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Moebius Battlestar Galactica Finished
Posted by Aaron Skinner on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 3:43 PM

Hey all,

Here's my latest project. Nice kit. Look for a full review in the March 2011 issue of FSM.

Comments and critiques welcome!

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by Watchmann on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 3:52 PM

Thanks for posting, Aaron.

Can I get a picture of you holding it?  It's so clean that it looks CGI. Wink

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 4:07 PM

Gorgeous - great job breaking up a rather monolithic design. How big is that kit? 

Only thing I can think to suggest would be, well, the old girl went through a lot...she should be dirtier! 

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 4:26 PM

Watchmann,

I would, ever I can ever get these little pieces of masking tape off my fingers.

Doogs,

Thanks for the comments. The model is about 13 inches long. I thought about beating it up more, like I did with the Viper, but looking at images of it in the third and fourth seasons, a lot of the damage has been caused by nukes and other explosions, so there's surface damage and more work than I can do for a review model. So I'm saying it's as it was shortly before being refitted as a museum (hence no windows in the starboard landing bay). I'd like to build another one an light it.

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by TD4438 on Thursday, December 16, 2010 7:56 AM

Nice job.I sure wish they would re-release the original Battlestar.

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Thursday, December 16, 2010 8:47 AM

TD4438

Nice job.I sure wish they would re-release the original Battlestar.

You and me both. This kit is in the same (1/4105) scale as the original so they'd look good together on a shelf.

Now what I really want is a Raptor from the new show!

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by DrShrinker on Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:45 AM

Very cool.

I'd like to see how you went about the paint scheme.

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Posted by Sparrowhyperion on Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:13 PM

Awesome build.  I have the viper but haven't started it yet.  I need to pick up a couple of mini rocker switches for the lighting I am going to put in it.  I also have one of the last releases of the original Viper from the 1978 show, and two of the original raiders.  The Galactica is a really involved kit by the look of it.

Personally I didn't like the new show.  It was just too weird...  Then again, That's Ron Moore...  I think the thing I liked about the first Galactica was that it looked just futuristic enough that it could be believable.  The new one just seems incomplete.  Like half her hull is gone, leaving the inner hull exposed.  Great if you like detail, but just kind of odd to me. 

Are you going to do the Raider when it comes out, or the Cylon baseship?

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Thursday, December 16, 2010 6:50 PM

DrShrinker

Very cool.

I'd like to see how you went about the paint scheme.

The paint job is really simple. Lots tiny rectangles of Tamiya masking tape put on over layers of gray shadesbased on Model Master enamel dark gull gray. When I say simple, I mean the concept is simple. In practice, and on deadline, it's really pretty boring and tedious, but I think the result was well worth it.

Sparrowhyperion,

I love the new show. (Also enjoyed the old show although it looks a little campy after all this time. Great ships though.) Based on my experience with the Viper and the Galactica, I plan to build any BSG related kit that comes from Moebius. I've seen testshots for the Raider and the Viper Mk.VII, and both look terrific. It's a great time to build science fiction models.

Cheers, Aaron

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Posted by spadx111 on Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:05 PM

Very nice just mite have to try one of those great job on the finish. Ron 

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Posted by DrShrinker on Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:31 PM

Very well worth it, thanks.

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Posted by TD4438 on Friday, December 17, 2010 8:21 AM

Aaron Skinner

 TD4438:

Nice job.I sure wish they would re-release the original Battlestar.

 

You and me both. This kit is in the same (1/4105) scale as the original so they'd look good together on a shelf.

Now what I really want is a Raptor from the new show!

Cheers, Aaron

I thought your BS was a smaller version.They would look good together.

What's the problem with the battlestar kit anyway?They re-released all the others!

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Posted by the Baron on Friday, December 17, 2010 11:42 AM

Nice "aztecking" on the paint scheme!  You did exactly what I've always thought would be the best way to achieve it, even though labor-intensive.

Makes me nostalgic for the old one I built back in the 70s, though, I think it was by Monogram.

Best regards,

Brad

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Posted by Hercmech on Friday, December 17, 2010 12:19 PM

Aaron,

 

Nice looking build. I have never dabbled into the SciFi arena but I always look and marvel at builds like you present.

 

Thanks for sharing.


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Posted by Sparrowhyperion on Friday, December 17, 2010 12:35 PM

Yup.  Monogram.  The first released was the old Raider, then the Viper a week or so later, then the Galactica and Cylon Basestar.  I had two Galacticas (One was battle-damaged as the Pegasus.), a Basestar, a full squadron of 10 vipers and also 6 raiders.  Walking into my room was like walking into the London Blitz....  You really had to watch your head since I had them all hung in formation. LOL

 

the Baron

Nice "aztecking" on the paint scheme!  You did exactly what I've always thought would be the best way to achieve it, even though labor-intensive.

Makes me nostalgic for the old one I built back in the 70s, though, I think it was by Monogram.

Best regards,

Brad

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Posted by TANGO 1 on Sunday, December 19, 2010 1:05 PM

Very Nice! I am working on the same kit at the moment, I like the way you took care of the hull plating. Well done!! Yes

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Posted by SWolf001 on Monday, December 20, 2010 12:36 AM

Wow What a rocking great job- I'm an absolute fanatic for the series (both old and new after all these years LOL) I had in mind doing BSG just about the way you have here. I'll hold off for the kit review and continue to plan my attack on the kit - I might get a second and do battle damage- any tips on that???

   thanks for the pics and great job again

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Posted by the Baron on Monday, December 20, 2010 12:12 PM

Sparrowhyperion

Yup.  Monogram.  The first released was the old Raider, then the Viper a week or so later, then the Galactica and Cylon Basestar.  I had two Galacticas (One was battle-damaged as the Pegasus.), a Basestar, a full squadron of 10 vipers and also 6 raiders.  Walking into my room was like walking into the London Blitz....  You really had to watch your head since I had them all hung in formation. LOL

 

 the Baron:

Nice "aztecking" on the paint scheme!  You did exactly what I've always thought would be the best way to achieve it, even though labor-intensive.

Makes me nostalgic for the old one I built back in the 70s, though, I think it was by Monogram.

Best regards,

Brad

 

Thanks, man!  I thought I remembered it.  Yes, I had the Raider and the Viper--remember the operating "photon torpedo" or whatever-the-heck Belisario chose to call it?  Rubber-band operated, if I remember correctly.  And absolutely no interior; you just painted the canopy black.  But I recall at the time that they sure looked like the "real" thing to me.  I never got the base star, though; I had moved on to AMT "Star Wars" kits by that time.  I'd like to build them again today, as well as the original Enterprise, as plain as she was, compared to subsequent versions.

As to the ceiling diorama, I hear ya!  Mine was the Monogram large bomber kits, 2 B-17s, 2 B-24s, and the B-29, the P-51B chasing away the really old Me-109 kit, and a couple of C-47s dropping those excellent paratrooper figures, each with his own tissue-paper chute.  And the Monogram USN aircraft were displayed on a bookshelf carrier deck.  Ah, those were the days!

Best regards,

Brad

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Monday, December 20, 2010 5:22 PM

Guys,

Thanks for all the kind comments. I really enjoyed building the Galactica and can't wait for Moebius' next BSG offering.

Cheers,

Aaron

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Posted by Phil_H on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:12 AM

Awesome paint job Aaron -  she looks great. Yes

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Posted by terry35 on Monday, December 27, 2010 7:07 PM

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, just a beauty.

I was thinking of picking up this kit, I got the viper and was awe struck by its quality. I will be going to see one of these kits on Wednesday in my friends house.

Tempting.

Happy New Year.

 

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Posted by p38jl on Friday, December 31, 2010 9:47 AM

Nice Job Aaron.. love it..!! Toast

I recently did the rerelease of the orginal viper with the clear canopy, and I lit up the engines with some LED's, made a contact switch inside that when the stand is inserted and the model tipped back for flight, it hits the switch and lights the engines..

I also have the new Moebius Viper and want to get the Mk VII ?

nice job again , and Happy New Year.

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Posted by mjohnson on Sunday, January 30, 2011 10:26 AM
Great looking sip. In the review you mentioned detail sets for this kit. Who makes he detail kits?
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Posted by drk75 on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 5:31 PM

Wow fanatsic job, finished work like that only twist my arm more on purchasing this kit.

Did you have to modify any thing or is it straight out of the box.

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Posted by Aaron Skinner on Friday, March 4, 2011 11:57 AM

It's straight out of the box. I'd love to light one and add some of the PGMS photoetched-metal detail to the landing bays, etc.

 

Cheers, Aaron

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