T26E4 Super Pershing

[Kiwikitbasher]

This is the Trumpeter 1/72 scale kit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking.

 

 

 

[Buzby061]

Nice work. The gun looks too long for the tank in my view. (Or is it just me).

 

Pete

[Kiwikitbasher]

 

21 minutes ago, Buzby061 said:

Nice work. The gun looks too long for the tank in my view. (Or is it just me).

 

Pete

Thanks Pete,

Yes, the gun is rather long, that's what made a "super" rather than just Pershing. It was an attempt to raise the muzzle velocity of the 90mm to be able to take on types like the King Tiger. 1,000 were ordered but only 25 built. Two (I think) prototypes took part in fighting in the last days of WW2. The long barrel would have made some cross-country driving quite challenging I think due to the risk of digging the muzzle into undulating ground. 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Great looking model 👍 ... I just saw the real deal 6 weeks ago. The photos are about 1/2 to 2/3rds down the photos in the post. 

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235040517-photo’s-of-the-1st-infantry-division-museum-armor/

 

Dennis

[Kiwikitbasher]

39 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Great looking model 👍 ... I just saw the real deal 6 weeks ago. The photos are about 1/2 to 2/3rds down the photos in the post. 

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235040517-photo’s-of-the-1st-infantry-division-museum-armor/

 

Dennis

Thanks Dennis,

 

The real thing's quite a beast in the flesh (metal).