Greetings, I was wondering if anyone knows if a Pershing or any other allied tank made it to the front un-painted or partially painted, maybe put together from a damaged one. I've just purchased a Tamiya Pershing and want to do something diffrent other then green and or green with black stripes. See the photo I found of one under restoration in a museum it just looks so diffrent.


ANY in putwould be appriciated,

nascardad

Nascar -
Here's a Korean War Pershing (but an M45 with a 105 Howitzer) that looks tan to me.
http://www.guntruck.com/M45PershingPage1.html

Those tracks look a lot like Panzer tracks. Is that for real?
Harle

they are CDP canadian tracks

This is an early Pershing with aux periscopes, so most likely has the smaller Rotoclone blower. The track is original issue T-81 single pin. Later models were fitted with newer 23 inch T-80E1 double pin tracks as they became available. All US tanks were painted prior to shipping. Russia had no choice...we did. Tank looks nice and probably being totally restored.

Re; painting, very few Pershings were painted anything other then standard OD. Korea was a bit darker/greener than WW II, and tan was abolutely not used. (HL color is good for Korea). Photos of the M-45 were probably shot with an incandecent or non photo light, so colors are off....and it should not have the dual periscopes. There was one unit in Korea that did use some white patches in winter 1951....believe it was the 6th Tk Bn, but generally, M-26s stayed plain Jane OD. Track skirts was optional VOCO, but most Pershings and M-46s got rid of them.

Well thank you all for the input, I guess I have a choice...green or green eh ? I suppose I can do it the way I want, but I am certain my club CO will bust my chops on accuracy and make me a target during battles.


nascardad

My error on the camo colors...the white splotch tanks were M-46s, not Pershings. Darker OD with plenty of mud, field grime and oil spots help out. Weathering and scratches along the track guards (fenders) and items such as ammo boxes & crew items properly secured in place adds to the authentic look. Geneva Convention white stars were a pain, but often "subdued" by streaks of mud or oil. Sounds as if your club CO isn't in tune with historic accuracy if there is any fuss about being correct. As I posted, HL color is good for Korea...just add weathering and field dirt.

Make it a Marine Pershing (Korea) and paint it forest green? Paint it OD and make it unique in how you wear and weather it. Sgt. Joe Maduri's Pershing had a big hole (30mm?) in his front fender that certainly looks unique! His was the tank that took out the Panther in front of the church.

The picture is showing the Pershing from Bovington it’s having/had a new coat of paint not a restoration, I think this is the one that was removed from a firing range it’s had a missile hit in the engine bay and part of the left side blown out.

Ouch.