After the Canadian Ram, the Sherman Firefly is the next proper tank to come out of my printer...
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| Firefly in France... |
These vehicles are going to be used in a new British/Commonwealth project. First on a small scale, individual tanks for games of What a Tanker!, but I aim to expand the set to a playable Company for games like Flames of War, I Ain't Been Shot Mum and Battlegroup.
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| Firefly taking cover... |
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| Lovely models, the prints came out great! |
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| Front and rear view of the model... |
The files for this model can be found
here, courtesy of Thingiverse and the designer, m_bergman...
For the Firefly, too, I opted to use the 0.025mm resolution, further increasing the level of detail on these models. The prints are of a great quality, thanks to the level of the design. When painted, these will be hard to distinguish from a plastic or metal miniature.
Talking of paint... I have ordered a couple of new paints to get me started on this project. I also purchased a set of British infantry and some decals from PSC.
Next are two pictures comparing the printed model to a Firefly from my wargaming buddy. His painted Firefly is a plastic miniature from Battlefront.
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| The printed Firefly next to a plastic model from Battlefront... |
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| The difference in size and detail is negligible... |
As with the Ram, I adapted the model to accommodate a set of magnets and I hollowed out the barrel and muzzle break...
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| The converted turret and hull to accommodate the magnets... |
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| The hollowed out muzzle break... |
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