In Box Review of Bronco 1/35th Scale
Staghound Mk. III Armored Car
Kit no. CB35921
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2008
This kit was sent to Cybermoder site for review by Bronco in 2008. I was on the staff there then and the manager of the site gave me the kit. It had an MSRP of $69.98 back then.
Available at 5 places overseas on the web.
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2008
This kit was sent to Cybermoder site for review by Bronco in 2008. I was on the staff there then and the manager of the site gave me the kit. It had an MSRP of $69.98 back then.
Available at 5 places overseas on the web.
HISTORY:
The T17E1 Armoured Car was an American armored car design produced during the Second World War. It saw service with British and other Commonwealth forces during the war under the name Staghound, but was never used on the front line by US forces. A number of other countries used the Staghound after the war; some vehicles continued to serve until the 1980s.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Armored car
Place of origin: United States
In service: 1944–1980s
Wars: World War II, Greek Civil War, 1948 Arab-Israeli war, 1958 Lebanon crisis, Cuban Revolution, Lebanese Civil War, Rhodesian Bush War, Nicaraguan Revolution, Vietnam War
Production history
Produced: October 1942 – April 1944
No. built: 3,844
Specifications (Staghound Mark I)
Mass: 14 t
Length: 17 ft 10 in (5.49 m)
Width: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Crew: 5
Armor: 9 to 44 mm
Main armament: 1 × 37 mm M6
Secondary armament: 2–3 × .30 (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns
Engine: 2 × GMC 270 of 2 × 97 hp (72 kW)
Power/weight: 13.9 hp/tonne
Suspension: wheels, 4 x 4
Operational range: 450 miles (724 km)
Maximum speed: 55 mph (89 km/h)
The T17E1 Armoured Car was an American armored car design produced during the Second World War. It saw service with British and other Commonwealth forces during the war under the name Staghound, but was never used on the front line by US forces. A number of other countries used the Staghound after the war; some vehicles continued to serve until the 1980s.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Type: Armored car
Place of origin: United States
In service: 1944–1980s
Wars: World War II, Greek Civil War, 1948 Arab-Israeli war, 1958 Lebanon crisis, Cuban Revolution, Lebanese Civil War, Rhodesian Bush War, Nicaraguan Revolution, Vietnam War
Production history
Produced: October 1942 – April 1944
No. built: 3,844
Specifications (Staghound Mark I)
Mass: 14 t
Length: 17 ft 10 in (5.49 m)
Width: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Height: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Crew: 5
Armor: 9 to 44 mm
Main armament: 1 × 37 mm M6
Secondary armament: 2–3 × .30 (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns
Engine: 2 × GMC 270 of 2 × 97 hp (72 kW)
Power/weight: 13.9 hp/tonne
Suspension: wheels, 4 x 4
Operational range: 450 miles (724 km)
Maximum speed: 55 mph (89 km/h)
THE KIT:
Bronco is an old prolific plastic model kit manufacturer based in Hong Kong, China. They make all manner of plastic model kit subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows a Staghound moving down a road past a damaged stone fence. It has a knocked-out German Marder half-track with rocket launcher on its roof, behind it.
There are two British infantry-men by the wall. They both wear olive-drab uniforms with steel helmets that have net camouflage on them. One man is aiming his rifle. The other man is armed with a machine-gun.
The Staghound is overall olive-drab. It has unit markings across its front. On the front of the left fender there is a narrow white horizontal bar, over a wide horizontal blue bar. There is a white number 44 on the upper edge of the blue bar.
In the center there is a white serial no. CF-215112 over a yellow circle that has a black number 15 on it. On the front of the right fender there are narrow horizontal bars of red, white and red, with a blue diamond on them and a yellow maple leaf on the diamond. On the side of the hull there is a large white star.
The commander is standing in the upper turret hatch. He wears an olive-drab uniform and a black beret. He is speaking into a microphone and has headphones on his head and a pair of goggles.
The German halftrack is overall Panzer-grey with no markings shown.
The lower left corner of the box art has a CAUTION, that says” This kit contains small parts for one complete model. Suitable for age over 12. Paint and cement not included. Actual model kit may vary from the box art.
One side panel of the box says the kit contains a high quality decal by Cartograf. Color illustrations of the flags of Britain, Australia, Canada and Denmark. Images of the PE fret and decal sheet. Bronco’s street, E-mail and web address are provided.
Bronco is an old prolific plastic model kit manufacturer based in Hong Kong, China. They make all manner of plastic model kit subjects in the popular scales.
This kit comes in a shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows a Staghound moving down a road past a damaged stone fence. It has a knocked-out German Marder half-track with rocket launcher on its roof, behind it.
There are two British infantry-men by the wall. They both wear olive-drab uniforms with steel helmets that have net camouflage on them. One man is aiming his rifle. The other man is armed with a machine-gun.
The Staghound is overall olive-drab. It has unit markings across its front. On the front of the left fender there is a narrow white horizontal bar, over a wide horizontal blue bar. There is a white number 44 on the upper edge of the blue bar.
In the center there is a white serial no. CF-215112 over a yellow circle that has a black number 15 on it. On the front of the right fender there are narrow horizontal bars of red, white and red, with a blue diamond on them and a yellow maple leaf on the diamond. On the side of the hull there is a large white star.
The commander is standing in the upper turret hatch. He wears an olive-drab uniform and a black beret. He is speaking into a microphone and has headphones on his head and a pair of goggles.
The German halftrack is overall Panzer-grey with no markings shown.
The lower left corner of the box art has a CAUTION, that says” This kit contains small parts for one complete model. Suitable for age over 12. Paint and cement not included. Actual model kit may vary from the box art.
One side panel of the box says the kit contains a high quality decal by Cartograf. Color illustrations of the flags of Britain, Australia, Canada and Denmark. Images of the PE fret and decal sheet. Bronco’s street, E-mail and web address are provided.
The other side panel shows a color 3-view profile illustration of a Staghound that is overall olive-drab. On the side of the turret , it has a diamond split in half, in yellow and red, with a black cannon on it.
On the front it has a stenciled white serial no. F-215068 in the center and a black and white checkerboard square on the front of the right fender.
On its rear it has the same markings as the box art scheme.
It was with the TAC. Gunnery School 1943. Plastic model kit for adult- collector only.
On the front it has a stenciled white serial no. F-215068 in the center and a black and white checkerboard square on the front of the right fender.
On its rear it has the same markings as the box art scheme.
It was with the TAC. Gunnery School 1943. Plastic model kit for adult- collector only.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX:
The kit holds 7 olive-drag parts trees, a clear tree, a brass PE fret, length of white string, the decal sheet and the instructions. Nothing is in cello bags.
The instructions consist of a staple-bound booklet of 16 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ½” page format. Printed in color on slick-coated paper.
Page 1 begins with a color repeat of the box art, over a one-paragraph history of the Staghound in English, German and Chinese.
Page 2 is the decal application instructions, over international assembly symbol explanations and a listing of Gunze Sangyo, Humbrol and Tamiya brands of hobby paints and READ BEFORE ASSEMBLY instructions in 4 languages, including English.
Page 3 is the part-trees illustrations. Some parts are shown shaded-out. Meaning they are excess and not needed to complete the model.
Page 4 through to page 14 gives un-numbered assembly steps. Bad move Bronco !
Page 15 gives two color 3-view profiles. Both are overall olive-drab.
The first one matches the front and side view of the illustration on the side-panel (already described above), but the back view is different. It shows the stenciled white serial no. F-215068 in the center and the black and white checkerboard square on the front of the right fender.
It was with the RAC Gunnery School 1943.
The second one is the box art scheme (already described above).
It was with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, 2nd Canadian Corps., Germany 1945.
Page 16 gives 2 more 3-view profiles. Both are overall olive-drab.
The first one has a red shield with a white cross on it on the front of the right front fender and on the left back fender. White serial number 88-264 over F-215630 in the center and a yellow triangle with black 5 on it on the right front fender and the left rear fender.
It was with the Danish Army 1946.
The second one has a stenciled white serial no. F-235760 in the center of its front and rear and a square with a red top and blue bottom, with white number 77 on it on the front of the left front fender and the front of the right rear fender.
It was with the New Zealand Infantry Division, Italy 1945.
Olive-drag letter A tree holds: wheels, leaf springs etc. (72 parts) 11 parts are excess.
The kit holds 7 olive-drag parts trees, a clear tree, a brass PE fret, length of white string, the decal sheet and the instructions. Nothing is in cello bags.
The instructions consist of a staple-bound booklet of 16 pages in 8 ¼” x 11 ½” page format. Printed in color on slick-coated paper.
Page 1 begins with a color repeat of the box art, over a one-paragraph history of the Staghound in English, German and Chinese.
Page 2 is the decal application instructions, over international assembly symbol explanations and a listing of Gunze Sangyo, Humbrol and Tamiya brands of hobby paints and READ BEFORE ASSEMBLY instructions in 4 languages, including English.
Page 3 is the part-trees illustrations. Some parts are shown shaded-out. Meaning they are excess and not needed to complete the model.
Page 4 through to page 14 gives un-numbered assembly steps. Bad move Bronco !
Page 15 gives two color 3-view profiles. Both are overall olive-drab.
The first one matches the front and side view of the illustration on the side-panel (already described above), but the back view is different. It shows the stenciled white serial no. F-215068 in the center and the black and white checkerboard square on the front of the right fender.
It was with the RAC Gunnery School 1943.
The second one is the box art scheme (already described above).
It was with the 12th Manitoba Dragoons, 2nd Canadian Corps., Germany 1945.
Page 16 gives 2 more 3-view profiles. Both are overall olive-drab.
The first one has a red shield with a white cross on it on the front of the right front fender and on the left back fender. White serial number 88-264 over F-215630 in the center and a yellow triangle with black 5 on it on the right front fender and the left rear fender.
It was with the Danish Army 1946.
The second one has a stenciled white serial no. F-235760 in the center of its front and rear and a square with a red top and blue bottom, with white number 77 on it on the front of the left front fender and the front of the right rear fender.
It was with the New Zealand Infantry Division, Italy 1945.
Olive-drag letter A tree holds: wheels, leaf springs etc. (72 parts) 11 parts are excess.
Olive-drab letter B tree holds: the top, bottom, axles etc. (8 parts)
Olive-drag letter C tree holds the fenders etc. (12 parts) 1 part is excess.
Olive-drab letter D tree holds: tie rods, doors, jerry can etc. (62 parts) 13 parts are excess.
There is no letter E tree.
There is no letter E tree.
Clear letter F tree holds lenses. (16 parts) 6 parts are excess.
Lettering jumps to the olive-drab letter J tree. It holds turret parts (13 parts)
Lettering jumps to the olive-drab letter K tree. It holds hatches, stowage boxes, rear plate, headlights. etc. (57 parts)
Letter P tree is the brass PE fret that holds the exhaust covers, stowage box lids, etc. (12 parts)
The length of white string is next.
The decal sheet completes the kits contents. There are no crew figures included.
The detail is very good.
Recommended.
Recommended.