Hi Fred, they have a sort of small warehouse facility, I just phoned the previous day and asked if they would mind me stopping off to buy. I knew what I wanted, so it was s 5 minute hit. It is office staff and packers, so they are doing a full time job, rather than being counter staff who can stop for a chat.
The more recent kits are certainly including more options.
I can see buyers selling off spare sprues on e-bay. Some of the extra vehicles can be duffed up and used a knocked out tanks for game markers.
I pretty much thought the same and then I looked at some Rapid Fire scenarios, which used 6 Panthers and I now think the extra utility of the ‘6 pack’ is okay and can help in making two understrength platoons, which at this scale is not out of place on a standard table.