreliability, these ships still deserve to have a good model in 1/2400 scale. CinC makes a model for the Freccia class, but GHQ would be better.

• WWI Italy destroyer Indomito or Pilo-class: I would like the WWI Italian fleet to have a full-sized destroyer. The Soldato-class that GHQ produced last year is more of a torpedo boat rather than a destroyer.

• WWII Italy torpedo boat Spica-class: These were good-looking ships with high speed, but let down by the armament scheme. Their gun and torpedo armament was ineffective against full-size destroyers and left insufficient capacity for defensive weapons. They would have been much better escorts with more anti-submarine and anti-air capability. I would like more of these smaller warships available.

• WWII Japan late-war Navy aircraft: Aichi B7A Ryusei [Grace], Kawanishi N1K Shiden [George], Mitsubishi A7M Reppu [Sam], Yokosuka D4Y3 [Judy] (radial version), Yokosuka P1Y Ginga [Frances]. Although Jill, Val, etc. continued fighting to the end of the war, they were meat on the table for Hellcats and Corsairs. Improved Japanese aircraft make hypothetical late-war battles more evenly balanced. I was disappointed that GHQ did not include any of these when they released IJN58, CV Unryu.

• WWII Japan heavy cruiser Maya, late-war appearance: This Takao class heavy cruiser was badly damaged at Rabaul. After repairs, the ruined “C” turret had been replaced by two additional twin 5-inch mounts. Although this is a single ship, I think the interest in Japanese cruisers is enough to make this a good choice for GHQ’s production.

• WWII Japan destroyer Mutsuki class, fast transport conversion: This was the last of the Japanese destroyer classes before the introduction of the revolutionary “Special Type” Fubuki. Considered obsolescent by 1940, they were converted into fast transports, most of which were sunk during the Solomons Campaign. This is the configuration that I would prefer.

• WWII Japan destroyer Shimakaze: This was only a single ship but many more were planned. This was a particularly fast and powerful design for a classic destroyer. Later in the war, the main gun armament was reduced to provide additional anti-aircraft protection. I would prefer the original appearance.

• WWI UK battlecruiser Renown-class: This was the last class of battlecruisers completed during the Great War. Repulse saw combat in the First World War when she participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight. Although CinC makes a model of this class, GHQ’s would be better

• WWII UK aircraft Fleet Air Arm pack: By now, anyone with 1/2400-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. For land-based designs adapted for carrier use, Gloster Gladiators and Hawker Hurricanes would also be useful in addition to the available Spitfires. All of these aircraft saw significant combat from British carriers. If a Hurricane were available, it would also allow me to put aircraft on Catapult Armed Merchant Ships (CAMSs).

• WWII UK light cruisers Scylla and Charybdis: These two ships were nominally part of the Dido class, but because of shortage of the 5.25-inch guns that were to have been their main armament, they each received four twin 4.5-inch anti-aircraft guns instead. Sometimes referred to as “toothless,” they proved excellent anti-aircraft escorts and saw significant combat.

• WWII UK destroyers ‘V & W’ long-range escort conversions. These ships underwent significant conversion from obsolescent destroyers into effective anti-submarine escorts. The extent of the conversion makes it impractical to change GHQ’s UKN43 into this appearance. GHQ has already produced the unconverted version and the even more extensively converted anti-aircraft WAIR version. I would like them to continue with this and later the fast (short-range) escort version.

• WWII USA aircraft: land-based attack and medium bombers: The Douglas A-20 Havoc and its late-war replacement, the A-26 Invader, were high-powered attack types. GHQ already makes a B-25B (with USS Hornet and in the land-based bomber set), but I would like to have a late-model North American B-25H or J for low-level anti-shipping strikes. Although the Martin B-26 Marauder was used mostly for medium-altitude level bombing in Europe, they participated in the Battle of Midway as torpedo bombers.

• WWII USA auxiliary ships: Just before and during WWII the USA constructed a large number of purpose-built auxiliary ships on a common hull design. These included the Dixie (AD 14)-class destroyer tenders [5 in class], the Fulton (AS 11)-class submarine tenders [4 in class], and the Vulcan (AR 5)-class repair ships [7 in class]. Although the classes were not identical, they were similar in carrying significant self-defense armament so that they could serve in advanced bases.

• WWII USA destroyer, Fletcher-class, late-war anti-aircraft modification (forward bank of torpedo tubes removed, 2 quad 40 mm Bofors added, 7x1 20mm replaced with 6x2 20mm. By this stage of the war, opportunities for large scale torpedo launchings were much less likely than having to defend against heavy Kamikaze attacks.

• WWII USA attack transport Harris (APA 2) class: Sixteen medium-sized passenger liners were built at the end of WWI to the “Design 1029” standard, also known as the “dollar design” and the “President 535-foot” design. Most operated as merchant liners between the wars, were taken over by the Army in 1940 and transferred to the Navy in 1942. Four were sold outside the US in the late 1930s, one remained in service with the Army, three were sunk as Navy transport ships before conversion to attack transports, and eight were converted into attack transports. I would prefer these modeled as attack transports with the military transport second choice, but the civil version would be OK.

• WWII US heavy cruiser Indianapolis (CA 35) (final configuration) – US cruisers went through a multitude of refurbishments during the war, usually to increase anti-aircraft capability and reduce the resulting top weight. For example, the Pensacola (CA 24) as built differs from the early-war appearance (as modeled by GHQ’s USN40), which is different from the mid-war appearance, which is different from the late-war appearance. Chester (CA 27), Augusta (CA 31), or New Orleans (CA 32) would also be welcome, but Indianapolis gets my vote because of her tragic sinking.

• WWII US heavy cruiser Oregon City (CA 122)-class: These were modifications of the Baltimore-class with reduced superstructure to provide better sky arcs for the anti-aircraft guns. Their single funnels gave them a distinctly different appearance from the Baltimores. They were completed too late to see combat in WWII.

• To go along with the Oregon City class, I’d like to see the corresponding modification of the Cleveland-class – the Fargo (CL 106)-class.

[pmskaar]

Thanks for the new list, Donald! I know a lot of thought and effort went into this. I did get my wish from last year when GHQ produced the British WWI ships, Canopus and Otranto. I think I have the ships I need to be able to do Coronel and Falklands when I get around to it.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Micronaut Wish List Summary

This posting separates the various eras, with the number of ships listed in each era based (approximately) on GHQ’s recent output of models. The sequence is:
• Post-Cold War: top 25
• Cold War: top 15
• WWII: top 25
• WWI: top 20
• Pre-Dreadnought and earlier steam: top 10
• Pre-steam: top 5
There may be more than the specified number of ships listed because of ties. The sequence within each era is based on number of “votes,” country, and name.

Because of the length of the total list (about 4238 different items), the posted summary includes only those items for which there are enough votes to meet the above criteria. This reduces the posted list to 114 items. For the current rate at which GHQ is producing new Micronauts, it would take more than eight years to produce just these models.

For those of you who do not see items for which you have voted, I continue to track all the votes. If an item gets additional votes to raise the total to the “top 100”, it will reappear on the posted summary. Feel free to inquire in the forum or by private message about any specific item(s) not appearing in the posted summary.

I will attempt to update this summary occasionally. As of 2021-07-05, the summary is:

For Post-Cold War:
• 19 votes - China corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao, Xinyang (信阳))-class
• 19 votes - France aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91)
• 18 votes - USN aircraft (CH-53K King Stallion, EA-18G Growler, FA-18E/F Super Hornet, F-35C Lightning II, P-8 Poseidon)
• 17 votes - Taiwan destroyer Kee Lung (DDG-1801)-class
• 16 votes - France frigate La Fayette-class (Saudi Arabia, Al Riyadh; Singapore, Formidable; Taiwan, Kang Ding) subclasses
• 16 votes - NATO destroyer CNGF [Horizon/Orizzonte] (France, Forbin; Italy, Andrea Doria)-class
• 15 votes - Korea corvette Gimcheon (김천시) (Pohang Flight III, IV, and V)-class
• 13 votes - France frigate Aquitaine-class, ASW variant (NATO FREMM)
• 13 votes - India frigate Talwar-class
• 13 votes - India aircraft carrier Vikramaditya (modified Soviet Kiev-class)
• 12 votes - China destroyer Type 051C (Luzhou, Shenyang (沈阳))-class
• 12 votes - Italy frigate Bergamini-class (NATO-FREMM, general-purpose variant)
• 12 votes – USA cruiser Belknap (CG 26)-class, after refit with Phalanx and Harpoon
• 11 votes - Canada frigate City (Halifax)-class
• 11 votes - China destroyer Type 052 (Luhu, Harbin (哈尔滨))-class
• 11 votes - China destroyer Type 054A (Jiangkai II, Xuzhou (徐州))-class
• 11 votes - France frigate Aquitaine-class (NATO FREMM, air-defense variant)
• 11 votes - Italy frigate Fasau-class (NATO-FREMM, ASW variant)
• 11 votes - Japan destroyer Asahi (25 DD)-class
• 11 votes - Republic of Korea destroyer King Sejong the Great (KD-3)-class
• 11 votes – USA frigate Constellation (FFG-62) design (FREMM basis)
• 10 votes - China fast attack craft Type 022 (Houbei)-class)
• 10 votes - China destroyer Type 051B (Luhai, Shenzhen (深圳))
• 10 votes - China destroyer Type 052B (Luyang I, Guangzhou (廣州)-class
• 10 votes - India aircraft carrier Vikrant design
• 10 votes - Taiwan patrol boat Tuo Chiang-class
• 10 votes - USA destroyer Arleigh Burke flight IIA (DDG 79 & 80) group

For Cold War:
• 37 votes - Soviet cruiser Sverdlov (Свердлов, Project 68 bis)-class
• 32 votes - USA destroyer Gearing, FRAM I conversion
• 20 votes - Soviet corvette Tarantul III Mod (Project 1241.1MR)-class
• 18 votes - USA guided missile destroyer Kidd (DDG 993)
• 18 votes - USA aircraft carrier Midway (CV 41)-class, SCB-110 (angled deck) reconstruction
• 18 votes - USA carrier aircraft, Korean War (Douglas AD Skyraider, Grumman F9F Panther, McDonnell F2H Banshee, Piasecki HUP Retriever, Sikorski H-5 Dragonfly, Vought F4U-5 / AU-1 Corsair)
• 17 votes - Soviet missile corvette Tarantul III (project 1241.1M)-class
• 17 votes - USA aircraft carrier Forrestal (CV 59)-class, after 1965 reconstruction
• 16 votes - UK frigate Leander-class, Batch 2 Exocet conversion
• 16 votes - USA aircraft carrier Forrestal (CV 59)-class, as originally built
• 15 votes - Canada destroyer St. Laurent-class, helicopter conversion
• 15 votes - USA cruiser Leahy (CG16)-class, after 1981 refit
• 15 votes - USA cruiser Virginia (CGN 38)-class
• 14 votes- Soviet missile boat Osa II (Project 205U)-type
• 14 votes - UK landing ship Fearless (L10)-class, as built
• 14 votes - USA carrier-based attack aircraft (A-1 Skyraider, A-3 Skywarrior, A-4 Skyhawk, A-5 Vigilante, A-7 Corsair II)
• 14 votes - USA aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVAN 65), as-built
• 14 votes - USA aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk (CVA 63)-class

For WWII:
• 47 votes - Germany Schnellboote (E-boats), S-100 type
• 42 votes - Japan destroyer Akatsuki (暁)-class
• 40 votes - UK light cruisers Scylla & Charybdis
• 40 votes - UK destroyer War Emergency-classes “S”, “T”, “U”, “V”, and “W”
• 39 votes - UK heavy cruiser York
• 38 votes - UK Fleet Air Arm aircraft (Blackburn Skua, Fairey Albacore, Fairey Barracuda, Fairey Firefly, Fairey Fulmar, Gloster Sea Gladiator, and/or Hawker Sea Hurricane)
• 38 votes - UK destroyer “V” & “W”-classes, long-range escort conversions
• 36 votes - Germany aircraft pack 2 (Bf 109, Bf 110, Fw 190, He 111, He 115, He 177, Ju 88, Ju 188, and/or Me 410)
• 33 votes - Japan late-war carrier-based aircraft (Aichi B7A Ryusei [Grace], Kawanishi N1K3-A Shiden [George], Mitsubishi A7M Reppu [Sam], Nakajima C6N Saiun [Myrt], and/or Yokosuka D4Y3 [Judy])
• 33 votes - UK destroyer War Emergency-classes “Q” and “R”
• 32 votes - USA fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD 37) or Crosley (APD 87)-class
• 31 votes - UK light cruiser ‘modified Colony’-class
• 31 votes - UK destroyer War Emergency-classes “O” and “P” with 4” guns
• 30 votes - Italy destroyer Folgore-class
• 30 votes - UK destroyer War Emergency-classes “Z” and “Ca”
• 30 votes - USA heavy cruiser Indianapolis (CA 35), late-war appearance
• 30 votes - USA light cruiser Worcester (CL 144)-class
• 29 votes - UK light cruiser Coventry/Curlew, anti-aircraft conversion
• 29 votes - USA light aircraft carrier Saipan (CVL 48)-class
• 27 votes - France destroyer Vauquelin-class
• 26 votes - France torpedo boat La Melpomene-class
• 26 votes - Japan destroyer Shimakaze
• 25 votes - Italy torpedo boat Spica-class
• 25 votes - UK heavy cruiser London class (except modified London)
• 25 votes - USA medium bomber and attack aircraft (A-20, A-26, B-25 H or J, B-26)
• 25 votes - USA attack transport Harris (APA 2)-class

For WWI:
• 28 votes - WWI UK destroyer “L”-class (ex-Laforey-class), 3-funnel
• 26 votes - WWI UK light cruiser Boadicea-class
• 25 votes - WWI UK destroyer Admiralty “S”-class
• 25 votes- WWI UK destroyer leader Marksman-class
• 24 votes - WWI Germany destroyer G85 through G95
• 24 votes - WWI UK destroyer leader Faulknor-class
• 22 votes -WWI UK light cruiser Blonde-class
• 21 votes- WWI UK light cruiser “C”-class, Caledon group
• 21 votes - WWI UK destroyer Talisman-class
• 20 votes - WWI Germany destroyer G101 through G104
• 20 votes - WWI UK minelayer Abdiel (converted Marksman leader)
• 17 votes – UK battlecruiser Renown-class
• 16 votes – USA aircraft carrier Langley (CV 1)
• 15 votes - USA battlecruiser Lexington (CC 1) design
• 14 votes - Germany Zeppelin (LZ 62 type or LZ 102 type)
• 14 votes - UK battleship Lord Nelson-class
• 14 votes - UK destroyer tender Oak
• 14 votes - USA battleship South Dakota (BB 49) design
• 13 votes – Italy battleship Dante Alighieri
• 12 votes – France armored cruiser Edgar Quinet-class
• 12 votes – Germany light cruiser Edgar Quinet-class
• 12 votes – USA battleship New Mexico (BB 40)-class

For pre-Dreadnought steam ships:
• 29 votes - Germany light cruiser Gazelle-class
• 14 votes - Japanese battleship Mikasa (三笠)
• 13 votes - Germany armored cruiser Roon-class
• 13 votes - UK armored cruiser Cressy-class
• 12 votes - USA protected cruiser Olympia (C 6)
• 11 votes - France battleship Liberté-class
• 10 votes - Japan armored cruiser Kasuga (春日)
• 10 votes – Japan armored cruiser Nisshin (日進)
• 9 votes - France armored cruiser Jeanne d’Arc
• 9 votes - Japan battleship Asahi (朝日)
• 9 votes - Japan battleship Fuji (富士)-class
• 9 votes - US armored cruiser Brooklyn (ACR 3)
• 9 votes - US battleship Indiana (BB 1)-class
• 9 votes - US battleship Iowa (BB 4)
• 9 votes - US armored cruiser New York (ACR 2)

For pre-steam ships:
• 9 votes - Generic brass etched ratlines
• 7 votes - UK 44 (razée) Indefatigable (ex-Ardent-class 64)
• 5 votes - Generic collier
• 4 votes - UK 44 (razée) Anson, Magnanime (ex-Intrepid-class 64)
• 3 votes - UK whaler New Britain type
• 3 votes - USA sixth rate Bon Homme Richard (ex-French East Indiaman Duc du Duras)

Don S.

[Donald M. Scheef]

Microsoft Wish List Highlights, 2021-07-08
The noted changes are from the 2021-06-01-07-15 summary (which was before the 2021-2022 schedule announcements).

Total number of items receiving at least one vote: 4237 (up from 4222).


Most popular item: WWII era Germany MTB S-100 type Schnellboote (E-boats), with 47 votes, unchanged.


By era:

Most popular Napoleonic era product: brass etched ratlines for 1st, 3rd, and 5th rates (9 votes each, unchanged)
Most popular Napoleonic era ship type: UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) (7 votes, unchanged)

Most popular Era-of-Steam ship: Greece steam frigate Kateria (6 votes, unchanged)

Most popular ironclad era ship: Confederate States casemate ironclad ram Virginia (ex-USS steam frigate Merrimack) (4 votes, unchanged).

Most popular pre-Dreadnought era ship: Germany light cruiser Gazelle-class (29 votes, unchanged)

Most popular WWI era ship: UK destroyer “L” class (ex-Laforey-class), 3-funnel (28 votes, replacing UK destroyer “K” class (ex-Acasta-class), scheduled for production in 2021-2022)

Most popular WWII era ship: WWII era Germany MTB S-100 type Schnellboote (E-boats), with 47 votes, unchanged.

Most popular early Cold War era ship: Soviet light cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis) class (37 votes, unchanged).

Most popular late Cold War era item: Soviet missile patrol boat Tarantul III (Project 1241.MR)-class (20 votes, unchanged).

Most popular post-Cold War era item: China corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao, Xinyang)-class (19 votes, unchanged).

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 item, by nation:

Argentina: late-Cold War era Malvinas/Falklands aircraft (13 votes, unchanged)

Australia: post-Cold War era frigate ANZAC-class (8 votes, up from 6 votes)

Austria-Hungary: WWI era battleship ersatz Monarch (Improved Tegetthoff, battleship VIII)-design (8 votes, unchanged)

Bangladesh: post-Cold War era patrol vessel Shadhinota-class (4 votes, unchanged)

Belgium: WWII era gunboat Artevelde (1 vote, unchanged)

Brazil: WWI era battleship Minas Gerais-class (8 votes, unchanged)

Bulgaria: WWI era torpedo boat Drski-class (3 votes, unchanged)

Canada: early Cold War era destroyer St. Laurent-class, helicopter modification (15 votes, unchanged)

Chile: WWI era battleship Almirante Latorre class (7 votes, unchanged)

China: post-Cold War era corvette Type 056 (Jiangdao, Xinyang)-class (19 votes, unchanged)

Colombia: WWII era destroyer Vouga class (3 votes, unchanged)

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

Cuba: WWI era gunboat Cuba (2 votes, unchanged)

Czechoslovakia: tie between WWII era river gunboat OMm35 type and WWII era river gunboat President Masaryk (1 vote each, unchanged)

Denmark: tie between WWII era coastal battleship Niels Juel (aka Niels Iuel), 1936 refit and WWII frigate Iver Huitfeldt-class (5 votes each; each 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, unchanged)

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

Estonia: WWII era gunboat Pikkeri (2 votes, unchanged)

Finland: WWII era coast defense ship Väinämoinen-class (8 votes, unchanged)

France: WWII era destroyer Vauquelin-class (28 votes, up from 27 votes).

Germany: WWII era Schnellboote, S-100 type (47 votes, unchanged)

Greece: Era-of-Steam steam frigate Kateria (6 votes, unchanged).

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

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

India: tie between post-Cold War era aircraft carrier Vikramaditya and post-cold war frigate Talwar-class (13 votes each; each unchanged)

Israel: tie between early Cold War missile boat Sa’ar 3-class and late Cold War missile boat Sa’ar 4 (Reshef)-class (3 votes each, each unchanged)

Italy: WWII era destroyer Folgore-class (31 votes, up from 30 votes)

Japan: WWII era destroyer Akatsuki-class (42 votes, up from 41 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 (12 votes, unchanged)

Korea, Republic of (South): post-Cold War era corvette Gimcheon (Pohang Flight III, IV and V)-class (15 votes, unchanged)

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

Manchukuo: tie between WWII era river gunboats Shun Tien and Ting Pien (2 votes each, each up from 1 vote)

Mexico: tie between pre-Dreadnaught era gunboat Nicholas Bravo and WWII era gunboat Durango (2 votes each, unchanged)

NATO: post-Cold War destroyer "CNGF" Fr. "Horizon" (Forbin-class), It. "Orizzonte" (Andrea Doria-class) (16 votes, unchanged)

Netherlands: tie between WWII-era battlecruiser 1047-design and WWII era destroyer Isaac Sweers, as completed in England with AA armament (8 votes each; each unchanged)

Nigeria: post-Cold War patrol craft Centenary-class (4 votes, unchanged)

Norway: WWII era torpedo boat Sleipner-class (7 votes, unchanged)

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

Paraguay: WWII era river gunboat Paraguay-class (1 vote, unchanged)

Persia/Iran: post-Cold War era frigate Moudge-class (7 votes, unchanged)

Peru: late Cold War era patrol vessel Velarde (PR-72P)-class (3 votes, unchanged)

Poland: late Cold War era landing ship Ropucha-class (12 votes, unchanged)

Portugal: WWII era destroyer Dao class (3 votes, unchanged)

Romania: WWII era destroyer Mărăşti class (4 votes, unchanged)

Russia/Soviet Union/Russia: early Cold War cruiser Sverdlov (Project 68 bis)-class (37 votes, unchanged)

Siam/Thailand: WWII era torpedo boat Puket-class (4 votes, unchanged)

Singapore: late Cold War patrol craft Victory-class (4 votes, unchanged)

South Africa: post-Cold War era frigate MEKO 200 class (5 votes, unchanged)

Spain: pre-Dreadnought era armored cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa class (7 votes, unchanged)

Sweden: WWII era coastal battleship Sverige-class (1939 reconstruction) (7 votes, unchanged)

Taiwan: post-Cold War destroyer Kee Lung (DD-1801)-class (17 votes, unchanged)

Turkey: WWI era light cruiser Midilii, 1917 rearmament (10 votes, unchanged)

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

UK: WWII era light cruisers Scylla and Charybdis (41 votes, up from 40 votes)

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

USA: tie between WWII era fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD 37) or Crosley (APD 87)-class and early Cold War destroyer Gearing-class, FRAM I conversion (32 votes each, APDs unchanged, FRAM up from 30 votes)

Venezuela: post-Cold War corvette Guaiqueri-class (8 votes, unchanged)

Vietnam: post-Cold War frigate Dinh Tien Hoang (HQ-011) class [Russian Gepard 3.9 (Project 1166.1E)] (5 votes, unchanged)

Yugoslavia: WWII era destroyer Dubrovnik (8 votes, unchanged)


Most popular item, by type:

Aircraft carrier: WWII USA light carrier Saipan (CVL 48)-class (29 votes, unchanged)

Battleship / battlecruiser / armored cruiser: WWII era France battleship Courbet, as in 1940 (20 votes, replacing WWII era UK battleship Duke of York, scheduled for production in 2021-2022)

Cruiser: WWII-era UK light cruisers Scylla and Charybdis (41 votes, up from 40 votes)

Destroyer: WWII-era Japan Akatsuki-class (42 votes, up from 41 votes)

Escort: WWII era UK V&W-class long-range escort conversions (39 votes, up from 38 votes)

Submarine: WWII era Italy 600-ton type (19 votes, unchanged)

Amphibious: WWII era US fast attack transport Charles Lawrence (APD 37) class (32 votes, unchanged)

Auxiliary: WWII era USA repair ship Vestal (AR 4) (17 votes; replacing WWI era UK seaplane tender Engadine class, scheduled for production in 2021-2022)

Small craft: WWII era Germany Schnellboote, S-100 type (47 votes, unchanged)

Aircraft: WWII-era UK Fleet Air Arm aircraft (Blackburn Skua, Fairey Albacore, Fairey Firefly, Fairey Fulmar, Gloster Sea Gladiator,and/or Hawker Sea Hurricane) (39 votes, up from 38 votes)

Commercial / civilian: WWII era USA civil cargo ship C3-S-A2 type (13 votes, unchanged).

Sailing ships: UK 44-gun razée Indefatigable (originally 64-gun Ardent class) (7 votes, unchanged)


Number of Votes Number of Items
47 1
46 0
45 0
44 0
43 0
42 1
41 1
40 1
39 3
38 0
37 2
36 0
35 0
34 1
33 1
32 2
31 4
30 2
29 3
28 2
27 2
26 2
25 6
24 6
23 3
22 2
21 6
20 9
19 7
18 8
17 6
16 23
15 9
14 18
13 21
12 26
11 49
10 51
9 75
8 78
7 101
6 143
5 223
4 293
3 409
2 607
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[whoa Mohamed]

Bay Class Royal fleet auxiliary
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[Mikee]

Gentlemen (and Ladies, if there are any on this thread);

The top "want" in the WWII section of Don Scheef's want list summary is:

Germany Schnellboote (E-boats), S-100 type

I don't know anything about this class, but it sounds small. How big would this class be in 2400 scale?

ALSO -

With regard to the V25 - V48 German TBD/DD that GHQ just produced, can GHQs model be used for all of the ships in that group of 24? Or are there differences in the designs of ships built by the different ship builders in WWI?

[El Grego]

Gentlemen (and Ladies, if there are any on this thread);

The top "want" in the WWII section of Don Scheef's want list summary is:

Germany Schnellboote (E-boats), S-100 type

I don't know anything about this class, but it sounds small. How big would this class be in 2400 scale?

I think that E-boat is 115' long, so about 0.57" or 14.5mm in 1/2400 scale. Small but a bit larger than the typical PT boat.

[Mikee]

"I think that E-boat is 115' long, so about 0.57" or 14.5mm in 1/2400 scale. Small but a bit larger than the typical PT boat."

About half an inch long? If it's ever produced, I can hardly wait to see how come of our painting experts handle the camouflage patterns.

[Mikee]

I think I'll begin the exciting rush to list the ships that GHQ should produce for our anxious modelers for the year 2021/2022. Here it is:

My "top twelve" list hasn't changed much since I posted my list in June 2019. Since 2019, I think that GHQ has added the predreadnought Braunschweig (I still don't guarantee the spelling) to their production line. (It was #10 on my last list.) I think I first listed these wishes in 2015 (maybe even earlier), & I STILL want them!!! I've considered going to GHQ and standing in their office, whining, until I get my way. This used to work for one of my granddaughters (before she grew up), but she was - and still is - lots cuter than me. Somehow, I doubt I'd be as successful getting my way as she was in getting her way.
1. DD Melpomene class. The small French DD. Le Fier would be an acceptable substitute
2. AC Waldeck Rosseau. This WW1 protected cruiser had six funnels. Maybe not a particularly good reason to choose this ship, but it just fascinates me.
3. DD Akatsuki. Between CinC and GHQ, nearly all the other WWII IJN DDs are covered. Only the Wakatake would be left undone (according to my reference book).
4. BB Iowa. Not a big difference from the Missouri, but the bridge is different, and B turret has a different arrangement of AA guns. This would be simple to produce, & I think it would be popular.
5. DD Maestrale or Oriani classes. These classes were similar, so one model could be used for both classes. CinC already does (or did) either the Folgore or Freccia class, so I'd like to see GHQ produce something a little different.
6. BB Malaya. The only U.K. BB that needs to be added. "Tiny Thingmajigs" on Shapeways has one; I may order that model if I ever get around to making an order with them.
7. CA York. (Shapeways has one now.)
8. CA Suss ex. I think this model could be used for four different U.K. CAs. One of those had a real interesting camo pattern that I'd like to try, if I ever get back to painting models.
9. CLAA Scylla. Two ships in this class.
10. CL Uganda class. There were 3 ships in this group.
11. & 12. I don't have additional ones in mind; I doubt I'll live long enough to see the this ten produced by GHQ, so there's no need add more. OTOH. if I "had to," I'd start listing U.K. Class C light cruiser variants to the list. I suspect I might have more success recommending them to WTJ, though; they have produced several Fletcher DD and Omaha CL variants, and might be interested in "C class" variants.

[Beagle]

I’d like to see the Bird class minesweeper, so we can model HMNZS Kiwi, Moa, and Tui. More WWII French destroyers so we can fully take advantage of FDDs new hull number sheets. Type I and Type III Hunt class. I had some other British stuff, but I can’t remember now, I think it was A class or B class destroyers, I’ll have to look into it, I could be wrong.

[Beagle]

I thought of another I’d like to see, modified Le Fantasque, basically after they’d received upgraded AA and wing platforms on the aft deckhouse. Not just for more AA defense, but it would open up more painting options after they’d undergone yard periods in the US.

[MechCommander]

I’d like to see the Bird class minesweeper, so we can model HMNZS Kiwi, Moa, and Tui. More WWII French destroyers so we can fully take advantage of FDDs new hull number sheets. Type I and Type III Hunt class. I had some other British stuff, but I can’t remember now, I think it was A class or B class destroyers, I’ll have to look into it, I could be wrong.

Me too there is a Canadian Bird class Patrol ships that the RCN used during the cold wars would love to see those.

[Mikee]

Dear Gentle People - AKA "ship collectors";

Last December I issued a Call To Arms (or something like that) for our vast ship collecting army (maybe only half vast army) to list their most-wanted ships for 2022-2023. Only Beagle and Mech Commander responded. What happened? Have most of our ship collectors left GHQ" Are they too depressed to respond, possibly because not enough ships from Donald Scheef's most-wanted list have been produced? Is there nothing left that our ship collectors want (other thn Bird class MSs and a few other things.)? How can any serious ship collector be happy without an Iowa? A Malaya? An Edgar Quinet (French WWI cruiser with six funnels; hope I've got the name right)?

[Beagle]

I’d like to add Commencement Bay and Attacker Class escort carriers.