Well here is something a little different from my workbench.
This is the S-Models Staghound Mk.I Armoured Car.
It is a multi-media kit with the bulk being resin with PE parts and Vacu-formed fenders.
This kit fits together about as good as me trying to fit into clothes from my teenage years. HORRIBLE
It still needs to be dull-coted and weathered at this point but I thought I’d share some pics with you of the build.
First 2 pics show the Hound during the early phases of the build. Pic 3 shows the base & groundwork also in the early steps. Pics 4 - 7 show how she is today.
Hope you all enjoy and all comments greatly appreciated.
it looks great what colour have you used? would it be the same colour as US armour or darker? i know they started using different paint that looks like the US lend lease stuff,
thats a subject ive been after for ages, a nice big armoured car
is the fit that bad, how much cheaper is it copared to the Accurate Armour Staghound? or dos it cost more
Looking good Shermanfreak!!! I know from conversation that it was not an easy build so that’s impressive!! Keep up the good work and lets see more pics when you get her dirty!! [:D]
I know you had to fight with this piece but there is no doubt who the winner is. Great job. The base fits the model (it doesn’t compete with it and seems just right as a display base, complementing it so that the model is framed and not lost) Good positioning. Nice clean build and I love the build up pics. Thanks for thinking of us.
Once again you show yourself as an adept master of allied armor.
Now let me talk to you about a little nightmare I like to call the 97…
Well done. (Golf clap, and the crowd rejoices…)
Mike
Jon - I paid $80 Canadian for this beast, I did a quick conversion in regards to the Accurate Armour Staghound and it comes to $113 before shipping, taxes, duty, and other miscellaneous fees that I’m sure would be tacked on.
As far as fit goes … yes it really is that bad. A large number of the pieces weren’t even close. In the early photo you can see how much card stock I had to put in to align the front upper hull. I probably could have driven Mike’s 97 through the gap. Unfortunately I also have heard that the A.A. kit is no real joy either so you can take your chances one way or the other. S-Models is out of Poland so you may get the kits a little cheaper in Europe though I can’t be 100% sure.
Muzzleflash - Of course, isn’t that what tarps and camo nets are made for !!! LOL The nice thing about the Staghound (or at least the photos that I have) is that it was literally festooned with nets, tarps, bags, and any other sundry that the average Canadian Soldier could steal. That makes it a little easier when it came to a couple of rather naughty seams.
Eric & Mike - Yes you guys have heard my moans and grumbles about this build. But all in all, I’m quite happy with how she is turning out. It is a kit I always wanted to build and I’m going to like having it grce my shelves when it’s done.
Nice model Robert, as usual. I’ve got one from Accurate Armour and at first sight it seems to be well fitting togethere, but the quality of the resin casting could be far a lot better. For 80 Canadian Dollars your model is much cheaper than AA and anyway the time you spent fitting it I will spend on detailing and filling air bubbles…
Ciao
Jon - I forgot to answer your question about the paint … it’s Tamiya Acrylic XF-61 Dark Green, which is pretty close to the Bronze Green used by the British and Candians during W.W.II. I have seen that many were left in U.S. O.D., but I went this way.
Fabio - thanks for the info on the A.A. kit from someone who has one and thank you for your kind words. Good to hear from you again my friend.
Brian, Eric & Build22 - thanks for the compliments and I will make sure some pics get up when she’s nice and dirty.
Hi SF,
I would have been tempted to pack it up & send to the manufacturer with a note of complaint!!! I dont think we say enough sometimes. Several months ago my stepson bought a Zvezda Semovente 75/18 (it was cheap). It was perhaps the worst kit I have seen!! NOTHING went correctly. Relegated to airbrush practice!!
Ian
Thanks Derek … it was definitely strange to work on something other than a Sherman too.
Iano - Just have to consider it to be one of lifes little challenges … I have 2 more kits from this company yet to build and this may well have been the easiest of the three. That Zvezda kit of the Semovente, isn’t it just a rebox of the old Italeri kit ?
I wasn’t able to log on yerterday as I took the family out so I kinda missed being the first to see this. But nevertherless, it looks just awesome, Sherm.
Dwight, John & Domi - Thanks for the kind words guys.
Domi - That was relatively easy being that they are vacuformed. I just imagined I had the person’s neck who cast this little gem in my hands and kind of twisted them a little. LOL After I got that out of my system I adjusted them to look a little more realistic. From the reference photos that I had, the soft metal fenders on this beast got pretty beaten up in combat situations.
Nice work!