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

[@caseyworthington7092]

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]

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

[@rpm1796]

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

[@PiperStart]

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

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@paulmaul2186]

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

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@inclusivemodeldesigns16]

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]

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]

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.

[@robbo1068]

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]

Cheers Robert - much appreciated!

[@williamsmith7340]

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]

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.

[@matthew_thefallen]

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

[@ModelNerd]

Cheers Matthew

[@der_fuxs]

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]

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....

[@AtomicFire1972]

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]

Thanks Robert, that's useful to know.

[@antonrudenham3259]

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

[@andrewluchsinger]

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

[@ModelNerd]

Cheers Andrew

[@ThatMofoDamon]

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]

Thanks Damon.

[@reconranger1370]

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]

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

[@13bravo72]

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]

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!

[@kimcason8764]

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]

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

[@TheHobbyShack]

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

[@ModelNerd]

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.

[@dwarf_nz483]

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

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@dwarf_nz483]

@@ModelNerd Artistic licence. ;)

[@lancev.o8052]

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

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@lancev.o8052]

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

[@SprueFascinationChannel]

Beautiful result mate!

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks mate!

[@doejon9424]

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]

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

[@billclarke5916]

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

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@cushionbelly2519]

Great job. You really made the tools pop 👍🏻

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@dalewood6812]

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

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Dale.

[@Centurion3D]

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]

Sounds like a great idea!

[@Jelly-B]

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]

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.

[@tedh7679]

Wonderful review. Thank you.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Ted

[@GregReilly135ScaleModels]

Excellent work my friend it looks like nice interesting kit

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@gabehartman6832]

So good thank you !

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you

[@dsc4178]

Good job!

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@stevenpiper970]

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]

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.

[@leeslacks40]

It a really nice build

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Trevor.

[@lawrencereid9375]

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]

Thanks Lawrence. Yes, good point about the engine.

[@darronhedges5873]

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]

Thanks Darron. That Ryefield Firefly looks sweet.

[@darronhedges5873]

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]

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.

[@MojoDevirus]

Beautifully done mate. =)

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks

[@MrHaus-ih3nn]

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]

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.

[@lehagusev583]

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

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks

[@rcsnapon2132]

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

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks mate

[@SuperSherman44]

Great job bro ;)

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you

[@Fabian_Pliskin]

Nice! Where can I buy this kit?

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@Fabian_Pliskin]

@@ModelNerd I'm in Vancouver, Canada.

[@9501599]

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

[@ModelNerd]

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

[@LeftToWrite006]

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

[@ModelNerd]

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]

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

[@ahmadesa6475]

Its working suspension

[@ModelNerd]

No, but you can pose it in a fixed position

[@petern1938]

The music that starts at about 1:20 surprised me, I thought I ha something else running, lol.

[@ModelNerd]

Haha, yeah, sorry about that. I meant to fade it in a bit better!

[@petern1938]

@@ModelNerd No problem, keep up the good work. Nice unusual subject in the Ram.

[@thecanadianchurchill4080]

In d day the ram tank was used for recon so the tank saw a dit of combat

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that.