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RyeField: Another Bergepanther?
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain / Espaņa
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Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 12:59 PM UTC


The New Year greeting from Rye Field Model suggest they may release also a Bergepanther...

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Petition2God
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Posted: Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 11:41 PM UTC
Say what?! Two of them?! Nice!
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Armed Forces Europe, United States
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Posted: Friday, February 16, 2018 - 01:00 AM UTC
Cool, before there was only Italeri's kit, now a 2nd kit is coming! Let's see who else will bring out kits too. Oh my aching wallet.
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Posted: Friday, February 16, 2018 - 08:41 AM UTC
"They may ALSO release..." is what you meant to say. Cool, I'd like to see the two offerings back to back in a build. I offer my services in this endeavor. I know its a hard task but someone's gotta do it...in the mean time YE HAH!!! another Bergepanther after decades of only that Italeri piece of questionable accuracy!
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Daejeon, Korea / 대한민국
Joined: October 06, 2014
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Posted: Saturday, February 17, 2018 - 08:57 AM UTC
If I should get the Bergepanrher ausf.A or G kit, I will get the RFM's G.
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Berlin, Germany
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Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 07:12 PM UTC
I beg so many years for a Bergepanther G I surely will buy one and of course an A as well
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Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 08:21 PM UTC
I know it smacks of "fixing" of sorts between those who would otherwise be competitors, however I really do wish model companies could coordinate their "coming attractions."

There is only so much energy/funding/buyer interest in the hobby market and it is just a shame when the small and up and coming manufacturers waste their efforts unknowingly producing the same model for introduction at approximately the same time.
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Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 08:25 PM UTC

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I know it smacks of "fixing" of sorts between those who would otherwise be competitors, however I really do wish model companies could coordinate their "coming attractions."

There is only so much energy/funding/buyer interest in the hobby market and it is just a shame when the small and up and coming manufacturers waste their efforts unknowingly producing the same model for introduction at approximately the same time.



"Unknowingly"? I doubt it, Mike.

Regards

Rob
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Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 10:28 PM UTC
Well I remember about a year ago one small manufacturer made the comment that he often cooperated with another hobby company and he said he was surprised when both companies introduced the same model and the other company never mentioned it.
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Posted: Saturday, March 17, 2018 - 10:34 PM UTC
Between research, digital modeling and actual tooling costs even at today's faster, cheaper rates a company has to have at least $300,000+ invested in tooling to produce a new model. Clearly it seems they would not want to duplicate effort but it seems to happen all the time.
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Nova Scotia, Canada
Joined: November 17, 2015
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Posted: Sunday, March 18, 2018 - 05:23 AM UTC
I have waited so long for a Berge, that I am going to get 1 of each.
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