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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:04 PM

I like the old school version better too, but I think the new version explanation actually makes more sense; the robot is the ship instead of robots piloting the ship. Plus the thought that the pilot downloads into a new ship when it crashes, maintaining all its previous knowledge and experience is rather clever.

I built this kit once as a child. I remember "Millenium Facon-izing" it using bits and pieces from a Monogram 1/48 scale B-24 Liberator. I added the ball turret to the belly and the dorsal turret to the spot aft of the louvered cockpit.

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NucMedTech

Member since
September 2006
From: Central Texas

Posted by NucMedTech on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 9:19 PM

Gerry,

Nice job on the raider. I think I like the old school raiders over the new series version.

-Stephen

Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

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PaperPanzer

Member since
April 2012
From: Thousand Oaks CA

Posted by PaperPanzer on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 3:16 PM

That looks great-"By your command..." Smile

Auctung! Panzer!

- "And now for something completely different..."- Monty Python's Flying Circus

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Krakan

Member since
September 2011

Posted by Krakan on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 5:35 AM

very nice looking build. good choices on the colors, in my opinion. I've got a NuBSG Cylon Raider in the stash I'm looking forward to.

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TD4438

Member since
March 2006

Posted by TD4438 on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 1:59 AM

Great job on a great kit.I built this one several years ago and loved it.

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DrShrinker

Member since
October 2009

Posted by DrShrinker on Sunday, April 29, 2012 4:59 PM

the colors fit the subject very well. good stuff.

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Kugai

Member since
July 2003
From: Huntington, WV

Posted by Kugai on Sunday, April 29, 2012 3:01 AM

Very nice! Yes

Personally, I don't see a "canon" problem with the metallics. Why would robots paint something that didn't require it for some reason? If any nitpicker mentions "well, the studio minis were gray", my response would be that the bluescreening would have required that and the shade of your flat metallic look matches with that taken into account.

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Gerry

Member since
April 2010
From: San Diego, CA, USA

CYLON RAIDER - old school

Posted by Gerry on Saturday, April 28, 2012 10:27 PM

I always liked the ships from the original BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Here's my Cylon Raider.

I did take some liberties with the colors. It's not Canon, but I like it. I used aluminum, steel, brass, and burnt metal colors my Testors & Model Masters.

Initially I was going to do some pre-shading and use aircraft paints for the panel lines,

but the paint I used was way too light so I had to repaint darker, losing the effect. I ended up just doing panel lines in chalks. Here's the final result.