Felinoid Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I just recieved my Battlestar Galactica Viper MK. II kit from Starshipmodeler.com. It is in approx 1/72 scale, resin, with a vac-formed canopy that looks a little thick to me, we'll see what some polishing and Future dips will do. The kit looks GREAT in the box;very good details, especially the bays on the side of the fuselage. Good cockpit too, although I may replace the seat and figure (but I'll keep the head/helmet). There is a little flash, nothing that can't be taken care of with a minimum of effort. I'm looking forward to building this, it'll make a great contrast to the FineMolds X-Wing fighter in the same scale (who would win that one-my guess would have to go to the more experienced pilot). A note in the instructions-they reccommend using an automotive primer first, then a lacquar-can anyone reccommend a primer-lacquar combination, name brands and stores where available, if possible Felinoid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmike Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I would recommend Tamiya lacquer fine grey primer in a spray can. :D MikeJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Felinoid Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 with a vac-formed canopy that looks a little thick to me, we'll see what some polishing and Future dips will do. Felinoid My bad, I didn't open the bag to really look at the canopy before making this post. There are two (count 'em, two) vac-formed canopies supplied with the kit, and upon a more detailed examination they are thin and crisp. The frame demarcation lines are a little vague, but I plan on following the manufacturer's reccomendations and will use decal film or tape for the canopy frame. All in all, a neat little kit in unbuilt form. I will try and post pics when it is completed. Felinoid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Could we see some pics please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Gunze makes a resin version of their Mr. Surfacer primer called "Mr. Resin" and it is supposedly optimized to work best with resin pieces. I haven't tried the stuff I got, but I plan to use it on my 1/72 Viper kit when I get a chance. I have gotten through some of the assembly and the only bit that was a little trying for me was grinding down the pour stub inside the top engine housing to fit over the inner workings piece. A Dremel with a grinding bit did help this task to go faster though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Felinoid Posted February 25, 2006 Author Share Posted February 25, 2006 Could we see some pics please? Sorry Charlie (couldn't resist), no digital camera, no scan, no nothing...although I suppose I could ask my extraordinarily beautiful sister-in-law (whom I have mentioned in other posts) who happens to be a professional photographer for a favor....we'll see. At any rate, dry-fitting this kit is a joy, should go together no probs. BTW, I want to do the gun barrels in bare metal using MM metallics-should I apply directly to the resin surface or prime first? Felinoid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 There are photos of the parts on the Starship Modeler site. http://www.starshipmodeler.com/cfstore/ind...&Product_ID=368 I hope they do the Mk. 7s also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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