I don't recall if the Stryker was ever meant to go up against modern tanks. Wouldn't seem to be a good idea if you could help it.

Certainly not its main function, but it is a 105mm tank gun & its standard load-out includes AT rounds; so, in a pinch, one does what one must (then gets smartly out of the way of any return fire).

In response to a statement over on BtS about how cramped & uncomfortable the MGS turret is, I wrote the following;


I think some of the ergonomic issues & the lack of ammunition storage could have been rectified if the US Army hadn't been so focussed on the "interim" part of the Stryker program.

My idea is that the RAMs & BAE Australia understand that in Australian service there is, pretty-much, no such thing as "interim" anything, & they work to either fix or minimise any issues with the design.

The main issues are;

1. Lack of ready ammunition - remove dismount capacity & install larger, modified carousel(s) system.
2. Exposure to enemy fire when closing optics systems - install remote opening/closing systems.
3. Commanders position - install folding foot rests for improved ingress/egress, miniaturise anything that can be, move imaging displays forward to give better frontal space.
4. Gunners position - install M1 gun sight optics for improved sighting options.

It would never be perfect (or even all that good) but it could be made more functional & less uncomfortable. Remembering that the MGS is not a tank & the crew are unlikely to need to be locked down as often or for as long.

As most of these modifications would be unseen from the outside, they make a perfect working hypothesis for what I am building & the minimal modifications I have done externally.

Quote from: Old Wombat on December 04, 2024, 08:13:19 PMCertainly not its main function, but it is a 105mm tank gun & its standard load-out includes AT rounds; so, in a pinch, one does what one must (then gets smartly out of the way of any return fire).

Used to talk to a guy who'd been in the SADF when they were playing tag with Cuba<cough>Angolan T-55s in Ratel-90s. That was... sporting.

Tamiya Light Grey Fine Primer has gone over everything (I may have missed a piece or two, we'll find out later) over the last couple of days.

Still need to do some black on certain parts & green (Aussie Camo Green) on the undersides & some sub-assemblies.

Then it will be construction-time, again, followed shortly thereafter by camo-time.

 ..... So about a month at my speed.

To quote the motorway signs I see quite a lot of at this time of year

"Drive to the road conditions"

As I say, it takes as long as it takes.

Gondor

Quote from: Gondor on December 08, 2024, 02:55:51 AMTo quote the motorway signs I see quite a lot of at this time of year

"Drive to the road conditions"

As I say, it takes as long as it takes.

Gondor

Agree!   As an elderly gentleman from South Uist once told me "When the good Lord made time, He made several bucketfuls to spare"

Quote from: Rheged on December 08, 2024, 12:54:51 PM

Quote from: Gondor on December 08, 2024, 02:55:51 AMTo quote the motorway signs I see quite a lot of at this time of year

"Drive to the road conditions"

As I say, it takes as long as it takes.

Gondor

Agree!  As an elderly gentleman from South Uist once told me "When the good Lord made time, He made several bucketfuls to spare"

Agree with all!
We can wait.  

Basic camo green applied to various bits & pieces, which will allow for the continuation of construction ... Tomorrow ... If I'm lucky. 

Bet you all thought this had died an untimely death!


Nope! She's still alive & photo-worthy progress has happened.

Pic's to prove it;



1st pic, not so good, so I put a sheet of white paper behind the model ... But you can see the Paint B!tch in the background in the test colours.



















Paint colours are: Desert Pink (British AFV WW2), British Silver Grey, Pilbara (AusCam), Camo Green (AusCam).

All paints are SMS (The Scale Modellers Supply) Premium ... Poor application is all my fault.

Scheme is loosely based on the Australian 3-tone AFV camouflage used on RAAF & Army vehicles since somewhere in the late-1980s/early-1990s.

I think the colours are quite good for coastal/near-coastal environments, where one would expect Marines to be operating.

Still lots more to do, especially adding all the fiddly little bits & weathering


Comments & constructive criticism welcome.

  

Oh dude..I like that   
She's really looking the part 😍

Definitely one of the best looking MGS's I've seen in a long minute 😁

The colors are nice, esp. the pale green (WWII British Silver Grey?). 

Reminds me of my attempt to create a Macross VF-1 with a suitable Autralian desert cammo scheme:


Macross +++ 1:100 Stonewell/Bellcom VF-1Na (modified VF-1A Block 12) "Valkyrie"; aircraft "ON 720" of the U.N.S. Air Force tactical fighter squadron SVA-122 "Desert Eagles"; Oceanus Naval Station, Barrow Island/Western Australia, 2024 (modified ARII kit) by Dizzyfugu, auf Flickr

Thank you very much, gentlemen!  

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on January 05, 2025, 11:58:32 PMThe colors are nice, esp. the pale green (WWII British Silver Grey?). 

Quote from: Old Wombat on January 05, 2025, 11:01:40 PMPaint colours are: Desert Pink (British AFV WW2), British Silver Grey, Pilbara (AusCam), Camo Green (AusCam).

Looking good mate.   

Thanks, Fred!