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Over the last year or so a number of interested 1250 scale collectors spearheaded by the Northern California collectors' group have been working to support the efforts, first, of Eric Goggins (Yestr Toys) and more recently, of Eric's successor Tyler Devine (Ten Twenty Models) to provide our community with high quality 3D printed models of ships not previously done by any of the traditional cast metal producers.

These efforts have led to the production of some unique models now available at reasonable prices for the first time through Tyler's website ( https://www.tentwenty3d.com/ ), including USS MIDWAY, F.D. ROOSEVELT and CORAL SEA in their final configurations, USS MONITOR (LSV 5), USS THETIS BAY (LPH 6), MV CAPE WRATH and most of the angle deck ESSEX class CVs of the 1960's.

Most of these have been special requests by individuals or groups of collectors willing to fund the initial development costs that average around $400 to $500 per model. In return, each contributor receives an unfinished 3D print of the model, which the contributor may finish and paint as he chooses. Finishing usually requires cutting the model and its components from their sprue matrix, cleaning and light sanding, some minor assembly, priming and painting. The cost to the contributor varies according to the number of contributors interested in acquiring a particular model. If 5 contributors commit to funding a model that requires $400 in initial production costs, the cost to each contributor is $80 for their final print. 10 contributors would pay $40 each, and so on. Once the model is produced, it would be available to all for sale on Tyler's website at a set price.

The purpose of this survey is to determine what specific models our community would like to see produced.

Feel free to reply to this post with a list of any particular ship (noting type, nationality and date) you would like to see produced. Preferably, these will be of ships not already done by anyone else, but even ships already produced by others will be considered if there is enough demand. If someone else has listed any of your favorite ships, list them again, as it will help gauge the level of interest. Suggestions for ship components and parts (guns, boats, cranes, etc) for customizing and model conversions are also welcome.

Though no commitment to fund a specific model is necessary for this survey, anyone interested may contact me by email (neslo1250@gmail.com) to follow up.