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Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:46 pm
by 971wright
Hi Guys Yet another Sherman build this is my first Tamiya build ,its an older type of Sherman Got it off E-bay it came with T01 Dmd which Ive given it a run out and Im not impressed with it its a bit like the old Heng long boards fast and wheres it gone .So with funds being tight it will be full heng long boards and recoil unit also elevation and turret motors from Heng Long ,Have all ready rebuilt and modified gearboxes see this post
http://www.rctankwarfare.com/Forums/ind ... 334.0.html.
The lower hull is now finished all the running gear is installed ,so today made a start on the upper hull cutting the hull to the right angle 33 degrees also had to remove the hatches .
regards pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:26 pm
by septon
looking good pete hers some pics of my firefly hull and my new british sherman 75mm hull
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:42 am
by grompix
Looking really good Pete. I didn't realise you had two Sherman hulls. Are you planning to make them interchangeable on the same chassis?
Cheers
Chris
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:54 am
by 971wright
Hi Chris Those are Pauls Hulls he is making them interchangable so he can swop from Firefly to standard Sherman .
regards pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:24 pm
by septon
hi pete here is the pics you asked for
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:30 pm
by septon
and some more
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:19 pm
by grompix
971wright wrote:
Hi Chris Those are Pauls Hulls he is making them interchangable so he can swop from Firefly to standard Sherman.
Oops! Sorry Paul, My mistake. I should have looked at the author!
Cheers
Chris
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:01 pm
by 971wright
Hi Paul those pics are just what I need thanks for doing them .Have done a little bit more to the front made hatches and periscopes and a couple of vents .
regards pete
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:05 pm
by septon
looking good pete the hatches look great
cant wait to see it finished what regiment are you going to paint it as
paul
Re: Sherman converting to Firefly
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:53 pm
by Gigantohawk
Yeah, Septon's right Pete. It is looking really good. I was a bit worried at first. I didn't think you had angled the Drivers/radio operators hatch turrets down towards the front. But as per you always come through 100%.
Have you got the book "Walk Around M4 SHerman"? It's full of great detail pic's to help you through your project. You might be able to dowload it for free.
One of the guys on here mentioned Axle Modellbau as a place to get Sherman Sprue/spares. I had a look at the site and they've got all of them and not very expensive either. Well worth a look.
Are you posting more pic's tonight mate ?.
All the best.
Nick.