M26 Pershing

[fovcollector]

I'm thinking of building a model of an M26 Pershing. The only problem is I seem to want to build something that nobody has information and/or pictures of. I would like to do a Belgium version but there just aren't any pictures showing the paint and markings. I was hoping to find pictures of a model already done so I could look at pictures like in a walkaround. I can't even find pictures, except for one, of the real tank. The one picture that is available was taken from one angle and about 50 feet away so it does little to help.
I really want to do the Belgian version but my second choice is an Italian version. Again I seem to be having a similar problem finding drawings, pictures and information.
If you can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

[Reloader]

fovcollector, here's some info I found on a web search for 'M26 Pershing':

http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/tanks-heavy/m26.asp

http://www.ospreypublishing.com/title_detail.php/title=S2024

http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/m26pershing.html

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=114

http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=1510

Also, a similar search on YouTube produced this - and lots of others:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDKMANmmrZ0

If you build it, remember to upload some pics when completed!

[John A Silkstone]

Hi Fovcollector,

Welcome to the site and your first posting. I couldn’t find any pictures of Belgium M 26 tanks with markings, but here are a few sites for you to look at.

Silky

http://tanksww2f.chollie.co.uk/files/Brussels/P8260104.JPG

http://tanksww2f.chollie.co.uk/files/Brussels/P8260158.JPG

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/bel/Belgium.htm

http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/usa/ampershing/real.html

[fovcollector]

Thanks for the information but I'm sorry to say I have seen all these. Any amount of pictures of the Belgium M26 seems to be very rare. I can find walkarounds of just about every other tank going but for some strange reason nobody has pictures of the Belgian one. I'll keep looking and hope I can come up with more. Thanks for all your time and effort.