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Sherman Firefly Mk. Ic 'Hybrid Hull'
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Sherman Firefly Mk. Ic 'Hybrid Hull'
Too see if I can get the inspiration back up and running again, I've decided to start on Dragon's hybrid hull Mk. Ic Firefly....
Workload, weather and no heating/hotwater, really messed it up.
As never really built a tank before, it should be fun...I hope.
Anyhoo, have test fitted some things, would this be a good way to go, glue these together and paint them or, how do you guys do it?
Jan "Felicis Tredecim"
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"
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Looks interesting Jan but I have no idea. I've never done one either. You've got me wanting to do one now but I'm going to stick with the planes for a while. Hope you get the juices flowing again man. 
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Siggy Master
Looking very good Jan. Keep working on.
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Looking good old chap. I normally paint the road wheels, and especially the tyres, before assembly - it makes access easier later, depending on the set up of course. On, say, a Panther, these can be done at any time before fitting, which is usually as late in the build as possible. With the Sherman's VVSS bogies, then it's easier to paint the wheels, and the bogie assemblies, then assemble the wheels / bogies.
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Right.....well, these wheels are easy enough to gently get out of there, they're not glued, as I wasn't sure how do this...seem like it was a smart move (I know, I'm surprised too)....cheers lads!
Did them all tonight...
Jan "Felicis Tredecim"
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"
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Very nice 
What have you used to texture the front hull?
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" - John Donne, Meditation XVII
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Nothing BT, that's how it's molded in the kit....
Jan "Felicis Tredecim"
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"
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Interesting. I always assumed that that part of the hull would be smooth - wasn't it all a single casting on the 'real thing'?
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" - John Donne, Meditation XVII
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Nope, this is a 'Hybrid' as it's called, both rolled steel and casted....
Jan "Felicis Tredecim"
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"
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I see... and now I see why Dragon AFVs are so chuffing dear! 
"Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" - John Donne, Meditation XVII
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Same goes for Tasca, which they say does the best Shermans in 1/35...
Jan "Felicis Tredecim"
"I´m going back to the front to relax"
"THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT"
"Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!"
"When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"
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Fit looks rather good.
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