Stryker - slat armor sets

[Jonny Bravo]

Hello, friends!

On this moment is available 4 sets of slat armor for Stryker:

1)http://www.eduard.cz/products/card.php?id_product=5606&name=slat&catalogue_nb=&type=&pgroup=&scale=4&product_month=&product_year=&page_start=0

2)http://www.voyagermodel.com/productlist.asp?itemid=PE35200

3)http://www.proartmodels.be/mod_productgallery/mod_productgallery_026.htm

4)http://www.griffonmodel.com/product_view.asp?id=37&classid=39

Somebody can make detailed comparison of all four sets (Slat)?

Maybe smbdy was engaged this problem?

I want to start build my Stryker 1126 or 1130 with Slat and it is necessary to understand, what set to buy..

I tend to a Pro Art Models set (PAU-35026) or Grifon model set, but I am not assured.

Help me, please :)

[Holeshot]

I talked to Joe Bakanovic from Tiger Model Design at the AMPS convention about a slat armor set in resin (he has the capacity to cast high-strength resin very thinnly) and he said he had an initial set of masters in hand and was well on the way to producing a set, and added that he was shooting for a retail price less than the PE sets...
I'm holding my breath and saving my money!

[majorchuck]

I know a fella who is working on resin casts of slats but all have failed the handle catagory looked good on the bench but any finger pressure was enough to break every part. go with edward pe after seeing my friends cast atempt I ordered the pe and extra armor from edward and will soon build stryker in theater

[Jonny Bravo]

Holeshot, majorchuck thnx for yours answers!

i'm agree with majorchuck about resin slat- i think this set must be very breakable..

I have found one more set of slats, but only "in construction", not available on market yet..
this is AEF Design model company -

http://www.aefdesigns.com/US_Military/USMilitary.htm

KA-02 Stryker Slat Armor

I will wait its some time for comparison :)

At present on a parity the price/quality sets settle down thus:

1)Pro art
2)Grifon
3)Eduard
4)Voyager

The voyager so has not pleased for the first time such bad similarity to a prototype(not realistic thickness of additional armor etc..)