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Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:46 pm
by percy1510
Just about finished with this now. I know its not accurate but I have gone for looks over accuracy so its a firefly (sort of) overall I am very pleased with the way its turned out. It only has Heng Long dual sound electronics but I have added a MAKO board from RC tank electronics. With the Mako installed it does not have the horrible heng long track recoil when the main gun is fired. Also has servo recoil and flash installed. I have added a better speaker so its nice and loud too !!
Love to hear your comments (good and bad) guys
Glyn
Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:50 pm
by BarryC
It looks good and you've certainly captured the look of the Firefly.
Barry
Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:12 pm
by HERMAN BIX
Sure looks right enough mate. Purists might stutter a bit, but I reckon you’ve done a great job capturing the look of the big gun Sherman.
Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:38 am
by dgsselkirk
Any tank can be done as a "what if" no problem...
Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:50 am
by c.rainford73
Glyn it's a great looking tank. I'm impressed with the realism

Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:57 am
by jackalope
It looks fantastic!
Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:32 am
by percy1510
Thanks gentleman. I have to say that the Mako board which cost about £30 is a fantastic addittion to a base tank like this one. It’s not got all the bells and whistles of something like ibu or Clarke board but for £30 this tank has recoil, no horrible track recoil and a tamiya compatable battle system.
Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:49 pm
by AshMann
How'd you hook up the recoil servo to the HL board?
Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:48 pm
by percy1510
The recoil servo attaches to the mako board.
Re: Firefly (sort of)
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:49 pm
by Afrikakorps
Looks great
Well done Glyn, and I especially like the paint job on the barrel.
Cheers
Steve