M4A4 Sherman VC Firefly, Halinski 1:25

[Dane]

Originally Posted by Igor

Interesting!
Maybe at WW II there was more rugged material, not as today modern, because i found this drawing on Sherman site and it's not looking like smooth.
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It may well be, who knows for sure now? You can review a huge number of war photos, of course....
Most important then blankets wouldn’t look like chain mail, and the tank commander wasn’t called Ilya Muromets.

[Igor]

Originally Posted by Dane

It may well be, who knows for sure now? You can review a huge number of war photos, of course....
Most important then blankets wouldn’t look like chain mail, and the tank commander wasn’t called Ilya Muromets.

I see where you heading
It really looks like chain mail, because of the zoom photo... I'll try to find some other material for it

[Kevin WS]

Some felt or other thinnish material. Then paint it. That may work!

[romanmodels]

i used some old cotton sheet soaked in some green paint Igor

[gotham]

Just thought I'd highlight the fact that isn't it funny that the first thing to be 'criticised' on this magnificent build is something that isn't made from paper. 😂

[cardmodeler]

This build is indeed a testament to what a craftsman can do with an exceptionally well-designed kit. Breathtaking work, sir!

[Igor]

Originally Posted by gotham

Just thought I'd highlight the fact that isn't it funny that the first thing to be 'criticised' on this magnificent build is something that isn't made from paper. ��

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Thanks to all for criticism and advices. I took it and changed material of blankets. Now it is from kitchen cloth, that in my opinion looks like wool.
I'm more than satisfied with the result.



And back to left side - auxiliary generator unit.





Here i met another interesting solution to make assembler's days easier.
There is a need to assemble spherical part. It comes with spare strip.
You cut it all together and then it is easier to roll and glue the part.
After you glue the sphere itself you must to remove the strip.
When i cut the detail from book - i drew along a line weakly with knife and that give me easy start to remove the spare strip after.







Then i assembled the rest of the generator parts and glued it to place, where exhaust pipe was already awaiting to join

[gotham]

Madness 🙀. All that small detailed work and you are not really going to see it once the model is built. At least you are taking lots of clear pictures of the parts as they are built. When you finish this project, you should print out all of the photos and put them into a special album to accompany this model.

[Igor]

Thanks Gotham
In a matter of fact i did something similar with FAMO 9 - printed all the inside with other pictures of engine and mechanisms and i always take it to exhibitions.

Well, continued with another big storage box for spare parts and rack for remaining MG rounds. Also there are 2 oil cans and one spares and tools pauch + one periscope spare heads box.
In addition i assembled instruments panel. Added transparent film between layers, to imitate glass.











Other parts for left side were already been assembled (tools box and extinguisher), so this side filled up fast







And suddenly all the interior for now was finished, as also another big step in assembling!










Next step is to close the "stern" and then to assemble upper hull part
Stay tuned...And a little bonus, as usual Click here

[Kevin WS]

Ah well, I still think you must make the top hull detachable!