Bronco Ram Mk II Canadian tank (1/35 scale model) - build and review

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A full build and review of Bronco's new Ram Mk.II Canadian tank. This tank was produced from late 1941, but due to the decision to use the M4 Sherman, the Ram was never used in combat. However, it was extensively used as a training vehicle. The version I build here is painted in SCC 2 Brown, representing a vehicle used to train troops in Britain in 1942.
The Ram was also converted into several various which were used on the battlefield, including the Badger flamethrower tank, the Ram Kangeroo personnel carrier, and the Ram OP/Command vehicle. There was also an Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) version.
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Комментарии : 94

@PiperStart 2 месяца назад

'Real tanks are not made of plastic' great quote, giving you the freedom to create a masterpiece.😊

@ModelNerd 2 месяца назад

Thanks :) Yes, too many people get too stuck up on whether something is "100% accurate"....but no model can be!

@caseyworthington7092 4 года назад

My grandfather, Major General F.F. Worthington, had a hand in the design of the RAM. You can see examples in Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden Military Museum, near Barrie, Ontario. My grandparents are buried in Worthington Park, which is an outdoor tank museum. So nice to see this build. Thanks!

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Casey. Always nice to hear individual's stories like this.

@rpm1796 3 года назад

Great respect to the ''Father of the RCAC''. & Was a great admirer of great writer Peter also.

@inclusivemodeldesigns16 4 года назад

I’m excited to get going on mine. Being Canadian I’m happy that their is some Canadian stuff out there now. Great video!

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks mate. Yes, it would be good to see some of the variants of this (e.g. the Kangeroo). Some Canadian figures would be nice too - although I guess their uniforms are so similar to British uniforms that I can just use those.

@YouTubeSaysThereCantBeTwoRyans 5 месяцев назад

Three years later, but me too! I'm just waiting on an M4A4 by ASUKA to show up in the mail. I already have the decals for the Ontario Regiment, and I'm eyeing up a Canadian tank commander.

@williamsmith7340 Год назад

Really nice job on that Ram tank. I wasn’t aware of the Bronco kit ten years ago when I built a Belgian resin version of the Mk I Kangaroo conversion and an American resin version of the late model Mk II tank. In both cases I switched out Tamiya kits for the chassis, suspension and tracks. The M3 Lee kit for the Mk I, and the M4 Sherman kit for the MkII because of the different location of the return rollers on their respective bogey assemblies, which differs on the Ram Mk I and II variants. And yes, I confess. The Tamiya one-piece tracks saved me hours of tedious work on both units. I gave them both to my father who trained in Ram tanks before converting to a Sherman which he fought in through Italy and Northern Europe. Cheers.

@ModelNerd Год назад

Thanks William. That must have been a lot of work on the resin kits. Great that manufacturers are now looking at these less well known subjects.

@paulmaul2186 3 года назад

Good to know there is a model. I've looked on eBay. Nothing lately.

@ModelNerd 3 года назад

Yes, Bronco seem to have quite short release runs I think.

@matthew_thefallen 4 года назад

It's beautiful! The ram is one of my favourite tanks!🙌

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Cheers Matthew

@der_fuxs 4 года назад

Such a beautiful clean look!👌🏼 I might have added, a little of dust. Not too much, just a little bit. But I really like this build🙂

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks mate. Yep, I'm going to add a little dried mud and some dust in the (near?) future. I've an idea for a small diorama with some Canadian (well, Tamiya British) soldiers training in Britain, so I will weather them all together. That said, I have a lot of ideas for dioramas....

@robbo1068 4 года назад

Such a breath of fresh air (maybe paint) to see a completed armour model without the usual beaten-up, mud splattered and well worn look. Great build, terrific camo finish and always enjoyable commentary. Thanks again for your beaut build.

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Cheers Robert - much appreciated!

@kimcason8764 2 года назад

Wow to Final Result..! Looks great in that Brown/Buff colour. And I do get a Little 'OVER' painting the Olive Drab and or Dunkle Gelb too..! Well Done, if I were wearing a Hat, it would be Off..!! Cheers kim in Oz. 😎

@ModelNerd 2 года назад

Haha, thank you Kim - I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@AtomicFire1972 3 года назад

Just a minor note about the Ram. While it's true it never saw service as a cruiser tank, some Rams were used in Europe. 84 Ram cruisers were converted to armored artillery observation posts for Forward Observation Officers (FOOs), in Sexton self-propelled artillery units. The 6 pounder main gun was replaced by a dummy gun, and the vehicle was fitted with two radio sets. It apparently served well in that role.

@ModelNerd 3 года назад

Thanks Robert, that's useful to know.

@antonrudenham3259 Месяц назад

@@ModelNerd There were also many RAM Kangaroos APC's.

@andrewluchsinger 4 года назад

I love the Sherman line of tanks. I will be very happy to add this to my collection

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Cheers Andrew

@ThatMofoDamon 4 года назад

Beautiful build my friend and an interesting kit, nicely painted and super clean. This one goes straight to my "to do" list for the future. Thanks for sharing.

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Damon.

@13bravo72 4 года назад

Wow nice looking kit! The lower hull construction reminds me of the construction on Asuka/Tasca Shermans..I'll have to get one of those Rams. Nice work and Well Done Sir!! 👍👍👍 Perhaps do a Sherman Firefly next. Asuka and from what I understand, Rye Field Models has one too. I've built the Asuka Firefly VC and they are great kits with no issues at all.

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks mate. I've got a the Dragon Firefly in the stash and I'd like to use it with the DioDump house I reviewed a while ago. But I have a bit of an F1 feeling at the moment. Then again, I'd really like to get the 1:32 HK Lancaster finished soon too!

@reconranger1370 4 года назад

Really nice work. I like your attitude about historical accuracy. Sometimes it's just best to go with what you like. Thanks for sharing, really nice work. Thumbs Up!!

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Yep - life's too short sometimes.

@SprueFascinationChannel 4 года назад

Beautiful result mate!

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks mate!

@lancev.o8052 2 года назад

Awesome build mate! Absolutley love how you managed to pull of the Khaki colour so nicely. Thanks for sharing this to us!

@ModelNerd 2 года назад

Thank you Lance. Yep, I was pretty pleased with the colour too :)

@lancev.o8052 2 года назад

@@ModelNerd That's great to hear! Thanks for replying too :)

@cushionbelly2519 4 года назад

Great job. You really made the tools pop 👍🏻

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks David. I still have to make a little diorama for this one....

@dalewood6812 4 года назад

It's a fine looking build. Thanks for posting it.

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Dale.

@TheHobbyShack 4 года назад

Nice job mate- fantastic result. I Really like the Brown color you got 👍🏻 cheers /Fredrik

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks mate. Yes, I'm very happy with how the colour came out. It's a bit worrying sometimes, knowing colours often darken with washes and varnishes, but I'm happy with that tone.

@doejon9424 2 года назад

That brown came out looking awsome. Much better than a green. My only constructive criticism is the "T-handle" on the shovel sides is also a metal alloy color like the shovel head. Nonetheless. It looks great in that brown !

@ModelNerd 2 года назад

Thanks mate. Yeah, I really like the colour too.

@tedh7679 4 года назад

Wonderful review. Thank you.

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Ted

@GregReilly135ScaleModels 4 года назад

Excellent work my friend it looks like nice interesting kit

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Greg. Yeah, I enjoyed the slight change from the norm.

@Centurion3D 4 года назад

Finally we have the RAM MK. II Canadian vehicle produce by somebody! I will buy mine but I will not put the turret and do the modification to do a Kangaroo with some Canadian Infantry with it!

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Sounds like a great idea!

@Jelly-B Год назад

Great build yet again. I start watching one of ur vids and next thing I know it's tomorrow and I'm 10 videos in. So many of these RAMs were converted into personnel carriers "kangeroos" by taking off the turrets plus others used as artillery pieces. Quite a few can still be found in Holland in good condition all be it buried in the ground with just the turret exposed

@ModelNerd Год назад

Thanks mate. Yes, I've seen that Italeri do a Kangeroo kit - it's a nice idea but I was put off by the lack of included figures (despite the boxart showing them). It's one of those poses it would be hard to find figures in, I think.

@billclarke5916 3 года назад

Seeing those tracks put me off buying this kit, but you did a great job mate.

@ModelNerd 3 года назад

Thanks. Yeah, more than half the parts are those tracks. I never buy aftermarket tracks, but was tempted for these ones...

@dsc4178 4 года назад

Good job!

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@MojoDevirus 4 года назад

Beautifully done mate. =)

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks

@leeslacks40 4 года назад

It a really nice build

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Trevor.

@dwarf_nz483 4 года назад

That was a terrific colour choice. Everything pops with that "base" colour.

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks. I'm not sure how accurate it is in terms of real SCC 2 Brown, but I like it too :)

@dwarf_nz483 4 года назад

@@ModelNerd Artistic licence. ;)

@SuperSherman44 4 года назад

Great job bro ;)

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thank you

@MrHaus-ih3nn 4 года назад

Yet another excellent build, and of one of my favorite tanks too! (well almost, it's not quite a sherman lol) i'm considering getting this kit myself, but my god those tracks look like they'd take me a year and a half lol, they do look very nice put together though

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks mate. Yeah, the tracks...the problem is that even if you replace them, the replacements will be almost as fiddly to put together. It would have been nice if they'd included a backup pair of rubber band tracks for those who didn't want to construct the plastic ones.

@darronhedges5873 4 года назад

Looks good,so similar to early sherman.I'm building ryefield firefly and so many parts from the ram are recognizable,even down to quite small detail's.Great job,its going on my list.Cheers.

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Darron. That Ryefield Firefly looks sweet.

@darronhedges5873 4 года назад

Better than the M4 'easy8' they did,its in grey styrene as well.Not as refined as later M4's,much more akin to the Lee.Its worth the £44 i paid.Better than Asuka or Dragon and cheaper.

@inclusivemodeldesigns16 4 года назад

darron hedges it’s basically the M3 Lee that us here in Canada modified back in the day. Then when the M4 came around we stared using the cast tops over the lower hulls. We called them Grizzly.

@rcsnapon2132 4 года назад

Very awesome looking tank looks amazing I enjoyed watching I also subscribed to you to

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks mate

@stevenpiper970 4 года назад

For my Sexton, my SCC2 came out quite a bit darker, I attempted to use Mike S. mix as well. I like the lighter color better. Very nice subject. I've yet to try Bronco.

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Steven. I may well have mixed it inaccurately as (especially when wet) it came out a bit red / orange. But I do like it now.

@lawrencereid9375 4 года назад

Very nice build. I think I might have blanked out the space under the engine vents as the PE mesh is fairly wide and shows "The Abyss" of an unfinished engine compartment beneath!

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks Lawrence. Yes, good point about the engine.

@lehagusev583 4 года назад

Приветствую! Интересная машина... Отличная работа!!!

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Thanks

@Fabian_Pliskin 4 года назад

Nice! Where can I buy this kit?

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

I bought mine from my local hobby store, but I'd imagine many places have it. Where in the world are you?

@Fabian_Pliskin 4 года назад

@@ModelNerd I'm in Vancouver, Canada.

@9501599 2 года назад

Good video 📹, unfortunately the music was loud, distracting and obscured some of your comments 😕. Otherwise I enjoyed it.

@ModelNerd 2 года назад

Oh, sorry. I do try to keep the balance correct but I guess on this one I got it wrong.

@LeftToWrite006 4 года назад

What do you do with all of these models after building them?

@ModelNerd 4 года назад

Generally I display them in shelves. This particular model is going to go into a simple diorama - I was just sketching a plan for it this evening actually. But I've a couple of other kits to finish first.

@LeftToWrite006 4 года назад

Model Nerd I’d run out of room pretty fast if I started building models again.