Sherman Vc Firefly

[agentg]

I couldn't resist DML's online price for this slightly upgraded oldy of a kit. $19.99 brought a whole box of fun in the mail. I started with the turret.

Nowhere in the box was the commanders peep sight, or the top of the vane sight. I scratched both of those. I also used aluminum tube to better replicate the smoke mortar muzzle.

The white tab is the suncompass platform. I've never seen a Brit tank without one. Try as I might I could noy properly fold the PE antenna guard. I made one from plastic strip.

I used the same strip to fill in and re sculpt the hull welds. I also scratched the sand shield mounting plate on the hull.

A bit of Miliput replicated welds. I scratched the plate over the MG location. The kit piece looked wimpy.

G

 

[moon puppy]

Really nice start G

 

[MrT]

Oh yeah that's looking great! Did you texture the turret or is that the straight kit part?

Terry B)

 

[jknaus]

I have one of these. Now I have a ready guide for building it. Awesome
James

 

[agentg]

Thank you all.

Terry I used Mr Surfacer over Bondo Spot putty for the turret.

James I am plugging away and you are free to watch!

Some hull detail, I found some Tasca spares which fit the bill for the track link mounts.

I took an old Tamiya wheel and added the mount with styrene hex rod and stretched sprue.

G

 

[reconron]

SUPERB!

Greetings,Ron.

 

[panzerace007]

AGENT G ,

Lookin Good !! I dig all of th X-Tras !!


:drinks

:erik

 

[agentg]

Primer.

I got some paint on her today, but am waiting for daylight to photograph my progress.

'till tomorrow then.

G

 

[agentg]

Paint!

Base is a 5 to 4 mix of Tamiya Olive Green and Olive Drab with a drop or two of yellow. Black is straight Tamiya Flat Black for better contrast. masked with Silly putty for the first time and boy do I like that! Easy to form and easier to remove after painting.

G

 

[moon puppy]

NEAT!

 

[jknaus]

Really striking scheme there. Just fantastic. What unit wore that? I really like it.
James

 

[agentg]

Jim the box art and kit decals reflect a Firefly from, I believe, C Squadron, 2nd Regiment, Polish 1st Armored Division.

Naturally DML gives no references other than 1st Armored Division.

G

 

[jknaus]

I should have looked at the instructions better I want to do a Canadian one.
James

 

[Leopard2]

Very nice. I tried silly putty a few times and I love it. It doesn't pull of PE parts.

Joe

 

[agentg]

Amen to that! This was my first time using Silly Putty and I loved it! One thing I did do was use Tamiya acrylic thinner instead of laquer thinner for the black paint. I wasn't sure what laquer thinner would do to the Silly Putty. All in all I needn't have worried as I sprayed so little black paint. It's just enough to cover and barely there.

G

 

[SA Dave]

Looks lovely

 

[Sherman 18]

Looking GREAT!

 

[agentg]

Ok, well I have been building, but life kept me from posting. I really enjoyed the build as it's a subject I normally don't deal with. Most, if not all, my armor is in two catagories, DAK North Afrika and USMC in the Pacific. I was so enthusied I ordered the Sherman Ic composite hull Firefly.

I'm calling this finished.

G

 

[reconron]

Nice clean build,G!

Greetings,Ron.

 

[MrT]

Ooooo that's really sharp!!

Terry