afmatt130

Whats goin on fellow tankers? Any word on a release date for the new HL Panther?? Im pretty psyched to have an affordable panther. Glad to see HL is gettin the looks of the Panther right this time!! Ive seen them listed at tankzoneUK...not available yet. Any stateside distributors got a line on when theyll be available?

lthump

Try 6 to 8 months time , so dont hold your breath just yet !! Lest you go blue in the face . I'm a little dissapointed at the time frame but very happy its confirmed as a happening thing as its on my must have list, for whenever it comes out !!!

afmatt130

hmmmm....gonna be a tough wait!!!!! im hoping that the way HL has been slowly improving...this should be a good tank!!

Panther G

Afmatt did you get my PM. I answered you about the RC Tank Club in Deleware.

Ex_Pat_Tanker

Given that the world's economy had gone down the toilet, I'm personally glad that the pace has slowed a little...

Many of the new releases would do better coming out next year when we all have a bit more spare cash, I hope that HL et al don't run out of funding trying to introduce product that nobody can afford to buy in a recession - tooling is expensive and kills a lot of companies before they manage to get the product out in sufficient volume to pay for it!

And before you ask - I work in the auto industry in Detroit, so I know a thing or 2 about suppliers over-extending on new tooling and then suffering a sudden down turn... I hope that HL etc, take their time to get things right  and introduce their products at the right time - or else we will all lose out in the long run when they go bust []

And before all of you HL haters chime in, I was including Tamiya in this assesment of where the market is at - They must be hurting as well.

lthump

Hope you stay employed, its tough going out there, and your spot on about Heng long.

swathdiver

Didn't they just release the KV-1? Twice a year has been the normal order of things the last couple of years. Look for it around the holidays IMO.

Ern

You think?? Wait until Cap and Trade, the soft drink and alcohol taxes, health insurance taxes, gas taxes and everything else kicks in. It's going to be a tough couple years. The other parties better get things going if they plan onsquashing this liberal dynastyand return this country back to what it was intended to be = a bunch of old guys playing with toy tanks!

1sgt

Where in Detroit do you live? I grew up in Royal Oak, and now thanks to an Army career, ended up in Augusta Ga. Go figure.

!sg

Panther F

Any info on what paint/camo it will be offered in?

gww

from tankzone website

Ern

They have got to get some new colors!

Panther F

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1sgt

I agree totally. If they come that way. I'll have a paint job ready from the get go. But, at least it has the proper glasis shield. I'll buy one even though I have an old H and L in rebuild now.

1sgt

Ex_Pat_Tanker

Bah, repainting the HL's is part of the fun!
In fact its probably all of the fun, as wrestling the turret back together (after fitting the IR system)without getting the grease from the airsoft motor all over your newly painted model is a real pain !!!!

Mart

jay612

Yo, It's Delaware. The first state.

Panther G

DelaWhere? LOL.