Full Size TOS Colonial Viper in aluminium

[binarysunset]

Finally another update - better late than never

A new year, a new beginning…

 

[daytime dave]

Wow, that's an impressive project. With it's own building. Very cool indeed.

 

[binarysunset]

Wow, that's an impressive project. With it's own building. Very cool indeed.

Thanks mate! Probably didn’t think through the accommodation part when I started

 

[joberg]

Yep, those 1:1 scale can take a lot of room in no time Love it, starting to get the look of the original for sure!

 

[Johnnyfl]

Very very impressive.........now if only you had some ambition LOL Looks amazing looking forward to further updates

 

[binarysunset]

Yep, those 1:1 scale can take a lot of room in no time Love it, starting to get the look of the original for sure!

Thanks joberg - it's amazing how easy it is to fill up a garage at this scale

Very very impressive.........now if only you had some ambition LOL Looks amazing looking forward to further updates

Appreciate your feedback Johnnyfl - as long as no one expects it to fly

 

[Johnnyfl]

With all the skill you're showing with this build, I don't think that would be unreasonable

 

[binarysunset]

Some further progress to report:
Main Engine Start

 

[Johnnyfl]

Outstanding

 

[eethan]

amazing work! congrats

 

[Duncanator]

it's not often that I sit in slack-jawed wonder, but you've succeeded!

 

[binarysunset]

Thanks to all for your positive feedback and encouragement!

 

[Jmvgreek1]

Keep up the good work looking forward to seeing this finished this will be the third viper built, one was built in the Uk and another was built by Team BSG Viper in Houston Texas.

 

[binarysunset]

Keep up the good work looking forward to seeing this finished this will be the third viper built, one was built in the Uk and another was built by Team BSG Viper in Houston Texas.

Thanks mate, I’m getting there slowly There’s also the amazing mkII under construction by sandbagger. Pretty soon there’ll be a whole blue squadron

 

[binarysunset]

Here's my latest progress:

Getting the Backend into Shape

 

[joberg]

Beauty in aluminium...between your build and Baz's build, this is a very good year for Colonial Viper fans

 

[binarysunset]

Beauty in aluminium...between your build and Baz's build, this is a very good year for Colonial Viper fans

Thanks mate! Just doing my part for Team Viper

 

[Jedi Dade]

Dude you are completely insane... and I'm diggin' it

Jedi Dade

 

[Teddz]

I've been watching this for a bit now... simply awesome!

 

[binarysunset]

A little more progress...

Left Hand Engine Intake Construction

I’m currently working on the left hand engine intake, one of the most difficult shapes in the project to form. Like the top engine intake, it’s a complex shape to construct out of alum…

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