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| Topic Started: Jun 2 2014, 03:50 PM (6,342 Views) | |
| Admin | Jun 2 2014, 03:50 PM Post #1 |
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As mentioned elsewhere on the forum I was lucky enough to win a £15 voucher for the Modellers Nook in Belfast yesterday. I used it to pay towards a 1/35th scale kit, an M1127 Stryker RV from Trumpeter. It looks like a great kit and comes with its own stowage and some cardboard for MRE boxes as well as some photo-etch. I’m going to put the VAB to the side for now and focus on this instead. It’ll probably be an OOB build with some additional Value Gear Stowage. I am toying with the idea of replacing the .50 weapon station with a Mark 19 grenade launcher though. Some pictures: ![]() ![]() You can see the hull of the VAB fits inside the hull of the Stryker with plenty of room to spare. ![]() Sean, you've built one of these before? I'd appreciate any reference materials you might have. |
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| Barry | Jun 2 2014, 05:20 PM Post #2 |
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Nice..and it looks sizeable too! |
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| 35th-Scale | Jun 2 2014, 06:15 PM Post #3 |
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Hi Sean, that's a nice kit and goes together very well. Replacing the 50 with a Mk 19 is perfectly acceptable. I actually had a book or two on the Stryker with me on Saturday. Next day I have to pop into Abbey St I'll give you a shout and arrange to meet. Do you have a Mk19? |
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| Admin | Jun 2 2014, 08:03 PM Post #4 |
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I'm afraid not, the extent of my 1/35th weapon collection is a bunch of AK-74 variants from Dragon. |
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| 35th-Scale | Jun 2 2014, 09:39 PM Post #5 |
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Not to worry, I'll bring one of them too. Won't be Live Resin, but it will do the trick. I'll bring the 'stores' box too. I'm in town usually once a week these days |
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| Admin | Jun 3 2014, 03:21 PM Post #6 |
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Thanks Sean, appreciate it. ![]() The early stages of the build focus on the suspension for the most part and this is just a small part of what is to come. There's several components that go into each of the four boxes but unfortunately the fit wasn't great, it was difficult to keep the boxes square. So I sliced the corners and pared down the ribbed parts to improve the fit. Still not a great result but good enough. The suspension arms are probably not perfectly aligned but as they fit into something else later on they can be coaxed into compliance. It's worth noting that everything underneath the vehicle will probably never be viewed anyway. |
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| Narayan | Jun 3 2014, 04:28 PM Post #7 |
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That's a nice looking kit. Although I like the detail underneath any of my kits I'm never overly concerned because as you say it won't be seen anyway. Graham |
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| Prenton | Jun 3 2014, 08:12 PM Post #8 |
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Wow Sean - you are getting in to this one quickly.... P |
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| Admin | Jun 4 2014, 08:30 PM Post #9 |
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Happily you don't need to worry about neatly tended seams where they won't be seen. Unhappily I've come to a stage involving photo-etch and my super glue appears to have met an unfortunate hard ending.
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| 35th-Scale | Jun 4 2014, 09:11 PM Post #10 |
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Sean
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That's a rather sticky situation to find yourself in..... |
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| Admin | Jun 5 2014, 12:04 AM Post #11 |
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Ah well, that's what happens when you buy a tacky brand... |
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| Jasonb | Jun 5 2014, 10:22 AM Post #12 |
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Loctite Super Glue Ultra Gel is the only Super Glue I've ever used where I got to finish the bottle, as it didn't harden up. And it's a gel, so that helps with applying it. I'm on my second bottle now, have had it nearly two years maybe and I can still use it... J. |
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| Admin | Jun 5 2014, 04:47 PM Post #13 |
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Truthfully I use a good brand, Uhu, which has proven to be very strong once it is dry. It comes in a metal tube though and if it gets nicked it'll dry out quickly. The suspension is more or less done, except for the shrouds on the sides of the Stryker which come as photo-etch. They'll have to wait a bit. ![]() A little bit of Liquid Green Stuff was required to cover up some small sink holes or gaps. Neither would have probably been seen but it costs nothing to be careful. ![]() It's sitting well on it's thick vinyl tires which are of excellent quality. There's some nice detail on them, the tread pattern and the Michelin name for example. The wheel aren't yet complete though, they require a further part attached to the hub so they're just dryfitted in the above picture. ![]() You can see there are two small holes to be drilled out of each wheel hub. Thankfully I have a pin vice with a 1mm or 1.5mm bit. I've had that pin vice over ten years by now. Back in the day when I was more serious about wargaming a significant number of models from Games Workshop were cast in white metal, especially large models. You'd be moving the model across the table and that finicky entity known as gravity would pop the arm off and send it thumping onto the table. This happened no matter how much super glue you applied to the arm joints. The trick to stopping that was to drill a hole into shoulder and insert a piece of paper clip, then drill a corresponding hole into the arm and fill with super glue. Usually you had a stronger bond... usually. Anyway, the pin vice is one of my favourite tools and I'm always surprised that the drill bit hasn't broken. It's very small and seemingly delicate. ![]() Finally a look at the two sheets of photo-etch that come with the kit. They come with parts for the engine grills, wire cutters, gun shield and brackets for the smoke grenade launchers. |
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| Parkadge | Jun 5 2014, 07:31 PM Post #14 |
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Good work Sean. Photo etch.....ugh, that's where most of my builds stall. Who wants to take the mystery out of photo etch for us in a demo?
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| Admin | Jun 5 2014, 07:48 PM Post #15 |
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I know a bending tool is typically the way to go but it's not really within my budget... as I don't have anything to budget with.
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| 35th-Scale | Jun 5 2014, 08:56 PM Post #16 |
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Sean
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OK, and without a Hold & Fold. They are handy to have, but not vital. |
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| Michael M | Jun 5 2014, 10:25 PM Post #17 |
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Tamiya has very nice bending pliers in offer ( 2 sizes ) PE stuff is piece of cake if You have some experience with paper
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| Admin | Jun 5 2014, 10:38 PM Post #18 |
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I never could fold a page straight...
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| Jasonb | Jun 6 2014, 08:34 AM Post #19 |
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I have a small Hold & Fold Sean, and no kits with PE for several months at least, if you want a loan of it? It really makes it easier! Apart from that, I use folded pieces of Tamiya Tape to pick up smaller PE pieces so that I don't end up glued to the kit... ![]() The Stryker is looking great so far, and big too! J. |
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| Admin | Jun 6 2014, 12:36 PM Post #20 |
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Thanks Jason, I think I'll take you up on that offer.
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