Heng Long Sherman Firefly
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- SherFly1940
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Heng Long Sherman Firefly
Mornin' Chaps! I've set sights on a new project I want to do. Saving up to purchase a Heng Long Sherman and 3D print some parts for it. Here are some stickers if you need them:
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Heng Long Panzer VI Tiger 1 (IR)
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- Son of a gun-ner
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
Hello young man.
Are you saying you're offering these for sale?
Or is this a master for us to copy and print?
Are you saying you're offering these for sale?
Or is this a master for us to copy and print?
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- dgsselkirk
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
For those on the North American side I offer the attached from my website DGS Military hobby or on Ebay. $15.00 and that includes shipping. For those in the Home Country and Europe Dave at Forgebear carries them too...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174198693054?s ... 1555.l2649
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174198693054?s ... 1555.l2649
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- SherFly1940
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
Oh, forgot to mention that. Thanks for asking, they don't need to be bought, just copy them. Although, if you do need me to photoshop any stickers for a project I'd be happy to help you, fellow comrades.
Current Tanks:
Heng Long Panzer VI Tiger 1 (IR)
Sherman Firefly (Coming July 2020)
Find me on World of Tanks @ntailor023
Thingiverse Account: PanzerFactory
Heng Long Panzer VI Tiger 1 (IR)
Sherman Firefly (Coming July 2020)
Find me on World of Tanks @ntailor023
Thingiverse Account: PanzerFactory
- SherFly1940
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
I do believe this is all I'll be adding to the Firefly, but I can design more for more intricate builders. For now the link to this on thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4228269. If you need the scale, it's already at 1/16 and the .zip file is attached below. So far you guys have been helpful already, but I won't be starting until July, because I was too careless to have money saved up.
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Current Tanks:
Heng Long Panzer VI Tiger 1 (IR)
Sherman Firefly (Coming July 2020)
Find me on World of Tanks @ntailor023
Thingiverse Account: PanzerFactory
Heng Long Panzer VI Tiger 1 (IR)
Sherman Firefly (Coming July 2020)
Find me on World of Tanks @ntailor023
Thingiverse Account: PanzerFactory
- SherFly1940
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
I have found that most Sherman fireflies have the covered machine gun port up by the boxy shape (Like this: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/15/98/31/1598 ... 75fb59.jpg), but some have it farther down (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... n_2014.JPG). Is this because of different models, like the M4A4 having different gun ports or is it a British thing (IC - VC)?
Current Tanks:
Heng Long Panzer VI Tiger 1 (IR)
Sherman Firefly (Coming July 2020)
Find me on World of Tanks @ntailor023
Thingiverse Account: PanzerFactory
Heng Long Panzer VI Tiger 1 (IR)
Sherman Firefly (Coming July 2020)
Find me on World of Tanks @ntailor023
Thingiverse Account: PanzerFactory
- Wildboar44
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
My understanding is that on the Firefly the bow machine gunners position and equipment was deleted to facilitate the stowage of ammunition stored in a vertical position. As the ammunition was considered long case at 33” for a 17 pounder gun there was not sufficient room to store total requirement of rounds in the turret and main fighting compartment, so 15 rounds were stored in the deleted position once occupied by the bow gunner. Mind you, these rounds could not be transferred during combat conditions as they had to be passed vertically up through the hatch once used by the bow machine gunner and passed by hand down into the the loaders hatch . The quadrangle plug was welded over the machine gun aperture by the British after conversion from the USA spec M4A4 (I think !)
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
The plug is in the same place in both pictures, they just look different because the Bovington example does not have the additional add-on armour plate over the drivers hoods that the other has.
I'd recommend spending a few days on this site to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Sherman: http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/
I'd recommend spending a few days on this site to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Sherman: http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/
- Son of a gun-ner
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
So would I, I love that siteTiger6 wrote:I'd recommend spending a few days on this site to learn everything you ever wanted to know about the Sherman: http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/
I believe there are at least two different shapes for that bow gunners "plug."
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TOTM needs YOU support YOUR TOTM competition, I'm doing my part, are YOU?
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- PershingLover
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Re: Heng Long Sherman Firefly
Another good site, this one a break off of the Sherman Minutia, http://www.theshermantank.com/