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Post by nito74 on May 18, 2023 10:42:00 GMT
Lovely work John  Thanks Boots !! |
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Post by nito74 on May 18, 2023 10:45:13 GMT
Thanks Tommy !!
Still a few sub-assemblies to be done here. But so far, nice detailing and fitting is fine. I only regret that Trumpeter doesn't have a more accurate painting guide during the build and only have that generic color sheet at the end.
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 18, 2023 18:04:19 GMT
Fine looking model that.
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Post by nito74 on May 20, 2023 0:38:32 GMT
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Post by nito74 on May 20, 2023 17:31:15 GMT
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Post by Armorguy on May 20, 2023 19:46:02 GMT
Hats off. Looking good sir.
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Post by tommygunn on May 20, 2023 22:14:55 GMT
Indeed it is.
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Post by Robbo on May 20, 2023 22:33:57 GMT
Very nice
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Post by Ian H. on May 21, 2023 0:19:17 GMT
This looks great, John!
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Post by nito74 on May 21, 2023 18:10:22 GMT
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Post by bwilt on May 22, 2023 17:38:00 GMT
Have a few kits of different versions of this vehicle in the stash.... might get this one as well beause it looks really nice.. your fault my stash keeps growing  |
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Post by nito74 on May 22, 2023 18:25:03 GMT
Have a few kits of different versions of this vehicle in the stash.... might get this one as well beause it looks really nice.. your fault my stash keeps growing So far I had no issues at all with the build.
The PE covers for the suspension is wrong, just use the plastic ones.
I'm at Step 22/23 so far, fitting is good and has good details all along. I highly recommend it if you have other versions of Strykers. I have a few from AFV Club too. But I'm really enjoying this one, with some luck I might finish this GB on time.
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Post by Robbo on May 22, 2023 20:45:54 GMT
I've only done one Stryker and loved it, defo do another one  |
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Post by nito74 on May 23, 2023 12:50:19 GMT
I've only done one Stryker and loved it, defo do another one Very nice Stryker !! Which version it is ? Trumpeter or AFV Club ?
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Post by PorcoRosso on May 24, 2023 6:34:14 GMT
Great detail, John .
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Post by nito74 on May 24, 2023 19:03:25 GMT
Update :: Adding the last things before closing the hull  
I ran into some problems here, the instructions are fine, the masks work but...
- The wiper is very,very very fragile.. I broke it and despite that it's too big for the windscreen. - I couldn't get a correct position to close it up, the gaps were everywhere, top, left and right side... It was all too fragile so I ended up removing the clear part with the masks.
- A recommendation : As soon as you get all the holes needed, close up the top and lower hull before starting to add all those parts, it's much easier to work without the risk of damaging things when closing everything.
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Post by Paul B on May 25, 2023 6:38:03 GMT
That is looking awesome John  A word of advice for the commanders hatch scopes. I would paint them first straight after priming. Then cover them with some small strips of tape. That way you can add the camo and remove the masks later, revealing the pre-painted scopes  |
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Post by nito74 on May 25, 2023 10:26:39 GMT
That is looking awesome John A word of advice for the commanders hatch scopes. I would paint them first straight after priming. Then cover them with some small strips of tape. That way you can add the camo and remove the masks later, revealing the pre-painted scopes Thanks for the advice Paul. I still need to add a few things but maybe this weekend we will have a Primer Session 
Despite the issues I had with the Clear Part cover, I still think this is a great kit.
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Post by nito74 on May 25, 2023 17:18:52 GMT
M1127 - Finished all the little things missing     This part only had one small plastic rod to hold on, so it would be dangling and eventually fall off, so I improvised with two 0,6 mm wires. Should I leave it like this ? place it on the top maybe with all the rest of the stowage maybe ?
Need to mask the vision ports and then Primer !
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Post by Snipersmudge on May 25, 2023 17:57:33 GMT
Looking most excellent indeed. As for the tow bar assembly you could leave it off as there is plenty of pictures showing it missing. When fitted it looks to be held by a round socket bracket at the front and straps in the middle as seen in the picture below.  |
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