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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/9/2003 8:54:54 PM

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I agree NOTHING French. The Wildcat would be great. Pete

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/9/2003 9:38:53 PM

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It's unanimous-

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/9/2003 10:54:06 PM

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A Bf 109G-6/K-4, or a Hawker Hurricane, or a Zero, or a Yak 3/7/9 would all be great. Or, for a stretch,.. a Ju88. All in ~85" span. (except the Ju88 it should be 110"-120"

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My choice - 3/10/2003 2:57:09 AM

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I agree with Wolfman A JU-88 would really ring my bell in the size mentioned. 2 g-45's would do it right in the `120 inch size. Boy I can dream can't I John N

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Next TF warbird - 3/10/2003 3:51:40 AM

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I think the De-havilland Mosquito would be great and as mentioned sized to accept the retracts already utilized for the TF DC-3 As for the Pacific theator The Hellcat would be nice

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/10/2003 6:13:35 AM

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I also think the Zero would be great. No, it's not my favorite warbird but it makes a great model, has good market potential, and would fit right in with the current line. I would also like to see an early Mark Spitfire but only if they did a better job than they did with the .60 size. (scale fidelity wise I mean) I'd like to see good Hurricane in either .60 size or giant scale.

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Summary - 3/10/2003 7:30:25 AM

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Here is a summary of the voting so far-

Hurricane Mosquito Zero.......... 4 votes each

Wildcat....................................... 3 votes

Giant Spitfire Hellcat JU88
Me109 Skyraider................................. 2 votes each

Bearcat, SBD, HarvardII, Ki61,
Avenger, Komet, Typhoon,
Tempest, Yak, Machi 202......................1 vote each

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TF warbirds - 3/10/2003 8:28:21 AM

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I probably wont build any more TF warbirds after having built several yellow and ziroli kits. However, I would like to see them put out a Me109G or K, Hawker tempest Mk V, Bearcat, and even a zero.
Evan Q.
They could even do a short nose Fw190 since it could use the same gear as the D9.

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/10/2003 7:11:10 PM

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F4F wildcat, the Ki61 tony, or a Bf109 of a decent size....
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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/11/2003 11:04:51 AM

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I'd buy a Top Flite Mosquito"Gold Giant" kit in a Heartbeat!!! They'd sell a bunch of them too! Think I'll place my vote at their site.

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/11/2003 5:12:10 PM

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I forgot to put in my choices... Something Japanese- I would prefer Ki84 Frank or a Ki-43 Oscar... On the allied side, an F6F would be devine...

or I'd be pretty happy if they'd even bring back the B model Mustang (and at an irresistable price of course).

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Hey, i know what would be great..... - 3/11/2003 5:19:21 PM

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and no retracts to fuss with,
Japanese D3A 1 or 2, Aichi Val dive bomber Type 99
now THAT would be cool, and i'll buy 2 of them....
really....
lenny

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/11/2003 5:34:28 PM

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No retracts...Yeeeah....Fokker D-XXI

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Summary #2 - 3/11/2003 7:07:09 PM

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Second Summary-We have some leaders emerging.

Mosquito, Zero...........................................5 votes each

Wildcat, Hurricane, Me 109.......................4 votes

Hellcat.........................................................3 votes

Giant Spitfire, JU88, Skyraider, Ki61,
Bearcat, Tempest.......................................2 votes each

SBD, HarvardII, Avenger, Komet,
Typhoon, Yak, Machi202, D3A,
Aichi, Ki84, Ki43, B Mustang......................1 vote each

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/11/2003 7:29:17 PM

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ME-109 or FW-190.

Sure there is some kits out, but TF doesnt even do a ME-109, one of the most important fighter plans in history. German aircraft are seriously underrepresented I think. Top US ace was what, 40 kills? Richard Bong in a P-38? Top German was what, 352 or so? Erich Hartman wasnt it? In a ME-109 for most kills, that my friends,
is history!!!

A million b-25's, b-17's, b-24's, how many JU-88's or HE-111's or DO-17's?

Zero wouldn't be bad either. Incredibly important airplane in the pacific, one that changed how Americans designed fighter aircraft.

Mosquito was a neat plane, but it's historical signifigance is questionable.

This is just me, but the most important WW2 fighter aircraft were:

no order.

Spitfire(image it projected)
Hurricane(actual performance and kills in BoB)
ME-109(ahead of its time)
FW-190(incredible use of firepower and radial engine)
P-47(greatest tank buster of all time, believe it or not)
P-51(range and image, performance)
Wildcat(first real good carrier fighter)
P-38(think most allied kills in pacific)
Zero

I left alot out, but that is what I feel the real ground breaking planes were. As far as kitting, I am sure TF would go with the most popular, and that saddens me, because people tend to go with the most common, glamorous plane they remember, if I see another Mustang kit I think I will hurl.

Done babbling.

mill

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/11/2003 7:35:13 PM

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Only 2 votes for the Tempest so far?

Here is another one: Tempest Mk. V

Take Care!
Christer

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The next Top Flite Giant Scale Warbird - 3/11/2003 7:46:22 PM

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f6f sounds good but how about something real unusual like a stormavik.

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