Hello everyone here in Armorama, i will make a build log with my third model, Bronco's Staghound MK that I've just received from luckymodel (Great Site BTW) while my Academy M10 is actually in painting stage.

I apologize for the poor quality of pictures, next time i'll take them with natural light and for my poor english skill, not my native language.




The kit instructions are complex and not very clear, but everything else is amazing

This is actually where i am :



I first started to do the hull as one assembly, and actually i'm working on the left side.
The hull fit is amazing, a little filler was needed, but i have to do some weld seam at the bottom (Like we can see here http://data3.primeportal.net/apc/martin_noorloos/staghound_mk1/images/staghound_mk1_059_of_108.jpg or here http://data3.primeportal.net/apc/martin_noorloos/staghound_mk1/images/staghound_mk1_058_of_108.jpg) and some texturing of the door and machine gun mantle

The suspension springs are a bit strange compared to the rest of the sprue, 2 part and a huge line hole between the 2 parts, so i fill with tamiya putty the aera that will be visible after gluing the mudguards



The external fuel tanks need a little filler, but the small PE part with my bigs fingers were a little difficult to bend and to glue




One question i have is for people who have already painted this model, does i have to fix the fuel drum or paint them separatly, i think it will be difficult to spray behind them if I fix them before painting but the PE attachment straps may have their paint removed if i bend them a little after to attach these fuel drums

And another question is for the attachment straps, i bend them and use cyanolite to glue them but i have a hard time keeping them glued, is there a particulary thing to do to glue 2 PE part together ?

And to end my post, i would like to thank everyone here, for the great quality of contents that help me a lot to improve my skill.

Hi Cyrille...Good start on this kit and you are right the instructions are really all over the place on this kit ...You really need to think out your building process and not just follow along blindly ...Good to see you built up the hull first before adding all the parts ..(that just doesn't make sense )
I guess it would make the painting easier if you leave the drums off till after painting but if you're good with your airbrush you should be able to cover what shows either way ...(I cheated and didn't use the drums )
For the PE just heat the parts over a candle or a lighter till it turns red and let it cool ,you'll see the PE will be much more pliable after that .

If you get stuck let me know ...Mines in the painting stages right now .

Rick

great start bud!!!

i really want to build the Anti- aircraft version from bronco !

the instructions are very confusing and its been mentioned numerous occasions

Thanks for your replies

I've made some progress yesterday :

Fuel drums are complete :


I added some weld seam with tamiya quick dry putty :

Actually a bit heavy but some sanding will reduce them, i've seen picture where they were very visible, and some they were barely visible

Side View :


Tonight some cast texture on the dorr with Mr Surfacer

Good progress. You're right about the suspension springs - I really don't know why they were moulded in this form. As to the auxiliary fuel drums, there is still a lack of images showing them in the field. The Canadians seemed to have dumped them completely and replaced them with additional stowage baskets...

Keep posting!

I have always liked the Staghound and have bookmarked this build.I am also looking forward to the AA version.

Darryl

its like a mobile bomb i read something somewhere one bullet through the external tank
and it was in flames

Canadians did usually dump them, we made our Staghounds look more like this:



"The Staghound In Canadian Service" by Roger V. Lucy, part of the 'Canada Weapons of War' booklet series, is an excellent reference.

Enjoy the kit Cyrille, it's a good one. You're off to a good start!!

cheers

Bob

Great Staghound Bob !!!
Anymore shots ??
Cheers

jjumbo:-H

Thank Jim, Bob and Jjumbo

I'll see what i can do for side stowage instead of the fuel drums, going to find some pic and to make some attempt.
Edit : Found Some from your Stowage Set review i bought yesterday Jim, clear pic, now time to work on it

I made some progress yesterday, i fixed the motor bay door hinge, but they were not in the alignement, i carefully sanded the motor bay door, and the bottom of the hinge, and it's ok, barely visible now.
Added some of the fuel caps but did not had many time to work so that's all for some day.

Oh and i found an interesting pic for a huge dio :
http://flickr.com/photos/photosnormandie/2373622472/

Hi John
Here's a few more pics. Sorry Cyrille, I don't mean to hijack your thread. I'm looking forward to seeing more pics of your Bronco Staghound. I recommend the Legend stowage set, it's top notch.

cheers,

Bob

Hi Cyrille ...I bought the Blast set of stowage for this kit and it looks pretty good ..I saw Resicast has a really nice set as well ...





Also got some Ammo boxes from Alan L

and used part of anothe Blast set for the Humber scout car


Some nice stuff out there for this kit ...Keep up the good work

Rick

That's some nice looking stowage! Very well painted. Blast has many nice stowage sets, they're only very expensive compared to Legend.

Lars

No Worry Bob that's good to see other people work, it give help and idea

Sorry no update or pic today, it's chrismas time, but a trip to Caen for the last gift will give me the opportunity to visit an hobby shop for some supplies to replace the fuel drums

Merry Christmas Everyone

That's a hell of a nice set - nicer than even the Legend set I think

Hi Jim ...Yeah it is a great set ,the only things I added were the straps ...I'll be adding PE buckles to the straps as well .I still need to touch up the paint a bit ,but it's a lot of fun to paint .

Happy Holidays
Rick

Well, actually, "usually" is too strong a word. The 12th Manitoba Dragoons in NW Europe almost always deleted their tanks, but the RCDs (Royal Canadian Dragoons) kept their tanks in Italy and in NW Europe.

One other thing about the tanks is that in service they didn't look like the ones in the kit . The kit depicts plain steel tanks. In service the 25 gal. tanks were actually in a rubber bladder that made the outline much softer, with fabric lifting straps on either end. They look quite different than the tanks in the kit.

These are also the exact same tanks as on the M3A1 Stuarts, so photos of those tanks will do as research material.

Just an FYI.

Paul

Wow ... you learn something new every day. Never knew that.

Nice build so far Cyrille.

As the moulding of these kits gets finer, the need for endless amount of minute pieces of brass is dissappearing (especially as the basic necessary parts are included as standard). It looks like the stowage sets from Legends, Blast and Resicast are taking over as THE am set to purchase. They add so much to the finish of the vehicle, and at least the extra investment is visible.

Some Updates

Engine bay is finished :

PE Added, one of the bottom grab handle broke in 3 parts, but damage is nearly invisible now, tiny part are sometime hard to clean :/

The mufflers not glued on the model to allow an easy painting.
I've seen on some models a bad placement of part A48
If you need some help, this pic is for you :
http://data3.primeportal.net/apc/martin_noorloos/staghound_mk1/images/staghound_mk1_058_of_108.jpg



Some putty to clear the hole under the vertical handle with a screw on it and to add a light weld seam, metal used to to the two handle.

Suspension is done, nothing really complicated there if you follow the instruction.
I thought it was going to be complex but finally not

The front is near complete


Fit is not good as i needed some putty but it's really for 0.1 mm. Almost invisible.

I'm going to finish the hull, then start on the turret.

Edit : i see some space with the door, don't know if it's going to be visible after some paint :/

Hi Cyrille,

Great bolg, thanks for posting, picking up a lot of useful stuff.

The build is coming along very well.

Al

Some update on the front hull, it look crappy because i use a black paint to have a better view on the seam

Thx Alan

Front hull is done


PE Box in back


And i started the turret

I sand the bottom of the turret (ref : http://data3.primeportal.net/apc/martin_noorloos/staghound_mk1/images/staghound_mk1_078_of_108.jpg) but barely visible on the pic

I've textured it with mr surfacer, sanded to tone the effect and add the back seam weld.

Here the model completed before painting


and here the model with base paint (3/4 XF-62 1/4 XF-60) + highlight with base color and some Buff



None of the putty is visible so i'm happy for the moment

Tomorrow some coat of Klir (Or Future in some country)

Look in goog and coming along really well.

Al

Great work so far! Will be nice to see it come together, your build was awesome.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers -
Tim