You know that feeling when you get to the end of a complex, detailed build and you are looking for something quick and easy to give you that hit of satisfaction only a finished model can? Well, that is the situation I recently found myself after my last build. I was suffering a little model fatigue and needed something that wouldn’t fight me and would go together smoothly. The objective was to get the construction done quickly and arrive at the joyful part of painting and weathering to give me that sense of accomplishment and motivation to kick start into the next project, whatever that may be.
Inspiration came when I saw the 1:72 Academy kit of the M1126 Stryker and a bonus resin stowage set from Legend included in the box. The price was right, it had wheels as opposed to tracks and the part count was low. I generally tend to steer clear of modern subjects for no good reason other than habit… so this would be a nice re-introduction to the small scale and soft entry into the genre.