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That would be great in my book but I want the F-4 fans to get their beloved aircraft too. They've been tossed around as much as collectors/fans wanting an A-10 have. From what I've seen, they are pretty much one in the same.

If JSI ends up making both, it's going to be one before the other, I highly doubt it will be a simultaneous release, because both might be brand new molds, developed and completed at different times. Demand for the Phantom skyrocketed after Toy Fair 2007, it was in demand before them, but once 21st and Admiral announced their prospective F-4's, more people became more vocal.

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F-5 Tiger (Rumor was out at one time about one, but the response was not very warm from fans/collectors.)

I remember it being welcomed, just no one knew where the hell the prototype went. The F-5 is an easy money maker.

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MI-24 HIND (This is the A-10 of helicopters for 1/18 scale. However, you mentioned in an earlier post the problem with this one seen by manufacturers.)

To avoid getting anyone's hopes up, the HIND most likely isn't happening.

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F-22 Raptor (?....Haven't seen it mentioned much at all and the fact that it really has no history record other than movie appearances.)

It's the latest and best fighter the US has right now.

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AH-1 Cobra, reissue or more modernized variant (This would be nice, but with the slow sales of the previous Cobra release, who knows.)

The demand for it has driven up it's price on Ebay. It's the most detailed 1/18 helicopter out there, I can see why fans want it back.

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F-105 Thunderchief (Falls in the same category as the A-4.)

Not from what I've seen/read. When taking part in polls for 1/18 aircraft from the Vietnam war, the F-105 was near the top with the F-4.

I also have to add, JSI is based on China, they may be working on intel that we have no clue about. The F-4 and A-10 are definitely on their minds, they are some of the 1st aircraft I mentioned to them. The F-4 and A-10 aren't planes they are just pushing aside because of sales data from some styrene kits, they are releases that if made, they want to time right. Would release dates after the Flanker and Eagle releases be good? Of course, well to us because we only know of what we see and right now we see a market where JSI is the only 1/18 scale company actively working on releases.

Yet JSI knows that they might not be the only ones, and if anyone would know, it's them, not us. JSI themselves came out of the blue so to speak, so they know other companies may do the same, you never know. If Admiral is still talking with the other companies to prevent overlap, well GOOD. I hope nothing gets in the way of a JSI Phantom and Warthog.