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M1132 w/ Slat
abramstnkr
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California, United States
Joined: July 15, 2007
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 03:27 PM UTC
Hey there! I just wanted to share this with you all! Photo credit goes out to Paul Miles! Over 250+ hours with heavily modified Eduard slat amror. I tried uploading the in-progress photos but I was having issues with the Kitmaker site. So enjoy!





didgeboy
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 03:34 PM UTC
Looks good. what did you use for the cammo netting?
abramstnkr
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 04:09 PM UTC
I used Eduard's camo net. I wanted to hang it over the vehicle like in some of the in-country photos that I've seen. It turned out too stiff, so I just rolled it and secured it.
KoSprueOne
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Myanmar
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 04:45 PM UTC
very well done and esp. outstanding work on the PE slat armor. I mean wow, very consistent assembly




abramstnkr
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 06:31 PM UTC
Thanks Ko! This'll probably be my fifth slat armor kit that I've done. I think I've gotten pro at it! Lol
Pops53
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 06:54 PM UTC
I absolutely love the red & white cooler on top, just like the ones in half the subureban garages in America. Hope you get to open it up and have a tall frosty one in honor of your outstanding work!
bison126
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Correze, France
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 07:07 PM UTC
You did a superb job on this one. Not only with the slat but all turn great. I guess you scratchbuilt the interior or did you use the Black Dog parts ?

Olivier
abramstnkr
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 07:19 PM UTC
Hey Oliver, yes I did use the black dog interior. Not a bad set at all! I tried posting shots of the interior earlier but gave up cause I was having issues with the kit maker site. I'll find a way and post the inside shots soon!
GSPatton
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 07:45 PM UTC
DUDE THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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abramstnkr
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 08:04 PM UTC
Here are some of the in-progress build shots and the interior photos....

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abramstnkr
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 08:10 PM UTC
And just a few more...

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abramstnkr
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 08:23 PM UTC
Lastly,

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pilote14
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Joined: November 01, 2010
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Posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 11:17 PM UTC
the "greatest" M1132 !
I've build one but "from the box", i have the eduard slat armor for my next AFV club Stryker...
thanks for the pics
abramstnkr
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Posted: Monday, November 14, 2011 - 04:49 AM UTC
Thanks Olivier!
seb43
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Joined: August 30, 2005
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Posted: Monday, November 14, 2011 - 05:23 AM UTC
Great build. One of the best Stryker build.
Question:
Which slat did you use??

Remark:
You need to paint the 4 cylinders on the blade black

Cheers
Seb
abramstnkr
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Posted: Monday, November 14, 2011 - 06:09 AM UTC
I used Eduard's photo etch for the slat. Actually all the photo etch on the Stryker is from Eduard.
Burik
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Joined: March 12, 2002
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Posted: Monday, November 14, 2011 - 06:18 AM UTC
Jason, super stuff. You went all out on this and succeeded very nicely. I have been flummoxed by the slat on my project. Yours looks great. One thing I recommend - the exhaust cover should be gunmetal color.

Great job.

Bob
abramstnkr
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Posted: Monday, November 14, 2011 - 07:08 AM UTC
Thanks Bob! Yea I've seen that, I'm thinking that I'll have to change that in the near future.
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