[Whiterook]

OK, switching up a little and started work on my Battlestar Galactica game's Colonial and Cylon Fleet! Following is some of what I am working with for the Colonials (on the right), and Cylons (on the left).....

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These are all metal miniatures, and have a gorgeous sculpt to them. The Cylon capitol ships need assembly, but otherwise, everything else is one-piece.

[Whiterook]

The smaller Colonial fighters are magnificent! In this first shot, you can see the old Mk I Vipers in the foreground; the Mk II Vipers in the center, and the newest Mk VIII Vipers in back. I bought these strategically, specifically for the game I am designing: I only have a few of the Mk I's, as they are the oldest ships in the line, and represent fighters used mainly for escort and ceremony purposes. The Mk II's a re little more plentiful, and are batttle Vipers, though they are now being replaced by the newest Mk VII's, which will be the most plentiful in the game.

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These Mk VII Vipers make up the lion share of the fleet's squadrons.....

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And I have a few Raptors, which each Colonial capitol ship (Battlestars, mainly) will have full squadrons of these babies!

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[Whiterook]

These are the Cylon Basestars, along with some destroyers and one cruiser....

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I plan on sculpting some additional smaller Cylon capitol ships and support craft.

[Whiterook]

Work first begaon on the Cylon capitol ships, actually. As you can see with the perter ships, they have a male/female connoctor in the way of peg and hole attaching pins on the central core disks.

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I used Superglue to glue them together, and then clamped them overnight.....

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The Basestars are the true gargantuans of the lot and reguired the clamps to get them to seat properly in the glueing phase.....

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The pin connectors work very well, and in the end, the pieces are solid and substantial! Of course, I cleans what little mold venting and flash that was present, and then gave the pieces a good bath with dish soap and a toothbrush, patted dry, and allowed to dry overnight.
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[Whiterook]

Also, I worked on the Colonial capitol ships, which are cast resin. The Pegasus Battlestar is a real monster, and a nice meaty ship. All these resin miniatures were cleaned of flash and mold lines, wearing a suitable mask of course, and needed some filing. They were then washed with dish soap and a toothbrush after they had been dusted off using a computer keyboard canned spray of air (works great, BTW). After washing, they were patted dry and allowed to dry overnight. Then, assembly of the landing pods and tail thrusters commenced, in which I glued everyting with Super Glue. A note: Superglue cures QUICK on this stuff, so work quick to get placement right, as it'll be stuck for good in no time flat!

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Below is a Thor Warstar.....

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And a Raven Battlestar.....

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[Whiterook]

I love the Raven Battlestar! I just may cast a few more similar to this!

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The Tjhor Warstar was a beast to assemble, as the thruster pods are a real pain to hold and align. Impatience is not your friend, in a case like this mates!

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Thank goodness the Cronus Warstars only have the rear thruster assembly to mount!

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[Whiterook]

I used one of my spring clamps to hold the Thor Warstar up so that the thruster pods could cure unhindered. This went next to some of my Cylon Fleet clamped in their Dry Dock! I actually broke tow clamps, which had to be chucked away.....cheap material on these clamps bought at the Dollar Store!

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[Whiterook]

The Atlas Battlestar is a real beauty!

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The Helios Light Battlestar is a solid piece, thank goodness. I like the shape on this unit, but the detail is a tad busy for my tastes...still, it adds a lower line ship to the mix. I may cast a few more of these.

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The Thors.....

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And two Vanguard Gunstars

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[Whiterook]

And of course, the Queen of the board, the Battlestar Galactica, which comes in several pieces. This required the most filing and cleanup af all the pieces, and I took extra care with her!

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[Whiterook]

A grayish-white primer went on the minatures. Then black acrylic was brushed on lightly, enough so that the color sank into the nooks and crannies. Later, a drybrushing of Metallic Aluminum would go on the top.....

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The Cylon capitol ships will stay this Metallic Aluminum color, so they will receive a coat of Matte Finish a bit later.....

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Next, the Colonial capitol ships start getting their main coat of Metallic Aluminum. This won't be it for them, however, as they will get drybrushings of differing colors and details added!

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[RAF Liberators]

Ha!! I have that same Babylon 5 mug

[Whiterook]

OK, here's where it got interesting! The two Vanguards and Helios (three in the upper right) have the most white on them, drybrushing a mix of white and gray, and then a light drybrush of Metallic Aluminum.

The four Cronus ships (upper left) as well as the Raven battlestar (bottom right), have a lot of gray and metallic aluminum.

The Galactica and Pegasus (center top and bottom respectively) are straight Metalic Aluminum.

And the Atlas Battlestar (second from bottom right) has straight Metallic Aluminum.

And detailing hasn't started at this stage other than the landing decks in the pods are painted white with the landing guide stripe...

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[Whiterook]

RAF Liberators said:

Ha!! I have that same Babylon 5 mug

Hee heeee....yeah, that's an oldie but goodie from 1990-something!!!!! :applause:

[Whiterook]

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[Whiterook]

Next up in the fleets are the smaller fighters and transports. These were based with a primer of off white; and then a layer of black acrylic.

This picture shows Colonial Raptors, which are transports, intel, communications, scouts, and missle launching platforms, so they have a host of duties. They are a little larger than a standard Colonial Viper, and can hold a pilot, co-pilot, comunnications officer, and passangers/Marines. They show their final coat of Metalic Gold, and will be detailed later. Below them, and to the left are Cylon Heavy Raiders, which are bsically troop transports. To the right are Cylon Tarantula ships, which are long range lightly gunned scout ships. And to the right of those are a couple Colonial Mk VII Vipers......

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More Mk VII Vipers, a Raptor, and two bases stands for the Cylon Basestars.....

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The three vertical row of Vipers you see in the upper right here are a mingling of Mk. II and Mk I Vipers! With Mk VII's to the left. Also, below are cylon fighters and bombers. The fighters are Cylon Raiders, and are characteristic of the ones you saw on the re-imagined show, having the longer more graceful arms. The ones with the stubbier arms (they curl in a little more drastically, and have a shorter body) are Cylon Raiders that have the sole purpose of acting as Stealth Bombers......

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These are pretty much all Cylon Raiders, with a few tarantula Scout Ships in the top corner.....

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A pulled back shot....

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And some close-ups to show the painting method; I wasn't too conncerned with getting black paint on all the ship's noses, as the black is basically for the noks and crannies to add depth to the miniatures later in the drybrushing and detail stages.....

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