Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation

[Des]

I would very much like to see a line up of Caproni aircraft, these are virtually untouched in 1:32 scale.

Des.

[RAGIII]

Nah, the 2015 is the right centenary for a Caproni Ca 3 and perhaps a Ca 4  Triplane.
Fiorello La Guardia piloted them and the french had a production Line put up by Esnault Pelterie.
Plenty of postwar and colonial variations and no other one of the WW1 bombers sported the same variety of colorful distinctive signs and camouflage, not even the gothas...
That would be the ideal companion for the Ansaldo Balilla...

It would be cool to see those Caproni Aircraft but correct me if I am wrong, WNW released NO Aircraft relevant to the 1914 Centenary. My thought is that WNW is not affected by the anniversary. They already have an agenda and CUSTOMER base, although the base is expanding due to the quality of their kits. I still think the Camel and Red Baron Triplane is a likely Duelist release. I also still feel strongly we will see some of the Aircraft that are in the T Val collection like the Strutter, Dolphin, EV/DVIII, etc. JMHO!
RAGIII

[Bluesfan]

Ca.3 now near the top of my wish list too - and seeming amazingly more plausible now we actually have a Felixstowe.
I picked up my Felixstowe (early) today. Gobsmacked! Honestly, never in my wildest dreams etc etc.
In fact, I think an R-plane is now a distinct possibility, sometime in the middle future.
But I want a Caproni more. As ermeio says, all those lovely schemes, for a charismatic machine.

Mark

[eindecker]

I'd like to see a Taube, a Fokker F.1 and an D.VIII and a Bleroit XI

[Eric Armstrong]

I want some Hapsburg birds...

[GrahamB]

Eric,

quite. Just think of the possibilities with the Albatros D.III OEF variants, colours and markings, HB C.1, Aviatik Berg D.1 etc.

Cheers,

GrahamB

[Dave W]

Personally I would be happy if Wingnuts briefly stepped back from the big ticket, huge flying boats and the German two seaters to give us a few cheaper single seater subjects or more of an RFC focus for a while.

The Sopwith Camel is on the coming soon list and will be warmly welcomed, but I'd also like a Be2c, a DH.5 and in the floatplane world a Sopwith Baby. German single seaters I would buy include a Fokker E.V/. D.VIII.

Everything Wingnuts does is world class but this thread is about personal preferences. I can appreciate the Felixstowes have been warmly received as will the AEG be on release but given the slump in the Aussie dollar against the US ( A80c to the US today) I'd like some more affordable WNW kits.

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

[ondra]

Eric,

quite. Just think of the possibilities with the Albatros D.III OEF variants, colours and markings, HB C.1, Aviatik Berg D.1 etc.

Cheers,

GrahamB

I think the issue with austro-hungarian aircraft is the huge number of variations between single exemplars. From my own experience I can tell about the Aviatik Berg D.I - almost every single piece was an original. Therefore the A-H aircraft are very difficult for any manufacturer to present, not even talking about WNW with their focus on detail.

[LukasTheLight]

I'd like to see a Taube, a Fokker F.1 and an D.VIII and a Bleroit XI

I just had a moment thinking about these... just my liking though !!!! I hope that Felixstowe will survive until May and I'm very excited about AEG

Cheerio
Lukas

[Doug Mace]

That it would be. I guess the stage is set for a Handley-page though, given the respective size compared to a Gotha, AEG, and now the Felix. I would still like to see a couple of Brit seaplanes comparable to the W series planes.

Or a very early Brit sea-plane....the elegant Short 184 from 1915 sporting the Union Jack for markings and lugging a torpedo at Gallipoli.

[Jamo]

Yep, that would be totally cool

[Derrick]

I would like to see a model of the Short 184. Also besides the Camel would like a Dolphin and a Viper engine SE5a , to make one of Billy Bishop's aircraft.

[Eric Armstrong]

Eric,

quite. Just think of the possibilities with the Albatros D.III OEF variants, colours and markings, HB C.1, Aviatik Berg D.1 etc.

Cheers,

GrahamB

I think the issue with austro-hungarian aircraft is the huge number of variations between single exemplars. From my own experience I can tell about the Aviatik Berg D.I - almost every single piece was an original. Therefore the A-H aircraft are very difficult for any manufacturer to present, not even talking about WNW with their focus on detail.

[Jamo]

Jamo, I have to say that the water-borne aircraft dioramas you have shared with us in the last few months are absolutely wonderful. My dad flew Catalinas and always talked about the excitement of takeoff and, specifically when, "it got up on the step". I feel that same exuberance in your art work.

I'm glad the Roden 1/72 Felixstowe gave you such a good dress rehearsal...can't wait to see what you do with the 1/32 offering. And, that you don't plan to build it is not an acceptable offer.

Cheers from NYC,
Michael

Thanks Michael    I need to start with a smaller water diorama in 1/32 first before the Felixstowe. My credit card agrees with this also

Cheers
James

[ALBATROS1234]

i agree eric,wheres the hapsburg stuff.