HyperScale
WishList 2002 Results
Part Two - Military Vehicles
Contents
Interpreting
the Results
WishList
- The Kits You Want
1/72-1/76 Scale
1/35 Scale
1/16 Scale
Favourite
Kit Manufacturer
Favourite
Kit
1/72-1/76 Scale
1/35 Scale
1/16 Scale
Modelling
Preferences
Preferred Scale
Preferred Era
Preferred Category
Preferred Vehicle Type
HyperScale received a total of 290 valid responses to
the Military Vehicles section of the
"WishList 2002" survey. This is the first Military Vehicle survey
conducted by HyperScale
Each respondent was permitted one vote in each category. Not all respondents answered all the questions. This
reflected the specific interests of the respondents. The number of responses to
each category are listed in the results below.
Models with similar tooling were allocated to
an aircraft “family” for the purpose of the survey. For example, responses
nominating Tamiya’s Panther G early version, late version or steel wheel version models were aggregated as
"Tamiya Panther".
There was a wide variety of spelling and description of
vehicle types. Regardless of spelling or terminology, all responses were
allocated to the most likely vehicle type or family. For example, M4, M-4,
Sherman were all allocated to
“M4 Sherman”.
Similarly, the spelling and description of manufacturers
names varied widely. For example, responses labelled “Dragon”, “DML”,
“Shanghai Dragon” and “Dragon/DML” were all aggregated under
the single category of “DML”.
1/72
- 1/76
Scale Kits
A total of 72 votes were received in this category. The Top
Five Most Wanted 1/72 Scale
Kits as requested by HyperScale's respondents are as follows:
Ranking |
Most Wanted Kit 1/72 or 1/76 |
Votes |
1 |
M4 Sherman |
8 |
2 |
M26 / T26 Pershing |
5 |
3 |
King Tiger |
4 |
4 |
T-55 |
3 |
5 (tied) |
BTR-80 |
2 |
5 (tied) |
Dragon Wagon |
2 |
5 (tied) |
Jagdtiger |
2 |
5 (tied) |
Sturmgeschutz III |
2 |
5 (tied) |
Warrior |
2 |
1/35
Scale Kits
A total of 253 votes were received in this category. The Top
Seven Most Wanted 1/35 Scale
Kits (kits that received five or more votes each) as requested by HyperScale's respondents are as follows:
Ranking |
Most Wanted Kit 1/35 Scale |
Votes |
1 |
DUKW |
21 |
2 |
Char B |
14 |
3 |
Centurion |
13 |
4 |
Sherman |
12 |
5 |
Comet |
10 |
6 |
Marder III Ausf. M |
7 |
7 |
T-34 |
5 |
1/16
Scale Kits
A total of 80 votes for 47 different subjects were received in this category. The Top
Seven Most Wanted 1/16 Scale
Kits (kits that received five or more votes each) as requested by HyperScale's respondents are as follows:
Ranking |
Most Wanted 1/16 Scale |
Votes |
1 |
Panther |
16 |
2 |
T-34 |
6 |
3 |
M113 |
4 |
4 (tied) |
Panzer IV |
3 |
4 (tied) |
M4 Sherman |
3 |
4 (tied) |
M1 Abrams |
3 |
A total of 276 responses were received in this category.
Manufacturers who gained more than five votes are as follows:
Ranking |
Favorite
Manufacturer |
Votes |
1 |
Tamiya |
145 |
2 |
Dragon / DML / Shanghai Dragon |
39 |
3 |
AFV Club |
26 |
4 |
Academy |
22 |
5 |
Italeri |
20 |
6 |
Revell |
18 |
Favourite
1/72 - 1/76 Scale Kit
A total of 119 responses for 49 different subjects were received in this category. The Top
Three Favourite 1/72 Scale
Kits as suggested by HyperScale's respondents are as follows:
Ranking |
Favorite Kit 1/72 or 1/76 |
Votes |
1 |
Revell Tiger I |
7 |
2 |
Revell Challenger |
6 |
3 (tied) |
Revell Panzer IV |
4 |
3 (tied) |
Revell Panzer III |
4 |
3 (tied) |
Revell Panther |
4 |
Favourite 1/35 Scale Kit
A total of 226 responses for 123 different subjects were received in this category. The Top
Ten Favourite 1/35 Scale
Kits as suggested by HyperScale's respondents are as follows:
Ranking |
Favorite Kit 1/35 Scale |
Votes |
1 (tied) |
Tamiya Dragon Wagon |
15 |
1 (tied) |
Tamiya Panther |
15 |
3 |
Tamiya Cromwell |
11 |
4 |
Tamiya Tiger I |
10 |
5 |
Tamiya Famo |
9 |
6 |
Academy M10/Achilles |
8 |
7 |
Tamiya Leopard 2A5 |
7 |
8 |
DML Elephant/Ferdinand |
5 |
9 (tied) |
Academy M113 Carrier |
4 |
9 (tied) |
Tamiya M4 Sherman |
4 |
9 (tied) |
Tamiya Marder III |
4 |
9 (tied) |
Tamiya Tiger II |
4 |
Favourite 1/16 Scale Kit
A total of 45 responses for 14 different subjects were received in this category. The Top
Four Favourite 1/16 Scale
Kits as suggested by HyperScale's respondents are as
follows:
Ranking |
Favourite 1/16 Scale Kit |
Votes |
1 |
Tamiya Tiger I |
22 |
2 |
Tamiya M4 Sherman |
5 |
3 |
Tamiya Tiger II |
4 |
4 |
Tamiya Kubelwagen |
3 |
Preferred
Scale
290 modellers indicated their preference of scale:
Favorite Scale |
Votes |
1/35 |
252 |
1/72 or 1/76 |
27 |
1/16 |
5 |
Other |
5 |
Preferred
Era
282 modellers indicated their preference for modelling era:
Favorite Era |
Votes |
WWII |
202 |
Modern |
51 |
Vietnam |
18 |
Gulf War |
4 |
WWI |
2 |
Korea |
2 |
Preferred
Vehicle Category
276 modellers indicated their preference of vehicle type:
Favorite Vehicle Category |
Votes |
Tanks |
213 |
Other Armoured Vehicles |
47 |
Trucks |
13 |
Cars |
3 |
Copyright © 2001 by Brett Green
Page created on 14 February, 2002
This page last updated on
09 May, 2002
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