On the instructions, did anyone notice the power units were not built with the lift arms attached at the 5th wheel equivalent? If the gun is set up to fire, the tractors would be away, with the fork shaped arms attached to them.This is the same error, on the Renwal version. That kit had the arms attached to the gun carriage and left there, when in "firing " mode.

Funny, I just “googled” it, and there’s a lot of buzz about it over on Missing Lynx, but still no known company behind it. But as Kurt Laughlin pointed out (Missing Lynx), that’s not a normal Trumpeter number. Additionally, that diagram is suspiciously like a Dragon diagram, and was released last year when this subject first came out, now we have box art, but no sprue shots of any type. It’s not above certain manufacturers to release printed material before a kit comes out to “test the waters” so to speak. But there are a great many kits that never see the light of day (personally, I’d very much like this to be real). However, there are a lot of other kits that flop before ever making it to the molds. I’ll give you an example: The Dragon 1/700 1962 USS Enterprise, which was widely advertised and then dropped due to cost and interest. There are others. If this is an independent manufacturer trying to “break into the market” there may be doubt as to their ability to sustain a production run— especially if this would be their first offering. I’d have a lot more confidence in it if it was a known manufacturer, and there was an address associated with this company, so far, all we have are a couple of ads in a magazine (and even those are a bit suspicious to me) although to go to that expense says they either have some capital or are “phishing” for capital. Something just doesn’t look right in the packaging, numbering and presentation of this kit to the market to be an HB or Trumpeter kit.
VR, Russ

Ok, I’ll bite. From the instructions I now believe it’ is pending, sometime. But it’s very frustrating when folks say “the kit is on the way, by a well known manufacturer” without references. I suspect it is, but why hide it? To make revelations like this without reference, is considered speculation. I guess I’d just ask for folks to tell us “how” they know something is in the works.
VR, Russ

There is a listing on E-bay for this kit from Trumpeter- see link https://www.ebay.com/itm/202884174100
I don't know how real the listing is, but there it is.

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There is a listing on E-bay for this kit from Trumpeter- see link https://www.ebay.com/itm/202884174100
I don't know how real the listing is, but there it is.

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The ilovekit website doesn't even list it. If you check out the site, you'll notice that you're taken to Easy Model and both are Trumpeter/Hobby Boss subsidiaries.

I sent the seller a message regarding the kit. Let's see what he has to say.

If that last statement was about me as a photographer, I'm not trying to answer questions about anything at all. I've sold two of these walk arounds this morning, and those folks can make their own determinations when they purchase the kit.
Personally I find no advantage to secrecy. When I used to announce something that we'd see from Legend soon, other resin manufacturers were not racing to get the same product out sooner.
By showing their sprue shots before releasing the M1117, Trumpeter actually benefited by being able to remedy the incorrect parts before it was too late. Unfortunately another well known manufacturer continues to ignore comments made on this forum, while the masses chime in with comments like "That's just a CAD image, the model will be more accurate." And guess what? They've dropped the ball so many times their label is associated with Black Death.,

If that last statement was about me as a photographer . . .

I studied the M165 during my Prefix-5 nuclear targeting days. Sadly, it’s historical impact is often overshadowed by later developments,