FINAL MARDER UPDATE (1 Viewer)

[wayne556517]

unnamed(15) by Wayne 556517, on Flickr

unnamed by Wayne 556517, on Flickr
Dear All

A trip to the factory producing our Marder last week produced some interesting photos which we have pleasure in attaching below for your viewing pleasure. Production has now commenced and we are expecting delivery end of October.
A detail previously omitted was that this new TG vehicle comes with metal tracks that add a really nice weight to the finished product.
Whilst there we were able to take comparison photos of our Marder next to a 1/30 scale Maus kindly loaned to us by Stefan Farrelly, a good friend of the company. It just goes to show how far German tank production had advanced during the war years. The Maus is a project we are considering in 2025 if we can garner enough interest.
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unnamed(56) by Wayne 556517, on Flickr
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unnamed(58) by Wayne 556517, on Flickr
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That's all for the moment, hope you enjoyed the photos and as said earlier we expect delivery to commence end of October.
Best wishes The Gunn Team

 

[NZGary]

Looks good - a worthwhile addition to any German amour collection. I am glad I am on the list.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

Metal tracks, wow! Certainly a pleasant surprise. This little Marder just keeps getting better. Looks fantastic!
EDIT: is it the end of October yet?

 

[Mike97]

I can’t wait !

I do wish we might see some crew figures with helmets as well-like the pic at the top of this post

 

[tmanthegreat]

Looking at one of the pics above, are we also going to get a Panzer VIII Maus in 1/30 scale? I’d be even more excited about that than the excellent Marder model, lol

 

[sfarrelly]

If you want TGM to produce a 1/30 Maus with metal tracks then drop them an email expressing a desire for some. Ive already told them I would order 3 if they make it ! if enough interest/preorders are made then they will produce it.

 

[Emanuel70]

I am also for a Panzer maus from TGM exaclty like this one ,in cammo colours, I remember someone on Ebay selling one, that was like "demo" issue, is that true? As I am not following the producer and the hobby from the start ,I do not remember Thomas Gunn making one of those officially.
In any case, I am also a potential buyer of a Panzer maus with preorder when it comes out.
Problem with Marder is that I have one from an other producer, didnt expect that TGM will "bother" making one, big mistake from my side not waiting, thus a plan from my fav producer of what we can wait ,at least for the 2025, would be great.!

 

[sfarrelly]

yes the one sold on ebay (2 in fact) were both demo Maus which were 3d printed for TGM for the March 2024 London show. The one above is the third demo one which is now with the TGM factory in China to make a proper one - with dozens of changes to make it even more detailed! Cant wait. if youre interested please contact TGM. Only if there is enough presales interest will it be made. Support your local hobby. Nobody nowadays can afford to make 100+ of a vehicle and end up not selling them all thus losing money.

 

[Emanuel70]

Thank you for the informations, much appreciate, as I was wondering what is going on with this vehicle.
I really hope the next vehicle will be this Maus, of course I will be one to purchase it and contact TGM for this reason.
Thanx once more.