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B.J.
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I can't believe I did this one in one night. I found some very good references and decided to do a profile view of the BSG Viper. This would be the version from the Sci-Fi Channel remake.

My only issue with it is I couldn't track down the correct font for all the markings. I used a similar font, but I suspect that they created a new one specifically for this purpose.

C&C welcome!

B.J.

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aneurysm
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Very nice indeed. Any other views you'd like to do?

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Kazeite
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It looks very nice, especially with all those markings, but as far as I can tell, it's slightly too short and too tall.

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Mark Nguyen
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Wait - is this the "old" Viper they end up using, or the "current" model that didn't fare so well?

Mark

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Kazeite
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This is the old Mark II Viper, old ship of Adama, not the Mark VII Viper. Mk VII is much more ugly [Smile]

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Jason Abbadon
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quote:
Originally posted by Kazeite:
This is the old Mark II Viper, old ship of Adama, not the Mark VII Viper. Mk VII is much more ugly

It sure is: you ever see the unused design made for the BSG series that stalled in pre-production?

That one looks gooood.

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B.J.
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Kazeite: It's not too short or tall. I basically traced it off a side-view render of the real deal. See here: http://www.starshipbuilder.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000002.html

Personally, I prefer this one over the unused design. But I agree that the Mark VII is ugly. Maybe it would look better with a good paint job.

B.J.

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Kazeite
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Hm, I guess that my source is the one that is distorted... I didn't know about those renderings [Smile]

Oh well, good work, then. Keep it up.

And... what was the unused design? Do you have any sketches of it or smth?

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MarianLH
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Oooh, nice! Are other views in the pipeline? Please say yes.

True to form, I am now going to disagree with everyone in the universe and add that I actually liked the Mk. VIII too. Although not as much as the Mk. II.

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B.J.
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Yes.... eventually.

For now, here's a look at some different paint jobs:

B.J.

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WizArtist
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I feel like I'm looking at the centerfold of an "In Action" book. Lou Drendel eat your heart out...all hail the mighty software!

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Jason Abbadon
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Camoflauge in space= goofy.

Nice renders though.

Shame the cylon ships suck so hard though.....
Mabye they'll make something cool once the series starts.

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B.J.
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Well, if I did anything other than that particular camo pattern, some might not recognize it as a Russian paint job.

Did the top view tonight:

B.J.

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MarianLH
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If camoflage is irrelevant in space, who's to say they can't have camoflage for fighting in an atmosphere? It's not as if having a three-tone paint job will make them more vulnerable to guided missiles launched from a frillion klicks away. They could paint the bloody things lime green if they wanted to.

[Smile]

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B.J.
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Yes, I just resurrected an old thread, but it's MY old thread, so there! [Razz]

The first two are new paintjobs with slightly different markings that I just neglected to post here:

And this one was the result of a bit of nostalgia caused by CMT's reruns (I couldn't help myself):

B.J.

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