Modeling the Sherman Tank in 1/72nd Scale
 
Tank Destroyers

M10
The standard M10 was based on M4A2 Sherman, and was thus diesel-powered.
Name Manufacturer Medium Type Rating Comments Links
M10 Diesel Al.By Resin Conversion **** Conversion set for Italeri (ESCI). Includes upper hull and turret.  
M10 Tank Destroyer Ca.Ma. Resin Kit ?    
M10 Tank Destroyer Extratech Plastic Kit *** Original tooling. Accurate and well detailed, but with mediocre suspension and poor wheels. Includes photoetched details. Preview
M10 Tank Destroyer (Extrapack) Extratech Plastic Kit **** Same kit as above, but with extensive fret of photoetch, and resin detail parts. Metal gun barrel included.  
M10 Tank Destroyer HäT Plastic Kit N/A Original tooling wargamer model. Good scale accuracy but very simplistic with few parts. Great opportunity for super-detailers. Preview
M10 Tank Destroyer (Late Version) UniModel Plastic Kit ?    

 

M10A1
This was a gasoline engine version of the M10, based on the M4A3 Sherman. It was used only in training units in the US and never saw action in WW II. Most were ultimately converted to M36s.
Name Manufacturer Medium Type Rating Comments Links
M10A1 Al.By Resin Conversion **** Conversion set for Italeri (ESCI). Includes upper hull and turret. Preview
M10A1 UniModel Plastic Kit ?    

 

M10 Achilles
The Achilles tank destroyer was a British conversion of the M10, with a 17pdr gun replacing the M10's 3 inch gun.
Name Manufacturer Medium Type Rating Comments Links
Achilles Tank Destroyer Ca.Ma. Resin Kit ** Complete kit, using copies of Al.By and ESCI parts. Preview
Achilles IIC Tank Destroyer Extratech Plastic Kit *** Original tooling. Accurate and well detailed, but with mediocre suspension and poor wheels. Includes photoetched details. Preview
Achilles IIC Tank Destroyer (Extrapack) Extratech Plastic Kit **** Same kit as above, but with extensive fret of photoetch, and resin detail parts. Metal gun barrel included. Preview
Achilles Tank Destroyer HäT Plastic Kit N/A Original tooling wargamer model. Good scale accuracy but very simplistic with few parts. Great opportunity for super-detailers. Preview
British Tank Destroyer Achilles IIC UniModel Plastic Kit **** Currently the most accurate Achilles we have available. Preview

 

M36
The M36 was based on the gasoline-engined M4A3, not the diesel M4A2s like the earlier TDs. These were all converted from the superfluous M10A1s that were retained in the US for training duties.
Name Manufacturer Medium Type Rating Comments Links
M36 Tank Destroyer Extratech Plastic Kit *** Original tooling. Accurate and well detailed, but with mediocre suspension and poor wheels. Includes photoetched details.  
M36 Tank Destroyer (Extrapack) Extratech Plastic Kit **** Same kit as above, but with extensive fret of photoetch, and resin detail parts. Metal gun barrel included. Preview
M36 Tank Destroyer HäT Plastic Kit N/A Wargamer model. Good scale accuracy but very simplistic with few parts. Great opportunity for super-detailers.  
M36 Tank Destroyer UniModel Plastic Kit **** Not a bad kit, but could use some finer details. Preview

 

M36B1
To make up for production shortfalls of the M36, several hundred M36 turrets were mounted on M4A3s (late model, big hatch hulls) and designated as M36B1. As of this writing, there are no kits of the vehicle in this scale.

 

M36B2
There weren't enough M10A1s available for all of the planned conversions, so 724 diesel-engined M10s were converted instead, and designated as the M36B2. The ExtraTech M36 kits contain parts to convert the model into an M36B2.
Name Manufacturer Medium Type Rating Comments Links
M36 Tank Destroyer Extratech Plastic Kit *** Original tooling. Accurate and well detailed, but with mediocre suspension and poor wheels. Includes photoetched details.  
M36 Tank Destroyer (Extrapack) Extratech Plastic Kit **** Same kit as above, but with extensive fret of photoetch, and resin detail parts. Metal gun barrel included. Preview
M36B2 Tank Destroyer UniModel Plastic Kit ** Several accuracy errors making this impossible to build correctly out of the box. Preview
 

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Modeling the Sherman Tank in 1/72nd Scale