Boomers Viper O.T.S. BSG

[fblanton]

Some images from my Monogram Original Television Series BSG Colonial Viper. I am going to model a Viper piloted by Boomer, Herbert Jefferson Jr. Like the Jek Porkins X-Wing build I am showing some love to Boomer. Now I plan to mark this craft quite differently as a ship flown in a fighter gun competition on Aerolon, [Aries} This would of course have been an earlier assignment to a different Battlestar before the destruction of the Colonies.
{I must apologize for the slightly blurry pilot shots. Camera acting up.}

 

[ModelMakerMike]

Wow....Looking good. I really like the cockpit.
Is that an after-market product?

 

[Splashcoat]

Nice work simulating the heat staining on the exhaust cans.

 

[CTspeedshop]

Excellent start!! Boomer deserves some props. ;D Cockpit looks awesome!!

 

[lobo734]

I love the engine exhaust tubes. How did you blend your colors?

 

[Quaralane]

Nice work so far.
Boomer's looking pretty sharp

 

[fblanton]

Thanks for the kind remarks guys! The cockpit is the stock tub. Other than two decals no changes made. I used some Vallejo paints to add those buttons in different colors. Not much of the cockpit can be seen on a finished Viper anyway. The engines were painted with Alclad Hot Metal paints much the same way I did the engine bay for my Fine Molds Millennium Falcon, "What a piece of Junk" Falcon SMA Group build. After a base of Alclad gloss black laq. is applied the chrome is next. Followed by the hot metal yellow, hot metal blue, and violet. Finally sepia is added and that is what was used for the streaking in the engine interiors. Also the chrome is on the leading edge of each engine intake as well as the nose piece. The cockpit has been glued in and the fuselage halves have been cemented. The clear canopy outer panels have been masked with Tamiya tape and the canopy glued in place. The tape will remain on the canopy while the cement dries along with Mr. Dissolved putty for the seam. Of course this all gets sanded smooth and the canopy will stay protected while the dirty work goes on and the paint work begins.

 

[The Nylon Gag]

Love the hot metal effect, very realistic.

Great cockpit

Gag

 

[Grendels]

Nice effect on that engine!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Yeah those look good!

 

[blakeh1]

I like the heated metal effect on the engines, very cool

 

[Glorfindel]

Have to agree with the boys on this. The heated metal is excellent.