As a second part to the 2016 plans review written some days ago, related just to 1/100 scale, I'd like now to discuss those other projects regarding 1/72 scale, which are in fact our most extensive and ambitious ones --this shouldn't catch anyone by surprise, for it is 1/72 stuff what actually keeps Minairons standing and holding the line.
So that during 2016 we are going to expand our Spanish Civil War range even further --this involving both new white metal troop types and high quality resin vehicles. As for figures, we'll go first for the Foreign Legion --this implying not less than two boxed sets, and quite probably up to three: legionary infantry, command group and PaK 36 AT teams. Such will take us the first four to five months of 2016, likely. Once the Legion is done, it will be time to choose between the two best positioned sets behind: either Assault Gaurds or Requetes --or whatever else is advised by our wishlist statuses.
BTW, I'm saying nothing about Militiamen because this set is to be released within the current year --so it falls out from the 2016 period here discussed.
Talking now about SCW vehicles, we are working hard to release Trubia-Naval "Euzkadi" tank soon, as already explained in a recent thread, so this will likely be our first AFV release in 2016.
Other vehicle projects in portfolio for 2016 are CV-33 Carro Veloce tankette and its Lanciafiamme version, Lancia Ansaldo IZ/IZM armoured car, Fiat-SPA Dovunque 33/35 truck and BT-5 fast tank; except for the truck, all of them are currently at various design stages.
I'd also like to take a decision regarding BA-3/6 armoured car (a decision that must compulsorily have into account the excellent model already produced by Pegasus, which is however little known in Europe).
As for other ranges, we shall keep dropping a few WWII and Interwar models amidst, such as an OT-130 flamethrower version of T-26 tank, or a Landesa improvised tank, for instance --but we don't expect these ranges to grow significantly, for SCW is to be prioritary still for a long time.
One important exception to this priority rule is our range of 1938 Grand Prix racing cars, that will be expanded further during 2016 with new racers, a ruleset and probably racing circuits too. At present, the British ERA type B car is already being designed at both 1/72 and 1:100 altogether.
A possible new range we are still pondering is related to War of the Spanish Succession – but nothing can be explained about yet, for it is currently at a very preliminary stage. In any case, it's in our mind to produce some 20mm items complementary to the plastics 1/72 GNW range already existing from Zvezda. Logically, we would then focus on the Peninsular theatre of WSS only, making those troop types not covered by Zvezda plastics --such as Spanish and Austro-Catalan grenadiers, Spanish and French dragoons, Catalan Mountain Fusiliers, mounted personalities and so. Nothing at regard can be considered as final, though. Just en embryo idea.
Cheers,
Lluís
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