Nice overhaul with the new decals. Star Decals are really good, and I like their variety of subjects.

Thank you Tiger. I am a big fan of the Star decals. A great way to get markings that many of the model companies ignore.

Great job SP! She looks fantastic! 

I need to do the same, got way too many shelf queens I need to finish up. 

Looks great.  I really like Star Decals as well.  They offer lots of interesting options.

Very nice,as usual you do a nice job with your OD modulation

Thanks guys! 

Gamera, I am with you on slowly whittling away at the shelf queen count here. If I ever get it down to single digits I'll be overjoyed... just over two dozen now.

Gino, Star Decals is definitely a friend of armor builders looking for something more in markings choice options. I always like to see what's new on their line.

Tony, that's the AK Real Colors. I can't say enough good things about those paints... they can really be thinned down for doing that sort of work.

Excellent build.  Sharp pick-up on using the Marine P-41 packs, too.  Also, that the packs matched.  782 gear was distributed at the Regimental level, and units typically had all matching gear in either khaki or OD. 

Helmet covers, ponchos, and shelters would all be reversible camo (the vexation of 1/35 modelers), and which side was "out" was pretty random.  KW was wierd, too in that Shelter Quarters were mixed in with Shelter Halves.

Nice one, Carlos!  Did you strip the old paint before repainting?

Gary

Thanks guys!

Capn' this particular tank was fairly well photographed during the 1950/1951 winter during the drive up to and back from Chosin, so I tried to keep the load with what could be seen there. The WWII gear was much more common in that period of the Korean War, and I do like the look of the khaki packs for contrast. I have a couple of helmets that I might add later as extra stowage... once I finish painting their camo covers. I like the tan/beach camo pattern myself.

Gary, no I did not strip off the old paint. I simply painted over it. Aside from a few spots where I had to sand off the remains of a few decals it was my base coat to work on top of. The AK Real Colors paint is really some great stuff to work with. 

stikpusher

so I tried to keep the load with what could be seen there.

KW was strange for gear as Army pretty much use dall M-45 LBE, and introduced the OD helmet covers.  The average M-26 can be pretty anonymous unless you can spot a bit of camo on it, as the Marines were, typically, the only ones with camo.

It's an outstanding build, from its bones to the details.  Very well executed.

The M26s were pretty much all gone by Spring 1951, replaced by M46s and Sherman's. 
The Army went hog wild with Cat/Tiger artwork on tanks for Operation Ripper in Spring 1951, and later camouflage pattern painted many of their M4's & M46's in 1952 and 1953