Starting on a new project:

Most of the PE done.

Awesome. I have one of these I want to build also. I'll be watching.

Hi Marcos - glad to see you posting this - I always like your builds!

Cheers
Nick

Thank you guys! Well I am ready to start the painting process:

I tried something new. First I primed all the underside with black primer. Then I primed the upper surfaces with white primer:





Then I gave it an overall coat of military green, then added a drop of white to the green and gave it a dust over on upper surfaces:

Did a filter with oils:




Then a wash:

Did a touch of drybrushing, and rainmarks. The decals were a real b..ch!





Ready to start some weathering with pigments

A question for the experts: What metal is the stryker's armour made of? Becauser I couldn´t find any pictures with rusted chippings.

They are made of aluminum alloy. Some of the fittings are steel though. You won't see much, if any chipping since they are still relatively new and the CARC paint they are painted with is a very durable, 2-part epoxy paint that doesn't chip easily.

Thanks Gino. That takes care of chipping!

Applied pigments all over:

Another question for the experts: If I apply a coat of flat varnish will it kill the effect of the pigments? Or will it preserve the look? I liked the way it came out and don't want to spoil it and have to start over. At the same time I want it to last, and eventually when it gathers dust on my shelf I want to ba able to give a dust off and not loose its looks.

Try misting some isopropyl alcohol over the whole model first. I've found that doing this fixes the pigments in place nicely and sometimes negates the need for a flat coat. However, I have also had success with rattle can lacquers over pigments fixed this way.
Looks good – maybe try removing some of the dust so all your wonderful filter work isn't hidden? Just my two cents. Keep up the good work!

Ok. I went with the alcohol. Let's see how that goes. Yhanks a lot.

Ok, this is how it came out:

two questions: What is the actual lenght of the m-1126 antenae? And, Which MRE boxes were used in Iraq in 2004-2005?

SINCGARS antennas are very compact. What I saw, they are very thin and approx. 1,8 m long.

http://radiosets.tpub.com/TM-11-5820-890-10-8/TM-11-5820-890-10-80034.htm

Took a break for a few days. Working on all the cargo:

Almost done:

Interesting technique to have a faded color on the stryker.

just need to finish the Legend figure and make the antennae: