Any interest in a A-20 Havoc/Boston?

[wm6929]

I’ve been back and forth looking at the current market of incredible twin-engine EPO warbirds, and I keep coming back to a massive historical gap: The Douglas A-20 Havoc.

Given how popular the FlightLine B-25 has been, it surprises me that no major manufacturer has tackled the A-20 yet. It has everything to look for- twin-engines, a unique silhouette, and a rock-solid tricycle landing gear setup that would handle grass runways beautifully. Plus, UK and European hobbyists would love it because it can easily be skinned as an RAF "Douglas Boston."

How do you go about getting a manufacturer to seriously look into this?

It seems to me that if a company built one in a similar scale to the 1600mm B-25 Mitchell, it would be a massive win-win for production costs. From a manufacturing standpoint, they could practice some great "parts-bin engineering":

• Powertrain & Cowls: The real A-20 and B-25 both used Wright R-2600 radial engines. A 1600mm A-20 could seamlessly reuse the exact same motors, ESCs, 3-blade props, and internal molded radial engine faces from the existing B-25.
• Landing Gear: Because both planes are tricycle-gear medium bombers in a similar weight class, the landing gear and retract units from the B-25 could drop right in.
• The Boston Variant: If they put both USAAF and RAF decals in the box—and maybe included a modular nose cone to switch between the "Glass-Nose" bomber and the "Solid Gun-Nose" strafer—they would instantly capture two huge global markets with a single set of airframe molds.

What do you guys think? Is the demand out there for an A-20, or is there a technical hurdle I'm missing that keeps manufacturers from touching it? How do we best grab a product developer's attention for a subject like this?

[xviper]

Such a company would be Freewing/Flightline and MotionRC has their ear on these sorts of matters. The key is to generate lots and lots of interest in threads like this. If you get enough here, Motion will see it and take note.
A single individual with an idea is not enough to inspire consideration. They need to believe they can sell pallets full in order to justify the expense of R&D and eventual manufacture. I suppose you could go to their official website and send them a note in their "contact" method but don't hold your breath.