Chris Preston Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 'Evening All, I'm building a 1/ 16th scale Sherman Firefly Mk Ic (Hybrid) and have a couple of "detail" questions for the more knowledgeable Sherman types here.Q.1. Did British/Commonwealth Sherman Fireflies retain the siren mounted beside the left front headlight and guard when converted into Fireflies?Q.2. Were the Pioneer Tools mounted on the rear hull held down with leather straps and buckles, or web straps, and if leather, was the leather left in a natural colour or tinted a green?Cheers,Chris Preston,Victoria, BCCanada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Many, but not all British Shermans had the siren removed, that was not a Firefly thing per se. Look at period pictures to get a feeling for what was most common. Tool straps were leather and were a dark tan colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Preston Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Many Thanks Adrian, This helps a lot, as most of the photos I've seen of British/Commonwealth Shermans in NWE seem to show the siren as missing or removed, particularly if the hull front is covered in spare track "armour". Cheers, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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