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Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:55 am
by Exhibitedbrute
When I look at yours I rather like the leaf spring hitch.

Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:47 am
by Son of a gun-ner
Nice fire extinguisher Tom :thumbup: ;)

Did the firefly only have one?

Carl, it looks like you got your wish :thumbup:

Mr Exhibitedbrute, if your wife asked for your opinion about her new handbag, do you ever compliment her choice, or just say, "I prefer my own!"

Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:51 am
by tomhugill
Son of a gun-ner wrote:Nice fire extinguisher Tom Image ;)

Did the firefly only have one?

Carl, it looks like you got your wish Image

Mr Exhibitedbrute, if your wife asked for your opinion about her new handbag, do you ever compliment her choice, or just say, "I prefer my own!"
Two fitted I belive, least I've got two on both of mine! The extra one was much appreciated

What was Carl's wish?

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Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:57 am
by Son of a gun-ner
You're welcome. Oops, just edited this bit after realising that the fire extinguishers are on either side like the Heng Long Tiger 1 radio storage tubes.

Carl's wish to see this in the TOTM :thumbup:

Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:54 am
by Exhibitedbrute
If my wife bought a handbag I would be relieved as it would be cheaper than what she would typically buy.

I am going to upset the builder of mine though because I have seen a few things on mr toms firefly that I don’t have and I’m going to put them on it. Starting with fire extinguishers.

It is a very nice example I must admit and it just goes to show how much the kits have improved since mine was built

Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:21 pm
by LordPanzer
Great job on the paint weathering and chipping. And the color modulation of the green tones is out standing! Are you using oil paints or pigmets?

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Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 9:01 pm
by FredtheFrench
Like your others models, this Firefly is absolutely amazing. Congrats for details painting and weathering...

Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 6:09 pm
by tomhugill
Hey folks,

Got round to getting a crew sorted for the firefly, beautiful figure sculpts from Dean Godin at DGS. I really enjoyed painting these up. A little bit of extra hatch detail on the commander and drivers hatches as well.

I've also swapped out the slightly anaemic sounds of the ibu2ufo for the multi bank roar of a tk60, again care of dgs models. Really really please with how well she handles even in long grass. Running a 2s lipo and with 3 shaft gears there's still plenty of power

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Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 6:13 pm
by c.rainford73
Museum quality piece Tom. Absolutely fantastic

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Re: Sherman firefly VC

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 6:15 pm
by Model Builder 4
Very nice Tom, the crew finish it off perfectly :thumbup:

Cheers, Lee.