Canberra city photoshoot with journalist and pro-photographer.
Canberra Times Photographer Rohan Thomson and Journalist Han Nguyen spent an evening with me in the city to capture the
Read moreCanberra Times Photographer Rohan Thomson and Journalist Han Nguyen spent an evening with me in the city to capture the
Read moreEdit: I have replaced the plywood cladding with steel and upgraded the landing gear. Scroll to the bottom to see.
Read moreRESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH! (Building a MkII Colonial Viper) When you want to build something you’ve never actually beheld in person
Read moreContinuing on from the rear firewall of the cockpit, the next two modules to attach are the last part of
Read moreRohan Thomson of the Canberra Times newspaper contacted me a few months ago to organise a promotional shoot in the
Read more“Whaddya hear? Nothin’ but the rain!” The closest ammunition I could find to what seems to be agreed as the
Read moreThe finishing touches on the hull make all the difference. Stickers, decals, paint and stencils can be utilised to add
Read more*This page will be updated with works in progress as it happens. Putting the modules together. Now that modules 1,
Read more*This page will be updated with the electronics systems work in progress. Cockpit display screens. My friend Andrew W. has
Read more*This page will be updated with all the progress on building the structure of the cockpit. (The instrument fitout will
Read moreAs you may have seen in the video earlier, we made an error in the size of the formers for
Read moreLast week we had an awesome time at the Canberra hospital in the paediatric ward with the kids! The Starlight
Read more*This page will be updated with work in progress on the flight suit. There are flight suits available on Ebay
Read moreATTENTION! Please read this article carefully and obey the law. Caution: Replica weapons are covered under law. BEFORE MAKING ONE, check
Read more*This page will be updated with progress work on building the helmet. No life sized Viper builder in his right
Read moreThis week has been pretty slow. I’ve got maybe an hour over the last few days to tinker in the
Read moreI decided to take a couple of leave days to work on the project. I don’t take much leave so
Read moreThe second module formers are now ready to space, align and attach to the spar. They are pictured upside down
Read moreThe original and ongoing mission of this suit was and is to wear it into children’s hospital wards to cheer
Read moreTrying to faithfully recreate every single part of the cockpit is particularly hard when all you have to work from
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