
The British Sherman Firefly was based on the American M4 Sherman medium tank, but was equipped with the more powerful British 17-pounder 3-inch calibre (76.2 mm) tank gun as the main weapon.
The Ic version was based on an M4 composite hull with front cast and rear welded hull.
Plastic model kit to built a British Sherman Ic Firefly with composite hull
Features:
- Scale 1:35
- Firefly Ic in great detail
- Stowage box and gun travel lock tooled on engine deck
- Gun travel lock can be modeled in travel or combat modes
- Turret roof w/bomb-thrower port is newly produced
- New gun shield and rotor shield molded in great detail
- Radio box and stowage box at turret rear are realistically produced
- Anti-aircraft MG w/pedestal mount on turret roof as bonus
- Slide-molded anti-aircraft MG w/hollow end
- Composite hull w/cast texture accurately produced
- Driver's and radio operator\'s hatches tooled w/clear periscope can be assembled open or closed
- Two types of air filter on the rear hull newly made by slide mold
- Newly tooled tow-bar w/hook realistically presented
- Two types of armored plate welded over MG port as option
- Loader's hatch cover newly reproduced w/interior detail
- Spare-track racks w/spare track links on transmission cover are newly designed
- Hull side plates reproduced w/correct horizontal upper edge
- Realistic weld seams on composite hull accurately presented
- Layout of on-vehicle tools accurately reproduced
- One-piece transmission cover w/cast texture
- Transmission cover w/accurate bolts detail
- Siren molded in detail
- Fuel caps w/ interior detail can be assembled open or closed
- Finely rendered horn guards for headlight and horn
- Sprocket molded in detail
- On-vehilcle tools delicately reproduced
- unbuilt / unpainted
- paint and glue not included
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