British Sherman VC Firefly
Panzer-Killer

Text from page 19 of Military Illustrated Modeller 74 - June 2017

"Tamiya’s kit, No.25174 is Tasca’s (Asuka) kit re-released by Tamiya,
with the addition of five Tamiya British infantry
figures, plus a tank commander. Tasca’s Firefly
is considered one of the best currently available.
When I opened the box, I counted about 200 parts
in dark green plastic, a few in clear plastic, a sheet
of PE parts, two vinyl tracks, a complete decal sheet
for four different tanks and instructions to build the
model. The quality of detail is very high but some
parts are very small and great care is necessary
when removing them from the sprue. As usual,
Tamiya’s instruction sheet is clear, precise and
easy to follow. It’s necessary to decide the version
you want to build before starting work, because
during assembly there are some options on offer. I
chose to reproduce the option ‘B’ , the tank name
‘Belvedere’. On the web there are some photos
of this tank and I used them as reference images.
Belvedere had a unusual camouflage of two dark
zones on its lateral surfaces. I have seen only two
Fireflies with this scheme."