Kit guide · Britain and Commonwealth (Canada)

Priest Kangaroo APC kit guide

An honest guide to the Warlord Games resin and metal kit: what's in the box, the build decisions to make early, painting, and what it pairs with on the table.

Nation

Britain and Commonwealth (Canada)

Role

Armoured personnel carrier, 1944-45

Scale

28mm (1:56) resin and metal

Price at Warlord Minis

$53.99 CAD
as of October 25, 2026

What's in the box

From the manufacturer's product page. Check the box when you open it.

• One Kangaroo APC, cast in resin and metal
• Waterslide decal sheet
• Bolt Action order die
• Bolt Action: Third Edition vehicle stat card
• Vehicle damage markers

The real vehicle, briefly

The Kangaroo was a Canadian improvisation. After heavy infantry losses in Normandy, Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds of II Canadian Corps had surplus M7 Priest self-propelled guns stripped of their 105mm gun so they could carry infantry. The RCEME Museum records that a roughly 250-man workshop near Bayeux, led by Major George Wiggan, had 72 ready by the evening of 5 August 1944 and four more by noon on the 6th, each able to carry 10 to 15 soldiers. They were first used in Operation Totalize in August 1944, and The Canadian Encyclopedia notes casualties were significantly lower among the infantry carried in them. Later Kangaroos were converted from Ram tanks and Shermans.

Build plan

1. Wash and check the parts

   Resin and metal kits can carry mould release. Wash the parts in warm soapy water, let them dry fully, then check them against the contents list and assembly guide before you cut or file anything.

   Build photo slot: Wash and check the parts
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2. Clean up resin and metal

   Trim casting vents and flash with a sharp hobby knife and file mould lines on the metal parts. Sand resin wet, or wear a dust mask, because resin dust shouldn't be breathed.

   Build photo slot: Clean up resin and metal
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3. Fix any warped parts

   If a thin resin part has warped, dip it briefly in hot (not boiling) water, straighten it, and hold it under cold water to set. Keep fingers clear of hot water.

   Build photo slot: Fix any warped parts
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4. Assemble with superglue

   Plastic cement doesn't work on resin or metal, so use superglue (cyanoacrylate). For heavy metal parts, drill a small hole in each side and pin them with a bit of wire for a stronger joint.

   Build photo slot: Assemble with superglue
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5. Machine gun and options

   Warlord lists a pintle-mounted heavy machine gun. Dry-fit it and decide where it sits before you glue anything, since metal parts are heavy and hard to reposition once superglue grabs.

   Build photo slot: Machine gun and options
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6. Prime and paint

   Commonwealth vehicle green over a dark base, with a muddy lower hull for Normandy in August 1944. Check what the decal sheet includes before you plan markings. Canadian vehicles carried formation signs and unit serials; check photos of the unit you want to represent.

   Build photo slot: Prime and paint
   Reserved for our own photo of this step. We don't use stock or AI-generated build photos.

7. Decals and finishing

   Gloss-coat the decal areas, apply the decals with a setting solution, then seal everything with a matt varnish before weathering.

   Build photo slot: Decals and finishing
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Tools that help

A fresh hobby knife blade, needle files, superglue, a pin vice with fine wire for pinning, tweezers, a dust mask or wet sanding for resin, and a decal setting solution.

What it pairs with

Kangaroo APC (Priest)This kit.View at Warlord Minis →Universal CarrierAnother Commonwealth carrier, also with a kit guide here.View at Warlord Minis →British & Inter-Allied CommandosBritish-pattern infantry to ride inside.View at Warlord Minis →Commonwealth Strike Force - British & Commonwealth Army DealBundle that already includes a Kangaroo.View at Warlord Minis →

Unit profiles and points come from your game's rulebook and army lists. We don't reproduce them here.