I'm a little late to the game on this one, but I did follow along at times. The bottom line is I agree with the other folks on your effort. It is fabulous. Congratulations and kudos on a great job.

Oh that's fantastic! Love how the Stryker came out. And the figures rock!

That is fantastic.   Great piece and I really like the diorama.  Well done. 

Brilliant.

Time to call it done and just in time for display at the local fair's model contest. Overall really impressed with the detail this kit and the meng figures I added had. 

The chalk pastel weathering all but disappeared after a clear coat was applied so I dusted the model with some sand color spray paint.

With the model itself now finished, I picked up the meng ordinance disposal figure set for a small roadside ied clearance diorama.

Finally finished the slat armor up this weekend. Very pleased with how it turned out.

Getting close to finishing everything up. All it needs is a flat coat and some stowage

Got her painted up and applied decals. The color is a little darker than I wanted but some weathering should lighten the it up a bit.

Thanks Gam. The plow is the main reason I picked this kit up. It is held together by pins so that you can raise and lower the plow.

Oh wow, love the plow! Looking forward to seeing her construction all finished up and ready for paint.  

The past month was very hectic with covid related issues but I was finally able to get some bench time in this week. Basic construction on the stryker is just about done with it only needing some work done on the headlights and front bumper. With the weather starting to turn cold, it is looking like I won't get any paint on it until things warm up in the spring. Until then, I have plenty of time to work on the front and finish the remaining slat armor.

Oh wow those slats are amazing!

Those would have driven me to drink...  

I almost bought the mine roller version. Overall, I am really liking this kit and will probably build some of the other variants when I get my hands on them.

I now have completed the slat armor for the right side of the hull and was able to dry fit to make sure everything fits right. Got a bit of the slat armor for the rear door and left side of the hull started but they are still a ways off from being completed.

Keyserj

Thanks for your compliments gamera. Cutting styrene gets pretty tedious but the end result will defenitly be worth it.

 

I did have a big screw up yesterday. I was soaking the chains for the mine plow in some vinegar to blacken them but, I lost track of time and left them in for too long. Now the chain is in pieces and I will have to order some.  

 

Yikes!!! 

Thanks for your compliments gamera. Cutting styrene gets pretty tedious but the end result will defenitly be worth it.

I did have a big screw up yesterday. I was soaking the chains for the mine plow in some vinegar to blacken them but, I lost track of time and left them in for too long. Now the chain is in pieces and I will have to order some.  

Oh gosh that slant armour looks like a royal pain. But your results look fantastic- you're doing a great job on it! 

Thanks Gamera.

Not to much progress on the build lately but I did start scratch building some slat armor. Still have quite a ways to go but it is a start.

Oh cool, love the plow and the PE fenders. Sorry, don't know enough about the anti-slip coating to comment on how accurate it looks. 

Haven't had to much time at the bench now that school back in session but I do have a little progress to show. The rear has now been assembled and is attached to the lower hull. With this being my first modern armor build, I also thought I would try doing an anti slip coat.

The anti slip coating is made with Testors tube cement that was stippled with a cotton swab. Enjoy and please tell me what you think of it.

I had a pretty productive weekend. The rest of the mine plow is complete and is now dry fit onto the Stryker. The plow can freely raise and lower and can be taken apart for painting by removing the pins that hold the mount together.

I can't get into my old account. So I after three weeks and four emails to tech support with no luck I just created a new one. 

It's friggin' annoying since I can't edit anything in my GB stuff now... 

LonCray

I don't think the ESV should have any extra chain hanging off the end - but I also think you might have your chain on too tightly - all the pictures I see have it draped fairly loosely from each of the springs.  My suggestion is to loosen it a bit so the excess disappears on it's own.

 

Gamera:  Do you have two accounts now? All the wire cutters I have would be to big. I will just have to invest in a small pair from the hardware store.