E-50 Standardpanzer (Paper Panzer) (1/72)

E-50 tank in an alternative variant design.
My idea behind it was to create a slight departure from the previously known E-50/ 75 designs and incorporated elements of Panther and Panther II.
I reduced the original tracks width and used trasport tracks as new standard tracks.
The system of the side sirts is also strongly based on the Panther series, but modified by new and more simplified attachment brackets.
The exhaust is a tribute to M.A.N.'s VK30.02 prototype.
In addition, I had been planning for a long time to equip an E- series tank with full infrared equipment (for commander, gunner and driver).

The E-50 from Modelcollect (UA72178) was used as a basic kit and supplemented by a PE set from Hauler (HLH72132), a Flyhawk tool set (FH72001), a gun barrel from Aber (72L-71), a cable set from Eureka (ER-7204), a new commander cupola (S72442), drive sprockets (S72154) and tracks (S72293) from OKB Grigorov.
One of the most important details of this project, the IR equipment, comes from Armory (AC7332).

In addition, a lot of work has been invested in scratch components.
Everything that has to do with the side skirts, the front and rear fenders, the exhaust, the sheets above the fans, tool holders and tools, handles, cables, a new- now open- turret hatch and much more detail work.
Planning and construction took me a little over two weeks.

For the crew again I used resin figures from GeBo Figuren.

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