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BlueSquad2001
March 11th, 2006, 05:26 PM
It appears in these pics of one of the filming vipers, I think this one recently sold in and e-bay auction, has some form of (ribbing) or re-enforcement type exterior bracing on the canopy. Is this the way that all of the filming vipers were made?
And there is a section right in front of the canopy that is a panel that hides the mounting post, and it appears to have struts on it also. Has anyony noticed these details and or have clear pics of what they look like? :salute:
http://i2.tinypic.com/r8gec1.jpg
http://i2.tinypic.com/r8gepl.jpg
http://i2.tinypic.com/r8gil5.jpg
Darrell Lawrence
March 11th, 2006, 05:37 PM
That may be unique to that one particular model, as I don't recall ever seeing that on any of the models I used for ref.
BlueSquad2001
March 11th, 2006, 05:38 PM
I think that in many shots, the reason that the canopy appears to be taller that the rear compartment is that the "ribs" that I've noticed make it look taller, but it is actually the same height as the rear compartment. Looking down the center of it, from the fron view. What do ya think? :D
http://i2.tinypic.com/r8gr4y.jpg
Darrell Lawrence
March 11th, 2006, 05:41 PM
Lemme go over my stuff again and see if that shows up.
BlueSquad2001
March 11th, 2006, 05:58 PM
Lemme go over my stuff again and see if that shows up.
Thanks Warrior!!! :salute: Oh, and all of the screen caps, they all seem to have this ribbing going on and strips along the front of the cockpit area. This needs to be built right!
Long time no hear from? Still wanting to talk about the "you know what." and I have a real killer idea for who to help with it. Call me, or I'll cal you this evening and discuss. This is gonna be a KILLER year for Galactica kits. :D
Check this out. A long way still from being complete, but it's in a very mild weathered stage now. Almost (showroom!) :D
http://i2.tinypic.com/r8h444.jpg
Darrell Lawrence
March 11th, 2006, 06:41 PM
SWEET!

...ummm Did me no good to look at my ref pics, cuz I used mostly the full scale for ref, and those ID spots in your pics don't show there.
Darrell Lawrence
March 11th, 2006, 06:42 PM
As for calling, I'll be offline in about an hour (7:30 Pacific)