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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

 

Interpreting the Results

 

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”.  

 

 

Wishlist - The Kits You Want...

 

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

 

 

Favourite Kit Manufacturer

 

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 Kit 

  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

 

 

Modelling Preferences 

 

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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