[The Most Wanted WnW]

I voted Dr.1, but would be very happy with anything other than the Taube.

[WnW wants to listen their fans!]

The way I see it, WNW knows one thing...the demand for a Spad XIII, Nieuport 17, and Fokker Dr-1 is high.  Other than those three, there's a fairly sizeable pack.

 

Not that I expect WNW to tackle them in order.  There is the non-minor matter of having adequate reference materials, and the simple truth is that WNW has a habit of introducing kits that are not among The Usual Suspects.  WNW appears to have a philosophy of educating people about First World War aviation...which means doing kits outside the Fokker Triplane and Sopwith Camel.

 

I'm betting on a BE2c or an FK.8 within the year.

[WnW wants to listen their fans!]

OK...after doing an unofficial count, here are the results so far:

 

 

Spad XIII - 24 votes.  Runaway winner

Fokker Dr I. - 19 votes.  Also big winner, I was a bit surprised it wasn't higher.

Nieuport 17 - 14 votes.  Another obvious favorite, as it was used by so many French and British pilots.

Albatros D III (including D 1 and D 11) - 9 votes.  Not that surprising.

Taube - 8 votes.  This one surprised me.

Hanriot HD1 - 7.  Another surprise. 

Caproni Ca.3 - 6

Breguet XIV - 6

Sopwith Dolphin - 5

Siemens-Schuckert D.III - 5

Be2c - 5

Handley Page O/400 - 5

Albatros C VII - 5

Fokker DVIII - 5

Handa-Brandenberg D1 - 5

Aviatik D1 - 5

Junkers D 1 - 5

Short 184 - 4

Macchi M5 - 4

Lohner L - 4

Avro 504 - 3

Nieuport 27 - 3

Sopwith 1 ½ Strutter - 3.  I'm surprised this didn't rank higher.

Halberstadt D II - 3

Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 - 3 votes.  I'm still betting on this being a WNW release.

Halberstadt CL.II - 3

Fairey IIID/F - 2

Spad XII - 2

Nieuport 28 - 2

Ansaldo SVA5 - 2

Vickers F.B.5 - 2

Fokker D II - 2

Hansa-Brandenberg C.1 - 2

Caudron G.3 - 2

Caudron G.4 - 2

Albatros W.4 - 2 votes.  But I bet it would sell like hotcakes.

Albatros B-type - 2

Gotha GLVii - 2

 

I left out the one-vote candidates, but I think the Friedrichshafen F33E would also do well.

[WnW wants to listen their fans!]

There are SO many.....

 

1.  Nieuport 17

2.  Hanriot HD1

3.  Armstrong-Whitworth FK8

4.  Sopwith Dolphin

5.  Spad XIII

6.  Any of the CL types

 

And for double credit...a 1/350 R-class Zeppelin.

 

I'd also suggest a line of stiff rigging wire.  Not thread, not elastic, not flexible wire - stiff wire.  Cut to length.  These "flimsy" kits get a lot stronger when rigged with wire.