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Big P wrote:
Are you not doing the D?
Kursk, early type?

The D and A basically shared the same hull with minor changes. They also have a different copulas (not shown on the line drawings). Both versions (D & A) will be included in one kit.

You might already have it, but you may want to consider the Letterbox MG flap for the D if you have the early cupola and also zimmerit for the Ausf A, as I have only seen evidence of two models serving without it. Of course, adding zim means a requirement for a plain hull for early Panthers. Might best left for people to add themselves, especially if the tools and hull detail is add on. Zim is also not easy to reproduce in plastic.

For the G will you have all exhaust options (such as the flame hiders?) or just go with one?

Good efforts so far. Sure they will be very popular with 28mm gamers, I especially like how you solved the Panther running gear option in a manner that retains detail but keeps ease of build.

Big P wrote:
You might already have it, but you may want to consider the Letterbox MG flap for the D if you have the early cupola and also zimmerit for the Ausf A, as I have only seen evidence of two models serving without it. Of course, adding zim means a requirement for a plain hull for early Panthers. Might best left for people to add themselves, especially if the tools and hull detail is add on. Zim is also not easy to reproduce in plastic.

The letterbox MG flap is definitely on the D, no worries! We had put in a lot of thoughts on the zimmerit, it requires a totally different mold making approach and cost a lot more in production. We might produce a special resin edition at a later stage with the zimmerit coated version.

Big P wrote:
For the G will you have all exhaust options (such as the flame hiders?) or just go with one?
Good efforts so far. Sure they will be very popular with 28mm gamers, I especially like how you solved the Panther running gear option in a manner that retains detail but keeps ease of build.

We do have a pair of flame suppressor exhaust mufflers (Flammenvernichter) from the late G. We are both gamers and modelers, we try to ease assembly and yet maintain the details on each vehicle we design and produce.

The Panther looks amazing, I'm sure it will blow Warlord Games recently announced plastic Panther completely out of the water!

 BrookM wrote:
The Panther looks amazing, I'm sure it will blow Warlord Games recently announced plastic Panther completely out of the water!

You might be right there.


I dont do 28mm WW2 but I might get one to detail up.

This is supposed to be Warlord's version:

 BrookM wrote:
The Panther looks amazing, I'm sure it will blow Warlord Games recently announced plastic Panther completely out of the water!

We do not target any particular company when we release our products. We are gamers ourselves and would like to contribute something back to the community; it is just a coincident that we are releasing similar product around the same time.

From the picture, Warlord Games version is a Panther A with zimmerit coating, probably a scaled down version of Italeri's 1/35 version (http://www.italeri.com/scheda.asp?idProdotto=109). We will be posting our version of the Panther tank soon... stay tuned!




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Here are some prototype images of the Panther D/A and the Panther G...

The Panther D/A - should come with two copula choices and specific D and A features.


The Panther G - should come with multiple exhaust choices.



Some side-by-side view of the two Panthers




More images are being uploaded to our Facebook page. For more info, visit us at http://facebook.com/rubiconmodels.
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Enjoy!

Muzzle brake looks a little big, but could be perspective.

Also im not sure the mantlet guard was a common feature on Ds and As?

Big P wrote:
Muzzle brake looks a little big, but could be perspective.
Also im not sure the mantlet guard was a common feature on Ds and As?

That was a mistake when our guys put the prototype together. Was on the G and not the D or A.
Was hoping no one will notice... hahaha!!

Big P has a very good eye. I certainly didn't notice. And I probably would have put it on too

Nah im just anal... its the reason PSC employ me to review renders...

 RubiconModels wrote:

 BrookM wrote:
The Panther looks amazing, I'm sure it will blow Warlord Games recently announced plastic Panther completely out of the water!

We do not target any particular company when we release our products. We are gamers ourselves and would like to contribute something back to the community; it is just a coincident that we are releasing similar product around the same time.

From the picture, Warlord Games version is a Panther A with zimmerit coating, probably a scaled down version of Italeri's 1/35 version (http://www.italeri.com/scheda.asp?idProdotto=109). We will be posting our version of the Panther tank soon... stay tuned!

My remark wasn't meant as a slam against Warlord Games by the way, I'm all for more companies doing this sort of stuff.

And yeah, I think you're right, it does look an awful lot like their 1:35 kit.

There seems to be a minor issue with our Photobucket bandwidth usage. Things had now been resolved and you can see all our uploaded images as usual! Sorry for the hiccup!

Tiger I in its pure glory... at least on our drafting table! Going through all the changes and checking variations, historical data, and photo references. Unlike the Panther where we had to split the tank into two kits, we just don't have the heart to put this ICON of the Third Reich into two or three part numbers!

PLEASE be patient with US! Releasing a finished product takes a long time! From design to finish usually will take up to 3 months (usually we took less)… then followed by shipping and distribution! We are using this forum (thanks dakka) to showcase our concept, our design, and work-in-progress so that you know what we are doing! To release a quality product simply takes time! We never rush our releases. Please bear with us!

The Tiger I has finally come out of the drawing board and onto 3D prototyping, here are some images of the steel road wheels... again, we are using modular design to ease assembly but still kept all the details for everyone to appreciate!

Just a quick update on our Tiger I…

Tiger I – Early production

Tiger I – Mid production

Tiger I – Late production


With this huge 4-sprue kit, you can have the choice to build a Tiger I as an early, mid, or late production model, with 2 choices of road wheels, and 3 turret top choices. More images posted on our Facebook page http://facebook.com/rubiconmodels.

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To give you some ideas on what our kit will look like, we are sharing the sprue layout of the 2 Panther kits (Ausf D/A and Ausf G) for your review:






Enjoy!

You know what, I dont do 28mm, but id happily paint up a display Tiger for ya... my favorite tank since I was in one 30+ years ago.

Good looking design work, keep it up, you will do very well.

Love the work. My wife would kill me if I started WWII in a different scale, but I love the models.

One suggestion, and this could be complete crap, so bounce this around first...

In the photos of the various Tiger versions, I found myself questioning what I was seeing because the the camera angle and model position changed slightly. I think I noticed it more as each photo was right next to each other, but visually it makes that mid production turret look "stretched". Could just be me and my old eyes.

Just signed off the final production sprues for the M4A3 Sherman... the molds are now all ready for commercial production run!




...the T34/76 will be next!

I'm planning on starting a Bolt Action USMC force and something I'd like to see in a future M3/5 Stuart kit is parts to make the Satan Flamethrower tank included. Same goes for the M4 Sherman kit with parts for the Zippo and Calliope variants, though it looks as if the M4 is ready to go without them. Also do you have any plans to make non-tank kits such as trucks, jeeps and LVT class transports?

 Zathras wrote:
I'm planning on starting a Bolt Action USMC force and something I'd like to see in a future M3/5 Stuart kit is parts to make the Satan Flamethrower tank included. Same goes for the M4 Sherman kit with parts for the Zippo and Calliope variants, though it looks as if the M4 is ready to go without them. Also do you have any plans to make non-tank kits such as trucks, jeeps and LVT class transports?

We don't just do tanks, we have a long list of WW2 Military Vehicles that we wanted to produce. Of course, that depends on how successful we are after the launch in October. Please keep coming back to our Facebook page to check for product updates. I am sure some of your requests are on that list...

Fresh from the mold injection machine… our first test sprues for the T-34/76! Almost pefect, still need some fine-tuning… but getting there! Are they great?

Closeup of the two sets of T-34/76 Road Wheels


>> Please go to our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/rubiconmodels to see the rest of the images. This post is getting too crowded with images…

Enjoy!

Here are some images of the assembled trail run plastic T-34/76:




Here is a side-by-side comparison with the original painted 3D prototype:


Enjoy!

Fresh from the Mould Injection Machine... Two common Panther sprues plus one for the Panther Ausf D/A and one for the Panther Ausf G. These are our first trail run sprues, still need some fine-tuning... and soon available for commercial run!

There are two 1/56 Panther plastic kits - (1) Panther Ausf D/A with choices of two copula, two hull machine gun port, two manlet, and side skirt option. (2) Panther Ausf G with choices of two air cooler, two tail exhaust, and side skirt option.

Panther common sprue A


Panther common sprue B


Panther Ausf D/A sprue


Panther Ausf G sprue


Close up details of the Panther plastic!


Enjoy!

OH. WOW.

Hi everyone! Had not been posting anything here for a long while...

Just a brief update - everything is now coming together! Here are the sample print of our product boxes:


More box art pictures for the other tanks on our Facebook page. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/rubiconmodels

Enjoy!

Here's hoping someone in Europe / UK will be selling them soon, I've been following this with a lot of interest to say the least!

I can't wait for these. Either from the usual 10% discount & free intl' postage UK hobby websites, or if postage is reasonable, direct from HK and Rubicon themselves.


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Ah, their facebook page says they won't deal direct. So a couple of months at best to see if these can filter into the places I buy from in the UK, since local vendors tend to bump the price by ridiculous amounts for no reason (well above local taxes + shipping costs).

Also, no pricing details yet. Hopefully they're properly competitive with Warlord's plastics.

MSRP to be listed on the website, which Rubicon posted (yesterday) has received final approvals and will be "available soon."