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Armor/AFV: 48th Scale
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Firefly Ic
spitfiresteve
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: August 12, 2007
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Posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 09:49 AM UTC
Tamiya 48th scale Firefly Ic, Hauler etch set, Gasoline turned Barrel. I have gained a few of these 48th targets and have to say I'm pretty impressed with the detail level, ease of build and end result on them.

Turret with the PE detail added.


Turret and Barrel


Hull with sponsons from 1mm plasticard, why Tamiya leave this gap is beyond me!
ericadeane
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Posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 02:06 PM UTC
Looks nice! One thing you should do is putty in the seam where the raised edge of the turret shell ejection port meets the turret wall. Look here:



Also, all Firefly ICs that I can recall had the additional armor in front of the drivers' stations. Make sure you add the weld beads at the bottom attachment point as in these on an M4A3


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