Looks really nice, Greg.

Which re-release was this?  The glow in the dark version, or the one with the "lost" parts and lights?

Watchmann

Looks really nice, Greg.

Which re-release was this?  The glow in the dark version, or the one with the "lost" parts and lights?

Thanks. This was the glow in the dark version---if you look at the 'nosecone' photo above, you can see I left it partially in its 'glow' state, just as a little nod to nostalgia: that's the version I built 'back in the day.'

Nifty idea there Greg and really nice work on the pre-shading. Love her! 

Good job on that one.  I built the original kit when it first came out.  It even included a small flexible record.  I ever thought of doing it like your, but I did start making a different version with a nod or two to Battlestar Galactica but with a smooth skin, mostly, and a low slung meanacing look.  I just never came up with markings for it.

Thanks.

The BSG version is a great notion---I can see the shape being suggestive of that.

I've got another one in the stash, trying to figure out what sort of exotic bash to do with it. Have to see what kind of 'spare parts' I can rustle up for it.

Very cool.

WIth your permission:

This is the rear showing its primary engines.  I still need to add some type of detail below the main hanger deck in the center.  I thought I had some shots of the rest but can't find them. 

Then there was the Vampire fighter for this ship.  If they were not on the launch lines they could be seperated at the wings and the tail folded down.  The three sections were then stored in compartments until needed, when they could be quickly re-assembled and readied.

The recon version had different engines and booster packs:

Is there some way to take shots with my camera and bet them into photobucket?  My wife got us I-6 phones and I'm afraid it's smarter than me.  Either that or I'll have to wait until I use up all the film in my camera.

ikar01

WIth your permission:

This is the rear showing its primary engines.  I still need to add some type of detail below the main hanger deck in the center.  I thought I had some shots of the rest but can't find them. 

Then there was the Vampire fighter for this ship.  If they were not on the launch lines they could be seperated at the wings and the tail folded down.  The three sections were then stored in compartments until needed, when they could be quickly re-assembled and readied.

The recon version had different engines and booster packs:

Is there some way to take shots with my camera and bet them into photobucket?  My wife got us I-6 phones and I'm afraid it's smarter than me.  Either that or I'll have to wait until I use up all the film in my camera.

Love that design concept, way cool! Also the fighters---are they your own scratchbuilds, or some kind of aftermarket pieces? Either way, they are a neat touch.

What sort of markings had you envisioned, or hadn't you gotten there yet?

Sorry I can't answer your question about your camera---I also suffer from being less 'smart' than my phone, though I have managed to figure how to upload from my digital camera to photobucket...just barely.

Thanks.  I scratch built the fighters years ago, long before the series remake.  I took ideas from the X-Wing fighter for the canopy and the major idea from the original Battlestar series.  The flat sides would make the compartment storage work better to save space.  The main landing would extend from the bottom of the wings.  There is a primary weapon mounted under each wing with a small torpedo launcher to the rear for emergengies.  The fighter version has a padded F-104 seat I found but the recce has a completely scratchbuilt seat with an overhead scanner built in.  They use a joy stick system with handles mounted on both sides of the seats like the flying sub and the booster packs could be used for extra thrust or jettisoned like mines behind the craft.

I'm going to have to build a better version some day.  wishful thinking.

Those are really neat Ikar, thanks for sharing them with us! 

There is a PhotoBucket app that once installed on your phone you can just poke an icon and it will automatically upload the photo to the site. I have the Android version but I assume there's an Iphone version that works pretty much the same. 

Thanks, I'll look for it tomorrow.  I take it it'll be in the APPS store.