Unimodel Sherman IIc - any good ?

[rs2man]

I was perusing various 1/72 Sherman kits the other day when I came across this

 

 

I was under the impression that Fireflies were only built on the Sherman I & Sherman V variants - is this , which seems to be a cast-hull Sherman II , actually correct ?

 

Does anyone know how accurate the hull & running gear are ?  With a turret swap it seems a good way to get a fairly early Sherman II with sandshields , but I don't want to be buying something where the hull is wrong .  It looks ok to me , but then I'm no Sherman expert .

 

Any thoughts would be much appreciated .

 

John Green

Nantwich , Cheshire

[AntPhillips]

Fireflies were predominantly built in 3 major versions

 

Firefly Ic  small drivers hatch all welded hull.

Firefly Ic (Hybrid) large drivers hatch, cast front & welded rear hull.

Firefly Vc  small drivers hatch, all welded hull.

 

That said, I will consult the Firefly bible tonight (Sherman Firefly by Mark Hayward) there may have been a IIc version, but if there was it was a rarity.

 

One thing I have noticed is that the kit doesn't seem to have a loaders hatch in the turret, so its more of a standard turret with a 17pdr  stuck on the front, on the whole it looks like a mish-mash of versions.