Moska
Sr Member
Hello friends.
After finishing my USS Reliant, a project that took me two years of work, I decided that my next project would be easier, something that would not complicate my life. That's why I decided that I was going to build my old models from the original Galactica series: Colonial Viper and Cylon Raider.
My purpose was to build the two models "out of box" without making any improvement or modification, first the Viper and then the Cylon Raider, and thus enjoy a simple and uncomplicated project.
But modelers have the devil in our heads.
As soon as I started examining the models and gathering information and references in the network, I realized that my plans would inevitably change:
1- I decided to correct the lines of panels to make them incised.
2- Create new windshields that allow to see inside.
3- Make the interiors (cockpits) of both ships.
4- Make the pilot of the Viper and the crew of the Cylon Raider.
5- Put lights in cockpits and figures.
6- Detail the exhausts.
7- Illuminate the boosters.
Finally, I also liked the design of the Viper MKII and decided to also buy that kit and build and improve the three models at the same time.
As you can see, this seems to be what I understand as a simple and uncomplicated project. I don't know if I'm crazy or I'm stupid, but the truth is that I enjoy getting into these messes.
After finishing my USS Reliant, a project that took me two years of work, I decided that my next project would be easier, something that would not complicate my life. That's why I decided that I was going to build my old models from the original Galactica series: Colonial Viper and Cylon Raider.
My purpose was to build the two models "out of box" without making any improvement or modification, first the Viper and then the Cylon Raider, and thus enjoy a simple and uncomplicated project.
But modelers have the devil in our heads.
As soon as I started examining the models and gathering information and references in the network, I realized that my plans would inevitably change:
1- I decided to correct the lines of panels to make them incised.
2- Create new windshields that allow to see inside.
3- Make the interiors (cockpits) of both ships.
4- Make the pilot of the Viper and the crew of the Cylon Raider.
5- Put lights in cockpits and figures.
6- Detail the exhausts.
7- Illuminate the boosters.
Finally, I also liked the design of the Viper MKII and decided to also buy that kit and build and improve the three models at the same time.
As you can see, this seems to be what I understand as a simple and uncomplicated project. I don't know if I'm crazy or I'm stupid, but the truth is that I enjoy getting into these messes.