Lt Washburn
Sr Member
Impressed with all the hard work; most people wouldn't have the energy or drive for the extra work that your hobby entails.
Builds By Baz- Full scale Mk II Colonial Viper
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sandbagger
Master Member
sandbagger
Master Member
THE PLAN - To move and reassemble the Viper in it's new hangar on Friday!
Lt Washburn
Sr Member
Looking forward to it!
Glad to see you are back at it!
sandbagger
Master Member
VIPER IS IN IT'S HANGAR!!! Thanks to my mates Alex , David, Garry, Joe and Patrick, for the muscle!
Now is to the opportunity to remove the rotting plywood from the landing gear and replace it with steel cladding, while also installing axles at the base of each foot for built in wheels. Can't wait!
There are some repairs to do to the polystyrene, which has been damaged in the constant moving over the last year or two, but this is minor. I will reinforce, solidify, seal and fix gaps, get the canopy frame welded up and polycarbonate windshields cut and fitted. The electrics in the cockpit need tidying up and fixing. Sound systems for the engines can now be brought in and experimented with, then fitted. Wings still to be framed and fitted, followed by the cannons, complete with 15 rounds of 30mm link each wing.
Avionics and engine access panels will be back in tomorrow and the whole ship given a clean, de-cobweb and remove a couple of wasp nests.
Full build on Builds by Baz
Cheers!
Baz.
Now is to the opportunity to remove the rotting plywood from the landing gear and replace it with steel cladding, while also installing axles at the base of each foot for built in wheels. Can't wait!
There are some repairs to do to the polystyrene, which has been damaged in the constant moving over the last year or two, but this is minor. I will reinforce, solidify, seal and fix gaps, get the canopy frame welded up and polycarbonate windshields cut and fitted. The electrics in the cockpit need tidying up and fixing. Sound systems for the engines can now be brought in and experimented with, then fitted. Wings still to be framed and fitted, followed by the cannons, complete with 15 rounds of 30mm link each wing.
Avionics and engine access panels will be back in tomorrow and the whole ship given a clean, de-cobweb and remove a couple of wasp nests.
Full build on Builds by Baz
Cheers!
Baz.
Mad Max Cars
Active Member
This build is coming along AMAZINGLY!!!! Love this project!!!!
binarysunset
Well-Known Member
You’re on the home stretch now Baz! Great to see the Viper assembled and in the hangar, very inspiring 
Lt Washburn
Sr Member
Awesome!
sandbagger
Master Member
Article uploaded.
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New Hangar for Viper MK II
23 May 2020 My old shed and carport was messy, substandard and degrading as large tree roots had got under the slab and lifted and cracked it. They had also pushed in the retaining wall between my …
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sandbagger
Master Member
Now that the Viper is happily protected in it's new hangar, it's time to clean up, realign the modules, get the wheel carts out from under it and give it all a good once over.
There's quite a bit of warping from being left in the weather. The tarpaulins only did so much and it's very good they were there. Most of it is fine, but pretty dirty. Cobwebs, dirt, dust and wasp nests inside the cockpit. The plywood cladding on the legs is totally destroyed by the weather, peeling and rotting. Easily fixed and I was going to change them for steel cladding anyway. If anything, the rotting wood is easier to remove now.
It was tricky levering the weight of the viper up high enough to remove the trolleys, but I got it down nice and gentle.
The electrics seem mostly intact and after a quick start-up, all works well except for a couple of twitchy lights which are easy enough to rectify.
I've given the cockpit a thorough brush, vacuum and wash down and it's looking good. Time to start building!
Baz.
There's quite a bit of warping from being left in the weather. The tarpaulins only did so much and it's very good they were there. Most of it is fine, but pretty dirty. Cobwebs, dirt, dust and wasp nests inside the cockpit. The plywood cladding on the legs is totally destroyed by the weather, peeling and rotting. Easily fixed and I was going to change them for steel cladding anyway. If anything, the rotting wood is easier to remove now.
It was tricky levering the weight of the viper up high enough to remove the trolleys, but I got it down nice and gentle.
The electrics seem mostly intact and after a quick start-up, all works well except for a couple of twitchy lights which are easy enough to rectify.
I've given the cockpit a thorough brush, vacuum and wash down and it's looking good. Time to start building!
Baz.
sandbagger
Master Member
God bless ya mate! Our big day is ANZAC day here. It was cancelled due to Coronavirus, but that didn't stop me from observing some silence in respect and remembrance of those who gave their lives. I've been out of the military since '06, but still get a kick in the chest every ANZAC day.
Baz.
C17ldmstr
Well-Known Member
What are the chances this pops up today?!?
www.google.com
“They”’re always listening!!!
Battlestar Galacti-car: The Street Legal Viper
There are numerous awful vehicles resembling Cylon Raiders from Battlestar Galactica. Fortunately for humanity, an amusement park mechanic has built this sweet, V8-powered homemade street legal Colonial Viper to protect us from them.
www.google.com
“They”’re always listening!!!
sandbagger
Master Member
What are the chances this pops up today?!?
Battlestar Galacti-car: The Street Legal Viper
There are numerous awful vehicles resembling Cylon Raiders from Battlestar Galactica. Fortunately for humanity, an amusement park mechanic has built this sweet, V8-powered homemade street legal Colonial Viper to protect us from them.
“They”’re always listening!!!
I get people sending me that link all the time. Someone recently posted again it on my group as well.
sandbagger
Master Member
sandbagger
Master Member
Had a bit of fun up the ladder with the wide-angle lens.
The hangar work continues, with dividing walls, electricity, 10A, 15A and 3 phase circuits, natural gas heating, insulation, machinery and ongoing tool/floor-space optimisation, mezanine storage on the other side of the dividing wall and more.
Just a few more $$$ and I will get to work on the Viper again.
The hangar work continues, with dividing walls, electricity, 10A, 15A and 3 phase circuits, natural gas heating, insulation, machinery and ongoing tool/floor-space optimisation, mezanine storage on the other side of the dividing wall and more.
Just a few more $$$ and I will get to work on the Viper again.
enterprise0216
Sr Member
Just amazing work and craftsmanship all around. Its all about the budget, resources, man hours etc etc. In the end your own real life size Colonial Viper is realized. Congratulations i am just loving it!!!
