Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

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Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Post by pickelhaube » Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:52 pm

Hey Guys, I just finished the Ersatz M-10 .
These were used in the Battle of the Bulge to try and infiltrate the American lines.
10 were made and they did NOT fool anybody.
The Germans also used Sturmshultzs painted in OD green , they did not fool anybody as well !

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Re: Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Post by pickelhaube » Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:07 pm

Here are the mods that need to be done to the 21st Panther to accept these modifications.

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I made the tail pipes
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I made the blanks for the tall cooling fan removal and the coupula
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Post by normandy » Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:03 pm

That looks amazing Pickel, I'm ready for one!

not to many photographs of it...

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Re: Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Post by aferguson » Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:48 am

woulda fooled me...

am I imagining things or is the barrel in that photo much shorter than a panther's normal barrel? Did the germans crop it?
i never met an airplane i didn't like...

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Post by normandy » Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:24 am

They've removed the tanks muzzle break, which might create that illusion.

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Post by normandy » Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:08 am

Matthew any updates on this Ersatz?
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Re: Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Post by Crimson Pilot » Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:42 pm

Learned something new. I have seen some of this happen but not this one.
Hogan barging in on Klink and Burkhalter:"I'm not interrupting anything, am I?"
Burkhalter:"Of course you are. I've never seen you when you are not interrupting."

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Post by pickelhaube » Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:31 am

The way things look it will be about 3 weeks before I will be able to make the molds.
Work was slow for a bit so I was able to make the protos , now it picked back and I am work 6 days a week.
I am taking Sundays off to get a breather.
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Post by normandy » Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:39 am

Ok Thanks Matthew, always good to hear work has picked up!
I'll stay tuned :!:

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Re: Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Post by EnP1980 » Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:54 am

I would like a M-10 tank Destroyer I have the bottom part My email is [email protected] Thank You

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Re: Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Post by PanzerArm » Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:28 am

Amazing work! If only it was in 1/32...

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