1/12th Viper - Done!! Final pics...

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1:12th large scale BSG Viper Mk. 1 - a set on Flickr

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Had a little down time between other projects, and hogged out some areas on Mike Salzo's excellent Viper kit. Decided to make this a slight heresy if you will, and thought it'd be neat to try to make it representative of a "Mk1 Viper" from the new series.

Started by opening a panel on the engines, opening some vents, and scratching my own piping on the rear plate:

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Decided to swipe from Ryan, who once mentioned adding Kool Shade to the nose. Why not!

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I plan to have this ready for WF in May, which should be do-able with the freelance and other prior commitments I have in progress. Getting JTGraphics to make me some custom decals in a month or three, and a few electronic tricks under the hood in progress. Wheee!
 
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Meh.









ahem...

from the new series... some peoples' kids, I swear...
 
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:rolleyes You're right, I should make the Viper exactly as seen in the episode where the newly orphaned and traumatized Human Race makes a beeline for the Planet of the Disco Casino Aliens!

In other words, before you start knocking someone's taste in TV shows, look in the mirror :lol. I love the original BSG designs because of their lineage to ILM/Star Wars, but as a series, it's Three's Company in Space™ at best.

Thanks, Mike!
 
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No, I was thinking more the two-seater... from, you know... the other Galactica show.

a beeline for the planet of the Disco Casino Aliens...that's pretty much it in one!





(btw, only trying to give a bit of grief... an indignant/blustery 'an original series Viper deserves better!')
 
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LOL - no worries... and yeah, I hope I don't make this look "retarded"!
 
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Damn, Jason - you do have some serious skill. As a fellow model builder, I've always admired your work and this one is no different :cool

-Fred
 
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LOL - no worries... and yeah, I hope I don't make this look "retarded"!


MOFF! You lazy HACK!!

Why Butcher a work of art! WHY CONVERT??

Grow a PAIR and Build one from Scratch!!!


Thats what a REAL Model Builder would do!


(ducks and runs away)
 
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:) I would, but I'm busy scratching a BSG, a Star Wars and a MaK pattern for kit makin' people, waaaaaaa!!!! Not enough time in the day!!
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MOFF! You lazy HACK!!

Why Butcher a work of art! WHY CONVERT??

Grow a PAIR and Build one from Scratch!!!


Thats what a REAL Model Builder would do!


(ducks and runs away)
 
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Thank you - it's just a lot of "careful" dremel work at this stage - I am in a "sandpaper and dremel and lots of shop vac use" phase right now, so I figured I'd bust it all out at once, across everything I have on the bench/shelves... makes cleanup easier, I think?

Damn, Jason - you do have some serious skill. As a fellow model builder, I've always admired your work and this one is no different :cool

-Fred
 
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Playing with styrene bits...

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Oh hey... a Dradis for the cockpit!
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