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Hi! My first post here as a member & not a lurker.
I wanted to get a critique on my Viper, as well as explore other peeps SF stuff.
I made this Viper & a display for it:
Then I realized that many inaccuracies still remained, so I made this:
Any thoughts or criticisms would be appreciated.
Very nice. What scale is it?
"I'd "I'd rather be historically accurate than politically correct."
"Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!"
Chrisisall I wanted to get a critique on my Viper, as well as explore other peeps SF stuff. Any thoughts or criticisms would be appreciated.
"Critique"...? How about "great"... really it's a terrific build. Nice details and your display is totally cool.
I love the vipor, it's a favorite build. You've made it more clean, some go for much more damage. I envision yours as being just before the war breaks out and it's still in good condition :)
Your landing bay really sells it!
well done
Gerry ...Young at Heart - Other parts slightly older.
really like it
have you done a wash for panel lines?
rtoo speed makes ugly results, too relax don't make results
It's 1:32- the Revell model, heavily re-worked.
I did a dirty one recently, but it seemed SO dirty... I was going for a blend of the relatively clean full-size mock up & the heavily dirty filming miniature, in essence, what it looked like on screen in the FX shots. Man, the filming miniature was *really* dirty, heh heh.
I did a wash for some panel lines near the guns, but mostly it the gray model colour showing through.
The cool thing about my landing bay display is that I can place any Viper I make onto it; the landing gear is actually part of the floor, not attached to the model:
you have forgot the viper shadow!
Oh, I just leave it where it is all the time.
Just too cool.Love that shadow.
Thanks! I painted the shadows so that no mater how the display is lit, there are always at least 2 shadows under the Viper & flight deck person, adding to the illusion of depth.
nice job.
Ron
Here was the display in progress:
And the guy I turned into a girl:
And the unfinished Viper:
AND... the stranger that forced me to do all the work...
;)
Chrisisall
I'd kill for that Cylon Centurion figure... was that model?
Isn't it cool??? It's a Joyride toy I got on Ebay last month for $10!!!! He falls over a lot, so I made a black faux-shadow base to epoxy him to, also had to paint his arms & gun a bit, but he is SWEEET!
Go to Ebay, but usually they go for $30 or more, I found it listed as a Cylon Figure, not a Cylon Centurion- that's why I was the only bidder, I conjure.
Chrisisall ... And the guy I turned into a girl:
...
that was a surgery uncommissioned (from the guy) operation!!
and .. for the cyclone figure
great work on the backdrop
Sweet looking build .
Thanks! It took me a few to get the Viper just right:
The one in the center front I made in 1980. I hacked out the windows, added in a built up pilot & glued in window panes; crude, but pretty good for a kid. The ones on the left & right I made a couple of months ago, and turned out nice, but the three in back that I JUST made came out perfect.
Colour me a Viper nut.
whow ! this can be called a viper collection!! with eagle from space 1999 , the vioer was my favourite sci-fi veichle in child times
The Viper is my favourite one man vehicle, followed by the Mig-31, which I see at the bottom of your posts. I really want to build an accurate Firefox soon, all I've done up to now is this toy-like kitbash of other planes:
i see the movie i lkike it but he don't figures that mig-31 was a real plane.. and actually signed in the gb with .. the real mig-31
Oh, I must be insane! Look what I just made to add to my Viper Display:
More pix when it's added!
micromachines?
LOL, no, I made it from scratch!
you're totally viper insane
Nice looking build. Really brings me back to the days of watching the show. I love the picture you got of the the hanger witht e Viper in Kligon Cloak mode
Twiggy Twiggy
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I've seen this build someplace else, but this is rocking! I love the vipers - I see that you're making a fleet. I'd just buy one off feebay, and recast it. It's cheaper that way, and you don't have to worry about size differences, or details between other manufactureres IE: Revell, Monogram. The sex change is amazing! You'd never know it if you just looked at it as a casual observer - I can't stop laughing, and noticing how much a little cutting can make a huge difference. Your eye for detail is great! I take it that the wood base is balsa for ease of cut, and build. The landing gear is too cool! Are those also scratch made, or kit parts.
~ Cobra Chris
Maybe a picture of a squirrel playing a harmonica will make you feel better?
Thanks! The gear is scratch- I won't buy what I can fabricate!
I'm actually fine tuning the display & the Viper I made for it right now! Little details can mean a lot...
this are the best way!
I felt I had to rework the Viper in my display/diorama since I developed so many good techniques on my newer ones... then I figured I'd tweak the display itself just a tad. So first, I made a tiny viper to put in the background:Then I worked the big Viper (new pipes, exhausts, dirt, removing intake ridges...), & added some depth to the left wall:Crappy camera here, I apologize for the lack-O-resolution!
But what do y'all think?
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