I finally got a PaK38 kit! It took some doing, but I finally got one! I wanted two, but one is better than none.
I also got one more Pak36 and two more Pak40 kits. I plan to replace some of the metal Pak40 miniatures I have. These new plastic Pak40 AT-Guns from Rubicon Models are pretty nice.
I hope Rubicon Models releases more AT-Guns. And not just German AT-Guns, but also American, British, French, Soviet, and others. The one Rubicon Models Kit I would like to see very soon would be the 57mm/6-Pdr AT-Gun used by the American and British forces.
There is great potential for a
57mm AT-Gun M1 AT-Gun / British QF 6-Pdr AT-Gun kit because the same sprue for the AT-Gun can be setup with the needed bits and parts to build either the American or British gun. They were pretty much the same except for a few little differences. Parts can even be included so that an airborne version can be assembled.
As for crew, separate American and British crew sprues can be offered to make two different AT-Gun kits. This would be just like what Rubicon Models did with their Jeep. The Willys MB ¼ ton 4x4 Truck (Commonwealth) and the Willys MB ¼ ton 4x4 Truck (US Standard) plastic kits have the exact same Jeep sprue, but different sprues for the driver/riders. Same can be done with the AT-Gun kits in that the same AT-Gun sprue can be used to make:
1) American AT-Gun - US 57mm M1 (with option for Airborne version).
2) British AT-Gun - QF 6-Pdr (with option for Airborne version).
However, what to do about airborne crew? These might need to be separate kits altogether.
1) American AT-Gun - US 57mm M1
2) American Airborne AT-Gun - US 57mm M1
3) British AT-Gun - QF 6-Pdr.
4) British Airborne AT-Gun - QF 6-Pdr.
The AT-Gun gun sprue would be the same for all four kits, so it would only be the crew figures that would be different. Would four choices be to many? Because of the different uniforms, a simple head choice is not possible. Regardless, there is a lot of potential here.
