WWII American M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyers, 15mm Old Glory

 

This is a platoon build of five WWII American M10 "Wolverine" Tank Destroyers.

Made by Old Glory Miniatures, in their Command Decision line of baged miniatures, they feature and all metal, hollow hull and accessories. Decals are not provided. The turrets, main gun and arms, treads, and accessories are loose and require assembly.

The M10 tank destroyer (formally 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage) was a United States tank destroyer of World War II based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. It was numerically the most important U.S. tank destroyer of World War II and combined a reasonably potent anti-tank weapon with a turreted platform (unlike the previous M3 GMC, whose gun was capable of only limited traverse). Despite the introduction of more-powerful types as replacements, it remained in service until the end of the war. Some of those replacements were in fact modified and/or rebuilt from the M10 itself.

It was christened the Wolverine by the British, although unlike other vehicle names such as the M4 Sherman, the name was not adopted by American soldiers, who called it TD (a nickname for any tank destroyer in general) beyond its formal designation.

Here are the pieces included with the set, laid out...

 

Assembly

I've started with the assembly, and as usual with these lines of minis, the barrels of the main guns were tricky to mount, because of the narrower mantlet on the hull front armor. Using gel CA glue, which holds the loose parts better while drying, I needed a little assist from the effects of gravity by propping them up in a sanding stick, and the assembly was left to cure for several hours.

 

 

Next came the treads, with the same method I'd used on my FoW miniatures, where using gel CA glue, you need to pinch with your fingers like a vice, holding the metal treads to the resin tank body with firm pressure for several minutes... that's long enough for the CA glue to grab and hold, after which you can set the tank down to cure for several hours for a secure bond.

 

...seeing I had the same tricky assembly isse I had with my M36 Jacksons so many years ago now, I remembered that the tricky thing with this line of miniatures, with the main hull is not solid, is the requirement of a tad more dexterity in holding the three parts together without folding like a house of cards!

 



 

Where these stand as of today...

 

 

 

The assembly is done. Next up, paint... I'd thrown out all my Folk Art Acylic paints last Fall, as they had all either dried up some or separated. As with a lot of other similar things, I'd decided to renew and replenish afresh! So, I'll be picking up some new acrylics. I could look at airbrushing with my Vallejo acytlics, but I've never airbrushed miniatures so, I need to research that a little.