Battlestar Galatica colonial viper (Construction Started)

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

That’s a really cool obsession! Nice work! When you upscale to where you fan fly someone in it, I’m only 5’7″, and I’ll do it! Just add some controls…

[djsrocKeymaster]

Lol, the scary part of that is ive thought of how I could put myself in a rocket. That would be a fun rocket to fly in though. Of course the image of that full size X-wing flight makes me shudder.

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

Ed Dawson has this dream of building a full scale Mercury Redstone. I’d definitely like to ride in that one, too!

[Ed Dawson]

Bruce,

I’ve been thinking about that one… With the economy in the dumpster I may have to scale back a bit.

If you were to build a 2.5 foot diameter (roughly 40% scale) Redstone then you could sheet the outside walls with 8 foot panels of .032″ G10. That might make it a lot more feasible from a cost perspective.

If I were to add a porthole on the capsule (so that you would be able to see out) could you still fit inside?

[Warren B. MusselmanModerator]

8′ panels of G10 would be way pricey. Far more than building it out of a big sonotube with glass reinforcing. Full scale, I think your G10 bill might run well up into 5 figures

[MikeSModerator]

Why not a ‘Rocketeer’ rocket pack w/two ‘N’ somethings
and a chute.

I would voluneer Mr. BSchaefer for that too 😆

All jokes aside. It sure is giving Me upscale feaver. BOMARC
feaver

Here are more upscales.
http://www.galaxyphoto.com/rockets/viper8.html

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

Ed, I think I could fit into that… 😉

[John A. WilkeParticipant]

Ed, I think I could fit into that… 😉

The quasi-official club motto comes to mind: “I’d go ahead and try that if I were you”.

(or not!)

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

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[djsrocKeymaster]

I have a updated pic of the 1/2 scale viper with paint and decals.
After a flawless flight on a A10, it gets its coverings.

The 1.5 is almost done and the 3x is taking forever to sand, lol

If anyone wants to build a half scaler, I made 3 extra sets of decals.

http://picasaweb.google.com/djsroc/ColonialViper#5444514701021781122

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