T28 American superheavy tank 1/6th scale.

Thanks guys, the track links are made out of cast zinc. They were casted for me and were patterned off of one of my resin track links.

Hi guys, I took a short break during the memorial day weekend from working on the Jag to take some pictures of the T28. I wanted to recreate a few images that I have of the actual T28. I have posted the rest of the images on my website. Enjoy.

http://www.eastcoastarmory.com/t28/t28.htm  

actual Image



1/6th Recreated




















I also recently finished some of the smaller tank details

Thanks guys for all of the compliments, Mosquitocon was a lot of fun I had a blast displaying the model and answering all of your questions. The tank sitting next to the t-28 is the Porsche VK4502 king tiger prototype. That model was built before the T-28

http://www.eastcoastarmory.com/hybrid.htm

In response to the earlier stuff about this being an assault gun or a tank; its mission profile fits in with an assault gun.  It was meant to be used to breach bunkers and defences in Japan, similar to German guns.

I to saw this at Knox, man, was that mind blowing!  IT WAS ENORMOUS!

'nother question, whats the German tank that is on the trolley next to the T28 on the pic above, it doesn't quite look like a normal KT.

GREAT MODEL!  That thing is priceless! 

Everything has been said already.  So let me just echo the crowd:

WOW!!!

and

AMAZING!!!

That T-28 is pretty much at the top of the food chain.

Untouchable. 

Man, I'm completely, totally impressed! There are armor "nuts" and then there are true master-fanatics like you! I only hope that you'll be writing this project up for a FineScale article! It'd be nice to see it in print, being such a diverse subject, and so masterfully executed--truly an OUTSTANDING JOB!

AN--the other models are looking pretty sweet too! I love that Hetzer/Pz IV thing siting next to it! Your work oughta be in a magazine, somewhere!

m1garand wrote:

Armorguy, WOW!  How do you hide it from your wife? J/K It is just amazing!

Fringe benefits of being single ! I believe that when the tank was first created the designation was tank destroyer, but changed to GMC (gun motor carriage). Due to time and budget restraints the model was left static however; I built in features so the tank can be made rc in the future. Most of my 1/6th models are static, but I do have a handful of 1/6th scale rc tanks. You can see more of my static and RC models from my 1/6th garage from the links below.

Very nice build. I admire your patience.

 SST

Auntie Matter wrote:

wouldnt this thing be considered a tank-destroyer since it is turretless? I could be wrong buut..I thought that all "tanks" have turrets and since this doesnt have one,it would fall into a different category...

Assault gun might be another term also, but the US Army designated it as a tank.

Absolutely uncanny.

Your dedication and craft are truly remarakable. 

I tip my hat to you, sir.

Armorguy,

WOW! 

How do you hide it from your wife? J/K

It is just amazing! 

This is what I love about the hobby. I used to model armour, but now I'm more involved with aircraft. I've never heard of this vehicle before- amazing. Your site is great too- according to your link to wikipedia this thing had one ford 410 hp v-8! So I guess I could outrun it in my 4x4.

Years ago I had a client who lives near here who modeled tanks at large scale, now I see him in the paper from time to time as he has started collecting 1:1 scale.

It reminds me of the SU-152 assault gun. Beautiful model and a great subject!!

Bondoman

On the bench:

SAC C-54 50%

F-82 20%

AMAZING.  That is simply awesome work.  I don'T know what to say.  That most have been alot of work. 

Very well done.

Wow, simply amazing. And over 100ibs. Would love to see some more pics of your outdoor dio and other scratchbuilds. Great Work. Question, where does one keep it when done with it?

David

armourguy wrote:

I built the model in 1/6 scale to compliment my other 1/6th scale tanks. The 1/6th scale models are designed to work in conjunction with the 1/6th scale action figures and accessories from Dragon, to create large out door dioramas. I also have a lot of fun in working with this large scale.

I kind of guessed that U.Soldier/Dragon was the reason--that M3 that's out made me both go--cool and "wunner if I can do better?"

I'll add that I'm very happy you said "because I enjoy it," too--'sposed to be the reason we do this stuff, for the fun of it.

Now I can't remember--wasn't the T28 designed to have the outboard tracks removable for rail transport?  I want to remember reading someplace, somewhere, that they could be bolted together and towed behind the tank as you wandered around the marshalling yard.

First I would like to say that this scratch build is most impressive. Second, I can't believe this thread isn't getting more response....? Such an awesome project based on a rare subject and done so well.....go figure?

I actually saw this thing at Boatwright @ Ft. Knox in 1978, when they were refurbishing it for display. The outer track/suspension sets were seperated and much work was being done. Later on that month, two M88's towed the refurbished monster to the Armor museum across the post, which was an event that included MP's blocking intersections etc..

This assault gun is huge when seen in real life. Again my hat is off to you for tackling this monster.......great work.

regards,

Steve

Thanks for the compliments guys, The model's suspension breaks down as follows. 16 Modified HVSS boggies which uses 32 road wheels, 4 sprockets, 4 HVSS M4 Sherman idler wheels, 8 smaller HVSS small return rollers, 24 HVSS large return rollers, and about 400 HVSS T66 metal track links. The suspension is made to form fit with the terrain the tank is placed on. The model assembled weighs over 100lbs. The models biggest hurdle was to get the alignment for the side skirts and to make sure the suspension lined up perfectly even so that the tracks wouldn't mash together. The model is also designed to disengage and have the side skirts connect to form the transport trailer. The racks were casted for me and were patterned off of my resin master link I created. You can see images of the tanks construction in the construction gallery which I posted a link to below. I built the model in 1/6 scale to compliment my other 1/6th scale tanks. The 1/6th scale models are designed to work in conjunction with the 1/6th scale action figures and accessories from Dragon, to create large out door dioramas. I also have a lot of fun in working with this large scale. 
http://www.eastcoastarmory.com/t28/t28_archive.htm