Monday, 8 October 2012

Armourfast #99017 - Sherman Firefly

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all well.
Last weekend I finished two Sherman Fireflies made by Armourfast (#99017).

They were rather easy to build (15 minutes app. per model). A good deal for a wannabe wargamer (as myself). :-)
They are destined to accompany my platoons of 43rd Wessex Division.
They are finished in terms of painting, but, some days ago I ordered some Sherman accessories from SGT's Mess Webstore (GM15 Spare Sherman tracks and wheels) in order to 'enrich' them a bit more. When they'll come, I'll show you how these parts fit on these models.



I hope you like them!
Any C&C are more than welcome.
Cheers everyone!
T.
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34 comments:

  1. Battlescale8 October 2012 at 21:20

    Nice work sir. I really like the Armourfast kits.

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    1. Thanos10 October 2012 at 08:55

      Thanks Steve! Whatever helps my budget is considered as a friend! :-)

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  2. Broeders8 October 2012 at 21:23

    Lovely paint jobs.

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  3. Simon Quinton 8 October 2012 at 21:55

    Superbly done.

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  4. Unknown8 October 2012 at 23:20

    Nicely done Thanos. Are those your scratchbuilt crates on those tanks.

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    1. Thanos10 October 2012 at 08:57

      Thank you Anne. The crates are from Sgts Mess (small wooden boxes kit). Nice and cheap if I may say.

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  5. Mr Grant9 October 2012 at 01:15

    Very nice. I see you've left off the 50 cal - good idea, mine keep breaking off when I'm playing with my tanks!

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    1. Thanos10 October 2012 at 09:00

      Thank you Nick. I decided not to install the 50's, simply because they are already equipped with the 17pdrs. Who wood need some mere 50's for help? :-)

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  6. Dan9 October 2012 at 02:17

    Excellent work!

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  7. Alan M9 October 2012 at 03:08

    These look superb! Your painting style suits them very well. They look like they've been in the field without the weathering looking over the top.

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    1. Thanos10 October 2012 at 09:02

      The only thing I want to be excessive about is the beers I drink Alan! :-) thank you!

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  8. Jay9 October 2012 at 04:53

    Super nice job, Thanos.

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  9. Greg9 October 2012 at 08:59

    They came out great T, well done.

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  10. Jacksarge Painting9 October 2012 at 09:10

    Great job on those T, nice subtle weathering.
    If I recall correctly the spare track from Sgts Mess was a bit narrower than the tracks on my Shermans, I think that was because it was scaled for 1/76 rather than 1/72- but I'm sure it will still look ok.

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    1. Thanos10 October 2012 at 19:37

      Thank you John.
      Do you think that it will be that visible in terms of accuracy? I am thinking of putting some additional stowage on them, in order to minimize the visual effect.
      Thanks for the tip! :)

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  11. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn9 October 2012 at 09:14

    very nice work Thanos, they are very nice and I do like the black and white shots

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    1. Thanos10 October 2012 at 19:38

      It is the photobuckets fault Gowan. Thank you for your kind words! :)

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  12. Al9 October 2012 at 09:33

    Nice work T :)

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  13. Kostas9 October 2012 at 09:51

    Great work Thanos. They have nice details and look great with the scenery

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  14. Paul9 October 2012 at 13:14

    I like them Thanos, great job.

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    1. Thanos10 October 2012 at 19:39

      Thank you Paul. They are some fine models, I enjoyed painting them. :)

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  15. Conrad Kinch9 October 2012 at 22:14

    Very good, what did you use for decals?

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    1. Thanos10 October 2012 at 19:41

      Thank you Conrad!
      The decals are from www.domsdecals.com. They are destined for 15mm vehicles, but, in this scale, I think that the difference is not 'hard' to the eye. Dom is offering some fine quality service. I am very pleased by his help and by his products, of course. :)

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  16. Dan11 October 2012 at 09:01

    Good work on these Thanos, a couple of heavy hitters.

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  17. Anonymous12 October 2012 at 07:39

    Armourfast made a mistake with these....the Firefly lost it's hull machine gun and gunner (the hole was plated over) and the space saved was used to store extra 17pdr shells

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  18. cooey2ph27 November 2012 at 18:13

    Nice paintig

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