I just found this on Trumpeter web site, new release announcements for March:
http://www.trumpeter-china.com/en/menu/tank/1-35/00346.htm

There are some details revealed: it will have 503 pcs, sprues for both track width mine plow and mine roller and I think only one new sprue.

Here is high resolution diagram of sprues:
http://www.trumpeter-china.com/ch/menu/jj/00346.jpg

I'm not sure but it looks that they used the hull from their M1A1 kit.

Regards,
Pawel

Thx for the heads-up Vodnik. Ya gotta love Trumeter's ambition!!

Tread.

Gonna need a few of these bad boys!!!!

I think Trumpeter used the wrong version of mine roller - it should be full width. But maybe this is just one of possible configurations.

And what is this thing on top of the hull?...




Rgds,
Pawel

Those ones look like they could have been the Bridgelayer tanks as a base...only a guess

And one more here (large one!):
http://www.21tsc.army.mil/1_tmca/vehicles/M1_Panther.htm

This one looks more like the Trumpeter kit.

Regards,
Pawel

This photo is the same thing I saw north of Karbala, Iraq during the war that I mentioned in an earlier post about engineer vehicles. I can't wait for this kit t come out. Looks really cool.



As a side note: Looks like dragon is coming out with a series of Bradleys and AAV7s as well. Hope they are as good as their MLRS kit and come with interiors. They also show a full line of new HMMWVs. They will all be a welcome addition. This is from a Missing Links forum.

D7215 M1A1 ABRAMS 3rd INFANTRY DIVISION IRAQ 2003
D7216 M1A2 ABRAMS 194th BRIGADE, TASK FORCE 1-70 NAT.
D7217 M1025 w/M2 + M1026 w/Mk19
D7218 M1114 w/M2 + M1114 w/Mk19 (IRAQ 2003)
D7219 M966 TOW + M1045 TOW
D7220 M1097 + M998
D7221 AAV-7
D7226 M2A2 ODS BRADLEY
D7229 M3A2 ODS BRADLEY
D7233 AAV-7 (IRAQ 2003)
D7237 AAV-7 UPGRADE
D7239 AVENGER + M1037

Can't Wait.

Oh Heck Yeah!

T2K:2004 here it comes!

Gunnie

ok Gunnie, calm down now, you're gonna burst something... :-)

I would imagine that the M1 Series mine-clearing kits would be fit tot he front of the Panther II as well as some more interesting/effective mods since it does not have that heavy turret to lug around it must have more power to push a bigger roller...heh, heh, I said roller... #:-)

Those are 1/72 scale stuff...

Cool stuff anyway

Oh Bummer!! I thought it was in 1/35th. I now see the reasoning in the kit numbering. All start with 72, got it. Lets hope they do them in 1/35th too.

Alot of them are welcomed in 1/35 I want the M1114 "heavy" Hmmwv's!!!!

Figures! I get around to scratchbuilding the entire aav plus interior and then DML comes out with 3 of them. Oh well, Murphy's Law I guess.
Kyle