Viper Repair
My 1979 Viper suffered an accident some time back- the left wing broke off. I was planning to reattach it when my Mother-in-law threw it out not recognizing as anything but junk (funny, the rest of the Viper was RIGHT THERE!!!)
Anyway, my Son likes it a lot, so I'm making a new wing. It's not going to be perfect (Heck, after this many yahren I can't even begin to match the colour!), but it'll do, I guess... I'm just not in the mood to go out & buy a whole bunch of expensive styrene sheets. It's being made out of an old VHS plastic case.:D http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rrepair001.jpg http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rrepair002.jpg |
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Is that a aftermarket canopy and cockpit, I thought all the 70's MPC kits had solid canopies with black decals for the windows.
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Okay, repairs complete.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...epair001-1.jpg http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rrepair005.jpg Getting the colour to match was impossible being that the model was painted with Testor's enamel & the wing with acrylic (the new wing is different plastic). But, it came out good enough for my archival restorative purposes... ;) It's really not bad, considering it was made by an impatient 19-year old raring to go out with his new first girlfriend.:rotf: Here's a close up of the crude cockpit: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rrepair004.jpg And here's my fleet to date: My 1979 in back, my 2010/2011 in the middle, and my latest from the diorama in front. http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rrepair003.jpg |
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Well, I finally got the colour correct. For a $0 quickie repair/fabrication, I think it came out pretty good.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rrepair006.jpg http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...rrepair007.jpg Honestly, I had a hard time replicating my sloppy 1979 paint job on that new wing!:rotf: |
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nice work :)
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no .. nice work ....
my work would be more in the nature of glued fingers |
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You never made a physical Viper model, ever? |
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Three ages of Vipers and a repair for a second generation to appreciate... thats a classic!!
Cheers Lara |
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nice collection!
the wing looks great! |
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Just like the Fleet; keeping things together with whatever you can find.
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Nice job! Does anyone know if a company still produces quality original Viper models? I've found ones from the new series that look to be ok, but I'd take on a baseship for a Starhound hanging from my roof.
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