Builds By Baz- Full scale Mk II Colonial Viper
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sandbagger
Master Member
Thanks to my mate Russell, for all your help getting me started in video editing. Here's my first attempt, using transitions, tiltles and pic in pic editing. As I become more familiar with the program and what it can do, hopefully the quality of the vids will improve.
Gotta start somewhere.
Baz.
Gotta start somewhere.
Baz.
sandbagger
Master Member
Finally made it to the hardware store and spend my $50 allowance! Back to building! Yay!
Lower aft panel complete, started on the upper aft panel. I should have that one finished tomorrow.
Lower aft panel complete, started on the upper aft panel. I should have that one finished tomorrow.
sandbagger
Master Member
Surprise on my doorstep!!!! A random kindness from an internet friend. He just sent me 20 square metres of 300GSM chopped strand fibreglass mat to skin the Viper with! I've also picked up a generous gift of 300 square metres of 100GSM mat. I am continually blown away by the kindness and generosity of people who see a project and want to support it.
Thanks to the generosity of two total strangers, I have all the fibreglass mat I need to skin the Viper. Now to work on the resin, one which does not eat polystyrene. Bote-coat or similar...
My boss was also good enough to cut out the steel support vanes for the rear turbines. Looks like I've got some welding to do.
Meanwhile, I've been working on the upper aft panel. A mate from work converted a 3D file for me, then CNC routed it out of a piece of my demolished pergola. Something went wrong with the scale in the 3D file, so it printed too small, but it came out nice so we will do it again and up the scale. You can see from the photo I have in my hand below, it really needs to fill the space in the middle of the pane. Works out to about 300mm, which makes sense because a lot of stuff made in the US rounds off to the nearest inch or foot.
While I wait for that, I've been working wood and plastic to make the rest of the panel and paint it up.
Thanks to the generosity of two total strangers, I have all the fibreglass mat I need to skin the Viper. Now to work on the resin, one which does not eat polystyrene. Bote-coat or similar...
My boss was also good enough to cut out the steel support vanes for the rear turbines. Looks like I've got some welding to do.
Meanwhile, I've been working on the upper aft panel. A mate from work converted a 3D file for me, then CNC routed it out of a piece of my demolished pergola. Something went wrong with the scale in the 3D file, so it printed too small, but it came out nice so we will do it again and up the scale. You can see from the photo I have in my hand below, it really needs to fill the space in the middle of the pane. Works out to about 300mm, which makes sense because a lot of stuff made in the US rounds off to the nearest inch or foot.
While I wait for that, I've been working wood and plastic to make the rest of the panel and paint it up.
sandbagger
Master Member
Mounted the upper aft panel then started building the edge around it.
Patching up holes and adjusting curves to improve shape before fibreglassing.
Patching up holes and adjusting curves to improve shape before fibreglassing.
sandbagger
Master Member
^^^ Thanks guys. 
Working on the rear cages for the exhaust turbines.
At work, we had a couple of split and failed shield bosses, so I cut the flanges off them, polished them up and thought they might look better as the centre hubs on the intake fans. The existing hubs are turned from a 90mm post, so they look a bit small. Also, the plywood fan blades are starting to peel and look ratty, so I'm going to replace them with aluminium.
Finally, I am under enormous pressure from my family to build this extension, right where the Viper stands now. I have to modify my garden shed to temporarily accept the modules, stacked in until required. Later, the whole building will come down to be replaced with a hangar. On Sunday, I cut the front wall off, framed it and turned it into a door, wide enough to get the palletised cockpit in. (Cockpit being the largest, widest module.)
Working on the rear cages for the exhaust turbines.
At work, we had a couple of split and failed shield bosses, so I cut the flanges off them, polished them up and thought they might look better as the centre hubs on the intake fans. The existing hubs are turned from a 90mm post, so they look a bit small. Also, the plywood fan blades are starting to peel and look ratty, so I'm going to replace them with aluminium.
Finally, I am under enormous pressure from my family to build this extension, right where the Viper stands now. I have to modify my garden shed to temporarily accept the modules, stacked in until required. Later, the whole building will come down to be replaced with a hangar. On Sunday, I cut the front wall off, framed it and turned it into a door, wide enough to get the palletised cockpit in. (Cockpit being the largest, widest module.)
Lt Washburn
Sr Member
Good luck on the reno.
binarysunset
Well-Known Member
Awesome work Baz!
Hope the extension build goes smoothly for you.
Hope the extension build goes smoothly for you.
Truly amazing project!
sandbagger
Master Member
^^^ Thanks all!
Actually, there's four. Modify and build new hangar/workshop, pull down current workshop and level ground for play area-herb garden for wife, move Viper into new hangar, (continue working on it) and build a two-room extension on the end of the house. Throw in a few knives here and there to fund my exploits, and a bit of gold prospecting out and about in remote parts of Australia. (Just for relaxation you understand....)
Two projects at once! It`s getting to be quite extensive mate
Actually, there's four. Modify and build new hangar/workshop, pull down current workshop and level ground for play area-herb garden for wife, move Viper into new hangar, (continue working on it) and build a two-room extension on the end of the house. Throw in a few knives here and there to fund my exploits, and a bit of gold prospecting out and about in remote parts of Australia. (Just for relaxation you understand....)
I wanna buy you a six pack of Dos' xx's, because YOU are the most interesting person in the world...
sandbagger
Master Member
I wanna buy you a six pack of Dos' xx's, because YOU are the most interesting person in the world...
Lovely of you to say.... even lovelier if I knew what a Dos' xx's was....
He's quoting a beer commercial. The commercial says that "the most interesting person in the world" drinks their beer, so you should too.
But they go into detail as to what MAKES a person, the most interesting person in the world. In this case, it's you.
sandbagger
Master Member
Starting to get the hang of this video editing now. Each time it's a little easier and I find another cool feature I can use. Here's the latest on the Viper engine turbines.
