I accept your projected date and weep...
I definitely want to see Wildcats and Zeros back in print and a corrected Dauntless. The problem we run into with symmetrical Pacific releases is there are some airplanes that do not sell. Case in point:
Clearance Val at Miniature Market. Despite my quest to acquire x2 of every Series 1 Pacific airplane as well as select Stukas from Series 2 and Warhawks from Series 3, I am not even tempted to add those to the x3 I own... actually I lied, I am, but the fact that they are still around says something. Not the same story as the Series 2 German version of the Stuka.
I really hope Ares thinks creatively and breaks convention a bit while keeping to the general format of the
BoB releases. A wild option would be a Wildcat and 2 Vals packaged as a Pearl Harbor set with Wildcat and Zero squadron pack. The box would include ship and carrier templates/terrain with additional rules to support them as interactive elements. Additional squadron packs support the scenarios in historical sequence, including Midway, with Operation Vengeance as the culmination. It would be worth waiting for the P-38 if they did it this way. IMO, it is the best way to represent the history and make all models interesting.
Something I just thought of regarding a three flyer Wildcat-Val-Val box. There is precedent:
Final thought: I am tempted to try to get a high quality 1/200 scale Corsair produced then Kickstarter it as a standalone item just to prove to Ares that they could bankroll other adventures in aircraft production from that one model with decal support. Not going to happen, but it is fun to dream...
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