1/72 (20mm) Plastic Soldier Company Sherman VC Firefly

 

 

 

The Sherman Firefly is an upgraded M4 Sherman tank armed with a 17-pound anti-tank gun (Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder); a gun capable of penetrating the armour of the Panther and Tiger tanks.  Three versions of the M4 Sherman are used to create the Firefly: the Sherman I (M4), the Sherman I Hybrid (M4 Composite) and the Sherman V (M4A4).  The Sherman I version of the Firefly is named the Sherman IC Firefly (with C standing for the 17-pound gun), the Sherman I Hybrid version is named the Firefly IC Hybrid and the Sherman V version is named the Sherman VC Firefly.

 

The Plastic Soldier Company produces a 1/72 scale (20mm) Allied Sherman M4A4 and Firefly Tank kit, which allows you to build either the Sherman M4A4 (named the Sherman V in the U.K. and Commonwealth) or the Sherman VC Firefly.  This kit allows you to build three tanks.

 

 

 

Allied Sherman M4A4 and Firefly Tank sprue: side 1

 

Allied Sherman M4A4 and Firefly Tank sprue: side 2

 

 

 

I built the three tanks as Sherman VC Firefly tanks and painted the tanks with the marking of the 4^th Canadian Armoured Division (The Governor General’s Foot Guards and The British Columbian Regiment).  As well, I added resin tank stowage components, produced by Value Gear, to the Firefly tanks.

 

 

 

Sherman VC Firefly (1): front

 

Sherman VC Firefly (1): side 1

 

Sherman VC Firefly (1): side 2

 

 

Sherman VC Firefly (2): front

 

Sherman VC Firefly (2): side 1

 

Sherman VC Firefly (2): side 2

 

 

Sherman VC Firefly (3): front

Sherman VC Firefly (3): side 1

 

Sherman VC Firefly (3): side 2

 

 

 

The images below will appear in the Canadian Armour section (in the Sherman VC Firefly gallery) of Citizen Soldiers: A 1/72 scale World War 2 Model Site, a WW2 model/miniature website I am working on.

 

 

 

 

Citizen Soldiers: A 1/72 scale World War 2 Model Site is devoted to the hobby of painting and collecting World War 2 models/miniatures.  It is my hope, through creating this website, to honour the men and women who served in the Second World War; whose sacrifices and courage have given us the freedom and quality of life we have today.