Moebius Viper Mk.II

[nimrod77]

My wife has told me that I was obsessing (AS IF!!) over my other project, so I decided to get the modelers block.... um.... un blocked by doing something straight out of the box and just for fun. So I broke out my Moebius Models 1/32 Viper Mk.II from the new BSG.
Started with the Pilot..


I really enjoyed painting this figure. Was fun and got to try out some new techniques. Painted with enamels in olive drab for the flight suit and highlighted with yellow by dry brushing... Followed up with a black enamel wash.

Followed with the traditional Cockpit. Dials are all decals with the main colour of the cockpit being Gunship Grey. I decided that as I was going to pose her in flight that no one would notice that the dial decals are out of register (Fun remember) and went with the kit stuff. No PE here!!

And Pilot in his office...





Hope you like it, I am really enjoying this one!!
Cheers all!

Nimrod

 

[Quaralane]

Looking good so far.
Sometimes, an out of the box build is just what the old block needs

 

[JMac]

Nice. I like the 'pit. Looks good.

 

[Grendels]

Great work so far!!

 

[nimrod77]

Done some more on the Viper over the last week...

Cockpit and driver installed..


Engine intakes fitted...

Front intake cleaned up and partially painted...


Had to fix some sink marks on these....


Got a nasty gap to fill now though..


All in all a very nice and easy kit to build, especialy with the sanding as there are no panel lines to speak of!!!!!!!!!


More to come..

 

[nimrod77]

Done a little more and am ready for paint.
I added some oxy hoses from guitar string behind the ejection seat.


I had a hard time filling the seams along the upper engine cowl....



I decided to drill out the reaction thrusters.

 

[JMac]

Looks good.

 

[Grendels]

It does look good!!! Thank you for pointing out the problems with the kit. I have one in my stash, and it is always nice to know where the problems are.

 

[Quaralane]

Nice work on the thrusters

 

[JMac]

It does look good!!! Thank you for pointing out the problems with the kit. I have one in my stash, and it is always nice to know where the problems are.

I second Grendels comment, I also have this kit in my stash.

 

[nimrod77]

I did a little more.

I have glued on the engines and canopy...


I have painted the canopy black to give the inside a nice black frame..


And now I have primed the whole thing in Mr Surfacer 500. Gota love Mr Surfacer!



More to come, just gotta get rid of a couple of scratches and average seams around the engines...

 

[Junkie]

Looking good. What are you thinning the Mr Surfacer with? Are you airbrushing it?

 

[nimrod77]

Quick update.
Painted her in insignia white and then spent tonight masking her up for her Crimson stripes. PITA, but at least it's done now. More paint tomorrow.


Bottom..


I actually think that it looks kinda cool with the inverted yellow stripes

Looking good. What are you thinning the Mr Surfacer with? Are you airbrushing it?

Scott,
Yes I airbrushed it on after thinning it with General Purpose thinners. Works a treat but make sure that you clean your brush really well after your finished as Mr.Surfacer will gunk up quick once the thinners dry out. Nothing a good blow through with GP thinners and a couple of cotton buds wont fix.
HTH!

More to come..

 

[Carsenault]

Wow, that looks great. Looks like it builds up fairly quickly too. I like the way you are doing it right now, pretty much what I wa splanning for my own Viper. A word of caution about the decals though. I read online somewheres, maybe here, that the insignia decals that go on the painted wing stripes were printed without a background layer, so they are quite translucent as a result. The ones on the decal stripes are ok. I was planning on using those, and just trimming the section where the insignia is. If there is any color mis match between the painted stripe and the decal stripe, it would simply look like the original insignias were painted over so the BSG-75 insignias could be applied over them.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

You can also get the Mr. Surfacer 500 and 1000 in a spray can, pre-thinned, and ready to use for those that are timid in putting it through your airbrush.

And of course in stock at Elm City Hobbies! ;D ;D ;D

 

[Grendels]

Great work so far!!! and do let us know about the decals if they cause any problems.

I read somewhere that you can thin Mr. Surfacer with lacquer thinner.

http://www.swannysmodels.com/Surfacer.html

 

[Splashcoat]

Great work so far!!! and do let us know about the decals if they cause any problems.

I read somewhere that you can thin Mr. Surfacer with lacquer thinner.

http://www.swannysmodels.com/Surfacer.html

Laquer thinner is perfect for thinning Mr. Surfacer. I have an old Aztec airbrush which I use exclusivly for spraying Mr. Surfacer; I hate blowing liters of laquer thinner around so I just unscrew the nozzle and store it in a small jar of thinner. The next time I use it, it just takes a quick blast of thinner to clear out the gunk.

Great work on the MKII!

 

[nimrod77]

Wow, that looks great. Looks like it builds up fairly quickly too. I like the way you are doing it right now, pretty much what I wa splanning for my own Viper. A word of caution about the decals though. I read online somewheres, maybe here, that the insignia decals that go on the painted wing stripes were printed without a background layer, so they are quite translucent as a result. The ones on the decal stripes are ok. I was planning on using those, and just trimming the section where the insignia is. If there is any color mis match between the painted stripe and the decal stripe, it would simply look like the original insignias were painted over so the BSG-75 insignias could be applied over them.

Thanks for the heads up I will give both a go and report back. If one style is no good then I can put the cut out insignias over the top anyway.
Thanks for looking in!
Nimrod

 

[nimrod77]

And now the stripes are on! Copied the decals for the sizing and shape, done in insignia red as per the kit instructions. Had to fix a few little errors where the masking hadn't taken properly, and still have a few more to fix. Nothing a brush won't fix though!





More to come!

 

[Grendels]

Nice!!!! ;D