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Author Topic: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start  (Read 4686 times)

martin-montreal

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A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« on: April 02, 2011, 09:28:03 AM »

Remember the newest A.W.E. Strikers we got with inverted black/tan colour?


Yes these:



You see me coming, I made this:



I may interchange their wheels again so the mud on the black one will be explained by the wheels.

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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2011, 11:35:23 AM »

right, now, take the star stickers and the 'UNITED STATES' sticker off, go to BFTB and buy some of the repro SAS and Z Force stickers and peel and apply...

 :shifty: :lol:
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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2011, 12:08:47 PM »

Quote from: "Sundance"
right, now, take the star stickers and the 'UNITED STATES' sticker off, go to BFTB and buy some of the repro SAS and Z Force stickers and peel and apply...

 :shifty: :lol:

A tan AWE striker was part of the vintage Z Force?
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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2011, 02:06:18 PM »

Very Nice Work!  Not sure which one I like better! +1
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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2011, 03:44:00 PM »

Quote from: "martin-montreal"
Quote from: "Sundance"
right, now, take the star stickers and the 'UNITED STATES' sticker off, go to BFTB and buy some of the repro SAS and Z Force stickers and peel and apply...

 :shifty: :lol:

A tan AWE striker was part of the vintage Z Force?

no, but it'd look great as a Z Force desert jeep and the black one would look good as an SAS Force light strike vehicle.

(the AWE Striker was only sold in a light shade of green, in 1987)
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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2011, 07:32:28 PM »

Better yet... Paint it Red and make it a Crimson Striker!
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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2011, 08:22:52 PM »

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Better yet... Paint it Red and make it a Crimson Striker!

Good idea, but I see this for a stinger... a Crimson Stinger like this (with a darker red):

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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2011, 09:05:33 PM »

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Better yet... Paint it Red and make it a Crimson Striker!

Good idea, but I see this for a stinger... a Crimson Stinger like this (with a darker red):



That would look so much better in a darker red!  It still looks great, thou...
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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2011, 02:24:03 PM »

Nice, I want to do that to mine now maybe.
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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2011, 06:31:26 PM »

Can't improve on the all-black/grey Stinger....
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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2011, 08:48:03 PM »

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Can't improve on the all-black/grey Stinger....

I saw another pic... can't remember where, with a better red and it was pretty awesome!

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Re: A.W.E. Striker - what it should have been from the start
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2011, 10:30:26 PM »

CHROME it...
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