M1127 Stryker RV in Iraq build - Pics

Fantastic job! I especially like how the slat armor came out. I have the Trumpeter, and AFV Club versions of the 1127 in my stash, but I haven't built them yet because of the slat armor. Yours came out great!

Nate

Slats great.....I remember the original.....back for more pain!  I remember the funky decal on the original. I think this one is a bit nicer than the original. you did some nice street work. The jersey barriers look great...nice touch with the flattened boxes. The mesh looks better this time....then again you have access the the full Heavy Studio with this one

All in all another jaw dropping build.....fantastic....5 star.....(I am running out of words)....OK..Nice

Mark that as target 101.....EOM

Rounds Complete!!

Thanks Mike and Nate.  Yes, I am a glutton for Slat punishment.  I still have an M1126 ICV and M1128 MGS to do for myself.  Believe it or not, I am considering Slat for them too...not any time soon though!!  I too think this one came out better.  I especially like how the sniper screen came out. 

Simply an outstanding job..

Jst in passing, anyone else think the RPG slats are annoying?  Makes Strykers look like dog runs or something driving around...

Great job.  Only thing I think takes away from the rest of the presentation is the gauze used for the netting.

Yeah... drop-dead gorgous and I don't know how you do as many as you do in the time that you do but, I have to agree about the usage of gauze for the netting on this one.

Go ahead Sir... hit me.

From most of those angles with the lower armor plates, I thought you built some sort of hover craft or something.  

sharp build with all the scratch detailing and that crazy slat armor. Something I still haven't gotten close to approaching yet 

Thanks for the comments guys.  This one actually took me a while.  I have been working on it since early August.  I wasn't totally happy with the netting either.  Its actually cheese cloth (same as gauze I guess) died the sandy/dark brown color by soaking it in espresso.  I couldn't come up with anything else for it though.  Oh well, it is as it is.  I think it turned out well.

HeavyArty

Thanks for the comments guys.  This one actually took me a while.  I have been working on it since early August.  I wasn't totally happy with the netting either.  Its actually cheese cloth (same as gauze I guess) died the sandy/dark brown color by soaking it in espresso.  I couldn't come up with anything else for it though.  Oh well, it is as it is.  I think it turned out well.

The build is just terrific--I have to agree; it looks almost like a boat of some sort! It amazes me how these things get jazzed-up with all the extra armor and slats and whatnot--doesn't all that extra weight adversely tax the transmission and engine or suspension at all? It must be a real dog to drive too?

To be honest, the gauze looks pretty close to the real thing for my money. And I love the Jersey barriers. In the end, it doesn't really matter if you're nuts about the gauze--I'm sure the customer was happy to have another great Stryker!

well if he doesnt like it i sure do. nice job gino.

Thanks guys.  It reminds me of the Vietnam Monitor River Boats w/the Slat armor.  The customer was very stisfied.

Have to agree with Mike on this one Gino, I liked your first rendition and the 2nd is even better. Always good to have a pleased customer at the end of the process as well!

Thanks Bill.  Yes, the customer was very please.  It looked just like his ride.

Very very nice, I missed the first build, what is the cheese cloth for? Is it to produce shade?

Thanks ygmodler4.  Glad you like it.  The cheese cloth represents camo net that is put up over the crew hatches to provide a sniper screen.  It obscures the crewmen so a sniper can't get a clear shot at them from above.  It does have the added benefit of providing shade as well.

Forgot to mention that, regardless of what I think about the RPG slats, a fine build indeed, Gino...

As for camo netting, that's always a quandry for a modeler because you have to balance authenticity and visibility.  I'd love to accurately portray a howitzer position everytime, complete with camo netting, but if it's done "by the book", you can't see anything under the net... The only way to get both is to do it with the crew about to put up the net, unrolling it from the top of the turret or prime mover, rolling it back up on "Prepare to March", or un-azzing the AO and driving out from under it in a Hasty Displacement... Frustrating, at best...

I MUST confess ... I love modern armor ... yes, I do!

And this one is a dream come true. Impressive vehicle ... a true land battleship!

Nice work!

Thanks Hans and Jose.  Yup camo nets are a pain in the ***, in 1/35 scale and 1/1 scale!

Yup camo nets are a pain in the ***, in 1/35 scale and 1/1 scale!

I "lost" my 1/1 scale net in Iraq back in '91...

I hear ya.  I "lost" quite a few things in Iraq in '03 as well.  Especially when I came back and it was change of command inventory time.

Ahhh....field losses, a commanders best friend....it always makes the ultimate change of command inventory soooo much better!!

Rounds Complete!!

HeavyArty

Thanks Hans and Jose.  Yup camo nets are a pain in the ***, in 1/35 scale and 1/1 scale!

I will confess that back when I was a scale modeler, I used the guaze method as well but, I would cut out little tedious bits of paper, either straight, zig-zag... irregular patterns and interweave them in and out of the gauze mesh with tweezers. Not completely accurate I suppose but enough to break up the 'look' of guaze IMHO. White glue in place and paint to different shades of the base color... be it green/summer or tan/autumn/desert.

Not intended to steal your thread Gino... I learn far more from you than you from I...

Technically, there should be more 'leafy' material than what I'm showing above and below but, these are the best shots that I have handy.

Hope that it'll help.

That's a good idea Kevin.  I'll try your method next time.  Thanks.