Moebius Models Battlestar Galactica Viper Mk 2 1/32 Scale kit and build review
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2016
- Moebius Models Battlestar Galactica Viper Mk 2 1/32 Scale kit and build review. Run down on model and build. Issues and how to fix them.
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7242NC Is the tail number for William Adams's viper from the first Cylon war that we see in the miniseries then flown by multiple pilots throughout the show. It's also the last Viper off of the Galactica at the end of the series.
A *very* good job, mate, that Viper looks awesome! I especially like the weathering effects you got on there. Thanks for the review and build advice, I'm keeping your video bookmarked for when I finally build my Mk II.
Thanks for the info and building order. I'll post some pics. Happy holidays.
Impressive job love it very artistic viper mark 2 molde good built-in job thank you
Well Done Mate & You Obviously Know What Battlestar Galactica Fans Would Be Thinking As You Were Showing The Completed Viper To The Camera, I Was Saying Wow He's Put A Lot Of Effort Into It & It's Beautiful & When You Said "Thankyou I Think I Did A Good Job Too" I Nearly Pissed Myself Laughing😆, You've Earned Yourself A Subscriber, Looking Forward To Watching More!🏆🙂👍
HAHA thanks mate :-)
Despite all the shortcomings you've described it looks pretty cool no matter what the anoraks say. Nice work.
Great job. You are clever. I hope spiders dont eat you.
That looks AWESOME brother !!!!!
Thanks mate. I hope to do another soon.
Wow! Awesome job that's Badass👍
Great review and nice work on the Viper. Btw, there's a high-pitched shrill in the audio... I first thought it was my tinnitus :)
amazing job, I'll never come close to your work, But I'll try.
hi mate. thanks for the kind words. I am hoping to get a chance to build another one soon. If I do I will be sure to make a build video :-)
Looks fantastic👍
Thanks mate
It would be cool to see a painting tutorial or something on how you did those layers and weathering. Good work regardless
+Ryan M Thanks Ryan. I hope to do some tutorials in the near future regarding painting. :-) I am also happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for watching
im building this exact model and im wondering how far in the build you go without painting? it seems that you would want to paint like the inside of the cockpit before assembling everything? whats the best order of steps?
I can load some photos I took whilst building the model onto my deviantart page for you to have a look at. andrewc001.deviantart.com/gallery/58136729/Model-review-build-picsIf you want to follow the same build order I did the photos will help. 1. The order I built my model in. Paint cockpit and figure separately before you assemble the model. It is much easier to paint them properly and add detail this way. 2. Assemble the model with painted cockpit in place. If you are airbrushing the model you will find it easier to leave off the canopy, guns, and engines until painting is complete. {refer photos} Putty and sand any joins that require fixing. And mask off the cockpit to protect it. Make sure you use proper scale modellers masking tape, I personally use Tamiya mask as I find this works best for me. 3. Painting. Paint a base coat of grey. Any medium grey will do, its really personal choice on how dark you want the chipping effect. once dry seal the base coat with a matt clear coat. this stops the paint layers bleeding together later on. apply drops of liquid mask with a toothpick to cover random areas of the basecoat. Once dry you can paint over with white paint for the top coat. I then sealed this layer with matt clear as well. I added more liquid mask on areas I will spray the red markings on, then I masked off and sprayed these as well. And sealed once more but this time with a GLOSS clear coat. 4. Once clear is dry I remove the liquid mask by rubbing it with a toothpick. This reveals all the chips we are trying to achieve. once all the mask is removed I add decals. Let the decals dry and give once final clear coat I used a GLOSS again.5. I then painted the engines, guns and canopy then glued them to the model. 6. Final step was to use Tamiya smoke X-19 diluted with thinners to add further weathering to the surface applied with a brush. This will help break up the white surface and make it look more worn. Just make sure you don't paint the canopy with it. :-) I hope this helps. Feel free to send me any pics or further questions if you get stuck. Also the Latex mask for the weathering I use is Vallejo.
I have those photos up now if anyone wants to view them click the link below. andrewc001.deviantart.com/gallery/58136729/Model-review-build-pics
Thank you so much these are exactly what i was looking for to give me the confidence to move forward
Very nice job too.
holy hell thats gorgeous
Wow. Thanks mate! Sadly this little model is no longer mine. But it is well loved in its new home in Germany. :-)
Nicely done.
I have one of the kits that didn't have the bent panel, but haven't gotten around to doing more than some cleanup of seams and such. Subbed.
Cheers, eh.
Thanks mate. I two currently sitting on the bench I hope to do a build video of this year!
Nice build dude , screaming out for a lighting kit !
Ha! Thanks mate. I have since built a Raider with one but this kit would look great with it.
wesmander :-)
In reference to the Viper Starbuck was flying in the Episode "Maelstrom" when she went into the storm, she was flying Viper 8757NC. I believe that is the same tail number she comes back with in the final season. I have a screen cap of it ( - I didn't think I could attach a pic, but I tried Copy and Paste and, well, it still didn't work... LOL).
Thanks mate!
Nice build. Can you tell me the how to process of using the liquid masking techniques? I seem to make a mistake with that stuff. Thanks.
I have loaded some photos I took whilst building the model onto my deviantart page for you to have a look at. andrewc001.deviantart.com/gallery/58136729/Model-review-build-pics If you want to follow the same build order I did the photos will help. 1. The order I built my model in. Paint cockpit and figure separately before you assemble the model. It is much easier to paint them properly and add detail this way. 2. Assemble the model with painted cockpit in place. If you are airbrushing the model you will find it easier to leave off the canopy, guns, and engines until painting is complete. {refer photos} Putty and sand any joins that require fixing. And mask off the cockpit to protect it. Make sure you use proper scale modellers masking tape, I personally use Tamiya mask as I find this works best for me. 3. Painting. Paint a base coat of grey. Any medium grey will do, its really personal choice on how dark you want the chipping effect. once dry seal the base coat with a matt clear coat. this stops the paint layers bleeding together later on. apply drops of liquid mask with a toothpick to cover random areas of the basecoat. Once dry you can paint over with white paint for the top coat. I then sealed this layer with matt clear as well. I added more liquid mask on areas I will spray the red markings on, then I masked off and sprayed these as well. And sealed once more but this time with a GLOSS clear coat. 4. Once clear is dry I remove the liquid mask by rubbing it with a toothpick. This reveals all the chips we are trying to achieve. once all the mask is removed I add decals. Let the decals dry and give once final clear coat I used a GLOSS again.5. I then painted the engines, guns and canopy then glued them to the model. 6. Final step was to use Tamiya smoke X-19 diluted with thinners to add further weathering to the surface applied with a brush. This will help break up the white surface and make it look more worn. Just make sure you don't paint the canopy with it. :-) I hope this helps. Feel free to send me any pics or further questions if you get stuck. Also the Latex mask for the weathering I use is Vallejo.
VERY nice. I love it, thanks for sharing. Subbed :-)
Yes, good job!
Nicely done.
Thank you! Cheers!
Followed this one and the MK VII builds, awesome work. I have the Galactica and Mk II models not built yet, but these videos gave me some real ideas to max them out. And being good at electronics, i am gonna pimp the Mk II with the LED layout you did for the Mk VII. Thanx.
oh and the tabs for the base need to be filed thinner.
How long is this model? Im thinking about using it in place of the xiphon interceptor in games of horus heresy.
1/32 Moebius Viper 2 is approximately 30cm long. I no longer have the model so I can check. Google should help.
The original “Lt Starbuck”
Is a male.
Played by Dirk Benedict on the original series-
Hence- the same resin figure for Apollo and Starbuck as they are both men in the original series.
I was about 12 when this series premiered-
I had all the original plastic Vipers, Cylon Raiders, The HUGE Battlestar Galactica herself (it was like 3’ long or so - it was big! And cool! All the action figures ..
Long gone -
I think it was Mattel or Hasbro that had the licensing - that plastic large Galactica (it was a toy, not a model, per se) would be amazing to find !
Man I wish I kept those!
I am building this model now, my biggest concern is the decals. They look brittle and few in the cockpit seemed to react stubbornly to my setting solution. How did they work for you? Any tips?
I had a little trouble. My biggest issue was that they were fairly thick. I only ended up using the small ones and painted the rest.
The newer version the pilot is no longer resin and available in male and female.
Thanks mate. :-)
nice kit,and is Vic viper referencing it?
Gunma the retro gamer thanks. not sure
Hi can the ship possibly hold a 33/4"inch figure?
That would be bigger than the model wouldn't it?
HI Andrew... do you build and sell? I don't have the talents to do my own, but I desperately want one weathered as well as yours. Please let me know!
HI mate. I certainly can. Can you message me please via my facebook page facebook.com/andrewsartandmodels/?ref=bookmarks
you wouldn't by chance have a spare canopy for sale. I have damaged mine during a commission build.
Not anymore sorry mate.
@@andrewsartscalemodels all good thought I'd ask to make sure.
I had some really badly warped parts with my kit.
Yep, the rear of the fuselage has some issues, but they can be easily fixed.
I've tried to watch this build about a 100 times!!! The video just won't load!!!! I so want to see this one!!
HI mate. Very sorry to hear that. not sure why you are having that trouble.
Andrews Art & Scale models all your other videos load fine. This one is just a no go!! I just bought this kit... Was looking forward to see your take on it!!
rueben glab That's really annoying bud. It is loading fine on my end. Pc and mobile. :-(
it would not be nicer to build from scratch and not with the kit
I mean make the plans then build the ribs and braces for the fuselage and so
because otherwise I can make a print in 3d and ready what companies do so it's not funny
Disappointing at 1/32.. that's all you get???? I realize there's price point consideration but compare to 1/32 aircraft kit from say Airfix not to mention 1/32 Tamiya, there should be a considerable amount more detail, especially in the cockpit... The creators of BSG should have chosen a company like say Bandai to create this kit. Why use a small company like Mobius? Builders who are fans of the show would pay more for a quality kit. I know I would. There are photo etch parts for the Mobius kit out there and scratch building is always fun, which is what I plan to do...
Pretty much mate. They are now quite expensive as well. The viper mk 7 has a very bare cockpit for a similar price.
More interesting when you put it on mute
🤣 ouch lol