Sherwood Rangers Sherman firefly's

[Radpoe Spitfire]

I know there is a couple of 1/35 Sherman Firefly kits about, but do any of them depict a post D-day Sherwood Rangers vehicle?

Failing that are there any after-market decals for the same regiment please?

Many thanks Rad.

[Howard Moon]

Rad,

Neither of the Tasca or Dragon Fireflys have markings for Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. Bison Decals did a set of Sherman markings which included a SRY tank but it was a Sherman III and is long out of print. Accurate Armour do a generic set of brigade insignia and Arm Of Service flashes which will give you the necessary markings which consist of a fox's head in red on a yellow rectangle directly over a red rectangle with the figures '996' in white. There is also a white bar under the red rectangle. Any tac signs would have been in blue as SRY were the junior regiment in 8th Armoured Brigade. Here is a link to the Accurate Armour sets:

http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct...amp;product=380

http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct...amp;product=378

I have a spare set of the Brigade markings and if you drop me a pm I will send them FOC as I am unlikely to ever use them, (no offence to the SRY!!!!)

Do you have a specific vehicle in mind?? I have a limited amount of info regarding the SRY but might be able to help.

All the best

Howard

[Radpoe Spitfire]

Rad,

Neither of the Tasca or Dragon Fireflys have markings for Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. Bison Decals did a set of Sherman markings which included a SRY tank but it was a Sherman III and is long out of print. Accurate Armour do a generic set of brigade insignia and Arm Of Service flashes which will give you the necessary markings which consist of a fox's head in red on a yellow rectangle directly over a red rectangle with the figures '996' in white. There is also a white bar under the red rectangle. Any tac signs would have been in blue as SRY were the junior regiment in 8th Armoured Brigade. Here is a link to the Accurate Armour sets:

http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct...amp;product=380

http://www.accurate-armour.com/ShowProduct...amp;product=378

I have a spare set of the Brigade markings and if you drop me a pm I will send them FOC as I am unlikely to ever use them, (no offence to the SRY!!!!)

Do you have a specific vehicle in mind?? I have a limited amount of info regarding the SRY but might be able to help.

All the best

Howard

Hi Howard, thank you very much for the offer of brigade markings & info, I will PM you my address as I would make good use of them.

I don't have a specific SRY vehicle in mind, but they are my home town's armoured regiment, with many of its crews coming from Retford.

However, I do have a soft spot for the Firefly as a Tank & have always fancied building one as an SRY vehicle since seeing photos of the regiment using them in a book " By tank into Normandy" written by veteran Stuart Hills. Incidentally, the first British (& Allied) tank to enter Gemany in 1945 was from the Sherwood Rangers reconnisance troop and the driver was from Retford, knew my Father-in-law, unfortunately, to my shame I forget the man's name at present.

Many thanks again Rad.

[Silver Fox]

Just read that book, and what a story!. I just finished a 1/48 Firefly and am kicking myself that I did do it as a SRY machine.

[Radpoe Spitfire]

Just read that book, and what a story!. I just finished a 1/48 Firefly and am kicking myself that I did do it as a SRY machine.

Hi Silver Fox, I agree its a brilliant read, made even more so as I know one or two vets mentioned.

[Silver Fox]

The SRY supported the 49th Divison( The Polar Bears) in Normandy. My best friend at schools dad was a corporal in the Div and he said at least as an infantryman you could dig a hole... He never fancied being a tanker. Brave men the lot of them and sadly fading away.