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Is the Heng Long M26 Pershing an accurate replica?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 1:16 am
by michaelwhittmann
Maybe a better way to put it is "What alterations will be needed?"

Need an American tank next.

Re: Is the Heng Long M26 Pershing an accurate replica?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 2:46 am
by MrChef
I don't have one so I couldn't tell you but PainlessWolf did an exceptional comprehensive build awhile back-

viewtopic.php?f=33&t=13911

viewtopic.php?t=13422

Of note, you'd have to decide which era the tank would be in.

Re: Is the Heng Long M26 Pershing an accurate replica?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 3:02 am
by tankme
Biggest thing is the barrel length...it's too short on the Heng Long. Other than that there are many detail parts that can be added.

Re: Is the Heng Long M26 Pershing an accurate replica?

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 6:02 am
by Kaczor
Many points to improve are adressed here:
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Re: Is the Heng Long M26 Pershing an accurate replica?

Posted: Sun May 12, 2024 7:48 pm
by Herr Dr. Professor
The narrator in the video above recognizes that the HengLong M26 is actually a T26A3. I actually wanted a T26A3 to represent the March 1945 Pershings involved in WWII, so my build of the [D-Day] M26 Pershing build (at viewtopic.php?t=34857) takes advantage of that "inaccuracy." But you can see some of the differences between the M26 and the pre-full production versions in the books I cite in my opening post build of the Taigen Pershing build.