Completed M4A4 Firefly VC and Diorama No. 8

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I have just completed my M4A4 Firefly VC as well as my Diorama No. 8.

While I am still contemplating of adding some stowage to the tank…I may do that later.

Here is picture of the tank…

For more pictures on the Diorama please follow this link:

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25026

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Wow!! Outstanding work Dwight. Congratulations on the great build.

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Thanks kaleu. Glad you like it.

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looks supurb dwight

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Thanks, Bob. I appreciate it very much.

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Another awesome build. Can you or anyone explain why certain vehicles such as your Firelfly and the Universal Carrier have American stars with British crews? I’m not knocking your build in any way, it’s just that I have seen it before and it puzzles me. I think the Firefly would also have looked cool in a Bocage dio also. Keep up the great work Dwight.

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Tigerman: Thanks for the comments. I actually wondered about it, too. I seems that the French also used the same markings (White Star) on their M4’s. One site said that Lend-Lease Vehicles were oftentimes kept in their original colors and markings by the Leasee until such time that changing them is necessary. Also my guess is that the “White Star” would be a good and familiar distinguishing marking that will identify the vehicle “from the air” as being “allied” to avoid “freindly fire” from allied aircrafts.

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Awesome build Dwight. How did you get the dusted effect on the front of the hull and just above the tracks? What about the splatters? The whole effect is seems really random, and more realistic for it.
As far as I know, the stars where for aerial recognition. I’m pretty sure canadian vehicles had them too.

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Buff:
For the fine dust: I airbrushed a little thinned Tamiya Buff (no offense intended) acrylic paint to the areas shown.
For random splatters: I used a very fine chinese brush to randomly apply small dots of unthinned Buff paint.

Thanks for the nice words on my work.

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Thanks, that makes some sense, sort of like the D-Day markings on the planes I guess.

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dwight that is incredible. thanks for sharing your skills.

joe

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Excellent job on another fine diorama, Dwight.

Regards, Dan

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Thanks, Joe and Dan. Well, I am learning a lot from this forum day by day.

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Dwight, another superlative effort from you. My hat’s off to you.

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That’s Ed. I really appreciate it.

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Nice job, Dwight !

Looks great !

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Dwight I must [bow][bow][bow] to a master.

Excellent work on both the Tank and Diorama.

Thanks for sharing

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Thanks, Jim.

Wayne…no I don’t think I am a master of anything yet. Still just another ordinary modeler like anybody else trying hard to improve everytime something is on the workbench. Thanks.

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Dwight,

Excellent job!! I love the weathering you have done and the tracks are especially good. I like how the diorama tells a story. Overall, a very clean looking build, you should be proud of the job you have done!! [tup][tup][tup]

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Excellent job on the firefly Dwight, it all came together really well. The mud effects are great!

Nice work.