My 1ST finished model of 2011- ESV Stryker

Yeah..the build was mainly OOB. I added the plow chain from a seriously ugly gold chain I bought for the build.  The soda boxes were robbed from a LAVIII kit .    I wired the headlights, knocking them off the posts a dozen times....hint, their very fragile!!!  The silly little antenna ball was a nail biter. The spare tire was also from the LAV..cargo net was my doing.

I really had trouble with the rope though.how does everyone keep the thread from gettin fuzzy???  I guess running it over a candle would work? 

Sprue one- this kit was exceptional. I found a build WIP on armorama..followed it closely for the details. The plow is the hardest part..and I found a great trick to building it...pm me when ya get to it, I'll try to explain how I did it. the instructions make it very complicated, and I nearly gave up!

Jeff

Excellent build!
It is actually difficult to pick out any particular detail, I do agree with you, the panel fading is sport on.
And the netting, the dozer blade, the rear stowage boxes...

Very nice indeed, please keep them coming  

As always
Boarder 

looks good, Jeff 

is this an OOB build?  have this kit but havn't started it yet. The dozer blade feature is what sold it to me!

your weathering is perfect for showing the kits details  

Great work on your Stryker!

Thanks everyone for the comments...now I'll have to order up the AFV CLUB MGS.   The pics of it wearing slat look amazing, but very scary to build!!!

Jeff

A very nice model, I like it a lot. The choice of the version is also very interesting. Keep 'em comin' and have a nice day

Paweł

Very nice work, looks great

Wow, that is just brilliant, this is one stryker I did not add to the stash,  kinda sorry now but I might do so after seeing this.

Terry.

very nice build great pics.

Ron

Very nice build, props for the netting holding the tire, as mentioned earlier. I like that it is not over done with stowage, so you can actually see the kit. Personally this is one of those kits I find myself lusting over, one day.......one day. Nice job!

Excellent job on your Stryker. I've been wanting this kit since it came out.

After seeing your build, I want one even more now.

I'm more a WW II modeler, but I do appreciate a well built model. Nice job.

Thanks for the comments!!   Yeah..the cargo net is strips of masking tape. The tire was all painted, then I realized it was upside down!!! 

The plow is a work of art..and was very time consuming.  Each blade segment is 24 pieces!!! 

An overall excellant build,but that plow is awesome!

Very nice job all around. The weathering is very good. That plow looks like it must have been a bear to assemble!

Nate

Jeff,

That is one fine build....I don't do too much modern armor but your finished piece makes me want to get this kit.

Excellent weathering that's not over done.

WOW nice build I really like the cargo netting . I am guesing you made that out of tape?  Well done nice subtle weathering as well. Thanks for sharing!