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Tamiya M26 Pershing
ahueger
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 217 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 06:37 AM UTC
I am currently building a TAMIYA M26 with the addition of DRAGON M46 parts and other goodies, here's shot of it:
http://online-club.de/~rp40713/Bilder__gallery/M26__Pershing/m26-006.jpg
I just wish that the Tamiya guys would start molding handles like Dragon does!
cheers - Andreas -
TimberWolf
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California, United States
Joined: July 15, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 11:05 AM UTC
Nice looking tank you got there!
Cant wait to see the finished one.
RedDevil
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British Columbia, Canada
Joined: August 23, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 11:17 AM UTC
The pic is a little dark but what I see looks good so far.
Other then the hadle thingwhat is your opinion on this kit?

Cheers
SniperSoldier
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joined: August 09, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 02:25 PM UTC
VERY NICE
ROBERTO
shermanfreak
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 24, 2003
KitMaker: 380 posts
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Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 03:19 PM UTC
Coming along nicely Andreas :-) Keep us posted on the progress.
blaster76
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Texas, United States
Joined: September 15, 2002
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Posted: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 - 07:06 PM UTC
look forward to seeing finished tank...I've got one of these for a future build
ahueger
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 217 posts
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Posted: Friday, April 11, 2003 - 07:06 AM UTC
Hiya,
well basically I drilled a few holes, added the locking mechanism for the drivers' and assitants drivers' hatch and handles to the turret hatches on the in- and outside plus the mantlets "cover mechanism" (sorry but I do not know the correct expression), a little detailing on the track tensioning tool. ... Uhm .... I added the antenna base from DRAGON as this is usually seen on Korean Area Pershings and a few casting marks were added to the mantlet and the final drive housings ... That's pretty much it, for the moment. I'll be on a weeks vacation so I won't have any chance do do a little more this week, but I'll find something more after that for sure! Basically the TAMIYA kit is a very nice kit and I really like the crispness of it, shows why they are still #1 to most of us ...
ß - Andreas -
ahueger
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 217 posts
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 01:53 AM UTC
ok, here we go: I finally finishe the kit and put it onto a little Korean War Dio. The Marine is a DML figure with only slight modifications:

You may check for more on my personal site if you care ...
Andreas
Plasticbattle
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Donegal, Ireland
Joined: May 14, 2002
KitMaker: 9,763 posts
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 11:20 AM UTC
Hey ahueger. Very nice model and setting dio. The poses of the figures look good as well!
The mud on the hull sides looks very cool as well except that under the skirts, it is too clean. The mud would collect here as well! The return rollers have none at all. Other than this little nit-pick.......... excellent!
turrettoad13
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Mississippi, United States
Joined: February 26, 2003
KitMaker: 607 posts
Armorama: 490 posts
Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 01:56 PM UTC
looks good i built this kit back in feb. how did you like the suspension? i thought its a big improvement in 1/35 armor. i really got into this kit . may the big T just keep on getting better as time goes on. later TURRETTOAD 13 OUT.
ahueger
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 217 posts
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Posted: Friday, May 09, 2003 - 06:35 AM UTC
Yeah, I like the improvement the suspension is over the usual thing. I don't really like single link tracks so the working thing is just what I need.

Thanks for the hint on the mud, I'll use that idea on the next kits

Andreas
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