Fibreglassing the hull.
18 September 2022 I purchased a product called Botecote, which is a far safer alternative than standard, solvent-based resins. Over
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Battlestar Galactica
Engine Lighting and sound.
Wednesday, 17Aug2022 After constant tweaking and fault-finding to find every tiny rattle and tap, I got all of the turbines,
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Cockpit instrument lighting.
02 Feb 2022 Lock-down in Canberra 2021 saw me getting very busy in the forge, madly trying to survive with
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Secondary Propulsion. Yes – TURBINES!
19 March 2021 In as much as Newtonian physics were employed for spaceflight in the re-imagined series, there was also
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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
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New Hangar for Viper MK II
23 May 2020 My old shed and carport was messy, substandard and degrading as large tree roots had got under
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Builds By Baz – Interview with Lee Stringer
Interview with Lee Stringer CG Supervisor at Zoic Studios for Sci-Fi Channel’s Mini Series and first season of Battlestar
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3 Foot Colonial Viper Mk II
WELCOME! With the full scale Viper build taking a break in lieu of home renovations, I still need a creative
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Aft engine access panels.
All of the details that make up the aft engine access panels are off-the-shelf products, many of which are still
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Avionics access panel
16 Feb 2019 Located both sides of the nose, forward of the cockpit are two avionics access panels. Likely for
Read more30mm Viper Cannons!
1 December 2018 Use what you’ve got. Tonight I made a start on turning the twin 30mm cannons.
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The Canopy
The Canopy During the cockpit build, it was getting very hard to squeeze in through the side of the cockpit,
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Viper MkII Landing Gear
Edit: I have replaced the plywood cladding with steel and upgraded the landing gear. Scroll to the bottom to see.
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Mk II Colonial Viper related reference links.
RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH! (Building a MkII Colonial Viper) When you want to build something you’ve never actually beheld in person
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Modules 4&5- Main engine block
Continuing on from the rear firewall of the cockpit, the next two modules to attach are the last part of
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Mk II Viper munitions
“Whaddya hear? Nothin’ but the rain!” The closest ammunition I could find to what seems to be agreed as the
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MkII Viper hull labels and markings.
The finishing touches on the hull make all the difference. Stickers, decals, paint and stencils can be utilised to add
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MKII Viper fuselage assembly and skinning.
*This page will be updated with works in progress as it happens. Putting the modules together. Now that modules 1,
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