help TOS viper landing gear

I thought the Vipers from TOS had skids not wheels for the landing gear. I seem to recall some shots of them landing and they looked like they had flat skids. I could be wrong though.

Steve

I agree- they had skids, not wheels.  When landing, they came to a stop in mid-air and gently settled down on the deck.  Anti-grav, maybe??? 

And I'm so old, I watched TOS when first run on TV!

Actually I think the miniatures may have only had skids but the full size mockup had what looks like a skid and small skateboard wheels along the inside.

Max Bryant

I see. (ignore misassembled toy wings)

The Vipers had wheels mounted inside the skids.  In a couple episodes you can see them. 

When I scratch built my landing gear from a set of Galactica blueprints I used some round plastic rod set inside vinyl rings used for arm and leg joints from a Japanese model.

Found this photo of a large studio mock up from 1979. It has skids no wheels.

http://members.fortunecity.com/wendhausen/BRStarshipsv3/profile/galactica/ships/viper/viper8.jpg

Steve

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 Is this link working?

Yep, the wheels are there in the pic linked above. Think of the skids as in-line skates with a flat plate around the wheels.

Details can be found in the BSG Blueprint set, circa 1980, which includes a set of drawings of the landing gear.

 First;

dnatech, CadetChuck, MightyMan, Sain, Ikarol, & Phil_h. Thank you all for  your help!

    I almost  felt,  i was alone on this.   "IKARO1  "the pic of your  scratch built  Viper's landing gear has been a long time  staple  in my  own research!  it  Matches  to the orginal TV show.   Thinking out  of the  Box,  using 1/72 to 1/48 scale  armor tanks  suspention . I've  purchased these Kits for  parts:

                                                                                                    (Note ) * Perside

1. revell1/72 03168  M60 & ERA.                                      Parts *6 wheels  & 3 carier wheels

2.revell 1/72 03135 bridge laying tank beaver.                     Parts *7 wheels &2 Cairer wheels

3. trumpeter 07277 M1A1 with  mine  cleaning blde system.                          Parts *7 wheels

4.tamiya 1/48 32507*1600 strumgeshutzIII.                       parts *6 wheels & 3 carier wheels

5.tamiya 1/48 32537*1900 M26 pershing.                          Parts *6 wheels & 5 carier wheels

     The wheels and suspention  are the  right  scale, the Match the  MMI resin kit.   the larger 1/48 scale  wheels are  large  but a  "6th mill Attack  fighter " might  use  them?   the  smaller  carier  wheels look much more  accurate.   later I will post  pics of what  works best .

 On your BSg blue prints, Did they  show  wheels sets side  my side or  single  row ? As  with  this  post  I have not  found to many other  online  images of scratch  built  landing gear   builds. I  have  sent  a request  to MMI if they  might  make a more  Simpler  (less detail ) Kit. for more  quick Builds and maybe incease  Viper  dioramas?  Now  that  thier  are  pilots for  the  newer kits... BUT If REvell would just  ? take the same  approch to this issue they might  omit detail like the viper poilt  they   supplied for the re-issue. t like most  modelrs  it allows us to modify  them more .

 Down the  raod, I will have  pics on this project. but to give  you one  step ahead. I  will modify the SeaQuest  DSV dump truck?  landing skids to make TWO  complete landing struts for two  Vipers. using the Tanks  wheels... it  will not  be 100% accurate but  the landing  gear  will be Shown....

 thanks again  for the  help..... Nfpa

I just stumbled across this site and found some reference pics which might be helpful.

Nose gear: http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/Viper/viper25.jpg

http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/Viper/viper17.jpg

Main gear: http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/Viper/viper18.jpg

http://www.cloudster.com/Sets&Vehicles/Viper/viper14.jpg