Thanks for pointing out my mistake. I don't want to call anyone the wrong name. I have only really met everyone twice. My apologies to Rubicon.
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I made more progress today on the Pershing. I made a IR LED tube out of plastic and mounted it behind the Mantel. There is 10cm in front of the LED bulb so it should be legal for battle. The tube is about 14 cm overall and I had to do quite a bit of surgery to make it all fit and allow the muzzle to go up and down without breaking off the LED tube. I sacrificed one mounting screw for the axis pivot holder for the gun. Still seems sturdy enough. I also finished up making all the lead wires for the IR apple and the IR LED bulb. Just waiting for my Clark tk50 board to show up to finish off the internals. I also need to bind the S bus Lemon receiver to my transmitter. Lemon are new to me so I will see how it goes.4 PhotosDon't just fly--WREAK HAVOC!!!
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Originally posted by SoCalBobS View PostIn case anyone is hunting, looks like Toucan/eBay got a load of Pershings in US stock (Cranbury NJ): 7.0's with various grades from all plastic to all metal running gear, from ~$150 to $300.
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I bought the static version all plastic and upgraded the MFU to a Clark board and added recoil. I left the plastic gears and did two battle days, but suffered from the left track always wanting to derail. I ordered metal gears and noticed the plastic ones which did have a hairline crack on the plastic gear on the shaft itself were really loose in the the tank. I also think, but didn't measure it that the shafts on the plastic gears were slightly shorter. Anyway, all metal now and the tank runs great.2 PhotosDon't just fly--WREAK HAVOC!!!
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Got a lot done I decided I wanted a World War II Pershing so I am going for the 3rd Amor division Cologne. Heat gun proved to work really nice as long as you don't pinch the plastic with anything like your fingers. Blunt objects like the side of the bench or my screw driver handle worked the best. You do have to hold it into position while it cools otherwise it goes back into the original shape to a degree. I removed most of the stowage too.9 PhotosDon't just fly--WREAK HAVOC!!!
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They are painted, and in an earlier post, but I didn't show the color used. I used Model Master light earth that a fellow tanker from the club gave me. I do think it is the perfect color and I just washed the tracks in soapy water and let dry before painting. Paint in models has become a major issue as Tamiya and Model Master are almost non existent to some degree since Covid. Tamiya has been having issue for years and Model Master got bought by Rustoleum and then dropped. Meaning they killed the line. Another corporate merger that makes no sense. I have been reluctant to try other brands, but now have order some AK.3 PhotosDon't just fly--WREAK HAVOC!!!
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