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Mike K (acroyear)
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CyberHobby Sherman Firefly

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20 October 2013, 21:47
Mike K
In the early stages of construction and already a few issues.
20 October 2013, 21:51
Roy McKenzie
Mike, nice fix on the fit problem. I have the Dragon Mk.Ic Firefly. Wonder if it has the same problems.
23 October 2013, 17:11
Mike K
Thanks Roy. A few more pics added. Turret seam finished and tracks on.
27 October 2013, 00:15
Roy McKenzie
Mike, you did a great job on the turret. Can not tell there was a seam. How did you do the texture on the turret seam?
27 October 2013, 00:34
Mike K
Stippled with thin cement and lightly sanded when dry.
27 October 2013, 00:38
Roy McKenzie
I was thinking that but just wanted to make sure. It came out great.
28 October 2013, 00:27
Hunter Cummins
Im in 🙂
8 November 2013, 22:50
Mike K
What's up Hunter? Ever find that Jagdtiger you were looking for?
9 November 2013, 02:51
Hunter Cummins
Oh nm just building a panther in italy an p51 for amkorean war vet (see my page😢) and I did but I found one with the zimm coating on it 🙂 go figure oh and btw I love the cast texture you did🙂 I use slightly thinned tamiya putty and tjen stiple it then slightly sand it 🙂
9 November 2013, 03:14
Mike K
Good work my man. I still don't have the courage to build any of my aircraft kits.
9 November 2013, 07:27
Acki
Wow, this will be a good one. I´m in.
9 November 2013, 11:29
Fabian D.
looking good, like the casting structure... should build one too😉
9 November 2013, 11:49
Hunter Cummins
Thats what I said 🙂 and I didnt either till I realized mondat was veterans day and was snooping around the stash and found tnis p 51😉🙂
9 November 2013, 12:54
Mike K
Thanks all. Construction is complete. Let the spraying commence. 🙂
11 November 2013, 19:20
Hunter Cummins
Sweet and did you use an aftermarket set on it😉
11 November 2013, 19:39
Mike K
I used exactly one part from a photo etch set for detailing Shermans. The rest of the p.e. came with the kit. I also scratch built a few things.
11 November 2013, 23:06
Hunter Cummins
Ohhhhh I see haha it looks beautiful cant wait to see some paint
11 November 2013, 23:07
Mohammad Adl
👍👍👍
12 November 2013, 06:25
Mike K
Progress report. New pics up. Camouflage, gloss coat, and decals on.
24 November 2013, 23:16
william wise
that camo looks pretty good nice looking firefly, besides the figures what other stuff came with this kit for upgrades, did it have DS tracks?
24 November 2013, 23:23
Mike K
Thanks William. The tracks were indy links not ds and the kit came with a small fret of p.e. You can see them in my pics.
24 November 2013, 23:37
Hunter Cummins
Hey mike ilove the mkdel its turning out superb and wa t tobuild this kit 🙂
What were the problems with the kit?!?!?!
24 November 2013, 23:43
Fabian D.
nice, love the "camouflaged" longer barrel 👍
25 November 2013, 00:20
Mike K
Thanks Fabian.

Thanks Hunter. The kit had a few fit issues but nothing I couldn't handle. A warped upper hull, some rather large holes for mounting the tools that I just filled in, and a large seam to fill on the turret.
25 November 2013, 01:42
Hunter Cummins
Thanks mikec🙂 cant wait to get this one 🙂🙂 and like I said beautiful job 🙂
(Jw but does the other orange box firefly have the individual links ????)
25 November 2013, 01:48
Clifford Keesler
Good job Mike. Looks really good. I Wish I could get up the guts to build some of my armor. I have never built a tank of any kind.
25 November 2013, 02:04
JohnnyO
Really great build, I'm very impressed. Great work
25 November 2013, 03:04
james johnson
..Nice job Mike, this got me looking for a Sherman to build. Can?t seem to find what I?m looking for from my usual purveyor?.
Question: I see allot of folks messing around with weld seams. Is this application addressed in any of the popular How To books or DVD?s?
Thanks for posting,
Sincerely,
WF
25 November 2013, 03:40
Mike K
Thanks Hunter. I've never seen the other Firefly kit but my guess would be that it does have indy links.
Thank you Clifford. IMHO armor builds are the easiest of all.
Thanks Jonny. Friend request accepted.
And thank you James. I wish I could answer your question but I don't know. I get all my info for free from the internet!
25 November 2013, 16:56
Hunter Cummins
Well I guess im gettin this one hhaha
26 November 2013, 12:02
Hunter Cummins
Mike get any pin washes or pigments on or anything ???? Im really looking forward to the end result
30 November 2013, 05:00
Eend
Wow, very impressive!
30 November 2013, 09:35
Jeroen Vantroyen
Wow!
30 November 2013, 13:09
Mike K
Thanks guys.
Yes Hunter. I've started the weatherig process. But I'm having trouble getting the look I want. I will post more pics soon. Maybe later tonight or tomorrow.
30 November 2013, 14:08
Es-haq Khosravi
Excellent Job!
30 November 2013, 16:15
Hunter Cummins
Haha ibcan never get the look I want either on green vehicals 😛 so I bought the vallejo green vehical weathering setn🙂 it looks great and cant wait to use it 🙂 I wish you the bestnof luck with the weathering and cant wait for more pics 🙂
30 November 2013, 16:44
Hunter Cummins
Love the weathering 🙂
4 December 2013, 02:05
Mike K
Made a start on some weathering. Pigments, dry-brushing, and a little oil paint. Then I stopped for a day or two to refresh my perspective. I'm kind of hitting a wall with this one.
4 December 2013, 02:06
Hunter Cummins
Its tjrning ojt great😄
4 December 2013, 02:09
Mike K
🙂 thanks 🙂
4 December 2013, 02:25
Hunter Cummins
🙂 no prob just cant wait to see the beast done 🙂🙂🙂
4 December 2013, 02:34
Steve Wilson
Hi Mike... Great build, it looks massive!!!🙂
Is that Evel Knievel or Eddie kidd jumping his Bike over the Tank???
4 December 2013, 07:21
Kim Branders
Very Nice man.
4 December 2013, 07:23
Fabian D.
nice work... nothing left to add 👍
4 December 2013, 14:47
Mike K
Thanks Steve. I think that is Ghostrider 🙂
Thanks Kim.
Thank you Fabian. I think you may be right.
4 December 2013, 16:43
Hunter Cummins
Turned out great 🙂
13 December 2013, 11:46
Mike K
Not done yet Hunter. Im going to pile some stowage on the back and add some dirt to the tracks.
13 December 2013, 11:52
Hunter Cummins
Omg now it will look even better 😄😄😄 what willyou use for the dirt and stowage???
13 December 2013, 20:14
Mike K
I'll use pigments on the tracks and I'm working on making rolls and tarps out of tissue. Tent poles from plastic rod. Plus a few odds and ends from my spares box...a crate, a gas can, etc. It's slow going because I've totally lost interest in this build. But I'm going to see it through. I swore I would never start another kit until the present build is done.
15 December 2013, 23:29
Fabian D.
ceep it up, it´s quite common to loose motivation in between 🙂
Maybe I should try this swearing thing... would definely cerate a lot more moddeling space😉
15 December 2013, 23:37
Hunter Cummins
Fabiam that there is a great idea for ya😉
16 December 2013, 00:05
Hunter Cummins
And mike dont we all get that way😉
16 December 2013, 00:06
Mike K
Finally done!
3 January 2014, 00:23
Hunter Cummins
That looks amazing 😄😄 how did you do the streaking affect ???? This looks top notch and this is just amazing
3 January 2014, 00:25
Mike K
Thanks Hunter. I used oil paints for the streaking. Tan, brown, and black.
3 January 2014, 00:30
Hunter Cummins
Thanks mate 😄😄😄😄 your a pro 🙂
3 January 2014, 00:39
Hunter Cummins
And what color did you use to dry brish the tracks ???
3 January 2014, 01:01
Mike K
If you mean the bare metal effect, I used a cheap craft store acrylic paint that I really like. It's called "Metallic Gunmetal Gray" by FolkArt. But first I painted them brown then added different dirt flavored pigments.
3 January 2014, 01:04
Hunter Cummins
Ahhhh what a simple yet effective way 🙂😄 I will look for some 😄 thanks for the tip=)😄
3 January 2014, 01:29

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