With all the other oddities Dragon is doing just why haven't they strayed into engineering vehicles? It boggles the mind and makes one think of a fabled Illuminati "cabal" that blackballs certain subjects. What is it that the so-called berge-tiger comes in all kinds of varieties but no other German recovery vehicle? Tigers are sexy sure, but why not the other cat, the Panther? Or if Dragon is so fond of EVERY variation of the Pzkpfw III and IV why not the recovery tanks? Some would be so easy, certainly as easy doing the molds for a prototype. Boggles the mind.

With all the other oddities Dragon is doing just why haven't they strayed into engineering vehicles? It boggles the mind and makes one think of a fabled Illuminati "cabal" that blackballs certain subjects. What is it that the so-called berge-tiger comes in all kinds of varieties but no other German recovery vehicle? Tigers are sexy sure, but why not the other cat, the Panther? Or if Dragon is so fond of EVERY variation of the Pzkpfw III and IV why not the recovery tanks? Some would be so easy, certainly as easy doing the molds for a prototype. Boggles the mind. [/quote] Hi, Steve! Do you remember the Bergepanzer kit that DRAGON made in the early 2000's, based on the Pz.Kpfw. VI Tiger (P)..? I don't mention this kit to argue with you; maybe you just forgot. I bought 2 of them when they were brand-new kits, but I sold one of them to an Australian buddy (mate) of mine a couple of years ago, along with about $600.00USD worth of other extra Armor and Soft-skins that I had laying around. I sold about the same amount of kits to his pal as well, and I STILL have a ton of stuff left over that I'd like to sell! Boy, I got off the subject in record-time, didn't I? In any case, I AGREE with what you said above; and that goes for all of the vitally necessary support vehicles of other nations, too. I think that A LOT of the other manufacturers besides DRAGON are missing the boat as well, when it comes to ARVs, Trucks, Personnel Carriers, Engineering Vehicles, Self-propelled Artillery, and what-all-else anybody can possibly think of! But what do I know..?

Any word on dealers handling their line, in the US?

In addition to what Dennis listed, the new 38t chassis could also kit the Katchen, Maresal, and PAW. Since obscure stuff is right up Dragon's alley...

Hi, Matthew! Found the Kaetzchen, which means "Kitten" in German, (Sorry, I can't figure out how to put an umlaut over the "a", on my keyboard), and the Maresal, but can't seem to find a PAW- Different name or nomenclature, maybe..? Also, I found the Sturmhaubitze 10.5cm (38D)- AMUSING HOBBY is supposed to be coming out with one of these, if they haven't already... Would be nice if DRAGON were to come out with these, as well...

Hi Dennis, I believe this is the PAW being referred to: I also recall readng something about a PAW 800 -- not sure if it's any different from above. Amusing Hobby released a Sturmmorser 28cm on a 38D chassis early this year. Not aware of a Sturmhaubitze though. Indeed a 1/35 Kätzchen in plastic would be most welcome. Cheers, Tat

PAW : PanzerAbwehrWerfer ... LINK A few lines above the section about the Kätzchen: "Interesting proposal was made by Krupp to mount Hetzer with PzKpfw IV‘s turret, but it proved to be impossible to carry out. Krupp also proposed to mount Hetzer with modified PzKpfw IV turret armed with 80mm PAW (Panzerabwehrwerfer – smoothbore anti-tank gun) 600 gun, but it was also not realized" / Robin

WHAT were they thinking?!? That PAW looks absurd! OK- The 10.5 Sturmhaubitze I mentioned was from a drawing. I was in error about AMUSING HOBBY releasing that. What I saw from AMUSING HOBBY was apparently the Sturmmoerser 28 (38D)...

I'm glad this company is doing this tractor.. been wanting an old style tractor for a while now, but didn't want to spend too much on a resin kit... they also say they're working on a "US army loader".. Hope it's one of the modern ones used today. Hisham