This was the opening line of the original Battlestar Galactica, and a fitting way to open this post, as I start with the completed original Vyper, from the original series, a long time ago I showed the painting of half of this model as a quick guide, but never fully finished it as I lost parts of the landing gear hatches, well recently I found one of the two missing bits, and decided to make the last missing bit.
As you can see above there is one hatch made of greenstuff, I took a mould off the one I had, and swapped the side of the hinges with some plasticard. I also tied together all the painting and got this.
While on this role, I found the transfers for my MK II Vyper and finished off the weathering completing the last of my Vypers.
While in the mood to complete as many of these models as I could I've also painted up the new version of the Galactica itself, one bit I was never sure on was the weird ridges that cover 80 % of the model, I recently found out the designer based it off of a range of vases he liked, personally after painting them all, they are a pain ! LOL All the armour plating needed a mottled look as well, which I achieved with three layers of paint and a glaze, happy with the end result.
Now I only have the original Galactica, and a Cylon fighter left to do to complete this set, but that may wait for another time, don't forget you still have three more days to finish any scenery projects you have going for the challenge, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !
Cheers Dave
Excellent work sir.
ReplyDeleteBut damn, I can't decide which Viper I like best; this one or the one you posted earlier.
The Battlestar looks awesome, great painting, even if it was a pain.
Thank you misterc, I have the same problem when it comes to the Vypers, as I like them all , but when it comes to Galactica itself, my favourite is the original, which means a lot more work to go yet ! LOL
DeleteYou're just making me smile here in Court looking over all this coolness. Absolutely love everything in this post! So many cool details to drool over, especially on the Battlestar itself. That museum detail is such a cool idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you Dai, as long as your not laughing maniacally in court ! LOL Glad I could bring a smile with the details, can't take the credit for the museum window as it came with the transfer, I just made it stronger with the acetate ! LOL
DeleteAwesome work!
ReplyDeleteAlways love to see Vyper model!
Thank you Michal, they are very iconic aren't they.
DeleteSome cracking painting there. I loved the TV show and reboot of it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil, I enjoyed the show so much I have them on DVD so I can watch all the time ! LOL Glad you like the models, been a long time in getting round to them.
DeleteGreat bunch of models with a lovely finish all round!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain, took far to many years, but glad to finally get them finished ! LOL
DeleteVery cool looking stuff! Love the Galactica, never realized how textured it was.
ReplyDeleteThank you SD, once I started looking at reference, it kept putting me off with how much texture was needed ! LOL
DeleteBoth ships came out really well and I can see exactly what you mean about them being time consuming to work on. They're much bigger than most miniatures we paint so there's a lot of ground to cover!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeff, yes they're the size of some of the bigger flyers in 40K so not something you'd be painting everyday, and need different techniques to cover the surfaces effectively, plus matching the reference ! LOL
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