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M1127 Stryker RV; U.S Army
Topic Started: Jun 2 2014, 03:50 PM (6,343 Views)
Jasonb
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Nice one, we'll figure out a way to get it to you...

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Work continues, albeit a little slowly.

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All that is left to do with the suspension is to fit the suspension shrouds. These perforated shrouds span the gaps indicated in the picture above. They come as photo-etch in kit and will requiring some care bending to get right.

The purpose of the shrouds is unknown to me although if I was to take a guess I would say they they're used to protect the rear suspension from debris kicked up from the wheels. I've seen pictures of Strykers running without them so they do not appear essential.

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In the meantime I've been working on the rear of the vehicle which is still a work in progress. There are two ways out of the back of a Stryker; either drop the ramp or swing open the small door. There are roof hatches as well, of course.

There's also photo-etch for this area as well. Strykers have two racks, one either side of the door, fitted to the rear of vehicle. The racks hold jerry cans, two for fuel and two for water. The racks come in either plastic or etch and I'd like to fit the etch versions.

The jerry cans themselves are troublesome though. Each one comes in two halves and once fitted together displays a nasty seam the entire way around the canister. It wouldn't be a problem except for the awkwardness of trying to clean up a seam under a small handle.

I'm enjoying the build though, armour is a lot of fun. :choco:
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Jun 10 2014, 05:52 PM
I'm enjoying the build though, armour is a lot of fun. :choco:
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I'm sure everyone is looking forward to diving into the Submarines group build, later in the year, but at the moment it's time to splash through the mud or sand, depending on your theatre of operations.

This kit really falls together nicely with no serious concerns although the sprue fates could be considered a little thick.

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There are still more parts to be added to the rear deck, including an M240 machine gun and plenty of stowage.

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The hatch at the front of the vehicle received a pretty bad nick when I was cleaning up the sprue gates so I might throw a tarp over that. You can never go wrong with a good tarp. :P

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Every Stryker carries a winch for self-recovery. I've been looking at a build of M1129, the mortar carrier version, and the modeller used elasticated thread to represent the cable. I might do the same.

I've skipped over the smoke grenade launchers as they require photo-etch and the aerial bases as they don't look to good in plastic. I might replace them, maybe.
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Barry
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Looks like great detail on the Stryker sean
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Sean
Looking good Sean.

The side bins are a bit fiddly to put together and leave a very narrow area to actually fit anything into....
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Graham
Coming together very nicely Sean.

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