ICM Holding, thru it''s new catalogue, has announced a series of very interesting armor (and softskin releases for 2008. The full report, including images, can be seen:

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Very nice newsitem Jim.
Thanks for posting it... That Stoewer Kubel is definately a really nice addition to the German PKW collection in scale... a really manly looking Kubel. I think I even will buy that set of the luftwaffe officer party... only for the piano. (if one is provided in the kit that is)
And an Opel Admiral too..... oh wait Wrong scale. (this is no rant to you Jim) All the power to the Quarter scale guys but the cry for 1:35 civilian cars has been going on so long now... surely the companies must have picked it up by now.... Probably it is much cheaper to bring them out in quarter scale.

Well, some of the 35th scale people are also going to be furious when they see the Japanese light truck in 48th scale from Hasegawa

Hi Guys,

Soem interesting stuff here. Never built any of their kits are they reasonably good?

Cheers
Al

Not an easy question to answer. Their recent kits are really excellent. The aviation people speak very well of some of their recent releases. Dave (Grumpy) recently built and reviewed their Studebaker Truck and gave it a very good rating indeed

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/review/2876

The biggest problem with ICM is that they DON'T release too many kits - people tend to overlook them...

Luftwaffe Officer's Party looks very interesting: Two luftwaffe officers and four civilian persons
They could be two women, a waiter and the piano player? You could have a lot of fun with a set like that.

I just ordered the part photo etch set to do another Studebaker, so I'm still happy to see that kit. It was only a matter of time before they also released the Katyusha version. I'm also happy to see the Kfz.2 coming soon, (it was announced a while ago) a much more manly looking kubel than the VW Thing. (I use to date a babe with a VW Thing!)
I'm sure the Matilda will be a popular seller for them. But I really like the figure set. (I can see a little conversion possibilities on this one already, especially if it comes with the piano.

The only let down for me is the Opel Admiral Staff Car, being done in 1/48th.

It's a shame the Opel will not be 1/35 scale too. There are so few sedans available in that scale, as in none, and they are sorely needed.

Cheers
Scott Fraser