Hi all
pics of the scratch i am working at the moment, in the back of the picture is the first stryker that was posted here already one year, as a ressult of show the model here I received the help of several modelers, I revised my first model with the new reference data that they kindly share with me and I decided to start from scratch again and also to be able to make my own copies in resin in order to make other versions.

special thanks to Greg, Stephane an David

video of the constructive process

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1QASPABF

more photos here:

http://community.webshots.com/user/feliper76

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best regards

How did you get the intake grills so neat?

well there goes my plans to build one. Yours is going to be so good. I'll have to change my plans now and build a variant of this particular one you're building. I guess it was a matter of time Great start man. Excellent build so far.

Now this is unbelievable, just super. I have to say that this is one of the best scratch built projects I’ve seen in some time. Well thought and laid out, straight and clean lines. I can totally see the difference between the two. The rear ramp door really stands out, love the hinge work. Your reference data, are they a source of blueprinting. Do you have plans on a full interior as well. I will be keeping my eye on this build, keep the progress photos coming.

Leo,

Did you model that in 3D first - looks like CAD/CAM type machine or Laser for the cuts in the last photo no? Very interested in how you did it.


Keep up the great work,
N E O

This is beyond words! I am stunned and can't wait to see this done.

I am not sure if you have looked much at Armorama's gallery, but there are also a lot exterior and an extensive interior photo gallery

http://photos.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/13103

There are a couple of rumors floating around that there is a Stryker in the works, but who know?

Jeff

hi all

thank you for tour kinds words:

some replys


David Niescior:
i am going to make homemade copies in resin to make at least another version: the TOW vehicle with the slab armor

murdo: the grills are made with evergreen strips, you have to turn the section from a square section to a triangle section, place the strip between two rectangular strips leaning on one edge/corner and scrape the opposite edge right to stop on the rectangular strips, you have now triangular strips, cut and glue

Joe Szczygielski
by the moment i do not know plans published about us versions of the stryker, it seems, but i am not sure, that tankogard have published a monograph about the lav III with plans of the canadian version,

Mr Anderson
when i started this project in 2004 i have no plans, i used cad software to build up a 3d model, using lateral frontal and rear photos as plans, with this 3D i can obtain the form of the armor plates of the model, then i print this in paper and glue it on a polystyrene sheet, then i cut and glue it,

I no use laser, only fingers, a drill, a sharped blade and the most important machine... patience ¿what photo are you talking about? the last is a hatch, there is no cuts on it, the rounded shape is made by gluing square section strips to the main body.

thanks to all, your words support my efforts

leo2-
That is an absolutely fantastic build. A few questions:
1) What are you planning to do for the tires? On one, there are the resin tires but I didn't know of any resin tire kits that could match the Stryker's type of tire.
2) What CAD program did you use? AutoCAD, CADkey, or some other style?
Looks great so far and I can't wait to see more.
Kyle

Hi all

pics of the first stryker I made, Kyle the wheel comes from the italeri PUMA,they were very reworked, thought the general dimensions coincide basically.

Jeff Edgar: i used the pics you say for the first steps in my project, they were fundamental to begin.


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I use autocad and Autodesk Architectural desktop, excellent programs to work in 2D, but not the better to work on 3D if you want to make curved shapes, but if your project is a vehicle with plains faces autocad and ADT works fine

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Wow after seeing those pics of the tires I have to say again this is stunning! The level of modelling you are woirking at is simply amazing-theres my plans to scratchbuild one out of the window!
Any plans to market the stuff you have made-wheels??

I'm trying to figure out how you patch up the tire patterns the way you do. That must be very tedious. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

hello Charles

first i draw the tyre pattern with cad , then i print it in paper and i fix the draw to a plastic sheet, this is less tedious than drawing the pattern with pencil in plastic,

cut with a blade and glue piece by piece

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Thanks for replying. May I ask how you drew the pattern. Did you do it free hand? I'm very curious because you did such a wonderful job.

i usually work for draw with cad software, autocad or architectural desktop, they are architectural an eginering programas but you can use any software based on vectorial drawing like corel draw, etc...

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Felipe, this is some excellent work. It is nice to see a fellow CAD enthusiast. I use Solidworks 2006 and Inventor 10, so if there is some 3D stuff you need help with, let me know and I will help out.

Felipe,
Excellent build so far. With this quality and the show of skill............who needs a kit. I think it's safe to say fella's. He ain't playin.

Fantastic progress on your project. I dont have access to CAD to enable me to do the same or similar, thinking NZLAV. Could you provide details of where I could obtain accurate line drawings to enable me to start with.

Thanks for any assistance.

Wayne

Wow Felipe, Im blown away! That is amazing work! I would NEVER have that kind of patience! Man, you should be working for a model company somewhere making a 6 digit salary! Either that, or make and sell your own! Look out Dragon and AFV, youve got some serious competition, and Felipes will probably be done first!!! :-)

Euh...guys... That thread is over a year old Unless you're really lucky don't expect an answer from Leo2 soon.

Especially since he hasn't been on the site since May 2006.

hello boys, what a surprise, the resurrection of my topic!!!

thank you very much for your words, ..., well my stryker now is a bit stopped, my work now doesn´t allow me a few minutes a day to my hobby and the progress is very slow. now trumpeter, afv and dragon are making excellent kits so maybe i can complete the mine with a mix of manufactered pieces an the scratch mades.

this week a will post a few pics with my work at the moment.

best regards

my first line drawings come from the womag webpage, there isnt any plans of the stryker but there are vehicles with the same hull front and length. it was the firt step to achieve accurate general dimensions, then i worked on a cad model using photos as reference, i dont know how the nzlav is but maybe my method could be useful to you

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