does anyone have any info on the 2 M10 tank destroyers that were with Audie Murphy when he beat back 6 tigers and 2 rifle companies at Hotzwihr. I know they wwere from the 601st TD battalion, but that’s it.
If someone has any info on the markings, that would be awesome!
RAF 120 can probably help he’s doing a Murphy dio as a resolution.
really? I want to build one of those M10’s for our sherman group build (no, no dio) (and it won’t be on fire) just a static model. but I wanted to do one with those markings.
now that I think about it, maybe just a static model, but maybe on fire with audie on the gun.
Check the resolution thread. there is a figure of murphy trevor used and I found a link that is about Murphy
yeah, I found that link too, today.
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I’ve looked and looked and have been unable to come up with what company the TDs were with. All I have is that they were in the 7th Army 601TD. I did find some dry transfers from Archer with those bumper numbers. I also have “U.S. Tank Destroyers in action” and it has some pictures of the 601st Tank destroyers.
For Audie I got figure out of Tamiya’s US Gun and Mortor Team set and without a whole lot of work he fits nicely behind the .50 on the turret.
I hope to have a picture of my M10 post soon.
I just saw in another thread that you were planning on getting an aluminun barrel. That’s a good move. I used the one from the kit and it was such a pain in the a**. I spent alot of time on it and I’m still not that totally happy with it.
which archer transfer is it?
you using the academy m10, too???
Chris,
Yes I’m doing the Academy kit.
The dry transfers are the M-10 Tank Destroyer ( AR35105 )
I’m going to hold off on the pictures until after the Sherman build, because I want to see how yours comes out without any influence from seeing mine. Anyway I want to get some better pic after I do some more to it.
The only other thing that gave me any trouble was the turret it was a little tricky getting it together and on the turret ring.
I should be in the Sherman build so feel free to ask me any questions.
ok.
I appreciate you not showing pics too, I want mine to be as original as possible
is that ar35105 or ar35103, I can’t find AR35105 on their website. but AR35103 is the M-10 Tank Destroyer markings. please clarify!!
you should be able to find a current army link for the Audie Murphy board, it’s a board for outstanding NCO’s, kinda like a honor society thing. But my point is they have to know just about averything about the man and his actions as well as regular army things.
I’ll try to track down the web page and maybe it can help you out?
[#oops] It is AR35103
phew! Then I can get it from the same place that I’ll get my barrel!!
hey I found this painting.
That’s the painting that got me started on this project. I first saw it on the cover of the May 2002 issue of “World War II” magazine.
I cannot find any pictures of 601st vehicles, I have searched the net high and low. also did you know the OOP Tamiya M-10 had decals for the 601st?
I didn’t know about the decals in the Tamiya kit.
I did find 2 pctures in “US Tank Destroyers in action” both are are of the front one was taken in Sicily and the other in France.