Fly it to Mars and back.
Wait. What's the difference between Fantasy and Reality ? I forgot.
Builds By Baz- Full scale Mk II Colonial Viper
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Fly it to Mars and back.
Wait. What's the difference between Fantasy and Reality ? I forgot.
gedmac66
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Murasaki
New Member
ROFLMAO ... Question .. The original Galactica or the remake?
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In almost all things, I prefer the original. In Battlestar Galactica, the original was more humorous, and the remake was more realistic and GRITTY.
I'd be happy with either. If I had a replica, I could rent the rooms out for $1000 a night.
Murasaki
New Member
I like to go big, so for me it be Battlestar Prometheus, have a restaurant, indoor pool, move theatre ....
sandbagger
Master Member
All of these questions have happened before.... and all of them will happen again...
A. It's modular.
All of these questions have happened before.... and all of them will happen again...
A. It's modular.
Yes, but how will you move it?
Seriously though, I love this thing. What an amazing prop you'll have. You can host parties around this thing and anyone who doesn't think that's cool shouldn't be invited. 
joberg
Legendary Member
Sounds good!!
sandbagger
Master Member
Adding details.
A little neater this time, cutting the edge trims from a single piece, rather than using strips.
A little neater this time, cutting the edge trims from a single piece, rather than using strips.
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sandbagger
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The back legs are confusing to translate from the technical drawings to reality, but I'm getting there. The difficulty is that there are so many weird angles to get right. Hardly a plumb aspect to it and few 90 degree angles. At one stage, idiot stupid me made both cowlings the same instead of mirror image! GAAAHH!!!!
I would have a much easier time of it if I could afford decent quality wood and a big variety of thicknesses to choose from. Unfortunately, a lot of the wood is second hand, poor quality and I have to do it in layers. Lots of layers means lots of cleaning up to get them all the same. Freehand with a jigsaw is hard to keep accurate to the drawn lines, so finishing off with a flap disk then hand-sanding to make it all look like one piece once it's painted. A little bit of putty goes a long way, but paint hides all manner of sin.
Full story here >>> http://www.buildsbybaz.com/category/viper-build/
I would have a much easier time of it if I could afford decent quality wood and a big variety of thicknesses to choose from. Unfortunately, a lot of the wood is second hand, poor quality and I have to do it in layers. Lots of layers means lots of cleaning up to get them all the same. Freehand with a jigsaw is hard to keep accurate to the drawn lines, so finishing off with a flap disk then hand-sanding to make it all look like one piece once it's painted. A little bit of putty goes a long way, but paint hides all manner of sin.
Full story here >>> http://www.buildsbybaz.com/category/viper-build/
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sandbagger
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Ta mate. Just building a little detail in the landing gear cowlings tonight.
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sandbagger
Master Member
Thanks JB.
Thanks to a new social media friend named Sean, who kindly provided a long off-cut of rubber mat to simulate the texture of the technical drawings. Preliminary fit shows it is easy to cut and trim using a knife, but will need some contact adhesive to lock it down flat.
Thanks to a new social media friend named Sean, who kindly provided a long off-cut of rubber mat to simulate the texture of the technical drawings. Preliminary fit shows it is easy to cut and trim using a knife, but will need some contact adhesive to lock it down flat.
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sandbagger
Master Member
After contact adhesive. Lovely and flat.
Adding hydraulic lines using plastic coat-hangers. (Still gotta glue down the rubber mat.)
Replacing the catapult linkage. I’ve kicked and broken the plywood/plastic one twice now, so it’s time to replace it with 10mm plate steel and steel tube. Strong enough to sling-shot a Viper out of a launch tube!
Adding hydraulic lines using plastic coat-hangers. (Still gotta glue down the rubber mat.)
Replacing the catapult linkage. I’ve kicked and broken the plywood/plastic one twice now, so it’s time to replace it with 10mm plate steel and steel tube. Strong enough to sling-shot a Viper out of a launch tube!
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