Sherman VC Firefly - My first project part I

My adventure with modeling began with Asuka model 35-009SA. The Sherman VC Firefly model was a Christmas present. I made the model twice – Yes twice. For the first time I messed up the painting – very badly.

The model was much too dark. I did not know that the base color should be much lighter than the final color we want to achieve on the model.

I also used too much mud. I was very excited about getting the model dirty for the very first time. Because of this, Vallejo Thick Mud was everywhere - and that was a mistake. Unfortunately, I don't have photos from the first unsuccessful attempt.

I removed the old paint and mud effects with Cleanlux - acrylic remover.
It wasn't great but it worked. I just flooded the entire model in Cleanlux and left it for a few days. Several parts have fallen off. The paint has also fallen off - a great success.

After this treatment, the tank looked like burned…

I started all over again and I decided to add:

• a machine gun on a tank tower,
• steel texture on the turret and side armor plates,
• something like a weldings marks.

 

After that I painted it all with red primer. I used the usual paint primer Super Color from a DIY store - cheap and good 😀

Next step - the base color - much lighter at this time.

The rest is coming soon - stay tuned!

Part Time Modeller