Madhatter Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) Hi everyone I'm back for the last one of the year - after sitting on the bench for almost twice as long...... This is my version of the BSG Viper. It's just something different to the usual builds of these. I sat on this for ages trying to think of a color scheme that I thought would look cool. Something that could compliment the sleek lines of the craft. Something other than dirty white. Then a few weeks ago, quite by accident, I bought a bottle of Tamiya's Dark Iron (thinking it was Rubber Black), and ended up using it on something else. When I looked at the color, it was nearly perfect for the color I was looking for. After a little bit of mixing different shades of other paints, I finally found a color I liked. I originally had a complete over-all tiger scheme in mind but I felt it was too complex to spray with my skills, so I passed on it. However, I came across a decal sheet I forgot I had which had tiger stripes on it. Perfect! I knew where I wanted them too which made the final part go so well. I scratch built 2 new rear fins and added canards (just because I think canards are cool) plus stuck in some brass rod and stretched sprue for some extra plumbing. I didn't paint the brass rods because I liked the effect they have with the engines. Well, that's all folks. Please don't be shy to let me really know what you think Thanks for looking MH (sorry for the edit - chose better photos) Edited December 25, 2012 by Madhatter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basosz Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That is very cool. Not BSG canonical, but I like it nonetheless. Are those tiger stripes from the revell F-16 kit? They look quite familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeehah1 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 26 12 12 Very cool...could be a mk. v or a test bird or a test stealth type prior to the Cylon attack...really nice. Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oileanach Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcb10 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Should be adopted by the series writers as a new "Elite" Viper wing, brilliant job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 Thanks for your feedback fellas, greatly appreciated. The decals aren't from a Revell kit, they are from a small AM decal maker. Not sure which though as they were part of a large stash I had been given a while ago. I need to add some serial numbers though, something I over looked in error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 MOST EXCELLENT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanM Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Like the mods but really love the colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 thanks for the kind words fellas - most appreciated. This was going to be an all-over, multi shade black and be Batman's new toy, but I changed my mind when I found Tamiya's Dark Iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoppaMoomin Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Excellent work, totally believable for the Galactica universe. Every piece of machinery has an evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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