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(Kiwi) Firefly * * F I N I S H E D * *
- Thread starter ij001
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(Kiwi) Firefly - 11/04 Progress
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
(Kiwi) Firefly - 11/04 Progress
ij001
Well-known member
(Kiwi) Firefly - 11/04 Progress
Streaking applied over two sessions yesterday and shot the (enamel) matt coat this morning ready for the next stage:
Next I'll add some (limited) dust effects all around the lower hull, but that won't be until the weekend at the earliest as I'm off later to School Camp with No.2 daughter... not my thing but you gotta do what you gotta do, eh ??
As ever all questions, comments and criticism welcomed. AFN
Ian.
Streaking applied over two sessions yesterday and shot the (enamel) matt coat this morning ready for the next stage:
Next I'll add some (limited) dust effects all around the lower hull, but that won't be until the weekend at the earliest as I'm off later to School Camp with No.2 daughter... not my thing but you gotta do what you gotta do, eh ??
As ever all questions, comments and criticism welcomed. AFN
Ian.
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
(Kiwi) Firefly - 12/04 Progress
Very cool.
Very cool.
(Kiwi) Firefly - 12/04 Progress
Very cool Ian
Very cool Ian
randy_ditton
Master at Arms
(Kiwi) Firefly - 12/04 Progress
Hi Ian,
WOW
That is an impressive finish you have there!!
Really like the streaking effects. Those kits have a good rep, what did you think?
Randy
Hi Ian,
WOW
That is an impressive finish you have there!!
Really like the streaking effects. Those kits have a good rep, what did you think?
Randy
ij001
Well-known member
...and done:
Kit - Tasca 1:35
Paint - All (Tamiya) acrylics
Decals - Kit
Extras - RB turned aluminium barrel, Verlinden generic resin Sherman stowage set, Royal Models resin radio/storage bustle, stowage from numerous other sources.
Sherman Firefly Vc
C. Squadron
NZ 20th Armoured Regt.
Italy, Spring 1945
A wee bit 'photo heavy' so apologies in advance if you've got 'bandwidth issues'. As ever thanks everyone for looking-in, encouraging and/or commenting throughout this project.
A lot of 'firsts' on this one - first ever Sherman Firefly build, first Tasca kit (and, Randy, they really are as good as the reviews say, easy to build and strong as if they'd been molded out of that old ABS plastic that L&S used to make their 1:1 scle firearms out of !! ), first time I've used brass-etch on an AFV build, first NZ armour build.
Another AFV project already started, you'll see more of that very soon.
AFN
Ian.
Kit - Tasca 1:35
Paint - All (Tamiya) acrylics
Decals - Kit
Extras - RB turned aluminium barrel, Verlinden generic resin Sherman stowage set, Royal Models resin radio/storage bustle, stowage from numerous other sources.
Sherman Firefly Vc
C. Squadron
NZ 20th Armoured Regt.
Italy, Spring 1945
A wee bit 'photo heavy' so apologies in advance if you've got 'bandwidth issues'. As ever thanks everyone for looking-in, encouraging and/or commenting throughout this project.
A lot of 'firsts' on this one - first ever Sherman Firefly build, first Tasca kit (and, Randy, they really are as good as the reviews say, easy to build and strong as if they'd been molded out of that old ABS plastic that L&S used to make their 1:1 scle firearms out of !! ), first time I've used brass-etch on an AFV build, first NZ armour build.
Another AFV project already started, you'll see more of that very soon.
AFN
Ian.
Very nice Ian, well done. I did the Korean Sherman with the Tasca kit, they are excellent.
Skinny_Mike
Well-known member
Nice work Ian. Your weathering is IMHO spot on. Nice and grungy. Great effects!
Great looking VC Ian,
The weathering is very nice! Good job all around!
Don't ya just love those Tasca kits? I've built two and for a relatively new company, they're coin a great job!
Bob
The weathering is very nice! Good job all around!
Don't ya just love those Tasca kits? I've built two and for a relatively new company, they're coin a great job!
Bob
ij001
Well-known member
Thank you Bob - and everyone else - really appreciate the positive comments and as I've said before, I never take them for granted.
It was indeed a great project for a number of reasons, but the two BIGGEST reasons that it's turned-out well are simply: The quality of the kit - it is bl**dy fantastic, I've never enjoyed assembling an AFV kit as much as I've enjoyed this one. Second reason...
...I've longed to have a Firefly on the shelf for more years than I can tell you and it's only now that I have enough belief in my 'skills' to do justice to the subject.
So again everyone, thanks for the feedback. Next will be the Super Sabre for the Vietnam Campaign (as soon as I can get back to the 'cave'), and I'm working on an Academy M18 Hellcat in the background aswell, not quite ready to show y'all that one just yet, but I'll be utilising and refining some of the techniques I used in this build.
AFN, stay tuned.
Ian.
It was indeed a great project for a number of reasons, but the two BIGGEST reasons that it's turned-out well are simply: The quality of the kit - it is bl**dy fantastic, I've never enjoyed assembling an AFV kit as much as I've enjoyed this one. Second reason...
...I've longed to have a Firefly on the shelf for more years than I can tell you and it's only now that I have enough belief in my 'skills' to do justice to the subject.
So again everyone, thanks for the feedback. Next will be the Super Sabre for the Vietnam Campaign (as soon as I can get back to the 'cave'), and I'm working on an Academy M18 Hellcat in the background aswell, not quite ready to show y'all that one just yet, but I'll be utilising and refining some of the techniques I used in this build.
AFN, stay tuned.
Ian.
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Nice work Ian,
The firefly weathering is spot on
Michael
The firefly weathering is spot on
Michael