Trumpeter E-10 Suggestions

[frank2056]

Our cats, with the help of my wife's credit card, got me a Trumpeter E-10 for Christmas... which I won't be able to open for almost 3 weeks.

I have plenty of German WWII stuff, and I'm frankly sick of seeing swastikas on my shelf, or building NAZI hardware... but this is such a cool tank!

What back story can I make up to put it in different markings?
I'm thinking:

Israeli tank, ca 1948-1948
Russian or Eastern European, same period.
Post war German army
Croatian or Slovenian, early 90s, upgunned.

Any others?

Frank

[elmayerle]

A "war prixe" in the markings of any of the western Allied nations in that period?  Perhaps it could be finished as an evaluation sample at Aberdeen Proving Ground in that period or as a museum piece from a much later timeframe?

[noxioux]

Captured and used by Russian partisans?  That would make for some interesting diorama potential.

[philp]

Finnish would look good in one of those camo's.

Also, Syria, working alongside the Stug III's.

[jcf]

LIke this guys Mondrian version...









http://armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload...d=110070&page=1

Jon

[P1127]

Put into production and used by UN Forces, Korean War with a big tiger painted on the front

[Mossie]

For a diorama, you could do a long abandoned machine, parts missing, graffitied, things growing on it, kids playing around it, etc.  Eastern Europe or the Middle East might be good general locations.

[mgp]

Also, Syria, working alongside the Stug III's.

I'll back you up with the Syrian option. A nice simple overall green camo and an arabic slogan on the glacis plate. Plus a Russian 7.62mm machine mounted on a rough ring mount.

The other choice would be Egyptian in a choice of sand/green or sand/red brown or just plain sand.

[frank2056]

I'll pass on the Arab versions, but a war prize, UN/Korea or partisan tank that has seen some action is what I want to build.

If it's from a Soviet block era country or satellite, a 12.7mm DShKM on a ring mount might be cool (or just replacing the kit's Mg-34). Otherwise, a .50 cal would look cool.

The main gun I'll either leave the same or replace it with something like the gun on the ASU-57.

Frank

[Daryl J.]

It looks like a mechanical mushroom in a way.   One could take it from there.


Daryl J.

[RotorheadTX]

The Swiss used a modified variant of the Hetzer (the G-13) for years after WWII, so why not a Swiss E-10??

We've got one right here in Austin!!

[GTX]

How about in American markings but crewed by Germans - wasn't there a proposal for some Germans (possible led by Kurt Meyer) to fight in the Pacific with the Americans?

Regards,

Greg

[Arc3371]

France, Romania and Yugoslavia all used a lot of German equipment post war.

French E-10´s in Vietnam or Algeria? The Yugoslav Civil War also opens up a lot of options

[frank2056]

French E-10´s in Vietnam or Algeria? The Yugoslav Civil War also opens up a lot of options

Those are good ones! I also like the Swiss and Czech versions.

What kind of MG for the French version? .50 cal or stock MG 34? The Czech and Balkans  versions would probably use Russian weapons.

I'm not really sure what to do about the main gun, except add a muzzle break.

[Son of Damian]

Hungary, the Hungarian oil fields are worth enough to give Hungary the weapons to stay in the war.

Unfortunately there is almost no info on Hungarian armor during WW2 so I have no really idea what camo schemes and markings they had