The Union of Scale Model Building, 3D Printing and Art
Posted: Jan 1, 2021.
Happy New Year everybody!
My WW2 US m26 Pershing heavy tank project is complete!
I’m very happy with the Blender design and my Creality Ender 3 Pro & LD-002r 3D printers did a great job rendering the parts for this project. Assembly and painting went well and tricking her out and weathering her was a blast.
I’m totally remembering why my 15 year old self loved building armor 🙂
Check out the m26 Pershing project page for all details and pictures.
Posted: 12/23/2020
The hard parts are done, now my favorite aspect of model building starts, the finish painting and weathering.
If I ever make this model again I’ll definitely make some design changes. shown is my third turret design and I’m still not 100% happy with it. Also missed a flaring out of the tread covers on the rear insides. The treads and wheels were a pain to assemble and I wasn’t able to pull off functional treads as I had hoped, ended up gluing them all together, oh well, in a larger scale it would have worked!
All in all though, I like the looks of her so far.
Update: 1/1/2021
My m26 Pershing is now complete, visit the new project page for more details and the finished model pictures.
Posted: 12/21/2020
Printing for this project went smoothly, even though the LD-002r bits were printed in my unheated shed with temps in the mid to upper 30s. The turret shown is my 3rd printed – due to poor designs on my part and no fault of the printer. The first just looked too fat and the second one’s rear extension was all wrong. As I mentioned in an earlier post much of the hull assembly is already done so, initial build pictures may be up before Christmas.
Update: 1/1/2021
My m26 Pershing is now complete, visit the new project page for more details and the finished model pictures.
Posted: 12/19/2020
I’ve been working on my M26 Perching design sporadically since I finished the King Tiger. Every time I thought I was done I’d find a picture online that told me I wasn’t. This incarnation, while nowhere near perfect, I feel I can live with. I find designs in armor scales need to be more precise than those of ships. Small errors and intentional design simplifications are hardly noticeable in 1/450 scale but seem glaringly obvious in 1/35.
Most of the parts are now printed. As with my latest ship models I used both my Ender 3 Pro and LD-002r printers on this project. With winter here to stay, I won’t be using the LD-002r again till it warms up. Much to my surprise, I was able to keep on printing with it out in the tool shed, while outside temps were only in the upper 30’s. So if you have a garage (and a sensitive spouse) you’ll probably still be able to print year round – even if you live up north.
Much of the assembly is also complete, so more posts are sure to come.
Update: 1/1/2021
My m26 Pershing is now complete, visit the new project page for more details and the finished model pictures.
5/16/2020 I’ve added a new project page for my third armored vehicle, an Ender 3 Pro 3D printed WW2 German Tiger II Tank.
4/25/2020 The curious fate of the Revell M4 Sherman Tank model.
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My latest COVID distraction.
Visit the new project page for more pictures and details.
4/22/2020 My second COVID distraction. This post introduces my Ender 3 Pro 3D printed WW2 German Panther Tank project page.
