Hello All,
Just though I'd post a few pictures of my 1/16 M26 Pershing build, a.k.a: Kitty Eater
, actually it will be an early version of a Korean variant of the Pershing once it is finished. I posted a few words about each shot underneath each link just to give you an idea of the step involved.
Unfortunately the FSM forums do not allow this type of picture linking (See Post:
http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?page=2&TOPIC_ID=30 for more information) so I supplied the url's for each of the shots.
I hope you like'um, there will be more shots added next week as the build progresses. If any of you are currently building this fine model (whether it's the 1/35 or 1/16 version), please post your pic's as well. If we get enough people, who knows, maybe we can have the first M26 Pershing Group build on this board.
Let the fun begin... :
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p.s If you don't see any pictures at the links, come back at a latter time, there might be bandwidth problems with the photo server.
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One of the first steps in the build of the M26
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Here's another shot of the road wheels.
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And another.......
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Here's a shot of the first six wheels attached to the hull.
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You must remember that each side has it's correct wheel labeled on the inside of the suspension mount as well as the suspension crank arms for each wheel.
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And here's another.....
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The instructions say to put on the back six wheels first, starting on the right side.
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A shot of how the crank arms mate with the suspension tension rails on the inside of the hull.
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Check to make sure all wheels sit at the same level once the springs are loaded, if not, you may to need to adjust the crank arm slot, BE VERY CAREFUL in doing so.
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The next step, the upper road wheels, straight forward construction, nothing to really watch out for here