Viper

Tower Hobbies lists a release date of Late Feb I believe for the Viper, Cylon raider, and Cylon Basestar from TOS.

Steve

dnatech wrote:

Tower Hobbies lists a release date of Late Feb I believe for the Viper, Cylon raider, and Cylon Basestar from TOS. Steve

Great. Thanks for the update!

Now THAT's a Viper!

is this the old kit that had the firing missile from the nose (Original issue did) or the more current repop that did away with that? I had both the Cylon and the Viper kits.....man they were fun!

David

Wow, that's a hot lookin' viper!!

Megan 

It's one of the old ones.  I was looking at a book that I bought when the series was running in the 70s called "Encyclpedia Galactica" and notice that three was a cloth like substance in the nose to represent the sensor array.  I went through my spares and noticed that the old covers they used to put on portable ear phones looked like the same thing.  I cut up an old one and glued it in...close enough.

All the external plumbing and parts betweent the engines and at the rear were cut off and replaced with heavy or thin wire and small pieces of plastic. 

And yet another awesome lookin' BSG buildup!  The old Viper is my favorite, I think.  I like the TNS Mk II Viper just as much, but the TOS Viper will always have that special place in my heart.

I particularly love the landing gear.. Great job..

Chris 

Oooo!  Something that just occured to me that I think would be kewel.  You should get the Scarlet Viper conversion kit and do one up!  With your skills it'd be a sight to behold. 

ikar: actually no mate.. Havn't been around much.. I am in a group build, but have just been plodding along..

Chris 

Oooh!  Good point!  Hopefully you took pics during the buildup and can give us a step-by-step w/pics? 

John/MMI mentioned he's going to re-mold the Scarlet Viper kits, too.  I'm seriously considering getting a conversion kit just to have something different.  I just wish there was a 1/72 Scarlet Viper kit or conversion kit. 

Nice find on the pic!  Where'd you get it?  Looks to have possibly come from an Airman magazine?!? 

I have never seen that pic before.

Where was it taken?

BTW, WONDERFUL Viper Build !!!!!!