I spoke to Tamiya USA. Those guys are cool. My Pershing DMD had a glitch and they sent me a new one with absoluely no questions asked. I asked if it's true that a new tank would be released in the fall. They said they do listen to consumer requests and read the forums. The new tank will be either a T34, Panther, or Abrams. Man! I could be happy with any of those, especially the new sounds of the T34 or Abrams!!