As I teased a lot of ships last time, I thought it only proper to bring another one to the blog in quick order, today is the Raptor from the reimagined series of Battlestar Galactica, this was a totally new ship, some say it was a replacement of the shuttle from the original series, but that actually appeared in the series. The Raptor's role was recon, and transport and appeared all the way through the series. The model was produced by Moebius in 1/32 scale. This model had a bit of an accident when we moved house, and the landing gear got broke, and one of the antennae on the nose got lost, so I had to replace it and fix them (seems to be a recurring theme these days ! LOL)
Painting and weathering were pretty straight forward, but I did the weathering after putting the transfers on, to blend them in better. Here is a shot of the interior with the dash transfers.
Here's a reference shot in case you've never seen this ship
Hoping to get some more done before the end of the challenge if I can, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !
Cheers Dave
Terrific paintwork, Dave, absolutely terrific. You've really matched the 'official' palette imho. Great work on the repairs too. I don't think any of the breakages/missing bits are noticeable.
ReplyDeleteThank you Simon, took a while to get the right color, but glad it came out well in the end, and all this scratch building has paid off massively when it comes to repairs ! LOL
DeleteExcellent job on another ship, Dave! This might be heresy but I think this one would fit in 40k pretty easily. Its the right look and color palette, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeff, GW would probably consider that heresy indeed, but I can see what your saying on it, and back in Rogue Trader days it was the only way you got flying vehicles for your games, was pinching from other franchises ! LOL
DeleteVery nicely done.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great looking ship. More a workhorse than the sexý Viper, but none the worse for that.
Thank you misterc, spot on with your assessment of it's role, and there were multiple stories where the Raptors were key to success.
DeleteLovely work as always Dave!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michal, hopefully I can get a couple more finished before the end of the challenge ! LOL
DeleteFor sure! :)
DeleteI don't think I'll get them all finished, but there are a couple of quick wins in there ! LOL
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ReplyDeleteI can see Gracie Park piloting that thing in my head right now. Love it mate, very nice matching of the hull colours.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dai, it took a while to match, but glad I took the time to check the colors ! LOL Glad I could bring that thoughts of Gracie for you though mate.
DeleteLovely work, it reminds me of a chubby valkyrie from 40k!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain, I can see the similarity, it might be where GW got the idea from ! LOL
DeleteOh I like this, Dave! :-) At least as much as the Vyper Mk VII!
ReplyDeleteThank you John, it's a bit of an ugly duckling compared to a Vyper, but then a lot of workhorses are ! LOL
DeleteAbsolutely fantastic, what a sweet, great job. This design has its own charm and you made an impressive work!
ReplyDeleteThank you Suber, it was an interesting addition to the show, which replaced the old shuttle from the original, although that did appear in the background of a couple of shows as well.
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