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March 16th, 2011, 12:33 PM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 723
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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.
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March 16th, 2011, 04:21 PM
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Shuttle Pilot
Join Date: May 2008
Location: US
Posts: 29
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Re: Viper Repair
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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March 16th, 2011, 04:40 PM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 723
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Re: Viper Repair
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Originally Posted by Amon Ra
Is that a aftermarket canopy and cockpit
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No, I manually cut out the solid canopy parts & epoxied-in the clear plastic. Then I got a pilot from an airplane model & built up a helmet and slapped him in. If you could see closer, he isn't holding any joystick. It was the best I could do back then with my limited skills & attention span.
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March 16th, 2011, 05:22 PM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 723
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Re: Viper Repair
Okay, repairs complete.
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.
Here's a close up of the crude cockpit:
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.
Last edited by Apolloisall; March 17th, 2011 at 02:26 PM..
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March 23rd, 2011, 07:38 AM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 723
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Re: Viper Repair
Well, I finally got the colour correct. For a $0 quickie repair/fabrication, I think it came out pretty good.
Honestly, I had a hard time replicating my sloppy 1979 paint job on that new wing!
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March 23rd, 2011, 08:26 AM
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Major
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ireland
Posts: 5,115
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Re: Viper Repair
nice work
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March 23rd, 2011, 08:37 AM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 723
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Re: Viper Repair
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Originally Posted by Taranis
nice work
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You mean, nice sloppy work.
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March 23rd, 2011, 08:57 AM
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Major
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ireland
Posts: 5,115
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Re: Viper Repair
no .. nice work ....
my work would be more in the nature of glued fingers
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March 23rd, 2011, 09:01 AM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 723
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Re: Viper Repair
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Originally Posted by Taranis
my work would be more in the nature of glued fingers
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Ahh, yes, I remember you'd said that, heh heh.
You never made a physical Viper model, ever?
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March 24th, 2011, 01:20 AM
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Squadron Leader
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 1,081
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Re: Viper Repair
Three ages of Vipers and a repair for a second generation to appreciate... thats a classic!!
Cheers
Lara
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March 24th, 2011, 03:36 PM
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Shuttle Pilot
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 78
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Re: Viper Repair
nice collection!
the wing looks great!
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March 24th, 2011, 05:01 PM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 723
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Re: Viper Repair
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Originally Posted by borjis
the wing looks great!
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Thanks, dude!
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Avatar by Ric G. D. Baker, graphic artist, Viper model by ME
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October 21st, 2011, 02:08 AM
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Strike Leader
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wenatchee, Soviet of WA., Ex U.S.A.
Posts: 4,491
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Re: Viper Repair
Just like the Fleet; keeping things together with whatever you can find.
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October 21st, 2011, 06:18 AM
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Shuttle Pilot
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 19
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Re: Viper Repair
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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October 21st, 2011, 01:25 PM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 723
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Re: Viper Repair
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Originally Posted by Senmut
Just like the Fleet; keeping things together with whatever you can find.
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It was either fix the wing, or look for solium leaks.
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