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Buff's Firefly Vc progress pics (update with new pics)

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Buff's Firefly Vc progress pics (update with new pics)
Posted by buff on Friday, August 6, 2004 8:43 PM
I'm just getting to the interesting bits now. I started the tracks a couple of days ago. They're Accurate Armour. I have them assembled and base coated. I started weathering them today. I also gave the hull and turret their washes today as well. The pics are of the tank before I started the weathering.






I'll update once I've gotten more of the weathering done.

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Posted by saltydog on Friday, August 6, 2004 8:46 PM
looks like a great start buff!! nice smooth looking paint job fella. later.
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Friday, August 6, 2004 8:47 PM
Looks good so far. Keep us posted.

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Posted by wbill76 on Friday, August 6, 2004 10:40 PM
Looking good so far, keep us posted on your progress!
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Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, August 6, 2004 10:59 PM
wow looks good.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 6, 2004 11:05 PM
Ah, summer in Montreal....time off as a teacher, beautiful builds, promise of a good Habs season to come...Good work , mon ami.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 6, 2004 11:32 PM
looks really good so far, keep it up
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Posted by tigerman on Saturday, August 7, 2004 1:20 AM
Looking good northern neighbor.

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Posted by mark956 on Saturday, August 7, 2004 9:36 AM
Very nice. Thanks for posting the progress pictures.
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Posted by buff on Saturday, August 7, 2004 10:40 AM
Thanks to all for the kind words. I checked the results of the washes this morning and it looks good so far. I'll update after MTD.
QUOTE: promise of a good Habs season to come...

I have my doubts. It doesn't look good for any hockey right now Angry [:(!]. I hope I'm wrong.

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Posted by yw18mc on Saturday, August 7, 2004 12:42 PM
Looks good Buff. keep us posted. semper fi, mike
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Posted by Build22 on Saturday, August 7, 2004 2:01 PM

Looking good, Buff Thumbs Up [tup]


How are those accurate armor tracks treating you ?





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Posted by gdarwin on Saturday, August 7, 2004 2:07 PM
Big Smile [:D] looks great,i like your holddown clampBig Smile [:D]

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Posted by buff on Saturday, August 7, 2004 6:10 PM
QUOTE: How are those accurate armor tracks treating you ?

Not too bad so far. They went together ok. I had to cut one of the lengths to get the right number of links, and that wasn't much fun. Cutting them so that I didn't cut off the end connectors was tricky, and I sliced open my finger too! I test fitted them along the return rollers and road wheels, and while the road wheels fit well, the track guides were a little too close together for the the return rollers. I may have to sand down the rollers to make the tracks fit. I tried forming one set around the idler, and it was dead easy. I hope to have them on by the end of next week. If you have any pointers, believe me, I'm all ears!


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Posted by Build22 on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:11 PM

Buff,

Hair dryer is definetly the way - it's a little tougher if the suspension moves

If you get into trouble - glue the tracks to the road wheels and form from there

Allied tracks - a little tougher - no sag



Sounds like you are off to a good start (except for the slash)



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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 2:39 AM
Those decals snuggled down nice by the looks Buff. Looking forward to seeing the weathering results. Good luck with the tracks.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:45 AM
Very Cool buff, I like that. The Fireflys are a favorite of mine. The just look so neat with that long barrel... They have that "I've had enough of this crap" look to them!

Keep painting pal
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Posted by Spurdog on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:17 AM
That green looks great. What shade is it?
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Posted by buff on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:38 AM
QUOTE: That green looks great. What shade is it?

It's Tamiya's Japanes Army Green, XF-13, preshaded with black.
Jim, thanks for the tips. I'm hoping they will go on ok.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 1:30 PM
Nice work buff. Like the shade of green.

Keep well.
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 2:50 PM
Looks great, Buff!
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Posted by buff on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:15 PM
Thanks for all the comments. I have washed it, base coated the stowage (except for the cam net because I bought the wrong type of gauze). The bigggest jobs I have left are drybrushing, putting on the tracks and building the base. I'm not really happy with the paint on the tracks. Tomorrow I'll post some pics of the tracks and ask for some tips. With any luck, I'll finish before the end of next week.

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Posted by buff on Sunday, August 15, 2004 5:19 PM
Here are some more pics. I've done all the washing, finished the stowage (except for the cam net), and I nearly done the tracks. More about them below. The washes were done with artist's waters, and some pastels where I wanted a grungier look. Constructive criticism and tips are always welcome


The wooden tool handles are a shocker! I tried to paint in the grain, but my brush skills aren't of the required standard just yet. I will fix them before I do the drybrushing.

Here is a shot of the tracks. They were painted in a mix of blue/black/red brown, then washed in burnt sienna water color, drybrushed with blue/black, then very gently drybrushed again with buff. I think they are missing something. I will dust them later when I get the colour for my road sorted. Any suggestions on how I could give them a finishing touch, if needed, would be appreciated.

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Posted by yw18mc on Sunday, August 15, 2004 5:49 PM
Your project is moving along nicely Buff. I just posted an update on my current build also, and must say you're having less problems then I'm encountering. I'm also sort of looking for our collegues to hopefully give some input to help me out. As far as I can see on your build at this point, there does not appear to be any major discrepancies I can see, but I know how critical we are of our own work. Keep plugging away, you'll prevail from what I can see. semper fi, mike
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Posted by buff on Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:00 PM
Thanks, Mike. I read your other post. I had my fair share of difficulty with this kit early on. There were major fit problems with hull and the transmission housing. It seemed to take forever to get it all puttied and sanded. The kit tracks were a beast as well. Each track block had ejector pin marks and parting lines. I got through 40 of the 150+ before I ordered resin tracks from Accurate Armour. Take a break from the other one and treat yourself to something easy. Good luck.

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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:05 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by buff

Thanks, Mike. I read your other post. I had my fair share of difficulty with this kit early on. There were major fit problems with hull and the transmission housing. It seemed to take forever to get it all puttied and sanded. The kit tracks were a beast as well. Each track block had ejector pin marks and parting lines. I got through 40 of the 150+ before I ordered resin tracks from Accurate Armour. Take a break from the other one and treat yourself to something easy. Good luck.


I think things are looking well for the Firefly. I am really excited to see it completed. I see you have problems as well in the transmission covers.Tongue [:P]Evil [}:)] and that you opted for AM tracks. Well that was exactly my suggestion in one of my Firefly threads. If you have access to AM tracks...go for it.Big Smile [:D]. Spending so much time on something that have a lot of problems can give any armor modeler too much pain.Big Smile [:D].

Hope to see more.

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Posted by Strathcona on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:04 PM
Nice work! Keep us informed of you progress. I have a DML " Firefly" at home , and the only thing holding me back , is the tracks. Sherman tracks with those end connectors , and all those track shoes with punch marks in them. I wish someone made after market flexible soft plastic Sherman tracks , especially for the M4A4 series , with the lengthened hull. I managed to pick up some after market flexible tracks , the " cleated type", for my Italeri M4A1, I plan to model it as a Polish Sherman in Europe. As for the flexible tracks , I cannot remember the name of the company. Happy Modelling!
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Posted by Strathcona on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:13 PM
Buff , any particular Regiment your model represents? I have the DML " Firefly" , and the M4A4, I plan to build as tanks from Lord Strathcona's Horse ( Royal Canadians), in Holland .
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 14, 2004 2:29 AM
With the wood grain there Buff either get a very small needle or a single thread of hair or from a paint brush and just put a little bit of paint on it and it well give verythin little grain lines that wont look over done or to large as long as you have a small amount of paint and just drag it across the wood in one direction. Nice work on the rest of the model tho.
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Posted by fightnjoe on Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:52 AM
buff it is looking good. no suggestions on the wood grain from me but it looks like there have been some great suggestions so far.


joe

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