Those were your first attempts at icons Gooseman? Well congrats. Really good for your first attempt and icon "modification". You should be proud of your work. They are good for being a rookie at it.

. If you can't have pride in your own work, what's the point?
You are correct on this Gooseman, the replacing of the LAV 25 set with Strykers is a good mistake to note for the next release.
I am not gonna speak for Don, I couldn't even if I tried, but don't get discouraged. Don and I both have gotten where we are with our icons because of LOTS of time and practice. Not all attempts were or are successful, just gotta try new things and keep at it. Only time will show you your progress. Heck I look at my old stuff and laugh nowadays, and tell myself, "You've come a long way." Heck even my newer stuff I look at and think of different ways to model different effects. So its a constant growth thing. All I will say is to you Gooseman is, You keep it up, no matter what as long as you enjoy doing it. You want to "show off" your work or "share" your work, that is what this part of the forum is designed for. Takes guts posting your work for the world to see. So again. Congrats.
You're welcome Gooseman. I don't do this for thanks. I do it for you guys.
I plan on it. When I get another set done, I will post it. So check back. lol.....