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  • Greg_147
    • Feb 2014
    • 345

    #1

    "Bienvenue en France!" - Greg's Tamiya 1/48 Firefly - Geoff's D-Day 80th GB

    Hello all,

    I'm calling this one done. It's been an interesting build - the first time I've used an airbrush in many years, and a return to my old favorite scale.

    For Geoff's D-Day GB, I've built a 1/48 Sherman Firefly from Tamiya, along with a small scene to go with it. It depicts the Sherman and its crew at rest in the days following D-Day. An elated farmer has seen the Allied troops moving into town, and has fetched a bottle of his finest red from the cellar. He approaches the first vehicle in the column, an offers it to the crew, expressing over and over:

    "Bienvenue en France!"

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  • Tworrs
    SMF Supporters
    • Jan 2022
    • 1978
    • Garry
    • New Zealand

    #2
    Superbly built, painted and displayed Greg, and strangely enough, quite moving.
    Well done.
    Strength isn't about what you can do, rather it's about overcoming what you thought you couldn't do.

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    • minitnkr
      Charter Rabble member
      • Apr 2018
      • 7498
      • Paul
      • Dayton, OH USA

      #3
      Very well done.

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      • Geoffers
        SMF Supporters
        • Jan 2017
        • 1662
        • Geoff
        • Shropshire

        #4
        Very nice Greg :thumb2:

        Geoff.

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        • yak face
          Moderator
          • Jun 2009
          • 13817
          • Tony
          • Sheffield

          #5
          Brilliant job greg , a proper little scenario . The firefly is great and the figures complement it perfectly, I just hope monsieur has got a few more bottles in the cellar or theyre only going to get a mouthful each ! Cheers tony

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          • tr1ckey66
            SMF Supporters
            • Mar 2009
            • 3592

            #6
            Cracking diorama Greg
            ATB
            Paul

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            • scottie3158
              SMF Supporters
              • Apr 2018
              • 14189
              • Paul
              • Holbeach

              #7
              Greg, that's a cracker very nicely done.

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