Here's the progress on my Styrker so far. Trumpeter 1:35 kit with their own photoetch detail set, Voyager wheels, AFV Club RWS.






Cheers,
Jim

Jim,
Nice looking buld. What kit and conversion are you using/

Tanks
Andy

looks good Jim, i will follow it with interest. Will be nice to see someone make a good job of the Trumpeter kit. No slat then?? You saving that madness for a Canadian 2A6?

Bingo Rob! If I can survive the 2A6 slat, I'll try a Stryker slat set - I bet it won't be too long before one comes out for the MGS kit once it arrives.
Andy - check my opening sentence No real conversion set per se, just details to fix up the Trumpeter weaknesses like RWS, strut covers, wheels. Changing the driver's thermal viewer to the center position too.

Jim

Jim,
I didn't read, but you know Marines its all in the pictures. Nice job on the trumpeter kit.

Tanks
Andy

looks good cant wait until it hase its colors

looking good

Slowly adding to it - but speeding up now to try to get 'er done in time! These are all things that I think should be added for an accurate in-service Stryker.

Added the plates to the rear hatch:


Notched the rear upper corner (hi-lighted by sharpie) before adding the lift lug - Trump got this wrong.


Perforated strut guards from additional Trumpeter p.e. set:


Change to DVE - I was ready to start scratchbuilding it when I got AFV Club's MGS and realized the DVE was included and not used for the MGS version - whew!:


Added the serial # plate:


Added a strip of .030" x .080" styrene to the side bins so at least I can squeeze a jerrycan in them:


Just added a few more things today - headlight clusters, wire cutters and a few other details:



My thoughts at this time - it takes a lot of work to bring the Trumpeter kit to (my) acceptable level of accuracy and detail. Sure it's cheaper, but for my money - the AFV Club kit is the way to go...

Jim

Looks very nice Jim.....keep at 'er.

Looks great Jim, like what you did to correct the storage bins.

Joe

Well Jim
YOu did a great job with trumpeter one knowing the quality
I am taking a break from my AFV one.
Which PE set did you use ???
Cheers
Seb

Hi Seb, I'm using Trumpeters' own detail set (seen at Squadron here
Comes with some nice fine brass tube and styrene rod - for the side bins, but I'm not bothering on this build.

Jim

Looking good so far! How did you make the discs/bolts for the plates you added to the rear hatch?

Hi Thomas,
I have an old punch and die set - from Verlinden I think - to punch out the disk from .010" styrene, and the bolt is 'slami sliced' Plastruct hex rod - .030" I think it was.

Cheers,
Jim