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My first SIFI model colonial viper done

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  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Toledo Area OH
Posted by Sparrowhyperion on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:20 PM

Looks great!  I've done a couple of dozen of these over the years and I actually have one in my "To be done soon" pile.  A few bits of advice and opinion.

Whenever I do laser blast holes and singe marks, I try to picture in my head the angle and direction of the attacker when they fired the shots.  This way I get a more realistic looking pattern.  Kind of like with machine gun holes in a car door or something.  Generally the singe marks will all be in either a straight line or in an arcing pattern if the firing ship was turning relative to the Viper's course.  Also the actual holes seem a bit bright to my eye.  I would make them a shade of black or very dark grey.  They almost look white in some spots.

I think you used Model Master "Jet Exhaust" or something close to it for the engine outlets and the detail of the engine piping and cabling just behind the intakes.  I would probably use something a bit more gray as a wash over it to bring out some more detail.  In the show, they were a dark flint gray like color.   With mine, I usually use that color as a base, then do individual detailing on the various components and then a wash to dirty it up a bit.

There is an eBay seller on here that I have found to be a great source for inexpensive lighting for the viper.  He can custom make an LED lighting pack with 3 light blue and one white LED with resistors and set to run off of a single 9 volt battery.  I got a set like that for like $15 or so.  I use the 3 Blue ones for the engines, and the white one to illuminate the panels in the cockpit, and they look great.  I also bought a smaller set of 2 white for one of my Raider kits.  He does good work.  I can't remember the seller name but if you search on eBay for LED Lights, in the toys category, you will probably see his items there.  The Viper looks great when lit like that.  You may need to take off the blue colored paint you used on the clear engine plastic, but it really would be worth it.  I am planning on mounting a mono earphone jack in the viper and a plug in the base that I can power it up with on the stand.  Using a power switch, unless I can find a switch small enough to put somewhere hidden on the Viper itself.  Using the base for power takes away the problem of opeing up the body in some way to mount the battery in the ship.

 

Just some suggestions.  It looks really nice as is though.

Rich

In the Hangar: 1/48 Hobby Boss F/A-18D RAAF Hornet,

On the Tarmac:  F4U-1D RNZAF Corsair 1/48 Scale.

  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Central IL
Posted by SLW 45 on Monday, January 24, 2011 9:28 PM

Great build !! I really like the ships in the original series .

                 

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  • From: Billings Mt
Posted by mavrikst5 on Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:59 AM

Hey thanks octane orange , td4438 , hermech , hkshooter , guney , tango 1  for taking the time to look & responces . I thought i might hav beaten her up to much , couldnt remem. how they looked 30 yrs ago on the show. Im glad you all liked it. Will hav to try another in the near future.

Mavrikcato

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    December 2002
  • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
Posted by TANGO 1 on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 11:59 PM

Nice build! Really captures the look of those original Vipers.

Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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Posted by Guney on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 5:50 PM

Looking good...Well done....:)

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  • From: Edmonton, Alberta
Posted by Griffin on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:38 PM

OctaneOrange

Looks pretty good to me. nice subtle weathering.

Agreed Yes - The nerd Geeked (+/- 90%) in me loves it. I want to build one in the future, especially since the new series came out. I used to watch the original show as a kid and my interest was renewed with the new one.

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  • From: Democratic Peoples Republic of Illinois
Posted by Hercmech on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:17 PM

hkshooter

Looks great to me. Loved that show as a kid.

Me too... twiggy twiggy


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  • From: Indiana
Posted by hkshooter on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 10:12 AM

Looks great to me. Loved that show as a kid.

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Posted by Hercmech on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 9:27 AM

Great looking build


13151015

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Posted by TD4438 on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:55 AM

Looks like a winner to me!

This is yet another kit I have in the stash.I'll get to it one of these days.

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  • From: Australia
Posted by OctaneOrange on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:22 PM

Looks pretty good to me. nice subtle weathering.

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My first SIFI model colonial viper done
Posted by mavrikst5 on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 4:18 PM

Mavrikcato

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