Bill's long-awaited Dragon Ersatz

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Bill's long-awaited Dragon Ersatz

tigerman 07-02-2009, 8:34 PM

Box-art for it, so it must be getting close.

http://www.dragonmodelsusa.com/dmlusa/prodd.asp?pid=DRA6561

Eric
"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

Re: Bill's long-awaited Dragon Ersatz

disastermaster 07-02-2009, 8:40 PM
#100..............

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Panther F 07-02-2009, 8:48 PM
Yeah, my credit card is waiting for this one.

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wbill76 07-02-2009, 10:23 PM
Oooohhhhhh now that's a nice one. It wouldn't qualify for #100 though as I've already committed to it being something in the stash and not a new acquisition. With the way DML kit prices are at new release, I'm expecting to wait a good while before I acquire this one.

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Geist 07-03-2009, 10:30 AM

Ooooo, that is cool. I think I may have to get that one. Does anyone know how many Panthers were converted for this operation?

Erik

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Panther F 07-03-2009, 2:43 PM
The number I heard was 10 Ausf G Panthers were used.

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psstoff995 07-04-2009, 12:00 PM
Designed to look like an M10 or something similar? During the Battle of the Bulge? How successful was this, and did they have to notify all their Panzerjager troops and tanks not to take out their own Panthers then?

-Chris

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Huxy 07-04-2009, 12:12 PM

Panther with extra plates mounted on and a new coat of paint to look like a Panther, yes.

But I don't like that boxart.. What's with everything being Olive drab? Willys and US halftrack.. It is a little silly boxart..

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Re: Bill's long-awaited Dragon Ersatz

tigerman 07-04-2009, 1:20 PM

Huxy wrote:

Panther with extra plates mounted on and a new coat of paint to look like a Panther, yes.

But I don't like that boxart.. What's with everything being Olive drab? Willys and US halftrack.. It is a little silly boxart..

Huxy it was designed to look like a M-10 from distance, thus it had to be olive drab. It was part of Skorzeny's plan for disruption and chaos behind the American lines at the start of the BoB, with Germans desquised as Americans, changing road signs and directing traffic the wrong way among other things.

I'm not sure how many were converted: 10-20?

Eric
"It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it."-R.E.Lee

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Panther F 07-04-2009, 2:42 PM

tigerman wrote:
Huxy wrote:

Panther with extra plates mounted on and a new coat of paint to look like a Panther, yes.

But I don't like that boxart.. What's with everything being Olive drab? Willys and US halftrack.. It is a little silly boxart..
Huxy it was designed to look like a M-10 from distance, thus it had to be olive drab. It was part of Skorzeny's plan for disruption and chaos behind the American lines at the start of the BoB, with Germans desquised as Americans, changing road signs and directing traffic the wrong way among other things.
I'm not sure how many were converted: 10-20?

10!!!!!

Here's an interesting read: http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt07/panther-tank-disguise-m10.html

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psstoff995 07-04-2009, 10:15 PM
Interesting read indeed, thanks for the info

-Chris