We recognize that the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge is fast approaching but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything connected with the winter campaign will instantly sell well. Case in point Corgi, who initially chose a captured German Panther tank as one of its core entrants for its resurgent diecast military vehicles. We’ve been doing this for quite a long time and I can tell you that based upon past experience captured schemes don’t sell nearly as well as regular liveries, even if the vehicle has a storied past.

Fortunately, “cooler” heads seemed to have prevailed with Corgi choosing an entirely different scheme and vehicle to bolster its military line up. This time around, the Company has decided to go with a D variant as opposed to a type A version, and elected to go with a more subtle camouflage scheme that bears the German balkenkreuz instead of a whitewashed Allied insignia. Bravo to Corgi for recognizing the error of their ways and choosing a vehicle that better represents the end of the Reich and one of its most feared battle tanks.