Hi Rob. I'm just getting back into modeling after a 30 year break for college, career, wife and kids. Modeling tech has definitely improved. I've invested in a lot of new tools I'm going to learn how to use. Airbrush, Photo-Etch, lighting options(not to mention some old-time methods I never tried before like putty fill and sanding seams). Video channels like yours are a great source of inspiration and information. Keep up the great work, my friend. Peace.
Thanks so much for the comment. Good for you. That's exactly what I did. Was just looking for a new hobby and started back at it when I bought a 3d printer a few years ago. It's a great way to spend a lot of money at least. :) Best wishes! Be sure to check out Plasmo on UA-cam. That guy is insanely talented. Thanks again!
@@RobPauza Plasmo, huh? Right now, I'm watching you, Models by Chris, Trekworks, Lou Damalso, Matt's Models, The Kit Factory and anything UA-cam recommends brings up(which was how I found you and subbed)
Here in 2021. Good job. I was into kit modeling around 40 years ago. I still have the Colonial Viper kit model that I put together around 1979. It's the Monogram version. There are 3 major design differences between the original/classic Viper & this MkII from the reimagined series. The first is that this one exposes more of the engines towards the exhausts while the original exposes more of the front part of the intakes as well as some service panels between. The other difference is that the front fuselage starts to taper off towards the nose & makes it smaller, while the original is straighter, thus the photo torpedo port is a wider hole. The Monogram version also does not have see-through plastic for the cockpit windows. The red line decals are nearly the same, which I suppose they kept that way as a homage & historical reference to the original. The red decals on mine had since fell off, even 40 years ago, so what I did as a kid was just cut some paper, painted red & glued them on. Looks good, although not really desirable today, but I couldn't think of anything else back then. :)
Thanks so much for the comment. As a kid, I loved the show when it first aired and have a lot of great memories from it. I also started building models back then, but they were all terrible. There's a lot of great model building tools available now than there was back in those days. You should give it another go. Thanks again for the comment. Take care.
@@RobPauza ... Well I did want the Cylon Raider badly, but even then the kits were expensive for a kid, so never really got one. I built several kits in those days, around 1980, they were mostly planes, fictional & non-fictional, including the Viper. Non-fictional includes an F-104 Starfighter, F-4 Phantom & a Russian MiG 25 Foxbat. Of course there was the ocassional car & some other stuff like a lighted Goodyear blimp, Nimitz aircraft carrier & a Star Wars AT-AT. Also have the Buck Rogers Thunderfighter to go with the sci-fi stuff. Some of these things have tiny pieces that had since broken off but I saved them to glue back again someday. By 1985, I pretty much lost my interest, although I still have the tools (brushes, glues, paints, etc). The reason for losing interest was my dive into computers, beginning with the Commodore 64 around 1983, then onto PC, though I still have my C-64's. Well actually it began in the late 1970's with gaming consoles (Coleco & Atari). I do have at least one more plastic kit I never put together, a Star Wars B-Wing bomber, bought back in the day, so maybe I may try my hand in it someday. I also have some sort of car kit that I never put together either, but with maybe around 300 pieces, it would be daunting especially when I have lost interest in the whole thing. I may sell it eventually. And I do recall the local Walmart having scale kits & tools in the toy section only a few years ago, but when I went there recently, maybe in the last couple years, it was all gone. Today, the models I make are in CAD, though it's mostly for floorplan stuff. Perhaps that was my path when it comes to modeling, i.e. from plastic to silicon, heh. So, we'll see. Take care too. :)
@@robwebnoid5763 I think I'm a few years younger than you, but it seems like we had a similar childhood. The Vic20 was my first computer, followed by the 64, then my brother and I went full-throttle and got an Amiga 500 and added extra RAM to get a whopping 1 MB! We also had an Atari400 somewhere in the mix and started moving towards PCs after that. I've only built a couple plastic models in the last 30 years, but it's been fun to get back in it a bit. 3D printing kind of sparked it back for me. That's mainly what I do now... when I have time... which isn't very often these days.
@@RobPauza ... That is cool to know you were also a Commodorian. Yes I'm probably a little bit older. I went for the C64 after a bit of research. In highschool, the main classroom PC's at the time were TRS-80's, mainly the Mk II & IV, networked to a harddrive (probably 1-2 MB disc space, who knows) using CP/M as the DOS. As a young teen then in the early 1980's, when the family went out to the malls, I would walk to any department store that had the microcomputer floor demo units & would play around with them. Atari, Commodore, RadioShack, Mattel, Apple & IBM(Intel), etc. I found a magazine article comparing the microcomputers at the time & eventually chose the C-64 because of the specs. By 1982-83, I felt the Vic-20 was on its way out as well as the Atari 400, which I had also both played around with at the stores prior. The Atari 800 was real nice too, built like a tank, but aging. Today, I still have three C-64's but only one is working, so I will have to debug the other units (one has a busted voltage regulator). I have at least 5 floppy drives for them, including three 1541's, a 1541-ii , a 1581, plus a couple 3rd party (Excelerator+). Still have many impact dotmatrix printers, not just for Commodore but also for the office I used to work at (I did simple network & database management & also custom programming). I also have a C64 CPU accelerator 4x faster than stock. Nearly 15 years ago, I was handed a C128 but I turned it down because I was thinking that if I take it, it would take my focus away from my C-64 & PC systems & I was already busy with my time. I half-regret it, but perhaps it was for the better. I did want an Amiga back then. In the early 1990's, a college classmate was selling his Amiga 600 system, but I also said no thanks. So basically I missed the Amiga bandwagon, which is ok now. By the mid 1980's, I was starting to get into PC's, beginning with a XT/8088-class system for work (but also for play). I have accumulated several PC's, not because I collect them but mainly because I've kept the ones we've bought over the years. Some of them I took apart & put the motherboards in ESD bags, which really helped compact the amount of machines I have. I understand the 1 MB thing, it's meager now but not back then. I actually still have an 80286 from the late 1980's that I still want to populate with 1 MB of DIP memory chips but havent yet, not a priority, it only has 640k. I don't really have any thing modern as far as desktops/towers go, so all I have are modern laptops (models within the past 10 years). That is really nice that you have a 3D printer. I was looking into those around 5 years ago & would see them at the local Frys Electronics (RIP). Isn't that funny, you go from plastic (scale models) to silicon (CAD) & back to plastic (3D printer). One thing I wish 3D printers could do now is make metal gear wheels. I fix machines & I have a couple paper shredders that need new gears, which these gears are hard to find. I don't have the knowhow but I've seen videos of some machinists making metal gears from scratch. The rest of the shredder works, but without that one gear, the shredder doesnt work. I suppose that would be the same as a person won't be alive without a heart or brain. It's just bad design, this specific gear wheel takes a lot of the brunt in the gear system of the shredder, especially when people put more than one sheet of paper stacked together to shred. Anyway, glad to see another C= fan around here. I used to go to the Lemon64 forum, but now just too busy. Instead my free time these days is watching UA-cam, lmao. :)
@@robwebnoid5763 Ah.. I had almost forgotten about the TRS-80's.. We called them "Trash-80's". Yeah, we had those in school as well as Apple 2e's. I never got much into programming, but my brother did for sure. I can make lights blink on Arduino's, but not a whole lot more. I'm not sure what to tell you about the gear problem. That would be a tough 3D print to make. Otherwise, you could print, then mold/cast in metal. I guess the other option is to just machine one. I don't know much about that. I do enjoy watching Clickspring on UA-cam. He does some amazing machine work that involves custom gears. Good talking to you.
I have this kit and I've yet to build it, seeing this Viper has lots of fit issues is good to know. I see what I'm in for, 3M Blu Glazing putty is at the ready! The shoe gaze music relaxing too.
I use Tamiya white and grey putty now. It's not to bad on shrinking. I remember as a kid in the early to mid eighties,Bondo body filler, for cars, they used to have a single part putty in a 6/8 inch tube,like for touch ups I guess. I used to get that stuff and used it all the time. Miss the good ol days when the really good stuff was dangerous,and would either blow up if you snuck a smoke or the fumes would try to kill you if you forgot to open your window! That frog tape does that with oil paints! I used a Q-tip wet with lighter fluid to dissolve it. Doesn't seem to mess with model plastic...
tom cline I use Tamiya as well and it’s definitely way better. Also like Milliput too. Yeah, too bad about not having the dangerous stuff. 👍 Thanks for the comments.
I was in a squadron years ago and the pilots would use 1/72 scale models on a dowel road during their briefs. They didn't do any details, just glue it up, fill it up with body filler to give it some weight, paint it, stick a dowel rod up an exhaust. They didn't look pretty but for training purposes they were very practical especially when the insides were filled with body filler they were pretty durable also because they did get knocked around a bit and would break without the filler. I made a few models over 35 years ago and some were okay but not as pretty as yours but for a beginner I did most of your techniques with regular Testor's model paint and brushes. I still have them at my mom's house after all these years her grandkids never touched them.
Thanks for the comment. I have actually wondered for a long time if those small models used in briefings are just regular plastic models. Thanks for letting me know. That's actually super interesting. I used to make models as a kid as well using the Testors enamels. Mine were pretty terrible to be honest. I just got back into this stuff a little bit since 3d printing became such a big thing. Glad your models have somehow gone undestroyed after all these years. :) Thanks again for the comment. -Rob
Great work-especially adapting to a lot of the actual model issues. Was hoping for a bit more detail with the pilot (Starbuck) and the tail end engine area of the viper. Looks really really great either way though. Cheers!
Kurt Adams Thanks. I wasn’t a fan of the pilot, so I got a bit lazy. Also, debated on adding lighting but laziness also won out there as well, especially after so much fitting. ;) Thanks for the comment.
AlexModeling That’s a huge compliment coming from you. I’ve watched a lot of your videos. Your work is incredible. Thanks so much, and I’m looking forward to seeing more from you. Take care.
Late to the game, but its a really great job on that! Next time stick the Frog Tape to your desktop - making sure its clean -peel it up and use it. It will tone down the adhesive enough that it should not leave residue like that.
Thanks a bunch Michael. I'm a bit afraid to try Frog tape again after having that happen, but I may give it another go. Just glad it was on the clear canopy rather than on the paint. Thanks again!
I just finished the Captain America video - switch to the 3M Green tape with that method. I get mine from Auto Shops, but I think the Big Boxes have them as well.
Wow, what a beautiful Viper! I've personally liked the MK II Viper the most, even more than the original (if that's not heresy to say so?) Beautiful work on this kit, I've been meaning to get one of these, a bit sad to hear of the fit issues, but you handled that really well, looks flawless :D
rebelsatcloudnine Thanks! Mk2 is my favorite as well. I’ve heard others say theirs fit together better, so maybe I just got a warped copy. Still a nice kit, just a little more work than anticipated. Thanks again.
My heart belongs to the Millenium Falcon, but the Colonial Viper is the most BAD ASS looking ship of all time. As far as star fighters go, it looks like the most realistic and functional to me. I spent many hours drawing it in 3rd,4th, and 5th grade, when I should have been paying attention in class. I also drew the Galactica, Falcon, and the Phoenix, from Battle of the Planets. Good times!
Good video. I have the same kit and this has given me a few ideas on how to go about mine. Just wondering if you thin your clear coats or are they good to go with an airbrush from the bottle?
uberboltneck Thanks a bunch. I don’t thin my clear coats. The Vellejo ones work pretty well right out of the bottle. They are a bit thicker than paint but seem to do okay. Good luck with your build. Get ready to use about 5 pounds of putty. ;)
I used to watch the original tv series BATTLE-STAR GALACTICA. *the launch scenes were awesome. *the bad guys ships were awesome. And I liked how they taught us what a ship does as it jumps to hyper speed.... it tilts to one side, we all knew. Right? I never saw it as a rip-off for Star Wars. but I think that’s why it went away.... never the less, Universal Studios was the first give their visitors into the middle of a galactic LAZER shoot out as their tram drove across a scene of the tv show..... WHO ELSE REMEMBERS that tram ride?
Oh really? I have noticed certain colors clog a little easier, but overall have had good luck. I'm using the stock nozzle and about 25-30 psi. I usually do add a little flow improver to the mix since I use a little higher psi. Helps it not dry on needle or before it lands on the surface. Best wishes, and thanks btw. I appreciate the comment.
@@MrGioMadrid Sure didn't. I just looked into it and there's definitely some debate depending on where you're from, but it does seem the general consensus is that "Vah-YEH-hoh" is correct, so thanks for letting me know.
Nice finish nice how you avoided to over weather been looking out for one these kits for a while can’t seem to find one in the uk any idea of anyone stocking them
There is a US mail order shop owner who calls himself CultTVman Hobbyshop. He does periodic discounts on stock and sells a lot of TV sci-fi kits. He stocks BSG stuff, new and old series. Good service.
Thanks Bryan. Glad it's working for you. I think that whole project was just cursed for me. :) I've heard others say that their model fit well too... so maybe I just had a bad day. Thanks again, and for the comment.
@@RobPauza I enjoyed your build and how you over came some of the poorly fitting pieces. I built an old shuttle tydirium from the 80s and it didn't go well with the final fit. I have a second try at going to add pico LED lights to the wings, but going to do a lot my work make sure it fits. Thanks for the video
George Finkle I have a bunch of projects in the works, but as usual get caught up with other things. But, next video will probably be Mandalorian related. I made a rifle and going to revamp the helmet I did already now that there’s new reference out. You can check out my page on Myminifactory.com if you want a preview. 👍
Thanks John. And yes, I agree 100% It turns out to be a nice model in the end, but takes a lot of extra effort to get there. Very strange how it fits together.
I use it for coloured pencil on watercolour paper at the moment and using gamsol. it may bleed tiny amount if very diluted. Have had it stuck down for weeks and only one time a slight tear in paper.
Honestly, no idea what I used for that. Currently, I'm using these and they seem to be pretty good. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M7UFLP5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Sometimes its nice to do drybrushing in layers (1. 80% original color 20% wear color, heavy pressure, 2. 50% original color 50% wear color, medium pressure, 3. 100% wear color, light pressure) or more steps. I would never ever just wetpaint a silver damage area right on using a brush.
Rob Pauza wow! Well I’m impressed.I haven’t built a model in a long time,wife bought me this kit and slowly accumulated paints airbrush (Harbor Freight) etc to build.Using your video as kind of a guide, thanks!
Haha, good point. Well, they did make a full-sized prop, so maybe the scale is from that. ???? :)
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They indeed made a full scale prop, and also - you scale it according to the size of its pilot. It's roughly the size of a fighter jet, its equivalent.
The Bob Loblaw Show ! Thanks Bob. Love your Law Blog btw. :) I haven’t had great luck with the Mobius brand, but others say theirs fit okay so maybe I just got a bad one. Thanks for the comment.
Nice Rob just subbed, found your YT channel on RPF, check out mine when you get time. Keep the full builds coming, I have 3 of this kit and will watch this Vid again when I build mine.
Thank you sir. I just checked out your channel and subscribed. I have actually been looking at Tamiya tank models recently and trying to decide what to try. I've never done a tank, so I'm kind of excited about it. I'll definitely watch some of your videos for inspiration. Thanks again.
Awesome video. While I no longer put models together myself I'm always in awe of videos like this. So detailed and precise and everything looks great.
NorthsideChamps16 Thanks so much!
Love your channel man. The quality of your stuff is just incredible.
Thanks so much. I really appreciate it!
I love the weathering effect! Great job man! You have a helluva "modelling" skill.. ;D
Thanks for the great build review, Rob! The finished kit looks awesome!
JS Idaho Thank you! I was happy with it.
Hi Rob. I'm just getting back into modeling after a 30 year break for college, career, wife and kids. Modeling tech has definitely improved. I've invested in a lot of new tools I'm going to learn how to use. Airbrush, Photo-Etch, lighting options(not to mention some old-time methods I never tried before like putty fill and sanding seams). Video channels like yours are a great source of inspiration and information. Keep up the great work, my friend. Peace.
Thanks so much for the comment. Good for you. That's exactly what I did. Was just looking for a new hobby and started back at it when I bought a 3d printer a few years ago. It's a great way to spend a lot of money at least. :) Best wishes! Be sure to check out Plasmo on UA-cam. That guy is insanely talented. Thanks again!
@@RobPauza Plasmo, huh? Right now, I'm watching you, Models by Chris, Trekworks, Lou Damalso, Matt's Models, The Kit Factory and anything UA-cam recommends brings up(which was how I found you and subbed)
Amazing work! You truly have a talent for this!
Conroy Paw Thanks Conroy. I appreciate the compliment. It was a challenging, but fun model to build.
Here in 2021. Good job. I was into kit modeling around 40 years ago. I still have the Colonial Viper kit model that I put together around 1979. It's the Monogram version. There are 3 major design differences between the original/classic Viper & this MkII from the reimagined series. The first is that this one exposes more of the engines towards the exhausts while the original exposes more of the front part of the intakes as well as some service panels between. The other difference is that the front fuselage starts to taper off towards the nose & makes it smaller, while the original is straighter, thus the photo torpedo port is a wider hole. The Monogram version also does not have see-through plastic for the cockpit windows. The red line decals are nearly the same, which I suppose they kept that way as a homage & historical reference to the original. The red decals on mine had since fell off, even 40 years ago, so what I did as a kid was just cut some paper, painted red & glued them on. Looks good, although not really desirable today, but I couldn't think of anything else back then. :)
Thanks so much for the comment. As a kid, I loved the show when it first aired and have a lot of great memories from it. I also started building models back then, but they were all terrible. There's a lot of great model building tools available now than there was back in those days. You should give it another go. Thanks again for the comment. Take care.
@@RobPauza ... Well I did want the Cylon Raider badly, but even then the kits were expensive for a kid, so never really got one. I built several kits in those days, around 1980, they were mostly planes, fictional & non-fictional, including the Viper. Non-fictional includes an F-104 Starfighter, F-4 Phantom & a Russian MiG 25 Foxbat. Of course there was the ocassional car & some other stuff like a lighted Goodyear blimp, Nimitz aircraft carrier & a Star Wars AT-AT. Also have the Buck Rogers Thunderfighter to go with the sci-fi stuff. Some of these things have tiny pieces that had since broken off but I saved them to glue back again someday. By 1985, I pretty much lost my interest, although I still have the tools (brushes, glues, paints, etc). The reason for losing interest was my dive into computers, beginning with the Commodore 64 around 1983, then onto PC, though I still have my C-64's. Well actually it began in the late 1970's with gaming consoles (Coleco & Atari). I do have at least one more plastic kit I never put together, a Star Wars B-Wing bomber, bought back in the day, so maybe I may try my hand in it someday. I also have some sort of car kit that I never put together either, but with maybe around 300 pieces, it would be daunting especially when I have lost interest in the whole thing. I may sell it eventually. And I do recall the local Walmart having scale kits & tools in the toy section only a few years ago, but when I went there recently, maybe in the last couple years, it was all gone. Today, the models I make are in CAD, though it's mostly for floorplan stuff. Perhaps that was my path when it comes to modeling, i.e. from plastic to silicon, heh. So, we'll see. Take care too. :)
@@robwebnoid5763 I think I'm a few years younger than you, but it seems like we had a similar childhood. The Vic20 was my first computer, followed by the 64, then my brother and I went full-throttle and got an Amiga 500 and added extra RAM to get a whopping 1 MB! We also had an Atari400 somewhere in the mix and started moving towards PCs after that. I've only built a couple plastic models in the last 30 years, but it's been fun to get back in it a bit. 3D printing kind of sparked it back for me. That's mainly what I do now... when I have time... which isn't very often these days.
@@RobPauza ... That is cool to know you were also a Commodorian. Yes I'm probably a little bit older. I went for the C64 after a bit of research. In highschool, the main classroom PC's at the time were TRS-80's, mainly the Mk II & IV, networked to a harddrive (probably 1-2 MB disc space, who knows) using CP/M as the DOS. As a young teen then in the early 1980's, when the family went out to the malls, I would walk to any department store that had the microcomputer floor demo units & would play around with them. Atari, Commodore, RadioShack, Mattel, Apple & IBM(Intel), etc. I found a magazine article comparing the microcomputers at the time & eventually chose the C-64 because of the specs. By 1982-83, I felt the Vic-20 was on its way out as well as the Atari 400, which I had also both played around with at the stores prior. The Atari 800 was real nice too, built like a tank, but aging. Today, I still have three C-64's but only one is working, so I will have to debug the other units (one has a busted voltage regulator). I have at least 5 floppy drives for them, including three 1541's, a 1541-ii , a 1581, plus a couple 3rd party (Excelerator+). Still have many impact dotmatrix printers, not just for Commodore but also for the office I used to work at (I did simple network & database management & also custom programming). I also have a C64 CPU accelerator 4x faster than stock. Nearly 15 years ago, I was handed a C128 but I turned it down because I was thinking that if I take it, it would take my focus away from my C-64 & PC systems & I was already busy with my time. I half-regret it, but perhaps it was for the better. I did want an Amiga back then. In the early 1990's, a college classmate was selling his Amiga 600 system, but I also said no thanks. So basically I missed the Amiga bandwagon, which is ok now. By the mid 1980's, I was starting to get into PC's, beginning with a XT/8088-class system for work (but also for play). I have accumulated several PC's, not because I collect them but mainly because I've kept the ones we've bought over the years. Some of them I took apart & put the motherboards in ESD bags, which really helped compact the amount of machines I have. I understand the 1 MB thing, it's meager now but not back then. I actually still have an 80286 from the late 1980's that I still want to populate with 1 MB of DIP memory chips but havent yet, not a priority, it only has 640k. I don't really have any thing modern as far as desktops/towers go, so all I have are modern laptops (models within the past 10 years).
That is really nice that you have a 3D printer. I was looking into those around 5 years ago & would see them at the local Frys Electronics (RIP). Isn't that funny, you go from plastic (scale models) to silicon (CAD) & back to plastic (3D printer). One thing I wish 3D printers could do now is make metal gear wheels. I fix machines & I have a couple paper shredders that need new gears, which these gears are hard to find. I don't have the knowhow but I've seen videos of some machinists making metal gears from scratch. The rest of the shredder works, but without that one gear, the shredder doesnt work. I suppose that would be the same as a person won't be alive without a heart or brain. It's just bad design, this specific gear wheel takes a lot of the brunt in the gear system of the shredder, especially when people put more than one sheet of paper stacked together to shred. Anyway, glad to see another C= fan around here. I used to go to the Lemon64 forum, but now just too busy. Instead my free time these days is watching UA-cam, lmao. :)
@@robwebnoid5763 Ah.. I had almost forgotten about the TRS-80's.. We called them "Trash-80's". Yeah, we had those in school as well as Apple 2e's. I never got much into programming, but my brother did for sure. I can make lights blink on Arduino's, but not a whole lot more. I'm not sure what to tell you about the gear problem. That would be a tough 3D print to make. Otherwise, you could print, then mold/cast in metal. I guess the other option is to just machine one. I don't know much about that. I do enjoy watching Clickspring on UA-cam. He does some amazing machine work that involves custom gears. Good talking to you.
Beautiful model, great work!!!
Robert Wagner Thanks so much!
WOW that is awesome!! Great work!
Jimmie Weeks Thanks so much!
great video,,lots of great tips .an intense finished build ..great job..thanks
glusnifr Thanks a lot!
Really appreciate your skill sets, thanks for sharing! Cheers!
Thanks so much!
I'm such a fan of your work.
E. Henao Thanks so much! I’m finishing up a new vid at this moment. 👍
Built this one when I was 10 but don’t remember it turning out this well 🤔
Nice job 👍
Kevin Grazier Thanks a bunch! Fun but challenging build!
@Tony Lewis My models were absolutely terrible when I was younger. :) I just got back into it after all these years and it's been a fun challenge.
I have this kit and I've yet to build it, seeing this Viper has lots of fit issues is good to know. I see what I'm in for, 3M Blu Glazing putty is at the ready! The shoe gaze music relaxing too.
Max Brandt Good luck on it Max. In the end, it’s a good kit. Just kind of weird the way things fit together. But yeah, get ready for putty! ;)
I use Tamiya white and grey putty now. It's not to bad on shrinking.
I remember as a kid in the early to mid eighties,Bondo body filler, for cars, they used to have a single part putty in a 6/8 inch tube,like for touch ups I guess. I used to get that stuff and used it all the time. Miss the good ol days when the really good stuff was dangerous,and would either blow up if you snuck a smoke or the fumes would try to kill you if you forgot to open your window!
That frog tape does that with oil paints! I used a Q-tip wet with lighter fluid to dissolve it. Doesn't seem to mess with model plastic...
tom cline I use Tamiya as well and it’s definitely way better. Also like Milliput too. Yeah, too bad about not having the dangerous stuff. 👍 Thanks for the comments.
great stuff! not even into models! found you by searching scenic painting ideas :) but you got a new Sub out of it lol - good job!
Mark Nanna Thanks Mark. Interesting how UA-cam searching works. :) Take Care!
I was in a squadron years ago and the pilots would use 1/72 scale models on a dowel road during their briefs. They didn't do any details, just glue it up, fill it up with body filler to give it some weight, paint it, stick a dowel rod up an exhaust. They didn't look pretty but for training purposes they were very practical especially when the insides were filled with body filler they were pretty durable also because they did get knocked around a bit and would break without the filler.
I made a few models over 35 years ago and some were okay but not as pretty as yours but for a beginner I did most of your techniques with regular Testor's model paint and brushes. I still have them at my mom's house after all these years her grandkids never touched them.
Thanks for the comment. I have actually wondered for a long time if those small models used in briefings are just regular plastic models. Thanks for letting me know. That's actually super interesting. I used to make models as a kid as well using the Testors enamels. Mine were pretty terrible to be honest. I just got back into this stuff a little bit since 3d printing became such a big thing. Glad your models have somehow gone undestroyed after all these years. :) Thanks again for the comment. -Rob
Looks great. Very good work. Best C...
Carsten Koloc Thanks so much!
Great work-especially adapting to a lot of the actual model issues. Was hoping for a bit more detail with the pilot (Starbuck) and the tail end engine area of the viper. Looks really really great either way though. Cheers!
Kurt Adams Thanks. I wasn’t a fan of the pilot, so I got a bit lazy. Also, debated on adding lighting but laziness also won out there as well, especially after so much fitting. ;) Thanks for the comment.
Super sharp. I think you've sold me on an airbrush.
Thanks! They are super handy. Good luck with it.
Awesome, going to get back into model building soon, i miss it. :)
Leslie P. Go for it!!!
Very nicely done
Steon CZ Thank you! Challenging for sure. ;)
Really enjoied bith the vídeo and the workshop!
AlexModeling That’s a huge compliment coming from you. I’ve watched a lot of your videos. Your work is incredible. Thanks so much, and I’m looking forward to seeing more from you. Take care.
I loved battle star galactica when I was a kid ,damn I miss the 80’s
Love muss B It was a great show. The new version is good too.
The new version is about 1000 times better!
Pincho Paxton Loved the original at the time, but it’s REALLY hard to watch these days. 😁
I"m pretty sure Battlestar Galactica was the 70's
@@Algebrodadio It was. '78-'79 TV season on ABC.
Late to the game, but its a really great job on that! Next time stick the Frog Tape to your desktop - making sure its clean -peel it up and use it. It will tone down the adhesive enough that it should not leave residue like that.
Thanks a bunch Michael. I'm a bit afraid to try Frog tape again after having that happen, but I may give it another go. Just glad it was on the clear canopy rather than on the paint. Thanks again!
I just finished the Captain America video - switch to the 3M Green tape with that method. I get mine from Auto Shops, but I think the Big Boxes have them as well.
Wow, what a beautiful Viper! I've personally liked the MK II Viper the most, even more than the original (if that's not heresy to say so?) Beautiful work on this kit, I've been meaning to get one of these, a bit sad to hear of the fit issues, but you handled that really well, looks flawless :D
rebelsatcloudnine Thanks! Mk2 is my favorite as well. I’ve heard others say theirs fit together better, so maybe I just got a warped copy. Still a nice kit, just a little more work than anticipated. Thanks again.
Also, I highly recommend using a Q-Tip to help squeeze out and absorb the water during "dek-al" placement, really helps!
Max Brandt Thanks! Not sure why I don’t already do that on “dee-cals” :)
I personally love the cotton wool bud and softener method for my "day-cals". Greetings from the UK!
@@MrFlashpoint1978 It's a helpful trick I learned many years ago. Greetings from Florida or as I like to call it Bongo Land!
Amazing job
Thanks so much Blake!
I lay myself at your feet sir, you are the master
Jem Little Haha, Thanks. It’s actually a decent model if you take some extra time to make everything fit. Thanks for the comment.
Great work! Thanks for sharing'.
cooleshaka Thank you!
Impressive, most impressive...
ford lane Thanks so much!
Great work.
Jeffrey Pryor Thank you sir!
It will be valuable in the future.
I would like to like the Viper MKI build. Guess it would be a nice set to have the cool Viper video as well.
That would be cool. Thanks for the comment.
Magnificent!
Thanks so much!
My heart belongs to the Millenium Falcon, but the Colonial Viper is the most BAD ASS looking ship of all time. As far as star fighters go, it looks like the most realistic and functional to me. I spent many hours drawing it in 3rd,4th, and 5th grade, when I should have been paying attention in class. I also drew the Galactica, Falcon, and the Phoenix, from Battle of the Planets. Good times!
Great work!
Thanks Guerin!
Thanks Guerin. And sorry it took me a year to reply. :)
Good video. I have the same kit and this has given me a few ideas on how to go about mine. Just wondering if you thin your clear coats or are they good to go with an airbrush from the bottle?
uberboltneck Thanks a bunch. I don’t thin my clear coats. The Vellejo ones work pretty well right out of the bottle. They are a bit thicker than paint but seem to do okay. Good luck with your build. Get ready to use about 5 pounds of putty. ;)
An RC Viper would be awesome!
Chris Holman That would be cool. I bet somebody has made one.
All the hilarious jokes and social commentary really did it for me. Jk, Enjoyed!!
Thanks! I appreciate it.
Rob I wished there had been an Brass Etching detail kit for this model.
Jeffrey Sasquatch Hi Jeffrey. Thanks for the comment. hdamodelworx.com has them if you’re interested.
I used to watch the original tv series
BATTLE-STAR GALACTICA. *the launch scenes were awesome. *the bad guys ships were awesome. And I liked how they taught us what a ship does as it jumps to hyper speed.... it tilts to one side, we all knew. Right? I never saw it as a rip-off for Star Wars. but I think that’s why it went away.... never the less, Universal Studios was the first give their visitors into the middle of a galactic LAZER shoot out as their tram drove across a scene of the tv show..... WHO ELSE REMEMBERS that tram ride?
Excellent!!
Thank you Ricky!
good work. i enjoyed your video
Thanks so much Chris!
I’ve got this exact kit ready to go. I love what you’ve done here; it looks fantastic. May I ask what airbrush you used?
Neil Gregson Thanks Neil. I used a Badger Sotar, but also have a couple iwata airbrushes that are nice too
Rob Pauza thank you. I’ll look into those.
I have four of these kits two of each and they were very excited and easy to build. 😀😀😀😀😀😀😁😁😁😁
Martin Montano I’m glad you had better luck. 😁
Now it's time for the Original 'battlestar Galactia Viper' from the mid-70's
James Sommer 😁👍
Perfeito show de bola belo trabalho !!
Marcos Balieiro Muito obrigado!
What model air brush do you use/recommend? BTW, great tutorial. Very interested in techniques.
Thanks Richard. After hearing a lot of great things from others, I switched to an Iwata Eclipse and really like it.
Whenever i spray vallejo through my sotar it just clogs. no matter how much i thin it. I am amazed how smooth you did it. Great job
Oh really? I have noticed certain colors clog a little easier, but overall have had good luck. I'm using the stock nozzle and about 25-30 psi. I usually do add a little flow improver to the mix since I use a little higher psi. Helps it not dry on needle or before it lands on the surface. Best wishes, and thanks btw. I appreciate the comment.
@@MrGioMadrid Sure didn't. I just looked into it and there's definitely some debate depending on where you're from, but it does seem the general consensus is that "Vah-YEH-hoh" is correct, so thanks for letting me know.
Amazing
Juan Romero Thank you!
3M painters tape works great!
Thanks. I'll give it a try.
Nice finish nice how you avoided to over weather been looking out for one these kits for a while can’t seem to find one in the uk any idea of anyone stocking them
GLENN FOX Thank you sir! Not sure about a supplier in UK. Sorry. You have some really nice builds btw. Good job!
There is a US mail order shop owner who calls himself CultTVman Hobbyshop. He does periodic discounts on stock and sells a lot of TV sci-fi kits. He stocks BSG stuff, new and old series. Good service.
Nick Boylen Good info. I’ll check him out too. Thanks for sharing.
Good job
Dennis B Thank you sir!
I would recomend to add more scenes of the finished model.
Tulio Cortés Good recommendation. Thank you!
Fraking nice job.
Haha. Thanks Bill!
nice work. I have been using the frog tape in recently and haven't had the issue you had. maybe they changed their formula.
Thanks Bryan. Glad it's working for you. I think that whole project was just cursed for me. :) I've heard others say that their model fit well too... so maybe I just had a bad day. Thanks again, and for the comment.
@@RobPauza I enjoyed your build and how you over came some of the poorly fitting pieces. I built an old shuttle tydirium from the 80s and it didn't go well with the final fit. I have a second try at going to add pico LED lights to the wings, but going to do a lot my work make sure it fits. Thanks for the video
Lol, Its somehow like listening and watching Bob Ross painting ;)
TheAxxon Haha, yeah, I know. You’re not the first to say that. Lol. Thanks for the comment and watch.
I do I do. Really great work :)
I kinda liked the look that the glass had with the glue stuck to it, but it would have made all the cockpit work pointless.
George Finkle It was a bit too much weathering look for me. 😁 Thanks for the comment.
Anything new coming out?
George Finkle I have a bunch of projects in the works, but as usual get caught up with other things. But, next video will probably be Mandalorian related. I made a rifle and going to revamp the helmet I did already now that there’s new reference out. You can check out my page on Myminifactory.com if you want a preview. 👍
Great work. I found this model very frustrating to work on due to some of the bizarre engineering.
Thanks John. And yes, I agree 100% It turns out to be a nice model in the end, but takes a lot of extra effort to get there. Very strange how it fits together.
use the purple coloured tape you can leave longer and it easier to peel
Michael Abbey I’ll give it a try. Definitely not using this green any more. ;) Thanks!
I use it for coloured pencil on watercolour paper at the moment and using gamsol. it may bleed tiny amount if very diluted. Have had it stuck down for weeks and only one time a slight tear in paper.
Michael Abbey I’ll definitely try it. Nice stuff on your channel pics btw. Now you need some content. 😁👍 Thanks again!
😱 your like the BOB ROSS of Model Building..👍
Mighty Mouse Haha. Thanks. It’s hard for me to watch my own videos. The commentary is a bit dull. ;)
Several other builders have that title too....
Do you ever light your models?
Galactic Modeler I do. Theirs some others on my channel that have lighting. Check out my Star Destroyer.
What detailing hand brush are you using? Thanks
Honestly, no idea what I used for that. Currently, I'm using these and they seem to be pretty good. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M7UFLP5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@RobPauza thank you.
Sometimes its nice to do drybrushing in layers (1. 80% original color 20% wear color, heavy pressure, 2. 50% original color 50% wear color, medium pressure, 3. 100% wear color, light pressure) or more steps. I would never ever just wetpaint a silver damage area right on using a brush.
No masking for metallic areas? Is airbrush that precise??
Tim Lepak Can be if you get close. Since I was coming back with some panel liner, that helped bring back some edges.
Rob Pauza wow! Well I’m impressed.I haven’t built a model in a long time,wife bought me this kit and slowly accumulated paints airbrush (Harbor Freight) etc to build.Using your video as kind of a guide, thanks!
Tim Lepak Best wishes on your build. Take care.
Add varnish before panel liner?
Hendy Halim You don’t have to, but it makes it flow better. Then follow up with matte.
Oh thanks for your guide 🙏
Wont lighter fluid like Zippo work on the leftover adhesive from the tape on the canopy, just saturate a q-tip and wipe till its all clean?
Den Smith It probably would have worked well for that actually.
En donde se compran los modelos a escala de las naves de star wars???
Los compré en Amazon. Son de la marca bandai.
how do you make a scale model from something that does not exist
Haha, good point. Well, they did make a full-sized prop, so maybe the scale is from that. ???? :)
They indeed made a full scale prop, and also - you scale it according to the size of its pilot. It's roughly the size of a fighter jet, its equivalent.
Great job. Looks excellent, you were able to correct for the poor quality of that kit. I’ll never buy that brand.👍👍🇨🇦
The Bob Loblaw Show ! Thanks Bob. Love your Law Blog btw. :) I haven’t had great luck with the Mobius brand, but others say theirs fit okay so maybe I just got a bad one. Thanks for the comment.
Rob Pauza : your welcome.👍
How much the model was?
When I bought it, it was around $30 USD on Amazon.
edge of window discasting
A brave man indeed using Vallejo's primer. It's awful stuff.
Harry Marshall Haha. Agreed. I don’t use it anymore. That putty shrinks bad too. I was out of Milliput. 😁
えーと、鶴岡雅義と東京ギャラクチカ。
Nice Rob just subbed, found your YT channel on RPF, check out mine when you get time. Keep the full builds coming, I have 3 of this kit and will watch this Vid again when I build mine.
Thank you sir. I just checked out your channel and subscribed. I have actually been looking at Tamiya tank models recently and trying to decide what to try. I've never done a tank, so I'm kind of excited about it. I'll definitely watch some of your videos for inspiration. Thanks again.
If you had taken your time you could have gotten rid of all those connection gaps.
Cory Nixon Yeah, I probably could have done a little pre-sanding instead of all the filling. ;) Thanks for the comment.
Attention, le trop est l'ennemie du bien !
Haha, merci pour le commentaire!
Please review World War Toons tanks
I had to look those up, but they are pretty darn cool. I like them a lot. Thanks for the recommendation.
38 cylons downvoted this video
David Kay Haha. Yes, apparently so. ;)
Gunpla must have spoiled me because I'm appalled by how poorly all of this fits together...
Kyle Morgan Haha. No joke. It turned out okay, but man.... so much extra work. Back to Bandai for sure for me. ;) Thanks for the watch and comment.
Viper Mk 1 is the ONLY real Viper. BSG 1978 is the ONLY real BSG. The reboot sucked!!!