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Resicast: Sherman Firefly InteriorPosted: Sunday, December 10, 2017 - 01:39 PM UTC
New from Resicast is a kit to provide interior details for the Sherman M4A4 tank.
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oldbean
Virginia, United States
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Posted: Sunday, December 10, 2017 - 06:54 PM UTC
That looks really nice, but at over $100, waaayyy out of my price range.
Jesse
Jesse
TimReynaga
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California, United States
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Posted: Monday, December 11, 2017 - 07:16 AM UTC
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That looks really nice, but at over $100, waaayyy out of my price range.
Jesse
I had the same thought! Why oh why don't the mainstream plastic manufacturers produce these interiors either as part of new kits (like the old Bandai 1/48 armor kits of the 1970s) or as optional extra kits? I know they'd sell...
Taeuss
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted: Monday, December 11, 2017 - 08:34 AM UTC
Same reason that they won't be offering me a decent, modern release of a Bergepanther.
Pongo_Arm
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - 02:33 AM UTC
The hobby boss T34/85 has an interior and engine
sprintsix
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, December 16, 2017 - 01:16 AM UTC
Note that Resicast sells just the gun breech as a separate kit, for much less money.
I too am perplexed that Tasca never included a breech in their original kit, despite the fact that the breech and guard fills nearly half the commander's hatch. I wonder did they originally intend to do so, as the Tasca commander figure is perfectly posed to avoid the breech guard while standing in a Firefly hatch. IMHO a Firefly with open hatch and no breech just looks incomplete, especially when the breech guard was painted a surprisingly conspicuous white, as confirmed by a German newsreel film of a Firefly knocked out and on its side.
I too am perplexed that Tasca never included a breech in their original kit, despite the fact that the breech and guard fills nearly half the commander's hatch. I wonder did they originally intend to do so, as the Tasca commander figure is perfectly posed to avoid the breech guard while standing in a Firefly hatch. IMHO a Firefly with open hatch and no breech just looks incomplete, especially when the breech guard was painted a surprisingly conspicuous white, as confirmed by a German newsreel film of a Firefly knocked out and on its side.