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Offline Buzzbomb

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1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« on: October 07, 2013, 10:46:08 AM »
Wanted to whip out a model to take to ScaleModelworld this year, so I chose a simple 1/72 Resin Viper kit by Stargazer Models



Nice enought but the canopy frames are waaaaaay over scale.. should I have fixed it?.. yes.. did I? .. err..no.

Well simple lasted for 8 minutes, till I decided that it needed lights, so some serious dremel work

On full boost


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Re: 1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2013, 11:13:07 AM »
Wow!
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Re: 1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2013, 12:57:13 PM »
Very good, Brian! :D

Pity about the over-scale framing but sometime you just have to draw a line in the sand.

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Re: 1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2013, 10:51:30 PM »
Nice job Brian. That remnds I need to get Ian's Dark Star Kit finished
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Re: 1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2013, 02:08:20 AM »
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the canopy frames are waaaaaay over scale.

Bah!! Call it a Battle Damage Repair/Mod ...or a heavy Armoured mod... ;)
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Re: 1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2013, 03:58:12 AM »
Wow is that cool, Buzz!

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Re: 1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2013, 07:27:54 PM »
Very nice work!  Lovely little model  :)
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Re: 1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2013, 01:34:42 AM »
Nice stuff.

The canopy frames are necessarily heavier to accommodate the thicker corrective glass panels required by astigmatic pilots. 
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Re: 1/72 BSG Viper Mk1 Original Series
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2013, 06:45:13 AM »
Hadn't wanted to comment before... but an idea hits at a weird time.

The over scale canopy framing can still be easily fixed. Just paint over the windows, like one of the Vipers that cleared the minefield leading to Carrilon. The framing is still too heavy, but who can tell without contrast?
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