Review: Battlefront Staghound (BR350)

I add to my LW British force with the iconic Staghound.

History:
The T17E1 or as the British named it, the Staghound was a US designed and produced armoured car. After producing some 250 units, the US decided that the vehicle wasn't suitable. The British army were able to use the vehicle and did to good effect.

The armoured car was a 4 x 4 with twin, rear mounted V6 engines that provided good speed and maneuverability. The car was armed with a 37mm gun and 2 machine guns, one mounted in the hull and the other co-axially.

Aside from the near 3000 Stag hounds produced, there was 1000 AA variants that sported twin 50 cal machine guns. The Staghound III mounted a Crusader turret with the 6 pound gun.

Review:
The Battlefront blister provides the pieces to make either a standard Staghound I or the AA model. I chose to build mine as Staghound Is. This is an older resin and metal model. The hull and turret are both resin. The metal parts are 4 wheels, a 37mm gun, a commander, 2 hatches and an optional AA machine gun.

Assembly was simple. A couple of the wheels needed to be trimmed slightly to fit into the slots on the hull. The hatches also needed a slight trim to fit neatly in the turret. All normal, minor cleanup. Overall, it all went very well.

Unusually, I didn't notice the rough texture of the hull until after the undercoat was on. It is visible but doesn't look too bad.

Unit:
I plan to run these as part of a 2nd Household Cavalry army.

I hope you enjoyed this review.