Firefly Ic

Here we have DML’s Firefly Ic. This kit has been OOP

for a couple of years now but I was lucky enough to lay

my hands on one quite recently. This kit was my

primary build for the FSM Sherman Family Group Build.

It started out to be OOB, but that changed quickly.

I tweaked the suspension a bit by adding Grandt Line

bolt heads to various points on each bogie. Bits and pieces

of PE brass detail sets from On The Mark, Eduard,

Royal, and the kit’s PE parts were added. The 17

pounder barrel is from Jordi Rubio. Then the great

plan for a simple build went down the drain. I was

also working on the Ram kit at the same time, when

I came across a book on the South Alberta Regiment

during W.W.II. The two kits were combined into

the dio that is shown here on this site. Soon, all the

detail that was added to the suspension was buried

knee deep in the mud. The stowage box on the back was built

with sheet brass so that it could be mangled up a

little easier. The extended end connectors came from the

new DML Firefly Vc kit.

The gunner figure comes from the new DML

Firefly Vc kit with a head added from an old

Airfix multi-pose figure. The commander figure comes

from Ultracast and is one of the best figures I have

ever seen. This was the first time that I incorporated

figures into my build in over 10 years.

Completed Pictures

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