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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 19, 2023 15:07:35 GMT -5
This is my second Stryker, the Trumpeter 1/35 Stryker Engineering Squad Vehicle. This has the Surface Mine Plow on the front. This might be part of a larger diorama eventually. So far I've gotten the lower and upper hull done, leaving the wheels off till after painting. I've also left off a lot of the smaller parts off till painting. I've had a little problem getting the rear part attached but I got it worked out.
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 19, 2023 15:13:04 GMT -5
Today I've been working on the smaller pieces that get added to the rear. Now I'm starting on the 50cal weapon station to go on top.  |
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Post by Leon on Jun 19, 2023 15:25:01 GMT -5
Off to a good start! I built this a few years ago!
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 19, 2023 18:31:12 GMT -5
Stryker? Stryker… Stryker!  |
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 19, 2023 19:00:20 GMT -5
Got the weapon station built. I'll paint everything before adding to the Stryker.  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 19, 2023 19:51:12 GMT -5
This one’s coming together well. How detailed is the interior Mike?
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 19, 2023 19:53:45 GMT -5
This one’s coming together well. How detailed is the interior Mike?
Well.....there isn't one.  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 19, 2023 19:58:01 GMT -5
This one’s coming together well. How detailed is the interior Mike? Well.....there isn't one. Really? I’m surprised at that. Any aftermarket suppliers for an interior? |
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 19, 2023 19:58:52 GMT -5
Well.....there isn't one. Really? I’m surprised at that. Any aftermarket suppliers for an interior? No. And the same applies for the AFV line of Strykers. |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 19, 2023 20:00:26 GMT -5
WOW!!! I’m surprised to hear that.
It's certainly not a deal breaker with the build that you've got going on here as I'm going to love watching this one come together. You always do very convincing work.
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 19, 2023 20:24:46 GMT -5
I could swear that somebody out there makes an interior(s) for the Strikers. I remember one of the guys in So.Cal.AMPS doing one for a review he did online...
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 19, 2023 21:17:47 GMT -5
If there is, it's news to me.
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 19, 2023 21:44:13 GMT -5
I looked and found that Legends does an engine compartment, and a driver's compartment... I can't find any troop compartment/fighting compartment sets so far.
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Post by deafpanzer on Jun 20, 2023 9:05:07 GMT -5
Great start! Those BIG rivets is one of things that I love about the Strykers!
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 21, 2023 7:42:56 GMT -5
I looked and found that Legends does an engine compartment, and a driver's compartment... I can't find any troop compartment/fighting compartment sets so far.
I wish they'd do a full interior Stryker. Maybe for the troop carrier version or something.
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 23, 2023 16:05:55 GMT -5
Started work on the surface mine plow. This is a very complicated part of the build. Several sections had to be joined together without gluing, but there's no way to keep it together with out glue. There's pins that hold it all together. So I added a drop of super glue to the top of the pin so that everything would still move without the pics coming out. Then there are the front plow sections. These are so complicated that they give you a jig to line everything up. This will definitely take some time to build.   |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 23, 2023 17:01:49 GMT -5
That DOES look complicated Mike. It looks like Trumpeter is making up for the loss of interior detail on the outside of the vehicle which is gonna be very cool to see once it's all painted up and detailed. Looking great so far.
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 23, 2023 21:09:48 GMT -5
Looking good Mike! Just be happy your not messing with the add on bar slat armor.
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Post by Tobi on Jun 24, 2023 11:11:04 GMT -5
I looked and found that Legends does an engine compartment, and a driver's compartment... I can't find any troop compartment/fighting compartment sets so far. Blackdog had a troop compartment, I dunno if it's still available. |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 24, 2023 11:30:24 GMT -5
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 24, 2023 13:24:27 GMT -5
That looks like one complete interior set! Nice!
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 24, 2023 20:21:35 GMT -5
Well it looks like that’s for the infantry version. I thought about the slat armor but they don’t make it for the engineering version. Something else that’s missing is the trailer that the ESV sometimes uses.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 24, 2023 20:27:16 GMT -5
Well it looks like that’s for the infantry version. I thought about the slat armor but they don’t make it for the engineering version. Something else that’s missing is the trailer that the ESV sometimes uses. Well hey, you could always get the infantry version as well. I would love to see one of these builds in action with a full interior.  |
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 24, 2023 20:46:02 GMT -5
Well it looks like that’s for the infantry version. I thought about the slat armor but they don’t make it for the engineering version. Something else that’s missing is the trailer that the ESV sometimes uses. Well hey, you could always get the infantry version as well. I would love to see one of these builds in action with a full interior. Did you see how much that resin set is? It’ll be a while. |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 24, 2023 21:03:47 GMT -5
Well hey, you could always get the infantry version as well. I would love to see one of these builds in action with a full interior. Did you see how much that resin set is? It’ll be a while. I knew you were gonna say that. Maybe they'll have one at the NATS.  |
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 24, 2023 21:34:15 GMT -5
Did you see how much that resin set is? It’ll be a while. I knew you were gonna say that. Maybe they'll have one at the NATS. Maybe. |
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Post by Medicman71 on Jun 28, 2023 11:04:09 GMT -5
I have a lot of the sub-assemblies done and the plow is almost completed. I think I'm going to have to start painting soon.   |
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Post by stikpusher on Jun 28, 2023 12:27:05 GMT -5
That plow looks very intricate. Now you have a choice of painting... NATO Green or CARC Green (the exact same color with different names... ) |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jun 28, 2023 21:19:17 GMT -5
Oh boy!!! The paint is gonna start flyin' now!! This is my favorite part of watching armor builds goin' on.
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Post by Joe Rix on Jun 29, 2023 0:07:30 GMT -5
That is an extremely cool kit. You are doing a bang up job of assembling that complex critter. Some really sharp detail on that kit. I am looking forward to seeing the paint and weathering you put to this.
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