People need to stop making excuses for Tamiya where it comes to licensing. They're a MODELING company first. They make models. R/C is like a hobby for them. A lot of the things they refuse to make in r/c, they already have in static model form. You can look at their line of r/c battle tanks and see that Tamiya puts out what it wants in spite of tremendous consumer demand for specific models; models which they already have in smaller scales. You can't possibly cry licensing on that. They do what they want. They've already lost ground in the 1:16 r/c market, because they've sat on their arses while everyone else has caught up and pretty much offers the same models Tamiya does.
I understand your point but since I don't have a king currently this would easily be my first choice. I had a knight hauler and globetrotter, always wanted a king but never got around to it. This King in disguise has enough modifications that would entice me to buy it. Tamiya kept releasing Euro style rigs for so long that its nice to see some American styles coming out.
