AFV Club have sent us details of two future releases: the M8 and the (towed) M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer. The details we have, can be seen:


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The Pack 75 is very welcomed. I built the S-Model resin kit of it a while ago and it was a PITA. A plastic one will be great.

...particularly with a choice of TWO in plastic

That M-8 sure looks promising, as far as I know the only other choice for this vehicle is the older Tamiya kit. which was pretty good for its time. Now Allied modelers have a choice. Very Cool. milvehfan

Who else is doing one? I guess I missed it.

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/news/5028

I like the look of both releases. I was hoping/expecting AFV to do the M8 after looking at the M5. Maybe they will backtrack a bit and update the M3A1? Wading trunks would be a sweet bonus. I don't want to sound greed by asking for too much, but then I kept asking and hoping for a Pack 75 and now there are two. Ask and ye shall receive........

Great to see another plastic M8 HMC being produced Of course it was pretty obvious to me at least that it was only a question of time before it was released for 2 reasons: 1) AFV Club's terrific M5 upon which most M8 conversions are based; and 2) I'm working on the old Tamiya kit!

Seems a natural to expand on the M5 chassis.
Nothing wrong with having 2 pack 75s' coming out either.
Maybe one will do the split tail version.

Okay, this has just got to stop! Here I am, working diligently to reduce my stack and all these great models keep coming out! Man, am I going to have to quit my job, leave my significant other and give up everything else just to work on models? ?????

Were the pack 75mm guns used in Vietnam or were they already out of service?

Hummm.....a great month for US artillery. If they did the split trail it would be great if they did the M3 105mm. Working on the resin version of that right now...Agrhhhhhh

Time to clear the old Tamiya M8 and resin packs off the shelf!!!

Now all we need is a date????

Gino.....see what happens when you are off the net!!!

Rounds Complete!!

Oh my poor wallet!!! Sometimes I long for the days you could actually buy every allied release there was...

I am still waiting for the 40mm bofors & the LVT6

I'd definitely be tempted to buy at least one. Their M5 was an enjoyable build.

I wonder if AFV Club would sell the turret separately so that I could replace the Italeri items on my LVTs...? Still waiting for them to sell their dozer for the Centurion as a separate item.

The pack howitzer sounds like another great release as well --- wonder who will get it out first, AFV club or that new outfit (Vision Models, was it?)...?

And I'm waiting on the LVTH-6, too! Not to mention the long-rumored M42 Duster... My guess is that if Dragon or one of the other majors like Dragon, Hobby Boss or Bronco release these or any other Vietnam-era kits, then AFV Club might just do the same.

I know that it is waaaaay off topic, but what I'd give to see AFV Club re-tool their LVTP-5 to the engineer variant!! Now THAT would rock!

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.