Battlestar Galactica – Builds by Baz

Secondary Propulsion. Yes – TURBINES!

March 19, 2021May 4, 2021 BuildsByBaz 2 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, Colonial Viper MK II, Full scale MkII Viper

19 March 2021 In as much as Newtonian physics were employed for spaceflight in the re-imagined series, there was also

2020 The Viper build resumes.

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, Colonial Viper MK II, Full scale MkII Viper, Life Size MKII Viper, Viper MK II Cockpit

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

May 23, 2020 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Full scale MkII Viper, Mk II Colonial Viper

23 May 2020 My old shed and carport was messy, substandard and degrading as large tree roots had got under

Builds By Baz – Interview with Lee Stringer

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 BuildsByBaz 2 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II, Lee Stringer, VFX

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

June 9, 2019November 14, 2019 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, BuildsbyBaz, Colonial Viper MK II, MkII Colonial Viper

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.

February 21, 2019June 4, 2019 BuildsByBaz 2 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, BuildsbyBaz, Colonial Viper MK II

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

February 16, 2019April 8, 2019 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II

16 Feb 2019 Located both sides of the nose, forward of the cockpit are two avionics access panels. Likely for

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30mm Viper Cannons!

December 1, 2018January 30, 2019 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, Colonial Viper MK II

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

October 6, 2018October 21, 2018 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, BuildsbyBaz, Colonial Viper MK II

The Canopy During the cockpit build, it was getting very hard to squeeze in through the side of the cockpit,

Engines!

July 22, 2018May 29, 2021 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, Colonial Viper MK II

22 July 2018 Today was a big day!! I’ve been waiting to get onto the engines as they

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Viper MkII Landing Gear

March 7, 2018May 29, 2021 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, Colonial Viper MK II, 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.

February 28, 2018July 24, 2018 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II

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

February 25, 2018May 6, 2018 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, BSG, Full scale MkII Viper, Life Size MKII Viper, MkII Colonial Viper

Continuing on from the rear firewall of the cockpit, the next two modules to attach are the last part of

Mk II Viper munitions

December 27, 2017February 3, 2018 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II, Viper ammunition

“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.

December 3, 2017December 30, 2017 BuildsByBaz 2 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II, Viper Hull 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.

November 14, 2017June 4, 2019 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II

*This page will be updated with works in progress as it happens. Putting the modules together. Now that modules 1,

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Viper DRADIS and weapon systems screens

November 9, 2017March 16, 2018 BuildsByBaz 7 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II, Viper MK II Cockpit

*This page will be updated with the electronics systems work in progress. Cockpit display screens. My friend Andrew W. has

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Module 3 – The cockpit shell

October 31, 2017December 30, 2017 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II, Viper MK II Cockpit

*This page will be updated with all the progress on building the structure of the cockpit. (The instrument fitout will

Fuselage Module 2 – Redux

October 29, 2017November 14, 2017 BuildsByBaz 0 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II

As you may have seen in the video earlier, we made an error in the size of the formers for

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Viper Pilot flight suit

September 29, 2017March 19, 2021 BuildsByBaz 4 Comments Battlestar Galactica, Colonial Viper MK II

*This page will be updated with work in progress on the flight suit. There are flight suits available on Ebay

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