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German replicas at MI Airshow
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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:16 am Post subject: German replicas at MI Airshow
At this year’s Thunder Over Michigan airshow there were some replicas of German armor. These photos are from the photographer's page. Who owns/operates them? Also - can anyone ID the AFV in this photo?

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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:21 am Post subject: Re: German replicas at MI Airshow
The "Panther" is one of the T54/5-based replicas. The "Stug" FV432 base?

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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 9:48 am Post subject: Re: German replicas at MI Airshow
The second StuG looks a little different from the first, if the twin spare track lengths on the left side are any indication. It could belong to the 9th Reenactment Society. Here is a link to their StuG III page: www.9thsspanzer.com/Va...uGIII.html _________________ 1/72 and 1/76 scale fanatic.

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Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:38 am Post subject: Re: German replicas at MI Airshow
maybe a Brumbar in the last picture? _________________ The only good skwerril is a dead un

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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:07 am Post subject: Re: German replicas at MI Airshow
The vehicles in the smoke are the two Stug replicas ... not really very accurate repros. The Panther was better. There were also two real Hetzers (ex-G13s, probably), a Kettenkrad, and a Pak 40. U.S. had a couple of Stuarts and a 57mm AT gun. The U.S. won the reenactment battle because 11 P51 Mustangs did the German armor in.

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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:13 am Post subject: Re: German replicas at MI Airshow
Some of the vehicles did belong to 9th SS Hohenstaufen. Others had 1st SS LAH markings.

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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:32 am Post subject: Re: German replicas at MI Airshow
The Panther is owned by Northeast Military Vehicle Services. They bought it last year from someone in Hungary. It's for sale for $169,000 on Dave Uhrig's site. _________________ armorfortheages.com/

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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:15 am Post subject: Re: German replicas at MI Airshow
The G13 looks like the Dave Crompton Collection's.

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