As soon as i had seen that this new Airfix version of the Firefly had been released i was all over it. Well i did check its relative size to my other armour and it works out to be matching size to Armourfast PSC and Unimodel Fireflies that i have. You never know with Airfix 1/72 or 1/76 and exactly what you are getting.
its a great little kit. The tracks are a nice one piece moulding that you place onto the running gear just like their Cromwell. Its a great design and much easier than all that link and length mullarkey. They also provide complete running gear and tracks in one piece which you can alternatively use. They have gone in my spares box to be used no doubt to replace some dodgy vinyl bollocks i am bound to find.
Other great touches are the lift rings that you glue up into the hull on larger fittings through a hole. Great design again rather than chasing tiny lift rings around in the carpet.
My additions were just some stowage and an aerial. Nice decals provided too. Building Airfix kits is always nostalgic but it was a nice surprise to find a new one on the market. Instant nostalgia!!! Here is my new Firefly hunting through some ruins you have seen before.
Colonel Mustard 
great work and well staged.
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Neat little job
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That looks really good, Will! 🙂 Sounds like a nice kit! The last Firefly I built was one of the Matchbox ones not long after they came out – I didn’t like the sandshields on the Matchbox kit so yours looks way better!
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thanks John. i think i am done for Fireflies now – must have 6 or 7 which is more than enough for my British forces
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It definitely looks ready to join its troop on the table, and it was good luck that it was scaled so close to your existing models, the jump between 1/72 and 1/76 can often be very noticeable.
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Looking good. Do any of the hatches open? How does it compare to the PSC ones? A cracking job. Firefly is a real favourite with me. Well done.
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i think the hatches could be modelled open. it matches up very well with the PSC kits and i think the details are better on the Airfix kit. especially the tracks
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That looks great. May have to pick one up myself.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Nice Firefly, always a good choice in What a Tanker!
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Neat work again mate,very nice.
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