The exception: LINK Italeri inside, Tamiya added the Bushmaster gun They even had the same sinkmarks on the upper attachment points for the coil spring - shock absorber combo ....

Awesome. I'm getting both. Tamiya's latest figures are, in my opinion, pretty darned good. Nice that they did the Marder. Maybe that means some early war French vehicles based on the Lorraine chassis to follow. Thanks Tamiya!

I will NEVER build another Panzer IV... until the next one.

I've been waiting for a good Marder I for a very long time; especially in light of the fact that every other variant has been available for years and this will fill the gap. Hope that I don't need a loan to buy one, though.

The exception: LINK Italeri inside, Tamiya added the Bushmaster gun They even had the same sinkmarks on the upper attachment points for the coil spring - shock absorber combo ....[/quote] I wish Tamiya will re-release the roof/gun with their new M1025 kit.

Kind of odd how we got onto Hummers when the announcement was about a Marder I and a Pz IV F-1...

Yes!!! I’m so happy about the Marder I auf Lorraine!! The 21st Panzer division is my favorite subject of WW2 and up until Panda releases their Marder I, we had very limited options that required a ton of scratch building upgrades that were difficult. Now, if we could just get a German Schützenpanzerwagen u304(f) p 107 unic in plastic, id be so happy! The only offering of it is an expensive resin model with some issues, we are living in the golden age of modelling my brothers.

I thought I had sworn off buying any new kits until now. Looks like I was very, very wrong on this one, AGAIN. Remember the old Tamiya figures??? Well, I don't think we'll ever see those lumps of plastic again ! I really like Tamiya's dio in a box ! Thank you Tamiya !! 3 out of 3 beers ! For great looking kits & figures!

Any word on when the Marder will be released?