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Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:52 pm
by pickelhaube
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

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:07 pm
by pickelhaube
Here are the mods that need to be done to the 21st Panther to accept these modifications.

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https://photos.smugmug.com/Consignments ... 6485-L.jpg
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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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Re: Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:03 pm
by normandy
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

Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:48 am
by aferguson
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?

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

Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 6:24 am
by normandy
They've removed the tanks muzzle break, which might create that illusion.

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

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:08 am
by normandy
Matthew any updates on this Ersatz?
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Re: Ersatz M-10 Panther or A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:42 pm
by Crimson Pilot
Learned something new. I have seen some of this happen but not this one.

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

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 4:31 am
by pickelhaube
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.

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

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:39 am
by normandy
Ok Thanks Matthew, always good to hear work has picked up!
I'll stay tuned :!:

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

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:54 am
by EnP1980
I would like a M-10 tank Destroyer I have the bottom part My email is [email protected] Thank You

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

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:28 am
by PanzerArm
Amazing work! If only it was in 1/32...

-Kevin