some rough comparison shots with a tape rule
Firefly's barrel was too long ...had to set it to the side for the shot
As you can see....the measurement between the sprockets are about the same
This is the reason I find "building" these models are a good thing to do...as there is a build documenting the build of the Chi Nu...the guy cut the hull in half to narrow it....kept thinking about that...as I really didn't think the tank is all that narrow....It is narrow...but not the main hull...it's the fenders and tracks that make the difference....it's kind of an optical illusion ....the tank is actually extended from the normal Chi Ha configuration...so it only appears to be narrower than normal tanks...but as you can see...it's pretty darn close to the width of the firefly...and just a tad shorter in length ...which would bring to about the length of a normal Sherman
PANZER VOR!! GENTS
ALPHA
PS. Research can be fun
looks okay so it is a shelf queen Alpha nice armour 
....with the superstructure solidly mounted...you can put a brace under the lower mount ..extending down to the floor of the hull...immobilizing the mount by eradicating the flex 
.....parts fell off while assembling...even with a safety box under...there were times where the part did that tiddly wink thing and just bounce out of the box onto the floor where it would disappear into the tiny parts Twilight Zone 
....luckily only one fatal loss....one grab handle 
...which is why they are replaced by brass (can't do one without doing the other) 
, the Planet gone nuts just walking outside you get hit by a massive hair dryer on steroids 
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I am tempted to send you a mystery 1/35 for Christmas 
....Actually they are much easier to deal with once built...this Carro is tiny...the box is ten times the size of the built tank 
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for a body wrap 
