And good on them for doing that. It seems like an excellent business strategy--fill the voids that they feel are out there, rather than simply pursue the models that Tamiya has already marketed...and satisfied many people looking for that tank. WWII British, Italian, Japanese types are still absent except for a couple from the small-run specialty makers (at understandably quite high prices). Taigen might do quite well with their IS-2, but a mainstream M-60 might've really rocked any maker's financial world.

Mike.