Hi fans,
first of all, thank you very much for your comments.
Fully agree!!!
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Good try, really good try!
....and one serious question: Maybe I missed it. What is the size of the model compared to the Viper Mark II of Uhu02? Because I have already built the model - would be great if the two would fit together.
As to my understanding, this is 1:48 scale version. But other bigger versions will follow.
Exactly. UHU's Viper is about 1:48 ~ 1:50, so both should look fine next to each other. Since the original miniature was 1:24 you can say that this model is 1/2 studio scale.
The next most important step is: Correcting the lines. Even though assembly was pretty straight-forward and the model certainly looks like the Viper it does have some severe texture issues. These have to be corrected first before any other version can be tackled. Many panels on the sides are too far away from the cockpit and must be pushed closer toward it. Then there are two lines directly below the cockpit which do not go straight down. Third, there are a few panels which are missing and which must be added (especially on the bottom). So expect the Beta build (by Rhaven) to look even better. That was the main reason why I went with the smaller scale first. It doesn't eat up too many pages and you can see any errors better. Just imagine I had started with the 1:18 first and something had gone wrong - lots of pages would have been printed in vain and the build process would have taken much longer since there were more parts.
This 1:48 version was designed for simplicity if someone wants to scale the pattern down even further, to 1:72 maybe. That was the reason why I did not spend too much time with greebling out the ship and why it features a one-part straight nose and one-part straight intakes. The 1:32 will feature more detailed parts such as a three-part nose and three-part intakes with a slight curvature and an internal skeleton. Basically this 1:32 will be the basis for the ultimate big one in action figure scale.
I'll be staying with the 1:48 scale till all variants have been completed, the 2-seater and the Crimson Viper.
So much for the plans. I'm now preparing another round of pictures - stay tunned!