A friend has introduced his (15 year old) son to (TOS) Battlestar Galactica. My friend's son really likes the Colonial Viper. The boy also is interested in paper/cardstock model building (even though, he has never built a model of any kind). I had shown both of them the models that I have built (especially the Colonial Viper). My friend asked if there is a simple template of the Viper that I would recommend for a beginner builder. I know that geocities.jppapertoy_box made a very simple template (and Sirius Replicas repainted it).
I have both models and decided that the texture needed a serious upgrade. With the help of @Revell-Fan, I repainted (and retextured) the template. I also added a few parts to make it look a little more "realistic", but still keep the template simple and easy to build.
Once I am finished building this model, I plan to make an instruction sheet for this new template and uploading it to the RESOURCE SECTION.
*NOTE* For this build, I have printed this template twice (Each 8x11 (letter size) page has a parts sheet printed twice on it), so that I have extra parts, just in case I make a mistake. No, I am not greebling this build.
This purpose of this build thread is to introduce the template and show what all I have done to change it.
Here are the parts sheets.
![20240326_122757.jpg 20240326_122757.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197499-81f311bd8d8c8928d1ba1668fe900387.jpg)
I start with the engine mounting block. I have added a supports former to be placed in the center.
![20240326_161518.jpg 20240326_161518.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197500-d0d3a17e34d11bf0ef455e93aa943892.jpg)
I attach the support pieces to the skin.
![20240326_183207.jpg 20240326_183207.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197501-7ed6364285dc865b6bd408255da72999.jpg)
The engine mounting block is assembled.
![20240326_183348.jpg 20240326_183348.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197502-e7db0781044b2c26cd8edac045207cfc.jpg)
![20240326_183403.jpg 20240326_183403.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197503-2efe0afc4b1d1c75a29a5a61064443fc.jpg)
![20240326_183422.jpg 20240326_183422.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197504-4dd8fcfc0bd101e3d053e9874fdc9f96.jpg)
![20240326_183433.jpg 20240326_183433.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197505-a92717958278dfdbc2907a9bbfef4c13.jpg)
I assemble the fuselage.
![20240326_192301.jpg 20240326_192301.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197506-f1880faec10265b7e8740f0737047cd7.jpg)
![20240326_192704.jpg 20240326_192704.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197507-c74311ed2bef57e07b03dea0458cb52b.jpg)
This is the box that connects the fuselage and engine mounting clock together.
![20240326_193231.jpg 20240326_193231.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197508-a8ca05efb74d3da9cfc20a98ed63e62e.jpg)
I assemble the box (but do not close it up yet).
![20240326_193549.jpg 20240326_193549.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197509-658281c718836086163cb55b7c9fcf8e.jpg)
I attached the box to the fuselage.
![20240326_194143.jpg 20240326_194143.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197510-c2b842983f463cd0b8e9383da36d1332.jpg)
![20240326_194334.jpg 20240326_194334.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197511-6f5adfc5fb14b9d85182d973255127b8.jpg)
I attached the engine mounting block to the box.
![20240326_194553.jpg 20240326_194553.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197512-0b783ec445fb21e8750bfff788feb589.jpg)
![20240326_194617.jpg 20240326_194617.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197513-32ab0a471df2484ee87a89b8960dfb8e.jpg)
Please stay tuned in to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates and they happen.
I have both models and decided that the texture needed a serious upgrade. With the help of @Revell-Fan, I repainted (and retextured) the template. I also added a few parts to make it look a little more "realistic", but still keep the template simple and easy to build.
Once I am finished building this model, I plan to make an instruction sheet for this new template and uploading it to the RESOURCE SECTION.
*NOTE* For this build, I have printed this template twice (Each 8x11 (letter size) page has a parts sheet printed twice on it), so that I have extra parts, just in case I make a mistake. No, I am not greebling this build.
This purpose of this build thread is to introduce the template and show what all I have done to change it.
Here are the parts sheets.
![20240326_122757.jpg 20240326_122757.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197499-81f311bd8d8c8928d1ba1668fe900387.jpg)
I start with the engine mounting block. I have added a supports former to be placed in the center.
![20240326_161518.jpg 20240326_161518.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197500-d0d3a17e34d11bf0ef455e93aa943892.jpg)
I attach the support pieces to the skin.
![20240326_183207.jpg 20240326_183207.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197501-7ed6364285dc865b6bd408255da72999.jpg)
The engine mounting block is assembled.
![20240326_183348.jpg 20240326_183348.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197502-e7db0781044b2c26cd8edac045207cfc.jpg)
![20240326_183403.jpg 20240326_183403.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197503-2efe0afc4b1d1c75a29a5a61064443fc.jpg)
![20240326_183422.jpg 20240326_183422.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197504-4dd8fcfc0bd101e3d053e9874fdc9f96.jpg)
![20240326_183433.jpg 20240326_183433.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197505-a92717958278dfdbc2907a9bbfef4c13.jpg)
I assemble the fuselage.
![20240326_192301.jpg 20240326_192301.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197506-f1880faec10265b7e8740f0737047cd7.jpg)
![20240326_192704.jpg 20240326_192704.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197507-c74311ed2bef57e07b03dea0458cb52b.jpg)
This is the box that connects the fuselage and engine mounting clock together.
![20240326_193231.jpg 20240326_193231.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197508-a8ca05efb74d3da9cfc20a98ed63e62e.jpg)
I assemble the box (but do not close it up yet).
![20240326_193549.jpg 20240326_193549.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197509-658281c718836086163cb55b7c9fcf8e.jpg)
I attached the box to the fuselage.
![20240326_194143.jpg 20240326_194143.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197510-c2b842983f463cd0b8e9383da36d1332.jpg)
![20240326_194334.jpg 20240326_194334.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197511-6f5adfc5fb14b9d85182d973255127b8.jpg)
I attached the engine mounting block to the box.
![20240326_194553.jpg 20240326_194553.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197512-0b783ec445fb21e8750bfff788feb589.jpg)
![20240326_194617.jpg 20240326_194617.jpg](https://www.zealot.com/data/attachments/197/197513-32ab0a471df2484ee87a89b8960dfb8e.jpg)
Please stay tuned in to your local Colonial Broadcast Network for further updates and they happen.
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