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| Subject: | Re: Tasca vs. Dragon Firefly |  |
| Date: | Apr 15, 2008 |
| From: | Al Bowie | |
DMl may give you the decals for Carole but they give you a Pistol port in the turret which Carole di not have, They do however in the most recent Incarnation (6182) give you the cast in Cheeks. This was DML's third go at the Vc and whilst it was a huge improvement over the initial Vc kit it has its share of faults common with all but the latest DML Shermans. The Idlers and Roadwheels are all hollow backed which shows, the welds are sunken and the Hoods could do with a bit of beefing up on the faces.
I personally believe they bothched the hull Antenna pot on this one compared to the earlier releases by making it too big.
The Tasca Kit is the way to go, the extra you spend on it will be saved on what you DONT need to correct.
I highly recommend the articles on it in
MM Vol 25 No 10 Oct 95 Build and Research by Phil Dyer (1st Release Kit)
MM Vol 34 No 7 Jul 2004 Build and Research By Peter Heath (Kit 6182)
MM Vol 35 No 7 Jul 2005 Research Article by Ken Jones
MM Vol 37 No 3 2007 Build of Tasca Vc by Jay Laverty
MM Vol 37 No 9 2007 Buiold of Polish Vc by Steve Zaloga
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