This is the Tamiya 1/35 M26 Pershing I just finished. It is a strait OOB build, and I used the 1950 Korean war markings for the US Marines, Co.B, 1st tank Bttn. , at Inchon. This was the easiest kit I have ever built! It just falls together. This was my first try at figures for the Commander and Loader.
Please feel free to comment, enjoy!
















Regards,

Garry

Garry, Looks pretty good. A few pointers, road wheels are too clean, the rubber part doesn't go with the rest of the weathering. Dirty them up some to match the rest. On the left side storage box, mud splatter is too round, looks like you spilled some paint there, need to blend it in more. 5th picture down, the storage box on the left rear has an unpainted bottom, needs to be touched up. The tail lights need painting, the oval parts should be red, and a small black line in the bottom part for the blackout marker. Lastly, the spare track on the turret should be all metal, no rubber down the middle. Figures look great for your first attempt. Few corrections and it will be great. Good job. That is a great kit, gotta love it. I have another on the pile that will become an M45 105mm Howitzer support tank.

Hello Gino!
Thanks for the extra pair of eye's. Yep I agree, the rubber on the road wheels will get an extra dose of dust. And that small storage box will get painted.(oop's!) Along with the tail lights. The other things are tricks the camera played on the eye! What looks like mud splatter on the tool box is actualy steel color paint chips from empty cases being thrown out the ejection door and banging on the box.
The spare tracks are realy painted in two colors, Gun metal with steel brushed on. No rubber at all! I need to set up my camera so it shows the true colors.
I'm getting there Amigo! I learn more with every kit I build, thanks to help from modelers like you!

Cheers,

Garry

Garybeebe -

Excellent job. You've convinced me to add the Tamiya M26 to the "Wish List". Heavyarty's comments are well taken and would just improve an already great build. I'd add a little more stowage, crew stuff and antennas but again very minor personal things. Also very nice, convincing job on the crew figures. Thanks for sharing,

Blade48mrd

I love the dust accumlation you've made with the road wheels. However, i agree with the comments regarding consistency. The top of the tank looks great as a clean build, the wheels would look great in a filth-build, but they usually dont occur in the same vehicle, unless it's in the middle of a scrub-down...

I would add that you could drill out the holes to the powerpack lifting lugs on the turret sides.They should be fairly large. (++) (++)

Thanks for the complements and the tips Blade! Get the kit! you wont be sorry, the kit just fell together. A true joy to build.

Enjoy,

Garry

nicely painted beautiful tank!

greetz Robster

Thanks a lot mates for your kind words and helpful tips !

Best regards,

Garry

nice color.. what paint did you use ? otherwise looks good..

Howdy Delbert!
I used model masters faded olive drab on the exterior sufices.

Thanks!

Garry

Garry,

Great Pershing! I think you did a good job on the crew too!

Hi Garry,

You make me anxious to build mine!

To critique:

I can find no seams--super job! The barrel looks single piece--beautiful! I hope I can do as well.

Your tracks are a wonderful color. I would perhaps darken them or dirty them, but not much if at all.

Your figures are wonderful! Congrats for not over hightlighting and shading them into "garden gnomes".

To be critical, it appears you drybrushed worn areas in steel. These areas would not shine, wear and tear does not really buff into a shine except in very small areas. Tromping around with combat boots would grind dirst and oil and grease into the worn spots, and the metal would oxidize quickly. I observe on construction heavy equipment that the steel remains dark--rust or not--except for very small areas that are constantly rubbed.

I would guess that the tow cable would not be so clean, either.

You said Inchon? If the vehicle has just entered the fray then it could be somewhat clean. Photos I've seen show a lot of street fighting and the streets appear paved, so lack of mud doesn't look too off, but I would dirty it up more.

I am also not a fan of severe highlighting and washing of the panel lines, yet I believe this could be washed at least lightly. I would dark-wash and then actually put dirt colored wash were corners occur, and into seams, this is where the dirt washes/blows/viberates into--see Paul Owen's Weathering Heresies .

Those of you who are armor crewmen, what say you?

I look forward to more of your builds!

looking good, the only thing i see is the road wheels are a bit to clean.

G'day Garry
excellent job, one quick question...is this gonna be entered into the Remember Korea campaign?
cheers mate

Nice job, just the weathering to sort out.
Do those figures come with the kit? I think I recognise the commander from the (Tamiya) M4A3 Howitzer kit. I agree with Fred, good job you didn't overdo them.

Cheers
Henk

You know David, I kick myself in the seat! I dont know why in the world I did'nt enter the Campaign with this build. Went right over my head! Well, its to late now!
Thank you much for the kind words!

Garry

MMM.. no, Gary, as long as the piece was built within the timeframe of the Campaign, you're good to go. Just go to the enlistment page, register, then submit this Tank (in final paint& treatment) either as a Campaign Diary or as a Campaign submission thread.
Nice armor work from a floaty type! Hope my attempt at a floaty (bashing an APA into my Dad's AKA[-18 Cepheus] from WWII) comes out half as well!
Cheers RobH

Hi Henk!
Yes the figures did come with the kit, and they are nice!
Thanks for your kind comments mate.

Garry