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Default RE: Looking for reference material for Pershiong

Danny, Model Master 1911 is a good WW II color. The HL Pershing is a Korean era tank and the color is good. I did a post a while ago on War Room , Authenticating an M-26 Pershing' with suggestions for building an accurate M-26. For korea, you will have to add fender braces and remove the aux periscopes for the driver-bog and for the most part, remove the skirts. Some Marine units kept the skirts, but most were trashed or folded up for MG ammo stowage.

Here are two additional publications I neglected to include;
Armor in korea, by Jim Mesko, Squadron Signal 6038.
Tank War Korea, by Simon Dunstan. Arms & Armour Press Tanks Illustrated #14.

Armor in korea does include an "M-46" from the 64th Tk Bn, 3d ID with white splotch camo. (pg48) It is an extremely inaccurate drawing and is simply a Pershing with added compensating idler and mufflers drawn in. Even the rear deck is incorrect, sprocket in the wrong place, and has the M-3 90mm gun and not the M-3A1. ....but the camo scheme is there and the only unit that I am aware of which used any camo scheme.