trumpeter stryker m1135

[Guest]

its a fantastic kit for the megre sum of 25 quid

Im hoping get me paints out after work for an hour.

[Guest]

finished work early with the rain so had a couple of hours spare.

this is the first armoured vehicle I have done for a long time as I have just been practicing my new airbrush skills on planes.

this is the first time ive airbrushed a truck.

Its early days for me as a new modeller taking up an old hobby again.

I started with a white misty coat primer.followed by the spraying your first black coat of weathering.followed by(And I did reaserch on this as ive only seen green ones) a dessert sand base coat and all is looking well.

I did the thinning and adding a drop of white to the base colour to enhance the weathering.

this is where my new skills end and im making it up as I go.

Next I wanted to low light the joint lines and recesses. mmmm.

I have tried certain (the filter washes) for detail but decided I liked the idea of thinning oil paints down to make a wash..

oh dear... it was a little thick and blobs were everywhere..

I then started toninig the panels down a bit with a pale dust colour filter wash and that seemed to look ok.

I was to enthusiastic again to get going again to do any research before I started picking a brush up.

ive already noticed mistakes on the actual build.looking at the pics. like over sanded ovals and a lack of attention on flash removal.

I still have a long way to go with this but please be critical on my build.

Ive only done about a third of the truck using this method yet.and of coarse there is perhaps a little more spraying and more detail.

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[eddiesolo]

You're not the only one to mention heavy-handed use in weathering etc. But as I have said to others, the builder is the worse person to view the model as you will always be too critical.

Your model, and I am sure many will agree, looks superb. It is a very busy model, loads of awkward angles, nooks and crannies etc, this can be a nightmare for even experienced modellers as it can be difficult to get washes etc into the right areas etc. The washes themselves have worked well to show a usable vehicle, part of the learning curve is faffing around with chipping, washes, oils etc etc. Probably most members on here will struggle at times with various highlights, washes etc. It depends on the dio it is going on, the type of vehicle etc. So with that waffle out of the way I shall leave you with this: You have already identified some faults in prep work etc, you have highlighted issues regarding washes and thinning etc, so really you are fully aware that modelling can be and is a pain at times, but great fun as you're brilliant model shows. I like this and think you have definitely made a model that looks the part and is also something you can play with, enhance and learn from. I would very pleased to have completed that and have it on my shelves.

Si

[Guest]

wow thanks. I am loving what I am doing. I just cant get enough.

im on a big learning curve.

normally im thinking ahhh another day or two and I can get on with the next one.

now im thinking there could still be a lot of hours here on this very nice kit.

and this is where I start to learn more.

more instalments soon.

[Guest]

This is looking spot on to me so far Steve, keep up the good work.

scott

[aaron]

I love the colour scheme on this beauty...great work mate.Im itching to build a modern afv but swmbo has (deservedly) put a stop to stash expansion.

[Guest]

ok. please bare in mind I am still pretty new to this.

heres a few more pics.

I now know looking at the pics there are mistakes. the weathering is propably very over done.

there are a couple of parts that would of benifited from a little extra care and sanding.

but please be frank with your criticism and please say what you would do or would have done or not done to improve my skills.

I already want to do another version of the stryker I enjoyed it so much.

but alas I have got to put my brushes down for a bit to get some real life work done as I tent to neglect a lot of jobs one I pick a model up.

as far as the soliders in the first pictures? well they are glued together but im not sure if I will get them together to go with this model.

I know small details like this make a model but im just not sure I like painting them?

I might do eventualy

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[Guest]

I think that's excellent Steve! The paint is nice & crisp, the weathering is spot-on. Too often the temptation is to go too far, but I'd say you've done just enough.

The only minor point in the spirit of refining your skills is a touch of silvering on the decals. But that's really a very small thing.

Top job! :-)

Patrick

[Guest]

Excellent build and finish Steve.

[eddiesolo]

As mentioned the decals are really the only think letting this down-silvering. Looking awesome, I honestly love this build, great build.

Si

[Guest]

is that because I didn't use micro set?

[eddiesolo]

One way is to do a gloss coat where you want the decal to go, apply the decal and then, once dry overcoat in a matt varnish, this eliminates the 'silvering' affect.

Micro set is used for softening the decals and getting better adhesion and getting them fit in awkward grooves etc.

Si

[Guest]

Looks very fine to me.

Very well build, the colour I think is perfect, and I like very much the general weathering.

My suggest is the next one on white colour (UN), a funny challenge

Polux

[Guest]

That looks bloody great! I'd be well chuffed with that. How did you do the tyres?

The Trumpeter models look superb value for money. I've got the Dicker Max to start next and I can't wait. £25 for over 600 pieces and possibly ordering the PE kit should keep me out of bother for a long time. Being new to this hobby I'm really enjoying it immensely but being self employed it's far too tempting to bugger off home early to do some model making when it's freezing cold on the building site,can be quite expensive

Could some kind soul tell me what 'flash' is? I've seen it mentioned but haven't got the foggiest ops:

Cheers,Mick

[Guest]

beautifully done steve, nice build love the dessert theme paint and the weathering is just right for modern vehicles.

scott