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3 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:
very much for posting those photos.
If you need any detail shots let me know, he keeps one of them up the road from me.
We did take one to the MAFVA nationals show earlier in the year and a fellow was taking loads of detail shots apparently for a new kit, I didn't catch where he was from but maybe at last we will see an injection moulded kit, probably around the time you complete this build.
Wayne
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I shall follow this one with interest.
A friend of mine owns a couple of Ferrets and I was intending to build him a model of one of them.
My feelings about Accurate Armour is a little love hate so I have been hesitant to splash out on one but from what I can see from the photos of the kit above this one looks promising.
Wayne
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Looks like this going to be an interesting project John.
If I can find the correct font I could probably cut you some masks for the numbering.
Wayne
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That's an interesting subject and project Bertie, I shall look forward to seeing how it progresses.
Wayne
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Very nicely done Simon,
The washes give it an authentic grubby look. I'm still pondering how I'm going to break up the monotone paint on mine.
Wayne
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On 26/10/2022 at 09:09, Bullbasket said:
Glad to see you back in the land of the Targets Wayne. I was about to do an email to you just to check that you were OK. I clicked on your profile and saw that you were still active, so that was reassuring. Good to see the Firefly moving again. The Black Dog stowage does look good.
See you in the A/C GB.
John.
Thanks John, I really appreciate your concern.
I just lost a bit of enthusiasm and as it was such a lovely long summer it seemed a pity to waste it sitting in my workshop.
Now I have reached the painting stage I'm enjoying the modelling again, having said that it will be back to construction for the A/C group build. Not sure what to build yet though, I was going to build the Miniart Austin but Ed @edjbartos beat me to it.
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On 26/10/2022 at 00:18, SimonL said:
Great to see you back. Your build of this was extremely helpful for my attempt earlier in the year.
Thanks Simon.
How did you find the kit? Is it still in progress or in RFI?
Wayne.
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So after what seems to be a long hiatus I have decided that it was about time I tried to regain my model making mojo.
I have had a couple of small attempts to get back into it but all of my current projects have either been giving me grief or reached a particularly boring point in the build process.
With the Firefly I just couldn't decide on how I wanted the finished model to look, stowage, wading gear, weathering, markings, paint finish etc.
In the end I decided to add stowage as there are plenty of photos of Fireflies heavily laden.
I toyed with the idea of making my own but laziness took hold and I bought a set from Black Dog that has been designed for the Firefly. It needed some modification to get it to fit
and I bedded it in with some tarps made from Greenstuff putty.
A camouflage net was made from old plasterers scrim ( the straps are temporary ) and the spare tracks are from Bronco.
I had a go at making a spare track link rack for the right hand side of the turret but couldn't find a clear reference for one so it's my best guess.
Straps and tie downs will be added after painting.
I think I have added enough to make it look interesting and not gone over the top with it.
Finally, apart from a couple of small details, I have finished with the build stage.
The model was then striped down and cleaned ready for some Mr Hobby 1500 black primer.
This will probably be how it remains for a while as I really want to take part in the Armoured Cars and Halftracks Group Build.
I must say it's nice to get back into it and even though I have popped into the forums occasionally I feel I have missed out on some excellent work.
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I can catch up with what has been going on.
Wayne
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Unfortunately I just haven't found the time to get this build finished by the deadline.
Is it possible to get this thread be moved to the AFV wip section @PlaStix?
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1 hour ago, Flat Chat said:
BTW, were the replacement engine grilles these?
Yes they were Peter, not perfect but a big improvement on the kit.
Wayne
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I did a build of the Takom kit a little while back. I wouldn't bother with the AA barrel, the Takom one isn't too bad and an AA one I had for another build wasn't great and never got used.
The kit tracks are pretty good as well. I have linked my WIP which outlines a couple of shortcomings of the kit and may be of help to you.
and below is the finished result.
It's a great kit as I recall.
Wayne
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Great work Bob, that's an impressive line up, are you intending to paint them all at the same time?
Wayne
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On 29/05/2022 at 20:46, Jasper dog said:
a simple solution could be getting the general shape together and cover with a tarp before tying down.
Thanks Darryl,
That's pretty much what I have in mind. I was going to add the stowage before painting but as time is against me it's more likely that I will get on with the painting and add stowage another time.
On 27/05/2022 at 11:30, Retired Bob said:the life expectancy of a tank commander was on average 2 weeks!
That's horrific.
Wayne
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On 08/05/2022 at 19:06, Bertie Psmith said:
Those tracks are identical to the MiniArt M3 tracks except MiniArt don't give you that jig. Was it really a help or a hindrance?
Definitely a help Bertie, once you get into the rhythm it's not a bad system. I wonder if the jig could be used for the Miniart Grant.
On 25/05/2022 at 08:25, PlaStix said:Hi Wayne. I am really pleased your project is still in progress and I have to say, I am very impressed with your attention to all the details. Lovely job and I really hope you get chance to finish your build in time.
Kind regards,
Stix
Thanks Stix, to be fair RFM have most of the detail included, it's just my OCD that won't let me ignore the odd missing detail.
On 25/05/2022 at 11:39, Bullbasket said:Hi Wayne. Lovely job on the Vc. I've no experience at all of Ryefield kits. What's your opinion of it?
John.Nice to see you back John.
This my first of theirs and I am really impressed with the level of detail. The plastic feels similar to that of Takom but with much finer attachment points between the parts and sprue. My only gripe is that they include so many optional parts without any indication as to which is needed for a given subject. I have their Challenger 2 in the pile and this kit has given me an urge to get started on it. I just need to clear the backlog of started kits first.
On 25/05/2022 at 14:36, Retired Bob said:Hi Wayne, your Firefly is looking very good, the problem with building just about any M4 is the plethora of different parts used by different companies that built the different sub-types. The Firefly counterweight/radio box on the turret rear is usually difficult to get photos of the type of top cover, Tasca/Asuka supply a couple of different types if you are lucky enough to have the information as to which to use. The stowage on the back would include the crew's personal kit, immediate use spares like road wheels and track links plus the tarps to keep their kit dry and to be used when they put up a night time weather shelter. No spare fuel or ammo would be on the outside of the tank because of the fire/explosive risks from shrapnel of a close miss. As I'm away from home at the moment I'm not getting any modelling done but reading 'Brothers in arms' by James Holland, its the D-day and beyond exploits of the Sherwood Rangers that used various types of M4 Sherman tanks. Very useful information about the wartime use of tanks but very little detail about the camouflage or differences of M4 variations, it's only when they mention things like "starting the twin diesel engines (M4A2/Mk.III) or the multibank Chrysler engine (M4A4/Mk.V) that you can work out what Sherman tank they are operating.
Thanks Bob,
Would I be right in thinking that they would be carrying different stowage depending whether they are on the move or going into battle? The photo of my subject does seem to have a Jerry can stowed on the glacis, but it has just come off of the landing craft.
Of course that could just contain water.
Wayne
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Finally I've managed to find a bit of time to post an update.
Using Matt's @Cerberus advice above, I sorted out the seam line on the bogies, and you're right Matt, it was so much easier than trying to use stretched sprue, what was I thinking?
They could probably do with a little cleaning up but I imagine once the weathering is applied little will be seen.
You can also see the three vertical bolt holes that needed to be drilled out as RFM hadn't included them.
I also followed the advice given by @Retired Bob and glued the front bogies to stop the track pulling up the front wheels.
The upper hull went together without any problems.
The only addition was where the front fenders had been removed, on the particular tank that I am modelling they seem to have left an extra piece of the fender so I added these with some plastic card.
The turret also goes together without any dramas apart from the stowage bin. The way RFM have engineered it means that there are some difficult seams to remove.
I found it easier to replace the moulded on band with one made from lead foil.
RFM have included many optional parts in this kit and there is no indication of what part is needed for any particular subject so you really need to do some research into the vehicle you are modelling. However the one part that I could really have done with having options for is the radio box that was fitted to the rear of the turret on the Firefly. There seems to be at least two versions used, one has round access covers on the top of the box and the other one has square covers and this is the only one RFM have included. The construction of the boxes seems to differ as well. The included box has a welded plate at the rear of each side of the box, the far more common box has flat sides that extend slightly beyond the back plate. In fact I have found it very difficult to find images of tanks with the box configuration that RFM have included. It's a bit of a shame really as it is quite a prominent feature.
It would be a fairly straight forward modification but I am running out of time with this project so I shall leave as is.
Apart from some tidying up I think I'm finally there with the construction phase.
Most Firefly images show them with plenty of stowage and this is something I would like to replicate. I need to do a little research as to what they would most likely have under those tarpaulins, I imagine most of it would be camo nets, spares, fuel and liberated items.
With a bit of luck I can get the painting process started soon but the way things are at the moment I feel I may struggle to get this finished by the deadline.
Wayne
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I love these early British cruisers and you have made a fabulous job of this one Nenad.
Your paint wear and chips are spot on and I think you have kept them in the right areas, the exhaust looks great as does the dusty appearance of the model.
I have the Bronco kit at the almost finished point and it's been like that for sometime as there are a couple of areas I'm not happy with, the Gecko kit does seem to have the edge in terms of detail so now I'm thinking I may abandon the Bronco and try the Gecko.
Looking forward to your next project.
Wayne
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2 hours ago, Alan W said:
Did you get your kit from Japan, may I ask?
No, I bought it in the UK, I can't remember who from though. All of the sprues were in my boxing and I didn't realise they did different boxings for different markets. Seems an odd decision.
It is an expensive kit especially as there a few parts that need replacing to make it accurate such as the tracks and wheels which are wrong for the prototype. An enjoyable build though.
This is a link to my work in progress if your interested.
and the finished model below.
Wayne
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Hi Alan
I just saw this post, did you manage to find some? I built the prototype and have the grenade launchers spare if you want them.
Wayne
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Blimey Bertie, you do get through an impressive amount of work. That engine looks like a model in it's self! My experience of Miniart kits is that there is a lot of cleaning up of parts, which for me is one of the least enjoyable parts of model making, however the detail that they put into their kits is outstanding.
Keep up the good work, this is going to be a cracker.
Wayne
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You look like you're cracking along nicely Ed, those handles look much better than the photoetch.
Wayne
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I can't say I was looking forwards to putting the tracks together, but then who does? As tracks go though, these weren't too bad. Just four sprues.
Once the parts were removed and cleaned up the provided assembly jig was used to make up a six link section of track.
First the inner part of the link is laid face down onto the jig.
These are then held in place with the top half of the jig.
The next part was a little fiddly. The end plates and pins, still on their section of sprue, have to be held in the correct position....
whilst a clamp is fitted to hold them in place.
Once both sides have been clamped in, the top half of the jig can be removed.
Using a small amount of adhesive the top half of each track link can be fixed. The problem here was that pins were forcing the halves apart so each one needed to be held until the glue had dried. This was going to slow the process down considerably so I found it best to use super glue. Unfortunately I only had the slow type available so it still took a little longer than I had hoped.
Once I was happy that the glue was dry the jig could be removed. The sprue holding the pins in place could be cut off either before or after removing the jig.
I chose to do it after just in case the halves came apart. There are no spare end plate/ pins so I was paranoid about losing one.
I adapted the bottom section of one of the jigs so that it could be used to join the sections of track together.
The tracks were then test fitted to the model.
The idlers are fitted to a concentric cam so that the track tension can be adjusted.
I'm not sure how many links the actual tank used but Ryefield call for 83 in the instructions. This seemed a little tight to me. Because of the working suspension I found that the front road wheel was getting pulled up by the track slightly.
I added another link but to get the track tight the idler had to be adjusted back to its maximum and it still pulled up the front wheel but not as bad. I'm wondering if the springs in the suspension may be a little weak. Adding a little weight to the model seems to solve the problem but then I don't know if the model is sitting at the correct height. Once construction of the model is finished I will see if I need to add some permanent weight.
Working suspension maybe a nice idea for diorama builders but I'm not so sure it's really necessary. As for the tracks themselves, I think they look pretty good, maybe some metal ones would add the weight needed to get the correct the sit of the model but I really don't want to go down the after market route on this build. Assembly wise Ryefield's system seemed to work well enough. Having no experience of building Shermans before I don't have anything to compare theirs to so it will be interesting to see in the other build's in the group how other manufacturers go about it.
One thing that I did find invaluable was a decent pair of single sided sprue cutters, especially when it came to removing the sprue from the teeth on the endplates. Trying to clean those up afterwards would have been a pain but I find these cutters make such a clean cut that I didn't have to.
That's the most tedious part of the build out of the way. Hopefully the upper hull and turret will go together fairly quickly.
Wayne
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On 29/03/2022 at 23:07, Das Abteilung said:
You haven't mentioned the idlers and I can't recall what RFM provide. IIRC they provide both open spoke and pressed spoke types.
On 29/03/2022 at 23:07, Das Abteilung said:You might want to have a look at or download my M4A4 production variations chart in the WW2 discussion section.
Just the pressed ones in the kit, which is fine for my subject choice.
Thanks for the link to your chart, it will definitely come in handy so I've downloaded it.
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That's an astonishing amount of detail that you have added Kristjan, excellent work. I feel I was rather lazy with mine now.
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Loving the work you're putting into this MD, this will be an impressive looking model.
Wayne
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Rolls-Royce Armoured Car 1914 & 1920
in Armoured Cars and Halftracks GB
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I was originally going to build the Miniart Austin for the groupbuild but Ed beat me to it and although I was going to build a different version I felt most of it would be repeating what he was doing, and he is an excellent model maker so I doubt I would be able to add anything of note.
So I have decided to go with the Meng Rolls Royce.
I couldn't decide on which version I wanted to build out of these two options.
So I thought why not do them both. I know that the kit doesn't exactly provide the correct parts for the 1914 version but I have ordered the early turret from Friendship Models and hopefully I can make any other corrections.
Wayne