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tasca Sherman Firefly VC (35-009)
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First of all this was first (and so far) my only experience with a tasca kit. While not being a bad experience the instructions are somewhat confusing due o the lack of english in the instructions, the bulk being in Japanese. This coupled with at times less than clear drawings of where things go made it very easy to get bogged down and make the occasional mistake. These things combined to make the kit a shelf sitter more than once. Tamiya have recently released this kit under their branding and having located a set of those instructions I must say Tamiya's live up to their usual clarity (I in fact referenced much of the remaining build from the Tamiya instructions.)

For an example of the original tasca instructions go here.

For Tamiya's instructions go here.

The kit built (minus some photo-etch guards around the vision blocks) before painting.
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Undercoat applied using Humbrol primer.
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Decals applied and a gloss coat of future polish prior to any weathering
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Photo's of the real vehicle showed its paintwork to be in good condition with a fine coat dust on the running gear and hull. To simulate this I applied a light fading across areas of the tank using the base colour lighted in shade then applied light pin wash. White oil colour was then used to simulate rain streaks on vertical surfaces followed with a dusting across the lower half of the tank.
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    • Armour >
      • Riich 2.8cm s.PZ.B.41 auf Selbsfahrlatte Bren Carrier
      • Takom Chieftain Mk.11
      • Trumpeter M1A1HA Abrams
      • Merkava mk.IIID Early
      • Tamiya Jagdpanther (late)
      • tasca Firefly VC
      • Trumpeter KV-122
      • Meng T-90A
      • Trumpeter T-80BV
      • Zvezda/Dragon T-80BV Main Battle Tank
      • Trumpeter SA-2 Guideline
      • Tamiya T26E4 'Super Pershing'
      • Tamiya PzKpfw VI Tiger II (Porsche Turret)
      • Tamiya Marder III M
      • Dragon M26A1Pershing (cyber-hobby orange box)
      • AFV Club PzKpfw VI Tiger Ausf.E
      • Tamiya PzKpfw V Panther G (late)
      • Trumpeter ASLAV-25
      • Airfix PzKpfw VI Tiger Ausf.E
      • Dragon T-43/76 mod. 1941
    • Aircraft >
      • Skunkmodels HH-60J
      • Trumpeter Westland Whirlwind
      • Hasegawa F-14 Eggplane
      • Hobby Boss F6F-3 Hellcat (Late)
      • Academy SB2C-4 Helldiver
      • Revell (Germany) F-117A Stealth Fighter
      • Dragon Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
      • Hasegawa Fock-Wulf Fw190A Egg Plane
      • Trumpeter Fairey Swordfish Mk.1
      • Tamiya Bf109 E3
      • Hobby Boss Royal Navy Westland Lynx HAS.3
      • Heller E-2C
      • Tamiya A6M2-N RUFE
      • Trumpeter F-86F-30-NA Sabre
      • Academy F-86F
      • Academy F-15 Eagle
      • AMtech Hs-123
      • Hasegawa Harrier GR Mk.3
    • Cars/Bikes/Trucks >
      • Italeri Coal Powered Truck - Steampunked
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      • Bandai Ex-S Gundam
      • Bandai Ginn Type High-Maneuver
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    • Chinese Type 59-D Kitbash
    • Dragon (cyberhobby Orange Box) Maus
    • AFV Club Centurion RAAC Mk 5/1