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Late High Bustle Firefly Turret
GaryGore
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 01:39 PM UTC
What plastic kits do I have to combine to create a late high bustle firefly turret?

I know formations made one, but it is not currently in production.

Thank you.
jrybak
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Posted: Sunday, January 22, 2012 - 04:00 PM UTC
Not sure how soon you need one, but the Formations turret will be going back into production at some point this year.

GaryGore
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 - 05:18 AM UTC
A year is a long time, but I don't need it at this second, so I'll keep checking to see if it comes back on the website.


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Not sure how soon you need one, but the Formations turret will be going back into production at some point this year.

bigmal
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 - 06:49 AM UTC
Check the Tamiya kits, i think they have the high bustle turret.
You don`t have to change the gunners hatch either as high bustle Fireflys kept the oval one.
I have photos to prove this in the Firefly book that was produced a few years ago. (Title and author elude me at the moment(i`m not at home))

Malcolm
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 - 06:51 AM UTC
ABM also make one If you can find it.
pseudorealityx
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 - 07:30 AM UTC

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ABM also make one If you can find it.


ABM is gone as far as I can tell. Sid's not responding to emails, and nothing in years has come out from them.
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 - 08:53 AM UTC
If it was me I'd start with the Italeri high-bustle turret from their Calliope and "Marines Sherman" kits, and then add the boxes and gun shield from Tasca sprue 35009-F via their "parts" section of their website. The Italeri turret has the correct-sized loader's oval hatch, and the Calliope kit comes with the TC's split hatch.

Tom
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