2020 The Viper build resumes.
24 May 2020 Now that the Viper is happily protected in it’s new hangar, it’s time to clean up, realign
Read moreYou have arrived at Baz’s Viper project. Here you will find photos, videos, work-in-progress, planning and reference used for the build.
Mission: To build a MK II Colonial Viper at full scale. (8.4 metres) (2003 reimagined series of Battlestar Galactica.) Finished prop will be displayed at relevant venues as they occur and when convenient.
Models: Photos of studio-used prop as reference and Zoic’s CGI design as a base, heavily modified by a friend and 3D CAD operator.
Planning: Modular design for ease of storage and transport. Material considerations focus on recycling local industry packaging and waste-materials. Real-world aircraft instruments sourced from Australian aviation industry, uncalibrated, rejected or unserviceable to keep costs down.
Materials: Steel frame, plywood formers, polystyrene base for shape and fibreglass skin. Resin replacement for compatibility with polystyrene.
Accessories: Instruments and electronics, sound, motion and lighting hardware. Flight suit, helmet and accessories. Other relevant props.
Motivation: Building stuff is a big part of what makes me, me. Without it, I would lose part of myself and the joy it brings to create something with my own hands. God gave me the gift of my hands and I would not like to disappoint Him by not using such a gift.
So say we all.
Baz.
24 May 2020 Now that the Viper is happily protected in it’s new hangar, it’s time to clean up, realign
Read more23 May 2020 My old shed and carport was messy, substandard and degrading as large tree roots had got under
Read moreInterview with Lee Stringer CG Supervisor at Zoic Studios for Sci-Fi Channel’s Mini Series and first season of Battlestar
Read moreWELCOME! With the full scale Viper build taking a break in lieu of home renovations, I still need a creative
Read moreThe final modules to make are the wings and tail fin. Once these are done, it’s then a matter of
Read moreAll of the details that make up the aft engine access panels are off-the-shelf products, many of which are still
Read more16 Feb 2019 Located both sides of the nose, forward of the cockpit are two avionics access panels. Likely for
Read more1 December 2018 Use what you’ve got. Tonight I made a start on turning the twin 30mm cannons.
Read moreThe Canopy During the cockpit build, it was getting very hard to squeeze in through the side of the cockpit,
Read moreI’m working on the undercarriage now that the main fuselage is almost done and is in need of support instead
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 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 more*This page will be updated with work in progress on the flight suit. There are flight suits available on Ebay
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