The 2x4 KHD S3000 by ICM, kit 35451, has been on the market since late 2015 (let's call it early 2016), It has been in my stash since April 2016. I showed the image of the underside of the 2x4 (taken from that News item published back in 2015) only to show that the presence of the detached box in this News item about the 4x4 is not necessarily a proof that the rest of the CAD images show the 4x4. Mixed up images has happened before and will happen again. The images may very well show a 4x4 and the low clearance of the wheel arches could be caused by something else (compressed perspective or whatever). The comment about the squashed cabin roof and flattened tops of the doors is more serious. The tops of the cabin doors of my 2x4 KHD S3000 are straight and the roof is flat and the cabins were the same on the S3000 and A3000 so I assume that ICM will be re-using the cabin sprue. Compare the CAD-images with the images I posted earlier. / Robin Edit to keep the record straighter: Eric George mentioned the shape of the cab roof and top of doors. I didn't notice at first either.

I know you are not referring to me but to keep the record straight, I made no comment regarding the proportions of the cab. Mike 165thspc p.s. However, now that you mention it, the cab roof and window tops do seem much more arched in the photos of the real truck than the on the Cad images of the model.

Sprue image borrwoed from the News item about the KHD S3000 (August 31st 2015, LINK CAD-image from the same News item (KHD S3000): Compare the straight line above the glass in the door Maybe some aftermarket resin caster could provide a new roof and doors .... Maybe the hood/bonnet is too flattened as well?? Check the top of the radiator/grille / Robin

Please would you stop nitpicking over the small details. This is the reason why I am having problems in wanting to return to model building. There are too many people holding out their rulers and calipers trying to make sure of perfection and ruining it for guys like me. If it looks like a truck, drives like a truck, maybe it is a frigging truck. No wonder why the North American and European markets are just afterthoughts for kit makers. SHEESH!

GMC CCKW ? Looks like a truck (more or less), drives like a truck (OK, can be pushed by hand), maybe it is a friggin truck Looks more like an M41 to me but I could be wrong Minor details are minor details, those who want can fix them. I, and some others, think that it is a pity that ICM didn't get major shapes right. Each to his own wants and needs I suppose but as a consumer/customer I want to make my decisions based on the best available information. If I know before buying that the shapes are off I can decide if I want to buy or not and if I have an idea about how to fix it or not. I already have the S3000 with the same mistakes. I can wait for aftermarket, if AM doesn't show up I may start shaping plastic. Some elbow grease and determination, add some styrene and maybe putty and it can be fixed. One of the advantages with the internet is that You as consumer can make informed decisions instead of getting disappointed when opening the box. Nitpickers have "saved" me from buying expensive kits that were too much trouble to fix. Other nitpickers have allowed me to buy a kit fully aware of its faults and merits and whether these are of concern to me or not. If close enough is good enough for you then I can recommend this kit. It certainly looks like a KHD A3000 and only the whining nitpickers can identify the "faults" / Robin

RobinNilsson, I agree with you. I post a message with a few lines here, but it looks lost. GLAD TO KNOW that I AM NOT ALONE ! I waited 30 years for a decent KHD and now it's spoiled by pure NEGLECT !

I also agree. I waited years for a new CCKW and then HobbyBoss messes the cab up from the get-go and to make things worse they come out with 5-6 additional variants all using the bad cab. Bad Cab, bad cab, down boy, down boy! I don't consider myself a rivet counter but I consider these faults in a major component (the vehicle cab) to have crossed a line. At least with the CCKW I can substitute the old Italeri cab and be just as happy

I suspect in this case the flattening of the cab/doors/hood/radiator was done to reduce the cost of mold tooling and to increase efficiency. In other words to save money. (If you translate the CORRECT curves of the cab from the digital file to the metal mold you end up with a lot of digital stair steps that have to be polished out of the mold. If you flatten these curves - no polishing needed. Also without these curves and stair steps the part comes out of the mold more easily.) In my opinion this was a bad choice on their part.

Well, then don't buy it and leave them for guys like me. Why ruin fun on a day off from work for someone like me who just wants to kick back and throw something together with their hands. I have an old original Italeri PzIV F1, F2 & G kit from the 70's I plan on building. I know that their were changes in the chassis and other details between the different types, but that doesn't preclude me from from building it anyway. My plans are to make a 'what-if' with Afrika Korps soldiers sitting on it bearing StG-44's, Panzerfausts and MG-42's. I have a Dragon Opel Blitz that I want to build too. I know that there are mistakes there too, but I will not complain about those. I will build that too and have fun with it. I am also going to build Dragon's SdKfz 251/1D, and don't get me started on the mistakes there with the lack of proper steering controls in the bow underneath the vehicle and the driver's area. I have AFV Club parts and will 'jury rig' the corrections myself. Now, with that said, I will look forward to the ICM KHD with much relish and enjoy myself.