Aircraft carriers you would like to see in 1/350 or 1/400 scale?

There are a number of great ships that are molded in 1/400 or 1/350 scale.  There are, however ,a number of notable ships that are not modeled in this scale.  Here are my picks for those that should join the likes of the Trumpeter Nimitz, Tamiya Enterprise, Heller's DeGaulle and Gallery Models Wasp.

USS Midway:  Long serving carrier.  Would love to see her in Frequent Wind or Desert Storm configurations.


USS Forrestal:  The first supercarrier is a natural pick.  Would love to have her as commissioned with her full gun armament.


Boxer Class LPH such as USS Boxer, USS Princeton, or USS Valley Force:  Great possibilities including  Vietnam and Apollo program fits.  If I can't have a full kit, can I have a conversion of the Trumpeter Ticonderoga.



Modernized Essex-Class Carrier.  Need I say more.



HMS Bulwark Helicopter Carrier.  Would allow you to combine GHQ Postwar British vehicles with our ship models.  WEM would love to see sales of their Wessex helicopters improve. 



Karel Doorman:  A small navy carrier that had a long career.  There was a conversion sold at one time, but is no longer in production



HMS Ark Royal R09 Final Configuration: Another need I say more ship.  Would look awesome loaded with Buccaneers, Phantoms, Sea Kings and Wessexs.



Modernized HMS Victorious:  Airfix's classic 1/600 aircraft carrier deserves to be in 1/350 scale.



There are others like HMAS Melbourne and HMCS Bonaventure.  However, supposedly there are plans to release resin kits of these. But, so far at least, we have not seen these kits yet.  Hopefully soon. 


I would also say that HMS Hermes from the Falklands War, USS Tarawa or even Japan's new DDH Hyuga are worthy of a 1/350 scale kit. 


Let me know what your thoughts are.  

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  1. Hyuga has a 1/350 scale kit by Fujimi I am building up right now:

    http://www.jeffhead.com/modelbuilds/JMSDF-DDH181.htm

    I am building pretty much all of the modern aircraft carriers and their battle groups available in 1/350 scale at that main site above.

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