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abramstnkr

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 06:24 PM UTC

Again, thanks guys!! I super appreciate it!!!!

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 02:47 PM UTC

I threw my hat in the slat ring earlier.

heliman

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 01:34 PM UTC

Just added a lil support for our cause...hope it comes out soon, my spouse keeps threatening to toss my half finished kit!!!

HELP!!!

Jeff

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 08:09 AM UTC

Thanks fellas!!! Haven't heard from Libor and the Eduard team yet, but they know they've got people banging on their door for M1128 slat armor! Let's keep it going!

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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2012 - 12:17 AM UTC

@ Frenchy: Excellent, thank you!

@ Jeff: Here you go: http://helpdesk.eduard.com/entries/21306403-m1128-mgs-slat-armour

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Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 10:13 PM UTC

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Everyone interested in a MGS slat (et al.), please go over to said Eduard site and comment on Jason's topic!

So where? I am interested!

Also, speaking of Stykers (and hope this isn't high-jacking the thread) but what function do the suspension covers provide (besides covering) on some versions?

Looking at getting a kit and saw that covers in PE being offered.

Thanks!

~ Jeff

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Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 09:08 PM UTC

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The usual question: Any high-res pics available for these three (the last three that is)?

Here are at least the last two in higher resolution

http://www.murdoconline.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/shifting-strykers.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i-zoP0JYFaY/TyAe-WWTRvI/AAAAAAAAATg/z3IIhtshTOI/s1600/P1040040.JPG

HTH

Frenchy

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Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 08:59 PM UTC

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Frenchy, thanks for the pics. Do you have the last one in high resolution, too? (the one with the Cheerleaders)

Need some "chassis" close-ups ?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arctic_troy/3335161601/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Frenchy

Uh... well... I really needed it for... awww to hell with that

(Thanks for the link!)

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We need some AM manufacturer to pick up on the MGS slat already. Scratch building in this complexity is beyond my skills, but assembling it from PE would be fine.

Johannes

Johannes,

Please go over to eduard.com and let them know! I've already started a thread over there on MGS Slat. I've sent them a few emails in regards to it. But they say there's not enough demand for it. So if you let them know maybe they can get started on designing a set!!

Hi Jason,

sorry for my late reply, but I just went to the Eduard site, registered, posted and gave your proposal a "thumbs up". I really hope they go through with it. Thanks for the heads up, I wasn't aware there was such a platform for product requests.
I know a lot of people who are also interested in a Slat Armor for the MGS, I'll let them know, too. Let's hope they also post over at Eduard's request page!

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[...] If you want, you can make things a bit easier for us by giving thumbs-up to the former Jason idea, published right here at Eduard Product Requests forum:
http://helpdesk.eduard.com/entries/21306403-m1128-mgs-slat-armour
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Let the discussion flow further. We're here, listening.

Hi Libor,

as just posted: Wonderful feature on your website, that's something unique! A great opportunity for us regular modellers to get in touch with a manufacturer. Thanks for the efforts you put in there.

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Here's some more interesting A'stan Strykers. Also please check out the link below and help us out with getting Eduard to do a Slat armor set for the M1128.

The usual question: Any high-res pics available for these three (the last three that is)?

Everyone interested in a MGS slat (et al.), please go over to said Eduard site and comment on Jason's topic!

Thanks!

Johannes

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Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 05:07 PM UTC

Here's some more interesting A'stan Strykers. Also please check out the link below and help us out with getting Eduard to do a Slat armor set for the M1128.

Also please check out this link and lets get a slat armor set for the M1128!

http://helpdesk.eduard.com/entries/21306403-m1128-mgs-slat-armour

Thanks guys I hugely appreciate it!!!

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Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 08:10 AM UTC

Just some additional notes on the SPARK, the initial SPARK roller as I understand it is just Pearson's Light Weight Mine Roller as designed for the M1132 Stryker ESV, but with different mounting hardware. Specialized brackets were then developed for different vehicles.

Also, in 2009, an improved version of the SPARK roller with a center roller was introduced and then in 2010 Pearson got a sole-source contract to build the improved SPARK II roller (clearly designed to provide more consistent coverage in front of the vehicle).

abramstnkr

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Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 07:46 AM UTC

Anyone who wants M1128 slat please let the guys at Eduard know! WE can get that slat if we ALL suggest and ask for it!

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Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 05:52 AM UTC

Hello there guys and thanks to all of you for your feedback!

We really appreciate what you're doing here, because it helps us research the market and your needs more properly - good stuff!

If you want, you can make things a bit easier for us by giving thumbs-up to the former Jason idea, published right here at Eduard Product Requests forum:
http://helpdesk.eduard.com/entries/21306403-m1128-mgs-slat-armour

By giving thumbs-up to Jason's idea and commenting on this topic, you can help us decide and eventually deliver you the detail sets more quickly.

If you can, specify the manufacturer or/and desired details - just this will help us a lot.

I don't mean to leach discussion from this thread, but when I find similar threads, the best/easiest thing to do is to redirect you guys on our forums to discuss the topic, as Eduard then can keep overview of things.

Let the discussion flow further. We're here, listening.

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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 03:11 AM UTC

HOOAH!!

Now if we could just get a few more people to send it!

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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 02:53 AM UTC

email sent

abramstnkr

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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 02:25 AM UTC

Matt,

PLEASE send a product request for M1128 Slat armor to eduard. They dont think theres enough demand for it. Here's their email, [email protected] Please please send it to them! I'm sure if we got enough people to do it that, then we'd have a slat armor set for the M1128!

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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 01:24 AM UTC

Thanks for the clarification Jason. I have been wanting to do an mgs with slat armor, myself for quite some time.

abramstnkr

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Posted: Sunday, July 08, 2012 - 12:38 AM UTC

Matt,

http://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/194484&page=1

From the side views, yes it does look like the same as the M1126, but it's completely different. Note the curved slat towards the middle of the MGS, its there so the turret has room to rotate while still providing some protecttion for the bottom portion of the turret. The one piece hanging armor plate is a different set up but the rest is all the same on every MGS.

Hope that helps.

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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012 - 11:41 PM UTC

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Frenchy, thanks for the pics. Do you have the last one in high resolution, too? (the one with the Cheerleaders)

We need some AM manufacturer to pick up on the MGS slat already. Scratch building in this complexity is beyond my skills, but assembling it from PE would be fine.

Johannes

Johannes,

Please go over to eduard.com and let them know! I've already started a thread over there on MGS Slat. I've sent them a few emails in regards to it. But they say there's not enough demand for it. So if you let them know maybe they can get started on designing a set!!

From the photos posted here and a few I found during a quick search, the slat armor for the mgs appears to be the same as that for the icv.

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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012 - 04:12 AM UTC

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From Flickr.com.

Full-options M1128 MGS :

Frenchy

I don't miss that talcum powder dust one bit.

I still find it in my kit from time to time...

Frenchy

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Posted: Saturday, July 07, 2012 - 12:14 AM UTC

M1126 DVHs :

Frenchy

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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2012 - 09:12 PM UTC

Another M1134 in Afghanistan for DJ :

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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2012 - 07:56 PM UTC

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Anymore photos of it?

Here's the one from Flickr (the Stryker DVH is on the left

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More :

Manufacturer (GDLS) brochure

Frenchy

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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2012 - 07:27 PM UTC

In the Flickr photo set which contains the first batch of pics shown by Frenchy I saw a photo of the new Double vee hull Stryker. Anymore photos of it?

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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2012 - 09:12 AM UTC

I thought the ESV was equiped with the Pearson mine roller. Were they swapped for the SPARK when they deployed to Astan?

Frenchy

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Posted: Friday, July 06, 2012 - 08:29 AM UTC

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would you happen to have any of the Stryker ATGM M1134 in Afgan? I guess they are just not as common as other strykers.

There you go....

"U.S. Soldiers with Co. C, 1-17th Inf. Regt., unload humanitarian aid for distribution to the town of Rajan Kala, Afghanistan Dec. 5" (2009):

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Looks like the M1134 in the background has no slat armor at all.

Frenchy

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