Meng Model joins the Bergepanther fray with the announcement of its Ausf. A kit.

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Dozer blade ????
Could the BergePanther be fitted with a dozer blade?

Are they possibly talking about the blade at the rear?

This was showed into the ground to prevent the BergePanther from slipping backwards during heavy winching operations.
When/If the maximum pull power, using snatchblocks et.c. exceeds the weight of the tank there is no chance for the winching tank to stay in place if they are only depending on friction against the ground. That is when ground anchors are needed ...
/ Robin

Yes, is a ground 'anchor' not a dozer blade

I think it's time we call a spade a spade . . . .

That's right, sorry not very fluent in Shakespeare's language

When it rains, it pours! Takom, RFM, and Meng all on Bergepanther! Who's next?

Maybe Italeri will reissue their's with a World of Tanks code inside.

As I think everyone out there already knows I'm beyond thrilled that anyone has made a new Bergepanther and now THREE? Somehow I had not heard about RFM had one. So many options!

And now the biq question of; which is the best? Price of each? And what are the release dates?

Berge T-34 will be next.

Not just three; Takom is doing an A and a D version so four new ones. So,

Ausf D: Takom
Ausf A: Meng, Takom
Ausf G: Rye Field

Also, taking into consideration the boxart from Takom and the CAD render from Meng, there is a difference in the two Ausf. A models, as Takom seems to have an early version armed only with the MG, while Meng seems to have a version armed with the 20mm KwK 38 cannon

That's one solution: buy them all. I'd first like to see a build review or two -or better yet a comparison followed by a build review so that I can decide which I really want (okay, so I'll admit that I too want all three/four of them) Let's hope that they're all released some time soon!

Update: As of the end of July 2018 the Takom Ausf "D" and "A" kits are available from some on-line sites, while the Meng kit will be available soon from those same sites. While all three kits are wonderful additions, the two Ausf "A" kits are particularly exciting in terms of detail, with the Meng kit having an option or two extra and will be available for roughly 2/3 the cost of the Takom kit. Think that I'll start with the Meng kit and work my way up from there...

I have 2 TMD kits to build, one "used to complete" and not enough time to do all those interesting projects… And the other projects are as much interesting !
One good point, I plan to build them fully closed !