I have also designed the BFT antenna with its mount and the horn on the driver’s side.
There is also a third piece, I don’t know what it is so I can’t give it a name, which is on the left front edge of the engine deck.
There will be no more 3D printed parts; the other differences I see in the A1 version will be made the old fashion way: cutter, plasticard, san paper, glue.
At this point all the pieces of the A1 conversion set are ready;I have to make some small modifications and then it will be available for anyone interested in purchasing (see my previous post on how to buy).
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I never got any good result with cutting and putty ECT.
Personally I admire people who can do such things.
3D printing and being able to design stuff myself is a god gift for me.
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AFV bottom redesign?
Trumpeter is a bit less detailed:
But its only the bottom part. Lol
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How will you tackle the suspension arms?
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It´s the Drivers Vision Enhancer.
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I’ve got several photos of the underside of the Stryker A1 Double V hull, DM me for details. I started this scratch build conversion several years ago, I may continue now that you have these components available.
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Hi,
I remember your posts about scratch building the bottom of a Stryker DVH, it was this Armorama :: Stryker A1 DVH isn’t it?
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Yes it was, I still have it and I may start working on it again, using the 3D printed upgrades.
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Care to share those pictures?
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Sooner or later, we will see a DVH Stryker in styrene. Of course NOT from Trumpeter.
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Do you have some inside information on this Herman? lol, Your problem right though.
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There are only two companies that produce Stryker kits. And if it´s NOT Trumpeter…
A friend of mine does research for AFV Club but he is not allowed to talk.
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I’ve done research for AFV Club in the past, and yes, they like to keeps things close to the vest. As does another company, who are definitely doing the DVH A-1 variations. That’s one of the reasons I’ve slowed my roll on some scratch builds - it’s a much better use of my time to just build a kit if its going to be available.
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Same here, I love scratch building but if one is coming out then yes I’ll work on other things, the question is…When?
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Model completed.
I decided not to weather it, assuming this vehicle had just been assigned to a field unit.
I didn’t attempt to replicate the double-V hull bottom; I figured this wouldn’t affect the model’s appearance as an A1 version, so it wasn’t worth the effort.
I’m unsure whether to keep the RWS with an M2 or install a RWS/J (Javelin) version. Suggestions are welcome.
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more pictures with close view some of the parts I designed
I also modified the side stowage racks which are different from the previous Stryker version; this was a cut, sand and paste work.
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Looks good. I would add the Javelin if it is a newer version.
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Very great, just a little detail: wheels on stryker A1 are like te LAV A2 , drive train and suspensions are modified.
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