Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Artoor_K on August 07, 2014, 10:12:22 PM

Title: Sherman Firefly - Matchbox/Revell 1:76 - a real one this time :)
Post by: Artoor_K on August 07, 2014, 10:12:22 PM

Two-days long project. Very simple model but I love it because of fit, diorama, simplicity etc :)
Painted with Talens, Vallejo, Humbrol. Weathered with Tamyia set D and Kremer pigments. Scrub by Faller and that's all.
So here it is: Sherman Firefly by Matchbox/Revell 1:76 from 1974 (date on sprues) :)
(http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/wacek80/Firefly/DSCN7022_zpsc232b3c7.jpg) (http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wacek80/media/Firefly/DSCN7022_zpsc232b3c7.jpg.html)
(http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/wacek80/Firefly/DSCN7031_zps14169c0d.jpg) (http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wacek80/media/Firefly/DSCN7031_zps14169c0d.jpg.html)
(http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/wacek80/Firefly/DSCN7029_zps8c76c14d.jpg) (http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wacek80/media/Firefly/DSCN7029_zps8c76c14d.jpg.html)
(http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/wacek80/Firefly/DSCN7024_zps4bcf99c8.jpg) (http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wacek80/media/Firefly/DSCN7024_zps4bcf99c8.jpg.html)
(http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/wacek80/Firefly/DSCN7028_zpsd85b0d05.jpg) (http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wacek80/media/Firefly/DSCN7028_zpsd85b0d05.jpg.html)
(http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/wacek80/Firefly/DSCN7026_zpsaabca00d.jpg) (http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wacek80/media/Firefly/DSCN7026_zpsaabca00d.jpg.html)
(http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp258/wacek80/Firefly/DSCN7034_zpsc473825c.jpg) (http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wacek80/media/Firefly/DSCN7034_zpsc473825c.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Sherman Firefly - Matchbox/Revell 1:76 - a real one this time :)
Post by: GTX_Admin on August 08, 2014, 02:39:44 AM

Nice.

Title: Re: Sherman Firefly - Matchbox/Revell 1:76 - a real one this time :)
Post by: Brian da Basher on August 08, 2014, 06:07:39 AM

You prove that there's plenty of life in those old kits!

That's one killer Firefly! The dirt on the front fenders really makes it for me.

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: Sherman Firefly - Matchbox/Revell 1:76 - a real one this time :)
Post by: Queeg on August 08, 2014, 06:42:30 AM

Neat stuff!!!   I loved those mini display bases when they first came out, this looks like a Matchbox promo model .......

Title: Re: Sherman Firefly - Matchbox/Revell 1:76 - a real one this time :)
Post by: raafif on August 08, 2014, 08:58:41 AM

built several of these for a club diorama back in the '80's - surprisingly good for a Matchbox kit :)

Glad the driver ignored his commander's cry of "full speed ahead !" ;D ... or is this before they went over the edge ??