Slated for release this April are Panther and M911 kits, both in 1/35 scale.

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I wonder what the differences will be in the two new HET releases?

Not sure what you mean? It’s the same vehicle released by two different model manufacturers. There will obviously be differences in how each has approached the construction and how well the details are portrayed, but when they are built, they should look the same in general.

I find the trend of multiple releases of non mainstream subjects by different manufacturers interesting. What I mean by non mainstream are not the typical subjects like Panther, Tiger, T-34, M-1, etc. but kits like the M911 or the Smerch or Patriot launch system, the list goes on. Meng released the BMR-3M now Trumpeter is doing a BMR-3. Does anyone have an explanation for this ? It's almost like these guys get together and plan it out. All that said I'm waiting for an in-depth review of the M911 to see how it stacks up to Meng.

Im building the Meng one at moment, pretty impressive if you ask me

Ah, the argument continues as to what constitutes a late Panther D and an early A...the cammnafer's copula is clearly A, the hull appears as if it were a D. Or a hybrid... or who really cares...either way I'm looking forward to a comprehensive review/comparison with what else is out there. The artwork is very reminiscent of the earlier Dragon release.

Darned typos, obviously that was Commander's copula and not the distracted mess that I typed out earlier...

and it should be cupola.
"Copula" looks as if it is missing the ending "tion"
which is rather off-topic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copulation_(zoology)
And I don't want to know what/if/when/how/why the commander does or does not do this, it is none of my business

/ Robin

Guess I deserved that one considering that I typed it correctly and darned auto correct "fixed" it for me ("Why I oughta murderalize ya...") Suitable contrite embarrassment, etc.

Live & Learn
Since your auto-correct fixed it I had to check what copula means. Lo and Behold:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copula_(probability_theory)
"In probability theory and statistics, a copula is a multivariate probability distribution for which the marginal probability distribution of each variable is uniform. Copulas are used to describe the dependence between random variables. Their name comes from the Latin for "link" or "tie", similar but unrelated to grammatical copulas in linguistics[citation needed]. Copulas have been used widely in quantitative finance to model and minimize tail risk[1] and portfolio optimization applications.[2]"

Say that quickly after a few beers ...

It can also mean this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copula_(linguistics)
"A copula is often a verb or a verb-like word, though this is not universally the case.[2] A verb that is a copula is sometimes called a copulative or copular verb. In English primary education grammar courses, a copula is often called a linking verb. In other languages, copulas show more resemblances to pronouns, as in Classical Chinese and Guarani, or may take the form of suffixes attached to a noun, as in Beja and Inuit languages."

Two things learned today

There is also the word 'plethora' which has been buzzing in my head while I have been contemplating the number of parts in the Dragon Pz III FL I am building. Plethora of parts ...
/ Robin

Wonder if it'll have as much photo etch as their M1070 kit has. It'll be interesting to see who's M911 is more accurate.