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Sherman Firefly - finished pictures

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  • From: Upstate NY
Sherman Firefly - finished pictures
Posted by Build22 on Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:07 AM

This is some of the fruits of the "Great Sherman Family Build"


Just want to say - I enjoyed being a part of the "Sherman family build" . A lot of "shermocology" was tossed about and shared with alot of nice people.

And special thanks to Sherm for keeping everybody on track !



It all started with a "Castoff" turret I came across. From that I added:

MP M4A4 hull
AFV - V VSS suspension
Accurate Armor tracks
Accurate Armor update kit for the firefly
Accurate Armor decals
Verlinden - British stowage
Ultracast - british tank crew
Eduard - alum. barrel
Eduard - PE for Dragon's firefly
Assorted pieces stolen out of an Dragon M4A4 kit
Scratch built detail

This is not the way to do a firefly, if cost is a factor !!!Wow!! [wow]



The MP hull has all the right stuff in the right places but the crispness of the molding is not there. I replaced some of the pieces on the hull. The one thing that was nice about the MP ( but doesn't show ) is the raised casting lettering on the nose.

The Accurate Armor tracks were a nice surprise - never used them before - it was a nice alternative to indy links. Great detail ! Flexible resin - shaped with a hair dryer.

I preshaded with black. Then applied Tamiya XF-13 ( Japanese Army Green )
Drybrushed with buff
Washed w/pastels

The figures didn't come out that well but throgh the magic of photography - they don't seem to be that bad










Jim

Jim [IMG]
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Posted by gdarwin on Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:14 AM
Big Smile [:D] hi build 22, very nice pics ,great paint job on the model and the figuers .well done.

gdarwin Smile [:)]
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  • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posted by zokissima on Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:19 AM
Wow, looks like you really went all out on this. THe preshaded effect really comes through. I think I'll try that out soon. The drybrushing with the buff have you a really subtle dusted effect. I really like it. Great job!!!
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Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:40 AM
very nice build, build!!! lots of accessories make it very authentic. your preshading and drybrushing turned out very good
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Posted by maffen on Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:11 PM
verry nice build,build22 Tongue [:P] great paintjob and,and,and what more can i say? it looks perfect, nice piece of work
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  • From: Montreal
Posted by buff on Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:45 PM
Great looking piece or work. If I may ask, what did you preshade with?

On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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  • From: Utah - USA
Posted by wipw on Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:51 PM
Super job, Jim. I hope mine comes out half as well! The figures look great to me.
Bill ========================================================== DML M4A2 Red Army ========================================================== ========================================================== -- There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (Author unknown)
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  • From: Kent, England
Posted by nmayhew on Thursday, March 11, 2004 1:54 PM
Bow [bow]Bow [bow]Bow [bow]
Kind regards, Nicholas
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  • From: Southern Maine
Posted by spector822002 on Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:13 PM
Build22 Nice job ! what detail very kool , and I think the figures look fine also Must have been a very time consuming little project from the detail on it ! Great job !Cool [8D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:57 PM
Outstanding! Might have a cost a packet, but you won't get a firefly like that OOB!

Matt
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  • From: Newport News VA
Posted by Buddho on Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:57 PM
Amazing work, Jim.
The extra details, figures and painting are topnotch stuff....excellent!

Regards, Dan

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  • From: Philippines
Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:03 PM
Superb job, Build. Definitely a good looking Firefly. Great job on the painting and overall weathering.

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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:06 PM
Nice looking Sherman Jim.

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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Posted by shermanfreak on Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:13 PM
Great Sherman Jim !!!!

Those figures from Ultracast look very nice. How did you like them ?

Just a super build all around.
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:54 PM
Jim,

That is quite a piece you have there, TOP NOTCH build!

I like the "before" and "after shots". They definately give perspective, on the all the hard work, that went into it.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:11 PM
Deffinatly "Top Drawer" great job, thanks for the pics.
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Posted by RAF120 on Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:43 PM
Great job build. The preshading gives it a great look.
I don't know what you see in your figures that we don't because I think they look really good.
Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 11, 2004 9:11 PM
Jim,,,,, Thats just an awesome Firefly man!!!!!
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  • From: Upstate NY
Posted by Build22 on Thursday, March 11, 2004 10:14 PM
Thanks everyone for the nice comments.


Yeah, I don't usually get into too much stowage......but I think it really helps out here.


The figs did come out descent in the pictures. But like I said in the sherman group build - looking right at them - they need some work. The commander looks like Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm str. - in need of some serious plastic surgery !



zokissima - the dusting effect I got was from a couple short blasts of buff from the airbrush. I don't know - I think it might have looked better before - not sure




Sherm - the ultracast figs were great. Thumbs Up [tup]Very clean, crisp, nice deep detail, and no sink holes ... nothing ! They come in tan colored resin - ( a little easier for that base coat of flesh color ). It came with one 3/4 body, two 1/2 bodies and extra heads to choose from.


Buff - just sprayed the whole thing with a rattle can of testors flat black. It sticks like crazy and covers well. Works out good for rubber on the road wheels too


Gdarwin, m1abrams, maffen, Wipw(Bill), nmayhew, spector, phroosh, boybuddho (again), Dwight (again), tigerman, Erock, Dave T, RAF (again), Fielgrau(again).................................................Thanks guys for your encouraging comments, they are greatly appreciated !

Jim [IMG]
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 12, 2004 4:31 AM
That's a very nice firefly, awesome work!!!Smile [:)]Thumbs Up [tup]
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  • From: Tochigi, Japan
Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, March 12, 2004 6:53 AM
Ya did good, Jim!
That is a really beautiful model!
~Brian
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 12, 2004 6:57 AM
good job, soldier. competition winner
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 12, 2004 9:13 AM
Jim,

The more and more I look at your pics, the more I appreciate the details you've added. At first glance, I didn't realize how much additional stuff you'd added to this. Take that as a compliment, because it all blends together so well and looks very realistic. I'm going back to look at the pics again....

Nice job.

Murray
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  • From: Montreal
Posted by buff on Friday, March 12, 2004 9:06 PM
Thanks for the tip. I have a Churchill with a very similar color warming up in the bullpen, and will definitely try the preshading with black instead of the primer that I used on my last kit,

On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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  • From: Upstate NY
Posted by Build22 on Friday, March 12, 2004 10:47 PM


Beans, J-Hulk, warmonger and Murray ( again) - thanks, I appreciate it !


Buff - no problem - remember to spray the paint on the high and open areas and leave the dark where there would be shadow.










Jim [IMG]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:51 AM
looks great Jim Top Notch

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  • From: Upstate NY
Posted by Build22 on Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:53 AM

Thanks, Captain Caveman - nice of you to say



Jim [IMG]
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