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dgsselkirk
Field Marshal
Posts : 3239
Join date : 2013-02-12
Age : 64
Location : Kitchener ON
 |  Subject: Sherman Firefly kit...  Wed Mar 23, 2016 1:02 pm | |
| Thought I should post this here for those of you who are not on the other forums....Well since the cat is out of the bag in a few places...Ever since I got into the 1/16 R/C hobby in 2011 I have waited for someone to produce a nice, reasonably priced, 1/16 Sherman Firefly VC kit to battle all those pesky Tigers on our battlefields.... And I waited... and I waited... and I got tired of waiting...DGS Military Hobby and Vandramodels are pleased to announce that we will be releasing a 1/16 Sherman Firefly VC resin kit within the next few months. DGS Military Hobby will be the exclusive distributor for the U.K. North America and pretty much everywhere else outside of Europe and Russia. I will have a shipper in the U.K so those customers don't have to pay stupid freight rates from North America. The kit will consist of:A complete new small hatch upper M4A4 style to fit a HengLong M4A3 105 kit. Of course with a little work it can probably fit a Tamiya or Taigen as well...Complete new Firefly turret featuring a split hatch commanders cupola that can be made functional where the IR apple can be mounted. The re-designed square loaders hatch which can also be made functional to locate a power switch if desired. You also get a 17pdr aluminum/resin barrel mounted in the proper 6 bolt gun mantlet. This turret is also set up to utilize the HengLong elevation mechanism and will also set up for our own servo recoil system for an additional cost.We are also considering assorted deck accessories like crew bags, tarps, extra mounted track for the front glacis, crates, boxes, camo nets, and even real sand bags for that authentic Sherman look! Assorted waterslide decals for British, Canadian, Polish Firefly VCThe first run DGS Military Hobby will have 50 kits and we will be offering pre-sales in the next month or so. We estimate the complete kit will retail between $140.00 and $175.00 USD depending on options, plus shipping.If you are interested in getting in line, you can PM me and let me know you are interested and when pre-sale begins you will be contacted to see if you would like to commit. Those who do express an interest will also be sent via regular e-mail, pictures and updates as we move closer to casting time. Please be patient with me. I work full time and am just starting to wind this up as a side line so if it takes a few days for me to get back to you my apologies but it may take that long!You can have a look at some of my work and some other items I dabble with at:http://dgsselkirk.wix.com/dgsmilitaryhobbyAny questions at all let me know and thanks for your interest...
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"There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..."
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
Too many tanks, not enough time....
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Jughead
Staff Sergeant
Posts : 351
Join date : 2015-12-20
Age : 59
Location : welland
| | Subject: Re: Sherman Firefly kit... Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:34 pm | |
| Nice , could use some top accessories if price is right , by the way thanks for the clark order , Mike did a great job on my first tank , with the clark , sounds awsome , nice shirts too , wife stole mine to use as pajama top , need 2 more at next meet , lol |
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dgsselkirk
Field Marshal
Posts : 3239
Join date : 2013-02-12
Age : 64
Location : Kitchener ON
| | Subject: Re: Sherman Firefly kit... Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:39 pm | |
| top accessories go with kit me son... no plan to sell separate. ... :-)
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"There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..."
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
Too many tanks, not enough time....
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Airbrushler
Retired
Posts : 2567
Join date : 2012-04-27
Age : 60
Location : Windsor, ON
| | Subject: Re: Sherman Firefly kit... Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:56 pm | |
| Dean do you have any pics of the kit yet _____________________________________________  |
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AL
Lance Corporal
Posts : 78
Join date : 2013-07-02
Age : 59
Location : New Brunswick
| | Subject: Re: Sherman Firefly kit... Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:24 am | |
| Will stay in the loop on this one! |
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Strato50
General
Posts : 2188
Join date : 2012-03-28
Age : 39
Location : Hamilton, On
| | Subject: Re: Sherman Firefly kit... Thu Mar 24, 2016 5:03 pm | |
| That is some sexy sexy news, very big step in the right direction!
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Tiger I - Panzer II - Panzer III - Panzer IV - Chi Nu Kai - Panther G - KV-1b 756(r)
M4A3(76) Sherman - T-34/85 - M3 Grant - SECRET PROJECT
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dgsselkirk
Field Marshal
Posts : 3239
Join date : 2013-02-12
Age : 64
Location : Kitchener ON
| | Subject: Re: Sherman Firefly kit... Thu Mar 24, 2016 5:09 pm | |
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"There are things in Russia which are not as they seem..."
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
Too many tanks, not enough time....
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Tiger Power
Second Lieutenant
Posts : 563
Join date : 2016-01-03
Age : 33
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: Sherman Firefly kit... Sun Apr 03, 2016 3:34 pm | |
| mmm fire fly _____________________________________________  Tiger PowerDer Tiger ist auf dem losen |
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Tiger Power
Second Lieutenant
Posts : 563
Join date : 2016-01-03
Age : 33
Location : Kitchener, ON
| | Subject: Re: Sherman Firefly kit... Sun Apr 03, 2016 3:35 pm | |
| dean makes me want to spend money I don't have lol shame on you _____________________________________________ Tiger PowerDer Tiger ist auf dem losen |
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