Hello Randy, I've been following this build and enjoying every minute. It is a really impressive job and a beautiful model. I like the chair stowed on the rear fender, nice touch. Kudos. Al

...........................speechless

Hi Randy,

More, excellent detail being added here, really inspiring stuff.

Al

Hi Al, Glad you are keeping up with this, it feels good to finally get to the last stages

Thanks for looking in and commenting Patrick.

As always Al, thank you

Randy

Hey Randy,
Everything's looking great !!!
Just an FYI, the kit markings are for the Royal Canadian Dragoons with the I Canadian Corp, not the 12th Manitoba Dragoons who were attached to II Canadian Corps.
Royal Canadian Dragoons
12th Manitoba Dragoons
I'm happy to see that Bronco got the kit's Formation markings correct, the maple leaf on the red diamond is the WWII version and not the modern maple ieaf as in their other Staghound kits.
I wish someone did a correct set of I & II Canadian Corps markings
Archer made the same mistake as Bronco and I'm unaware of any other AM sets.
Cheers

jjumbo

Hi John, Thank you for the heads up on the markings, I mssed that!! It looks like the diamond shaped background for the mapleleaf should be a dark blue for the II Canadian Corps?

Thanks, Randy and Happy New Year!!

That's correct Randy, a blue diamond background.
Here's the two Formation signs for comparison.

I Canadian Corps



II Canadian Corps


Cheers

jjumbo

Randy-- I can only repeated what my fellow droolers stated...this project is astounding in terms of detail and realism. Tremendous job. I have several questions regarding your construction of the head sets. How did you make the ear pieces? How did you determine the correct size for the bend? What did you use to create the bend in the headset?
thanks
DJ

Thanks John, looks like I need to break out the blue paint

Hi DJ, Thank you for the comments......I did not scratch the headsets, they came from the spares box. I believe it was Dragon Models "German Tank Crew" # 6375. Just bent them around a paint brush handle that was a little smaller than the head of a figure. Even though they were german they are close enough for me



The photo credit is NAC Jack Smith PA 1144149 from Osprys staghound book and is for discussion purposes only. It shows staghounds from the 12th Manitoba Dragoons in Germany 1945.

Thanks, Randy

Hi Folks, An update....

Still working on tires with chains, found these on Armorscale's site ...


They look good but the chain was mastered using round link chain while my ref. shows this...

Photos by Jack Smith NAC Osprey's book "Staghound Armored Car"


Patton Museum photo..



Service Publications "Factory Photos"..


So I decided to build my own (this is all ChefChris's fault!) Atrip to the local craft store produced some chains from the jewelery making department...









Still plan on the stag being part of a larger dio. but wanted to build a small base for now. Will go with a forest scene with some tall trees, a small pond section and the stag in a clearing doing some routine maintence going on...

Forest ground cover......









The pond....







The tall trees will be trunks carved from balsa wood with an embossed paper wraper. The branches are caspia and the roots are pieces of sagebrush. The "old growth" dead fall is a plant from my yard....





































Some figs from Alpine....















Still work to done, need some mud so those chains will be used and the figs need some paint....

As always, your comments are welcomed.....Randy

Hi Folks, I forgot to ask this in my earlier post, what would be correct for the color of the " pixie suits" for Canadians? Same as the Brits? thanks, Randy

I can, with all honesty, say that this is the coolest thing I have ever seen!

Well Randy ... Ive somehow managed to miss this completly, but have really enjoyed watching this take shape since the start ... in one sitting this evening. Amazing interior work and the dio is turing out much the same. Its been a pleasure watching your work.

Hi Michael, Glad you like it.................Randy

Hello Frank, Glad you like it and thanks for checking it out.....Randy

Holy [auto-censored] Randy. This is beyond spectacular. Your diorama is jsut as amazing as your vehicle. Man, I really hope this appears in a magazine because this is something everyone needs to see.

Holy [auto-censored] Randy. This is beyond spectacular. Your diorama is jsut as amazing as your vehicle. Man, I really hope this appears in a magazine because this is something everyone needs to see.

Holy [auto-censored] Randy. This is beyond spectacular. Your diorama is jsut as amazing as your vehicle. Man, I really hope this appears in a magazine because this is something everyone needs to see.

Hi Sean, Thank you for the kind words! ...............Randy

Your dio building abilities are on par with your scratch building... Like I said: Amazing!

What did you use for grass and plants?

Cheerio!

Wow, your dio is incredible! I'm salivating over it right now!

Anyways, Pixie suits are a fairly light shade of tan.

zaltar

Hi Stefan, Thank you for the kind words,

Most of the stuff on the dio. is from the dried plant department at the local craft store, the long grass is sold by www.scenicexpress.com The photo has two of the dried plants that I use alot, CandtyTuff and Caspia along with the grass....




Also used the usual ground foam for short grass and moss , from Woodland Scenics..

Hope this helps...................Randy

Hi Zaltar, Thank you for your comments! See you on the True North Campaign...Randy

Dang as Frank said wow this is nice a shame to cover it up.

Nice work over the entire thing.

So staghounds made by GMC for the British.

Did we use any here?

Hi Jeff, Thanks for looking in and commenting, to make a long story short...no , US Army decided on the Greyhound. Of course as soon as I say this someone will post a pic

Randy