"What 1/72nd vehicles would you like to see next from PSC?" Topic

Thanks everyone – great feed back, keep it coming!

Good to hear about the T-70

Does anyone know how close in size 1/72 PSC is to SHQ and Milicast? I need more T-70s and would like to try the PSC. If the size difference is negligible and they are in a separate unit they might work. Thanks.

SHQ and Milicast are 1/76th…

Matilda 1
A9
A10
A13

Oh – and Marmon Herrington A/C …

OK, but there's a method to my madness in the following selections:

1) Renault UE tracteur legere. Built in the thousands for the French Army and the most numerous AFV in Western Europe in 1940, captured by the Germans in abundance and used until the end of the war as a prime mover, weapons carrier, supply carrier, airfield towing vehicle, recce vehicle, anti-partisan vehicle, SP Pak 36 vehicle, rocket launcher vehicle, and built by the Romanians as the "Malaxa," the Renault UE really got around. Some even turned up in the French counter-insurgency effort in Indochine postwar.

2) Char B1bis. Iconic French heavy tank that gave the Germans some nasty encounters, captured examples were used by the Germans as gun tanks, Flammpanzers, and SP howitzer mounts. Flammpanzer B2(f) saw action in German service on the Eastern Front, in the Balkans, and during the fighting at Arnhem and afterwards against the Western Allies. Recaptured Char B1bis were also used by the Free French/FFI against the Germans until the end of the war.

3) Pzkpfw 38(t). This ubiquitous Czech light tank would serve for the Early War, Operation Barbarossa, and for the Hungarian Army as well. By producing the basic 38(t)chassis, all of the nifty SP gun variants can follow, including the Marders, the Hetzer, the Flakwagen, Munitionschlepper, et al.

4) T-28. This was THE Russian medium tank in service during Operation Barbarossa. Surviving examples soldiered on in Red Army combat service until 1943. The Finns used several captured T-28s until the end of the war.

OK, I know, all crazy stuff, but a man can dream, can't he?

Leland R. Erickson
Metal Express
metal-express.net

Piers:

Understood, but sometimes the 1/72 and 1/76 scale stuff are "real close" depending on the mfg. I don't have any Milicast stuff and was considering getting a few things until I read the PSC announcement about the T-70 and a couple of other upcoming releases. I have some SHQ T-70s, but nothing to compare them to. I guess I'll have to order something from PSC and compare it.

Thanks

do people tend not to mix 1/76 and 1/72????

I dont mix the same vehicle in both scales within the same army.

But I mix different vehicles!

Lest We Forget,

i suspect the PSC one will be a bit bigger than the SHQ one (I have that and teh Britannia ones that fit well together).

When I get the PSC one I will do ya some comparison pics if you want.

Piers:

That would be most welcome. Thanks.

I just ordered some PSC Panzer IVs (I have some ESCI and Revell Panzer IVs which are 1/72).

Yeah that would be cool!

I have both the PSC Panzer IV and the airfix one (and hasagawa too)……might go down your route and not mix them!

Soviet T50
Italian P40

do people tend not to mix 1/76 and 1/72????

I just built some Airfix Crusaders (1/76) and put them side by side with my old Hasegawa Crusader (1/72) and there isn't a mm difference. Yet the Hasegawa Shermans were so big you could fit two Airfix Shermans in their footprint!
Yes, I mix scales, if they work.

SDKFZ 250 NEU & variants
Canadian CMP trucks
SDKFZ 7 with armoured cab & 37mm gun / 20mm quad
Marders & variants on CZECH 38t chassis
Opel Maultier half tracks
Archer SPG
Sherman Flail

Darkus, I can be a bit of rivet counter myself, and agree with you that, in the best of all possible worlds, it would be great to have all the different versions of each AFV. As a matter of fact that's what I like about PSCs approach to their kits. However, I still maintain that its better for the gamer and the hobby, to get at least one version of those widely used vehicles first.

Again I agree with you that PSC are a good company, and they seem to listen to what gamers want. So credit where credit's due.

Now purely as one fellow rivet counter to another you must admit they did make a hash of that 85mm gun on their first T34/85; way too thick! Jeez those wheels weren't too great either.

Yeah! Italian P/40! Also Russian T28 and T35's!

Another year to wait for the T.26? AAaaaarrrrgh!!

More Sdkfz 250s and 251s conversion kits, in paricular the 75mm gun options please as you ask.

Given the popularity of the Normandy campaign; what about a vehicles range for the 21st Panzers in Normandy. A lot of the vehicles have the same chassis, it would be the first time it was done in plastic, and the range would allow for a conversion pack or two.

it would be the first time it was done in plastic

I have a feeling that there is a reason why those have not been by other manufacturers so far…

Bill Slavin wrote:

I just built some Airfix Crusaders (1/76) and put them side by side with my old Hasegawa Crusader (1/72) and there isn't a mm difference

That's because Airfix's famously eeevil Crusader is way too long in the rear deck.

All the best,

John.

Plastic Soldier here.

More Friday afternoon musings – what four new 1/72nd vehicles would you like to see from Plastic Soldier Company? Excluding Stug G and T70 because they are nearly here!

Trucks!

Whatever the standard transport truck of the nation was (or common frame with different cabs, as Brits and Germans).

Daimler Dingo, CMP 15 cwt truck,

Jeeps
Dingos
Austin Katies
Opel Blitz
LRDG Chevies and Fords

Sprues of extra bits and bobs (eg Light/Medium/Heavy MGs for different nations with different mounting options)
Oil drums and petrol cans

US LVT (any variant)
US Higgins boats
Landing Craft Infantry the big one with the ramps on both sides
anything japanise or italian

What do you already have so far?

Far too many posts to read them all so sorry if this has already been suggested, panzer 35t and 38t.

I do have a preference for early war – but that would mean a change of direction. Probably not the best business case.

How about some US vehicles? M8? Halftracks?

The Colonel

L3/33 or L3/35 twin machine gun and flame thrower

M18, M36, M3, M5, m24, m8. RSO (with 75mm or AA). Fast build 88 flak/pak guns. Gaz trucks. SU 76/85/100/122/152. 250 series,krupp protze, maultier

I think a nice set would be the SU-122/SU-85/SU-100. The hull and chassis of these vehicles are identicle. The set could include the three different gun mantles and guns.

A decent M3A1 Scout Car would be a welcomed addition for me. Parts of the existing M3 haltrack moulds could be utilised.

Used by US,USSR,Brits,Free French and some post war uses.

Should be a decent seller.

Would also like to see some of the Soviet Artillery Tractors

Morris 15cwt lorry.
Kangaroo.
And all other trucks not already in plastic.

Pak 38
Dingo

Well I have send the PSC renders for the Pak38 and crew…

Very nice, with an optional French 75mm barrel.

Bismark

Well I have send the PSC renders for the Pak38 and crew…

Thank You! I never understood why this important and historic piece was ignored by plastic producers. I hope we see them soon!

No, the Matchbox gun was (yet another) Pak40 auction

They also did the Pak36 and Krupp kfz69 tractor that has been reissued by Revell auction

I have one of the Pak38's from Ace Models, but a less expensive fast build model would be wonderful.

As for that 1/76 Matchbox set with ATG and half-track, it has been re-released by Revell as a combo-set with their 1/72 Afrika Korps infantry. Not sure if they have done it separately. But as said, it is actually 75 mm gun.

That said, nice to see someone cranking out the humble 50 mm ATG in plastic – it certainly has been quite neglected so far by the plastic manufacturers. That said, my understanding is that the historical production numbers were a lot smaller than for the 7.5 cm PaK 40 gun, which was cranked out in quite large numbers.

Hi Will, just checking with you if you have a forecast date yet for the M3/M5 Stuart in 20mm please?

According to the news published on PSC website last week, they have "just started design work on the Stuart – both 15mm and 1/72nd".

Well I have heard that there will be quite a few new releases for when the new Battlegropup Normandy book is released. PSC are the main distributer for the book.

The Stuart as you mentioned could be one of those models.

PSC appears to have a tie-in with Ironfist publishing on Battlegroup Kursk (I got my BGK from them via pre-order).

It would be nice if PSC did the most needed models in 1/72 for BGK.

How about later variant Pz III's?

And how about SU-76M? Weren't they supposedly as numerous as T-34's?

Russian Zis Trucks!!!!!!!

PLEEEEEEEEZE
'cuz of those swell BK rules, i need a whole bunch!
(just unboxed my t-70 s! WOOT they look great!

Thanks

And how about SU-76M? Weren't they supposedly as numerous as T-34's?

SU-76 was produced in huge numbers, but it does not come close to the production numbers for T-34. There were over 12 000 SU-76 assault guns cranked, but this pales in comparison to the over 50 000 T-34 tanks of various models that were produced.

That said, since the SU-76 was based on a lenghtened version of T-70 tank mounting a ZIS-3 gun, it seems that PSC already has part of the design work done. Actually, they even have it listed amongst the planned future releases on their website.

Top Choice:

M5 in 1/72 (no one makes a quick build)
M3 in 1/72

SU76 in 1/72

T28 in 1/72

A13 & A15 in 1/72

TomT

That said, since the SU-76 was based on a lenghtened version of T-70 tank mounting a ZIS-3 gun, it seems that PSC already has part of the design work done. Actually, they even have it listed amongst the planned future releases on their website.

Only in 15mm, not 1/72 apparently. :(

White Scout Car

Sprues of extra bits

Oil drums and petrol cans

7TP and Polish tankettes.

Stowage for all vehicles, crew figs, command sprues, sdkfz 250, m3/5 halftrack, PzIIIL/M….

For Early and North Africa
Matilda 1
A9
A10
A13
Dingo
Marmon Herrington A/C
L3/33 or L3/35 twin machine gun and flame thrower
M11/39
M13/40
L6/40

early Russian campaign
T-60
T-26
SU-76

@1815 guy and others – 15mm M5/M5A1 Stuart first in April then 20mm version May/June

Early war British
A9, A10, A13, Matilda, Mk VI

Early war Germans
Pz III and IV, and maybe I and II also. Pz 35 and 38. Early StuG. Maybe PzJägers and artillery (and Pz Befehls Wagen I) based on the I or II chassis (and/or III + chassis)

Not armour – but PLEASE BEF infantry. To my knowledge only Zvezda makes a few in plastics.