Tamiya is working on to release a 1/48 scale kit of the M1A2 Abrams as posted earlier this week at TamiyaBlog.

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Gawd! These 1/35th repops are ANCIENT! Who's going to buy those unless they are very cheap(!)? The Sdkfz7 in particular has been superceded by vastly superior offerings from Dragon and Trumpeter.

These are new kits in 1/48th scale, not the old 1/35th scale repops.

I for one will welcome the old Sdkfz 7. Tamiya reissues are often pretty cheap and they're simple fun builds as opposed to an investment in frustration and money. (No mandatory photoetch in the box! Hooray!)

But that Centurion is past ancient. It's primordial but it is still the only Korean War Centurion kit. AFV-club never did a mark 3!

I wish Tamiya would release the Kfz 7 in 1/48 for towing the 88mm. I have the old Bandai kit, but it's a real PITA to improve and correct, and no PE for it!

Wish AFV Club w2ould give a Cent Mk3 and Churchill Mk7..

Sabot, I don't think that's true. Looking at the item numbers, they are 1/35 re-releases.

If you look at the pictures AND read the text only the Abrams is 1/48 (quarter-scale); the other kits (whether re-pops or not) are 1/35.

Looking at the kit numbers , the Chev , the KV and the SdKfz 7 are 35th scale . The Cent kit number starts with 25 , a repop of the old 25th scale Mk III with the interior ? Always wanted to build that , hopefully it won't cost an arm and a leg

Good catch on the Centurion. But the photo is of the 1/35 version. You can tell by the band track with no detail on the inside of the track and the old command figure. The 1/25 had a guy in a pixie suit with his arm up, a driver and the three infantry. Figures I wish Tamiya had provided in 1/35.

Strange how all the comments on this story have been about the decades-old re-releases, not the headline item.

The release of the Abrams is great news for those who've been waiting for Tamiya's 1/48 range to 'go modern'. Modern 1/48 AFVs must be one of the few remaining gaps in the market. I like the scale and built a Tiger and a Sherman when they first came out - lovely little kits. Now I'll finally have something to put next to my Humvees.

Here's hoping for a T-55, T-72, Challenger, Leopard, Bradley etc. etc.

Well, it really should be 2 totally separate stories, as there are only related by the manufacture, not the scale.

Finally my wishes have been answered in 1/48 scale! I hope we get a Bradley and M113 soon with other modern armor!

Great news!

Hopefully they'll release an A1, a SEP, & TUSK variants.

Hi,

more 1/48, post - WWII tanks is just what is needed. Hope we say lots more.
All the best,
kip.

found this, a build vid. HOPEfully there'll be some AM tracks for it, and stowed gear