The Panzerkampfwagen E-50 was a German panzer project of the Entwicklung series (E-Reihe/E-Serien). The E-50 was intended as a 50 tonnes medium panzer with a 8,8 cm Kw.K 43 L71 gun.
The E-50 hull is based on the Pz.Kpfw.VI Tiger II hull and the
turret is the variant of the narrow-mantlet "Schmalturm" designed for
the Panther Ausf.F.
The
kit I used is the Trumpeter 01536 German E-50 with the
RB Model 7.5 cm Kw.K 44 L/70 barrel and the Hobby Boss Kingtiger late production tracks.
My version of a hybrid Panther II/Ausf.F, combining parts of both and the steelwheel Panther Ausf G.
The Panzerkampfwagen V Panther II was a German protoype conceived late in 1942. This Panther II was to be replacement for the Panther Ausf.D
One Panther II chassis was completed and eventually captured by the U.S.
By early November 1943, Rheinmetall had designed a turret with a narrower front for the Panther II.
After the Panther II project died, a replacement for the Panther Ausf.G, The Panther Ausf.F was conceived.
Centred around a re-designed an improved turret "Schmalturm" with an 8.8 cm Kw.K 43 L/71 gun designed by Daimler-Benz, the Panther Ausf.F variant
was intended for production in April 1945.
Source: Panzer Tracts No.5-4 Thomas L. Jentz and Hilary Louis Doyle.
The kits I used are the Dragon 6799 Panther Ausf.F, Dragon 6370 Panther Ausf.G Steel Road Wheels, gun mantler from the Trumpeter E-50 & the RB Model 7.5 cm Kw.K 44 L/70 barrel.
