Hello,

This is the building started some years ago and stopped for various reasons (like the particular turret)) of the superheavy german tank E-100 by Dragon

model + Krupp turret by Camett/Rhino + Atelier Infinite resin tracks set.







The hull (note fiddle with it with the Camett part... I having enlarged the well of turret and de facto, the turret floats indoors! I having therefore

glue underneath the roof of the hull, the Camett part designed for Trumpeter kit).Front hatches are re-appraise to make it of late models of style tiger

II. Masking it's to paint in black indoor of the fans. The detailling isn't yet ended and, all of the tools are missing. Some pieces come from a Dragon

model tiger II and some other from a Tamiya panther and panzer 4. I thank John for send me the two missing back plate (dark grey on the kit).




The turret with some additions (caps for lift + throws mine + hook for the crane for the lateral "schurzen".




Skirts (finally knockdown armour plating). I had the foundry effect with cellulosic thinner + fixings of the rings of lifts (in white plasticard) +

foundry numbers (come from the sprue kit!).


Exhausts and their protection. I had on the exhausts the foundry effect, the foundry numbers, the lifts hooks, new nuts and more realistic thickness (in

yellow plasticard).



Some other detailling.


Early of the work on the infrared device (good Great Wall Hobby set).


The lift crane of the lateral skirts such as drawn on a factory drawing like it's appeared in a Motorbuchverlag book. building isn't finished. the crane

measures about 2 cm long.




Detailling of the hull. I had the missing armour plates forgot by Dragon more the bolts of the transmission oil pans.


Fixings of the crane on the back of the turret. Hollowing-out, purely imaginary but credible.


Lift hooks on the guns mantlet.


I had Voyager nets + lift hooks on the engine deck.



Infrared device of the bordfuhrer (tank commander). I imagine a new fitting system ("usual" fitting no very useful for this tank).


I had some locks and handles on the turret hatches.




I had the reinforcements of the laterales armour plates. The last 2 parts is intended must be moulded in resin (I need about fifteen !)




The infrared device of the driver. On more time, it's purely imaginary but credible.




The fitting item on the hull of the infrared device of the driver and tank headlight. I imagine a connection of the infrared headlight on the catch of

the road headlight.



the master of the idler wheel arm.



The track links hooks holders. Missing the weld lines at this time.


The spart track links (Infinite part reworked) + Tamiya tiger 2 pieces.


Weld lines (made with soldering wire) on the cutting I do o the turret front for I can rotate the turret in 360° ...



If you don't make these ... You can't enterely rotate the turret !

2 figures of the tank members (tank commander and gunner) are created for this project. I'm greatly inspired by the Blast Models paperpanzer tank crew.

The 2 figurines come of Zvezda set of Tiger tank crew.

The masters of the created accessories:


The tank crew helmet come from a Tristar M1942 helmet. I added some rivets and one system to hold the headphons and a front absorber (for shocks). The

headphons come from Tamiya parts. The headphons holders come from Dragon PE set.



The masters of the binoculars IR + pack battery + commutator of the laryngophone.The IR binoculars. Zvezda Binoculars revised and itemized by addition

of a electric catch form Tamiya (IR system of the panther G late) and a rowel of regulating in scratch. The battery pack (one gaz mask cases) come from

Tristar. I had a which and an electric catch from Tamiya (IR system of the panther G late). I make also a scratch build commutator.


Addition of laryngophone in scratch and work on the heads (redefining of jaws between other things).



The not finished body armor. The outline is in plastic stretched. The engraving of figures is rather pretty (but I re-engraved and refined). The guns

holsters are those of the Zvezda figures (with work).



The straps of clamping are in leaf. In my enthusiasm, I not seen that my guys carried 2 different uniforms! I am therefore forced to make 2 models of

body armor.

Some news and "studio" pictures of the project.




And now, the sherman turret I decided to place on the diorama ...

It's a M4A3 (76) W turret. It come from the older Dragon model kit of the M4A3 (76) w HVSS (old range mixing parts of differents brands).



The gun mantlet and the gun barrel ... Many work to obtain this thing ! The bigest mistake is the 2 holes on the mantlet, place in the wrong place.




Some views of the turret. It not perfect but, as I wants some who does not spoil with E-100, rather well of work to have this level of detail and, a

resumption of the turret front beside of the gun mantlet (too short!). For adding details, I used an old Aber PE set which remained from an old building

and some scratched bits.


Close-up on the small empty shells hatch (hollowing-out simplified on the kit) I had foundry mark (fine stretched plastic + glue + sanding) and added

foundry effect.

The E-100 model is virtualy finished. some detailling bits and I can paint it !


The convoy headlight cable (from lead wire of diameters .25 and .5 mm)



The weld lines on the front hull (made with A+B putty).



Adding of 3 holders for the 3t crane.


The Sherman turret finished.



The 2 impacts of 88 mm on the side of turret.


The 12.7 machine gun from Academy. I do not too much itemized because it will be on the soil.

Fabrice

What exactly do you plan on using the Sherman turret for on an E-100?

I don't want realy use the sherman for the E-100 ... In fact, the turret is for the diorama, it's on the soil because it destroyed by a tiger ...

My plan is to put the E-100 near a forest with german nachtjager infantry and, the turret in quoted by the tank, left since last winter (a return to Budge).

Fabrice

These are the kind of threads I like. Lots of details and great photos. Keep on going fabrice.

I think I saw your E somewhere else Fabrice..?


anyways, great conversion, and informative pictures

very nice build this is


Greetz

This is looking very cool...

Looks great. You really added some nice detail and it shows!

Looking forward to see more.

Many thanks guys for comments !

I will finish some others kits and I beginning the paint !

stunning work so far! how did you add the 88 impact holes?

I used the same methode like Mig Jimenez in the FAQ book.

Primary, I drill a hole with aØ 2 mm drill , after I used a pyro for enlarge the hole (and in the same time make the outline of the impact (be carreful !)

At last, I used a scalpel, sand paper, liquid glue and good reference for finish the hole aspect and do it more realistic.

I think it's a good methode and you can make all diameters !

Fabrice,

Skillfully modeled conceptual production 100 ton class heavy tank. Well thought out and workable. Very effective treatment on the turret modifications. I especially like the scratch built lift cranes for removal and installation of the armored side track skirts. For discussion purpose could you possibly post a scan of the lift crane drawing from your copy of the Motorbuchverlag book? Well engineered infrared scope pedestal.

Thanks for sharing and posting your build here. Great photographs too!

-Eddy