1950 Marine Pershing M26 B-12 at Inchon Part A and B and C

[ALPHA]

By the way Painless...on your future Stug build ....not sure you want to bear the expense...but I would say get a Stug ..and convert it...that way you have all the internals ..piece mealing those parts might venture into some headaches best avoided

ALPHA

[PainlessWolf]

Alpha,
The Stug is built. I am just working on completing the paint and doing some weathering. It should be finished in a couple of days. ;o) I'll post some photos of the wip in the thread for it in the morning. I hear you on the parts. The only problem is that the HL and Taigen Stugs are 'F' models. The upper and deck and back plates are completely different. The Asiatam kit is from the Profiline molds and is updated. It is an exact fit for the HL or Taigen lower. I will need to swap internals and add the gun mount but I should be able to figure it out.
regards,
Painless

[ALPHA]

Alpha,
The Stug is built. I am just working on completing the paint and doing some weathering. It should be finished in a couple of days. ;o) I'll post some photos of the wip in the thread for it in the morning. I hear you on the parts. The only problem is that the HL and Taigen Stugs are 'F' models. The upper and deck and back plates are completely different. The Asiatam kit is from the Profiline molds and is updated. It is an exact fit for the HL or Taigen lower. I will need to swap internals and add the gun mount but I should be able to figure it out.
regards,
Painless

Going to be doing two of them...using HL based Stugs for foundations.... basic difference is the engine lids ...on the early version there aren't any raised ventilators ...an easy enough mod then the removal of the superstructure also easy... the one thing you might want to get off ebay is the spockets and idlers for that model...they sell for about 50 dollars...which is not bad for a complete set
The advantage of using the taigen is the recoil unit...it's more realistic... I used the HLs because it is more cost effective

ALPHA

[PainlessWolf]

Part B: A beautiful and warm ( 40's ) morning with no snow on the ground so out comes 'B-12' and the battery is charging and Smoker checked. Wiring looked over and everything working. While the tank's battery charged and the camera battery charged, I decided to address one last, little lingering doubt I had about this tank. The new tracks seemed too tight to me. They were impeding the suspension when going over anything. As the suspension on this tank is time tested and smooth, the only solution was to add a link to each side. I have plenty of extra track so that was done. Huge change again in the way that the tank ran! Engines were immediately quiet and no pull was exhibited at center stick. Watching the tracks flex with the suspension now gave me a huge thrill! Extra realism added for a few minutes work. Everything back together and charged, I went outside just as a HUGE gust of wind brought dark clouds over and flurries of snow began to blow horizontal. *Laughs* Going to be a bit hard to replicate Summer in these conditions but the Pershing was up to the task. Grass and scrub that had stalled the tank out earlier this year was no match for it now. I was going to get elaborate and have a T-34\85 off in the distance as a threat, etc. but the 60-70mph winds were effectively stopping my Smoker from functioning so I did did some closeups and called it a day. Pictures:

[PainlessWolf]

Part B Continued:

[PainlessWolf]

...and since this much enjoyed restoration of one of my favorite tanks is complete for the time being, a look into the past:

[PainlessWolf]

A last few pics from the 'armor fight' that the weather prevented today. The T-34\85 never made it outside which is a shame. I love running that particular WSN version.

[ALPHA]

Part B A beautiful and warm ( 40's ) morning with no snow on the ground so out comes 'B-12' and the battery is charging and Smoker checked. WIring looked over and everything working. While the tank's battery charged and the camera battery charged, I decided to address one last, little lingering doubt I had about this tank. The new tracks seemed too tight to me. They were impeding the suspension when going over anything. As the suspension on this tank is time tested and smooth, the only solution was to add a link to each side. I have plenty of extra track so that was done. Huge change again in the way that the tank ran! Engines were immediately quiet and no pull was exhibited at center stick. Watching the tracks flex with the suspension now gave me a huge thrill! Extra realism added for a few minutes work. Everything back together and charged, I went outside just as a HUGE gust of wind brought dark clouds over and flurries of snow began to blow horizontal. *Laughs* Going to be a bit hard to replicate Summer in these conditions but the Pershing was up to the task. Grass and scrub that had stalled the tank out earlier this year was no match for it now. I was going to get elaborate and have a T-34\85 off in the distance as a threat, etc. but the 60-70mph winds were effectively stopping my Smoker from functioning so I did did some closeups and called it a day. Pictures:

Hands down one of the most Dramatic interludes I've ever read

Great job on the photos Painless...really brings this latest build to life...

ALPHA

[PainlessWolf]

Heyo!,
Thanks, Alpha. ;o) Just another quiet Sunday morning in Colorado. I have found the Pershing to be a very photogenic tank. *chuckles*
regards,
Painless

[ALPHA]

Heyo!,
Thanks, Alpha. ;o) Just another quiet Sunday morning in Colorado. I have found the Pershing to be a very photogenic tank. *chuckles*
regards,
Painless

Think I have a mental stigma when it comes to the Pershing..like the chassis a little more once they converted it to the Patton ...but that's another can of worms lol... Personally I still like the KV2 a little more...even though it's on the Boxy side


There's just something about that profile

ALPHA