Well, I just received a pretty cool resin kit the other day--a 1/72 scale Viper Mk II from the new Batttlestar Galactica Series. The Mk II is a sleek little beast, and this kit is a fairly good representation of it, although as I work on it I discover more and more minor issues. One thing that's a total PITA though is the nose intake/vent which comes seperate and is a total bitch to attach and fair into the feuselage.
The top pic here (from The Starship Modeler Store) shows what you get in the box. Well, in addition to the resin pieces, you also get some decals, but IMHO, the less said about them the better...
Crappy pic #1 shows an aft-quarter shot of the Viper with the top equiptment bay and all three engine nozzels attached.
Crappy pic #2 shows a semi-profile of the Mk II allowing you to see the nose assembly now that it's 'seamlessly' faired into the feuselage--the nose tip is significantly smaller than the end it attaches to, so the curvatures seem off. Oh well.
That's all I have for now. These can be picked up from The Starship Modeler Store for $40 USD; not a steal, but not too bad as resin kits go.
I'm hoping to have this little beast done for the May 13 Western Canada Regional Modeling Competition in Calgary so more progress shots (hopefully with a better camera) and more BSG goodness to come!
Cheers,
Sean
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