Well Tamiya doesn't hint at what they're going to release. But when they announce it, its ready for the market. Unlike Hooben who did pre-production prototypes and stuff years before the T-55A finally got into the hands of modellers. I think its probably better to do it Tamiya's way - the market's so starved of new tanks that *any* distinctly-new tank would be received with enthusiasm and interest.

So I rather Heng Long, Taigen, Mato, or whoever, just go ahead and do it, instead of hinting. We're all chafing at the bit to get at a Challenger 2 that's been announced a year ago but with no hint of a release date as yet.