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Stryker FSV & MEV
scottyboy
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: April 02, 2006
KitMaker: 29 posts
Armorama: 29 posts
Posted: Friday, January 14, 2011 - 12:25 AM UTC
Hi to all followers of the Stryker, i would like to share some photos of my Strykers that i am currently building, please press photo button above, any comments would be much appreciated.
Burik
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: March 12, 2002
KitMaker: 1,437 posts
Armorama: 1,303 posts
Posted: Friday, January 14, 2011 - 02:10 AM UTC
Nice. Looks like a nice start. So you are going w/ slat on the FSV? Will you be putting MILES gear on the MEV?

Bob
scottyboy
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: April 02, 2006
KitMaker: 29 posts
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Posted: Friday, January 14, 2011 - 03:49 AM UTC
i will be doing the FSV without slat, not brave enough, just going to finish it like the ones in germany. I might put the miles kit on the MEV, seen a few pics in Ralph Zwillings excellent Stryker books which may sway me to go that way but we'll see.
retiredyank
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Arkansas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2009
KitMaker: 11,610 posts
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Posted: Friday, January 14, 2011 - 03:58 AM UTC
Two Strykers? I'm jealous. I only have enough money to build them one at a time. Looks like a clean build.
35th-scale
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Kildare, Ireland
Joined: November 21, 2007
KitMaker: 3,212 posts
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Posted: Friday, January 14, 2011 - 12:09 PM UTC
Both looking very nice so far. Will be following progress with interest...
scottyboy
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: April 02, 2006
KitMaker: 29 posts
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Posted: Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 01:12 AM UTC
uploaded 3 more pics of my FSV with additional armour now all on.
Son-of-a-Gun
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Hamburg, Germany
Joined: October 11, 2010
KitMaker: 18 posts
Armorama: 16 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 02:05 AM UTC
Hi Scottyboy!
Nice job so fare! Got both the kits, too.
Like to see how your are getting on with the build.
I'll stay tuned.

Who is manufacturer of the anti-skid-surface?
Or did you do it yourself?
Thanks for charing the info.

Regards!
Son-of-a-Gun
corsutton
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Oklahoma, United States
Joined: June 17, 2005
KitMaker: 544 posts
Armorama: 511 posts
Posted: Sunday, January 16, 2011 - 03:55 AM UTC
I am not positive but the non-skid looks like the Rustoleum Tera Cotta spray paint. Works great, looks good.
scottyboy
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: April 02, 2006
KitMaker: 29 posts
Armorama: 29 posts
Posted: Monday, January 17, 2011 - 12:31 AM UTC
thanks for all the comments on my build so far, yes the non-slip surface is the terracotta textured paint , uk version is made by plasti-kote, pain to prepare ie mask up parts, but outcome is presentable as non-slip.
Wish manufactures would mold this on, would make our hobby a bit easier.
scottyboy
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: April 02, 2006
KitMaker: 29 posts
Armorama: 29 posts
Posted: Monday, January 17, 2011 - 12:36 AM UTC
thanks for comments lars, yeh both are nice kits only thing missing that i can see is the drivers hatch weather cover, thought trumpeter would have sorted that one out by now, i'm hoping to build all versions of stryker, only the nbc and mortar ones to get when released.
Son-of-a-Gun
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Hamburg, Germany
Joined: October 11, 2010
KitMaker: 18 posts
Armorama: 16 posts
Posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 02:46 AM UTC
Hi Stephen!

Just took a look onto the Trumpeter homepage. They are announcing the NBC Stryker for April. So that means it will be available in Europe by end of May.

Take a look yourself.
http://www.trumpeter-china.com/a/en/news/20110215/1850.html

Hope your current project is proceeding well.

Regards and Happy Modeling!
Lars from Hamburg
scottyboy
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: April 02, 2006
KitMaker: 29 posts
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Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 08:55 PM UTC
thanks for the heads up lars on the release of the nbc varient, seen the pics and cant wait for it to be released, posted a few pics of my wip mgs on the kitmaker page for anyone's interest.
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