Monday, February 06, 2012 - 04:54 AM UTC
Bronco has announced its intention to revisit armoured fighting vehicles for Germany during World War Two and this one has wheels as well. Take a look inside for further details.
Bronco has very kindly sent us information of a new project that they have started which is a WWII German Sdkfz.263 Armoured Car. This would appear to be in the early stages of production and when ready for the market it will be something to watch for. There are not a lot of details available as yet on this upcoming product but Armorama will do its best to keep you informed of its progress every time Bronco updates us. Armorama would like to thank Bronco for sending us this information.
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Nice project. We all know that: Bronco = great kit Regards Przemo
FEB 06, 2012 - 06:21 AM
Thanks Darren, This one of those vehicles that I have wanted for a long time. I had one of those Shep Paine diorama sheets that came with the old Monogram SdKfz 234 and it showed how to make a conversion to this vehicle. I never got around to it. Now I can get the Bronco kit. I'm with Przemyslaw....you know Bronco is going to put out an outstanding kit. This is good news. Jeff
FEB 06, 2012 - 06:43 AM
Bronco is doing yeoman work on releasing the Early War German vehicles that have been overlooked or are served only by ancient kits. Bravo, Bronco!
FEB 06, 2012 - 08:20 AM
Yeah, I remember that one too Jeff. It's a nice time to be a modeller isn't it Bronco really has been kicking butt and taking names with their armor kits in both 1/35 and 1/48. They need to work on their r&d in the naval department, but I'm sure they'll get there. Regardless the engineering of all of their kits I've seen so far has been outstanding, excellent quality control going on here.
FEB 06, 2012 - 08:47 AM
viva Bronco, great news!
FEB 06, 2012 - 08:59 AM
Hi. As Bronco only seem to be at the CAD stage can I point out a feature of the early 8-Rad series that everybody seems to miss. The fenders/mudguards are not flat, they slope away from the body of the vehicle, presumably to let water run off. Don't take my word for it, check out any photos of these vehicles. I've yet to see one that doesn't show the sloped fenders. Hopefully the designers at Bronco could address this. Having said that, I am happy to see Bronco doing the 263 as I think they will do a fine job though AFV Club may well beat them to the market. Cheers, TimTam27
FEB 07, 2012 - 02:40 AM
Tim Tam has a point: http://www.warwheels.net/sdkfz231_232INDEX.html If you look at the tools on top of the fenders, they are definitely at an angle.
FEB 07, 2012 - 05:30 AM
I wonder if Bronco will provide for the option of having the main radio antenna fully extended?
FEB 07, 2012 - 08:33 AM
I hope so. This are really GREAT news. I love the Sd.Kfz.263. BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO, BRONCO!
FEB 08, 2012 - 03:52 PM
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