Here are photos of my build of the Revell-Monogram Colonial Viper Starfighter from the ABC Television series, Battlestar Galactica.

OST Viper operated by Lt. Jack Stauffer call sign ‘Bojay’ Colonial Defense Force Fleet Air/Space Battlestar Olympia. Three years before assignment to the Battlestar Galactica and the Fall of the Colonies.

The striping is inspired by the Gold Squadron Y-Wings from Star Wars ANH. This was mixed using Mission Models Yellow , Orange and a bit of Red for the Marigold coloring of the stripes. Some metallic finishes are done with Mission Models Paints and the exhaust cans were done using my diminishing stock of Alclad Lacquer Paints. Decaling proceeds with Battlestar Galactica sheets from JT Graphics and a few Super Scale decal sheets for stenciling. Overall fuselage and wing color is a mix of Mission Models White and Mission Models Insignia White.

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One response to “Frank Blanton’s Viper”

  1. Richard Acosta Avatar

    Beautiful Viper build Frank! Love the original series from back in the day! Keep the photos coming!

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