1:600 scale ships

[David-360671]

I was wondering how many members, like me, would like to see Airfix re-introduce some more ship kits, KG5, Renown, HMS Suffolk, HMS Ajax. To name but a few.

Any comments?

[Sailorman]

I have all the 1:600 ships Airfix issued so I would dearly like them to issue some new ones to this scale!

It would make sense to upgrade some - say the Graf Spee to provide alternative parts for the Deutschland and Admiral Scheer. 3-kits out of one.

They could do the same perhaps for others in the range.

More importantly I would love to see more 1:600 liners ..... but please not one one that I have already scratchbuilt!

[Ratch]

KGV, Suffolk and Ajax have already been kitted by Airfix.

I too would like more 1/600 ships. Maybe some of the more mundane things like Liberty ships, LCTs, ships that made up WW2 convoys as well as Norfolk, Manchester, Rodney, Victorious (WWII config), Revenge, Dorsetshire and the Grail - Dreadnought.

[Chris-360636]

The thing is that market seems to have settled on 1/700 as the mid/small ship scale. It might be better for Airfix to go with 1/700.

[Chris-360636]

Having said that, a decent Audacious class carrier - particularly Ark Royal - would be highly appreciated. It would also be appropriate due to the fact that Airfix has recently done new Phantoms, Buccaneers, and Gannets.

[john redman]

I'd like it if someone produced a covered display case for the 1/600 ships. They gather dust without them and finding decent quality ones for reasonable money is hard.