Staghound

Hi Jim:

The Bronco Staghound is an excellent kit (better detailed and more accurate than the Italeri, in my opinion, although some of the bits are pretty fiddly), but it is a complicated vehicle and the kit instructions are most unhelpful. I would absolutely not recommend following the construction sequence as laid out in the instructions, but rather build the basic hull and then add all of the detail parts (you could add those much later, if you were so inclined). I would also leave the wheels off until after painting, since a lot of the inside of the fenders can be seen after assembly and you will want to paint and weather in there without the complication of the wheels.

Here are a couple of Bronco Staghounds (the Canadian one is my wife's, and I built the New Zealand one):









As for references, I think the best one out there now, especially in terms of value for money, is the new Ampersand book on the Staghound by David Doyle that Bill mentioned above (I have to admit to being a bit biased here, since a number of photos I took of a preserved Staghound are in there, but it was a huge help in building the models shown above). The Military Modelling issue from late 2007 with Steve Zaloga's build of the Bronco Staghound was also really useful.

If you end up with specific questions about the kit or are looking for photos of particular areas of the real thing, please feel free to email me.

Cheers,

Scott

Scott Taylor
Thachweave Products
http://thachweave.tripod.com