AFV Club have through their Facebook page, published some images (presumably taken from their catalogue) of what will supposedly be getting released in 2011/2012.

Of all the announcements they've published, two stand out from the rest.

These are (both in 1/35th Scale):

AF35188 - U.S. M24 Light Tank Chaffee

AF35042 - M42a1 Duster (Late-Type) Vietnam

Now, the somewhat cynical amongst us might suggest that AF35188 is a 'counter-offer' following Bronco's announcement (last week) which is much further along than this one.

As to the Duster - good news, but this has been on their lists for a number of years and has moved from photo to Box-Art at what could best be described as the speed of a glacier in 2nd gear...

Unfortunately, whilst AFV Club do (when they get them onto the shelves) some utterly superalative models, they do suffer from a serious problem. Announcing a new product may get the headlines for a few days. Unfortunately, after a few years, it becomes idiotic when it still doesn't appear. Nor does responding to another manufacturer's release announcements with a photo (of the actual vehicle) exactly endear themselves to the model-buying public. Their announcement of the 25 Pounder or the 17 Pounder was the most blatant of blatant spoilers.

AFV Club are good (frequently brilliant) at what they ACTUALLY produce, why then, the need to get involved in those antics?