1:35 T17E1 Staghound A/C Mk.I (Late Production)

T17E1 Staghound Mk.I, late production 1:35 — Bronco

An injection-molded plastic kit of the T17E1 Staghound armored car in the Mk.I version, late production, in 1:35 scale from Bronco. A focus on late production means that the kit captures the details of exactly that period, which differ in small ways from the early cars.

The real subject

The Staghound was an armored car that the United States built exclusively for British and Allied units; the US Army itself never adopted it. It had four-wheel drive, two gasoline engines and a roomy hull. The cars served with reconnaissance units in Italy and in northwestern Europe, and for many years after the war as well. The Mk.I version was the baseline form with a 37 mm gun in a rotating turret. Late production cars differed from the early ones in the details of the stowage, the lockers and the fittings on the hull; for a modeler that matters, because the wrong combination of details on a finished car is immediately visible to anyone who knows the type.

Building and painting tips

Cut the small parts off with a sharp knife right on the sprue and glue them with a thin cement for plastic. Finish and paint the chassis and the inside of the hull before you close the hull up. Seat the gun barrel on the center line and drill the muzzle out if it is not open. Fit the tires only after the hubs have been painted. British olive or sand paint comes out well with a dark wash in the panel lines; concentrate the dust on the fenders and in the wheel arches.

Who the model is for

• Collectors of Allied armored equipment of the Second World War
• Modelers of armored cars and reconnaissance vehicles
• Builders interested in the exact production form
• More advanced builders, because the parts are finely broken down

The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.