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Eduard, Griffon and Voyager Slat comparison
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2008 - 04:09 AM UTC
Hi all Stryker fans,

I started three Stryker with Slat Armor for comparison.
I use:
M1130 with Eduard Slat Armor and Detail Set
M1126 with Griffon Bird Cage
M1126 with Voayger Stryker set with Slat Armor

My apology on my bad English
Miloslav


Here is first photos.

Eduard:
M1130 with original rebuild add-on armor


Griffon:
M1126 with add-on armor form plastic


Voyager
M1126 with Griffon add-on armor. Very nice but maybe small thin.

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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2008 - 06:14 AM UTC
Nice addition Milo
I am currently working with the PAM set. I will start soon a thread, I am moving back to home now.

But I start working with the Voyager set no the slat but the upgrade set and I feel that there are so much errors in the instruction set. Wrong numbering and bad diagrams. What is your feeling on the Voyager Slat armor.
Cheers
Seb
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2008 - 06:37 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Nice addition Milo
I am currently working with the PAM set. I will start soon a thread, I am moving back to home now.

But I start working with the Voyager set no the slat but the upgrade set and I feel that there are so much errors in the instruction set. Wrong numbering and bad diagrams. What is your feeling on the Voyager Slat armor.
Cheers
Seb



Seb
I first look on material. I think that Voyager are very hard Griffon are soft . Now I make off console for Additional armor (Base for Slat)
Instruction from voyager are very confused.
Cheers
Miloslav
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Posted: Monday, September 22, 2008 - 06:49 AM UTC
So Milo
We are sharing the same feeling on the instruction sheet on the Voyager model. I have to go back to Prime Portal for most of the build and I found that strange for a PE kit especially in respect to Eduard one.

Concerning PAM kit, the slat are easy to build with a jig without it is difficult, I will post some pictures may be here Milo is it ok with you ??

Cheers
Seb
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Posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 11:14 AM UTC
Additional Armor:

Eduard Upper and Lower Bracket




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Griffon Upper and Lower Bracket




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Voyager Upper and Lower Bracket




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Eduard , Griffon and Voyager Upper Bracket look good. I find small different on upper parts.

Eduard and Griffon Lower Bracket also look good but Voyager are no correct.

Left site Add-on Armor for first look show only small different. Only Voyager has correct hole for hatch
For comparison one photo real vehicle.

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Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 01:00 AM UTC
look good milo
thanks
seb
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Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 08:38 AM UTC
Hello Miloslav,

this is going to be a great comparison thread. It will defenitely help. I was quite sure to buy Griffon's slat armor offer, but now I keep waiting 'till you're finished.

A question: Why did you scratchbuild the additional armor on the Stryker with the Griffon set? I thought it was included?

Thanks, looking forward to the next steps.

Johannes.
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Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 09:04 AM UTC

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Hello Miloslav,

this is going to be a great comparison thread. It will defenitely help. I was quite sure to buy Griffon's slat armor offer, but now I keep waiting 'till you're finished.

A question: Why did you scratchbuild the additional armor on the Stryker with the Griffon set? I thought it was included?

Thanks, looking forward to the next steps.

Johannes.


Hello Johanes,

If I look on Griffon instruction I think that this is very hard work. I have ready three Eduard slat but ..........
Miloslav
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Posted: Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 09:51 AM UTC
The nice thing about the Griffon set is the instructions; everything in the Slat etch set is easy to work through step by step. The Ed set is comprised of multiple sets with a slew of instructions to flip back and forth between. The big Ed set could have been done the way of Grif, but its just all the sets put in one package. Nontheless, I like the Grif and Ed sets best.
The PAM set is nice but slightly simplified.
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Posted: Saturday, February 07, 2009 - 10:23 AM UTC
Hi all,
I again started build slats for Stryker.
Next week I add photos with full add-on armor.
Miloslav
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