Super P

[palepainter]

Oooh....ooh. I found this today..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73e-MUZNb1Y#t=229

[PainlessWolf]

Good Evening,
I've been watching 'at' that series, picking up an episode from here and there. The tanks really are the Stars. ;o) That was one amazingly maintained Pershing.The Travel Lock was different than the HL one so maybe WWII era.
regards,
Painless.

[palepainter]

Painless, On the stock M26 Pershing, they did not have to have the barrel support so far outboard, because the barrel length was much shorter than on the T26E4. My guess would be they had to put the travel lock as far back as possible to prevent damage to the barrel due to the leverage of the barrel past the travel lock.

Today I got to finishing up the rear deck and added the "touring rack" on the fenders. Then I went through my little collection of goodies and placed some of them in there. I made blanket rolls out of lint free shop towels, then I used Modge Podge to seal up the shop towels. I wrapped them with string prior to coating them. I made up some boxes from the wooden ones that came with the kit. You can also see the other details added to the deck and the boxes.

Getting close to paint. My new motors came in today. I have a few more items to wait for till final assembly.

Pale

[HERMAN BIX]

This thing is like a caterpillar morphing into a butterfly - except its still going to be an ugly one When you even compare this model 'P' to any comparable era Soviet tanks, this one looks like good old Frankensteins work as an apprentice engineering designer. I cant wait to see it completed, I reckon its a Tank equivalent of the A-10 Warthog when function decreed form !!
Nice work on the 'touring lugage' by the way, no L.V. leather for these guys.

[PainlessWolf]

Pale,
Cool on the travel lock! You are the Master of Plastistruct because those racks look great. Making the bedrolls out of shop towel is brilliant stuff. ;o) Keep up with the pictures, please. I love checking out all the things to look at on this build.
regards,
Painless

[palepainter]

Thanks fellas. This has been an enjoyable build. Escalating my abilities a little at a time.

Painless, I feel as though I have hardly mastered anything at this point, other than the enjoyment of the research mixed with the fabrication. I truly appreciate the kind words, but have been motivated by your Sherman. We will have a nice contingency of US armor out here on the front range.

Pale

[palepainter]

Today, I managed to get some primer, base paint and a few markings on the Super. Testors Olive Drab was used for the foundation. I used the markings from the US 3rd Armored Division. But made my own serial number, my birthdate. Added a few other fun elements. My research only really gathered photos from one of two of the vehicles said to be in the end of WWII. It was my understanding that there were 10 or so. So, mine is one of the other 8 out there. A little fact, a little fiction.

I mounted up the new motors that came in, now I need to pull the trigger on a few last items to get it IR battle ready. I think I need to beef up the lower chassis a bit near the idlers. There are not much upgrades out there for this tank in terms of suspension. I will be putting in a nice sound system for this one when I get closer to finishing up electronics.

Now for a whole bunch of research on weathering this drab. The tank wouldn't have seen the abuse that a few of my other tanks have. I will have some fun with it regardless.

Pale

[PainlessWolf]

Good Evening,
Pale, what's to say but brilliant! Everything you do brings the Super Pershing a touch more realism. The O.D. is beautiful as are your humorous touches like the tank's name and your serial number. It is pretty amazing all the way around.
warm regards,
Painless

[jarndice]

I love the paint job although when you said the numbers reflected your age I was shocked, but all is well, it's just that I thought it read 1905, forgive me. shaun

[palepainter]

LOL. Thanks guys. Yes. 1965. It has been challenging enough at 48. I had to start wearing glasses 3 years ago. When working on this Pershing, I have had readers on most of the time. It certainly could be worse.