Battlestar Galactica Vipers

[Talos]

Well, I guess some introductions are in order. My name's Sean and I'm helping create a BSG d20 rpg. I've done many character and ships stats blocks for the project. Someone was asking once about suitable minis to use for the game so I decided to create counters, scale drawings for use on a gaming board. These were in a scale of 1" equals 500'. The original drawings were very crude but I had the idea of scaling them up and using them as schematics, especially for the designs that I had created so that people could see what they looked like. I decided to post them since I figured y'all enjoy them. They're not in the league of people like BJ (who inspired me to do them in the first place with his Viper Mk II) but I'm pretty happy with them. They are a definate WIP.

The Mk IVB in the pic my idea for a post-Cylon War Viper. I figured that the fleet would be downsizing and would have little money, like any post-war military. It is a Mk I refitted with new engines, wings, weapons, avionics, and cockpit. (Can you tell that I'm an aviation nut?) I have more that I'll post later.

EDIT 5/5/08: Replaced pic with WIP VF-4 Max Jenius Type. I'll put the Viper pic back later.

[Safe@2nd]

Nicely done! Your Mark IVB looks like an obvious progression from the Mark I. I'd say it would be more in line as a... let's say Mark IB.

Clean design though.

Keep up the good work!

[Major Diarrhia]

That's a very good extrapolation.

[Talos]

Thanks a lot for the compliments.

I decided to name the Mk IV that because it was such a redesign that I figured it warranted it's own number. The B in Mk IVB is because the Mk IVA has it's guns like the Mk I, close to the cockpit on the hardpoints. I decided to move them out on the wings like the Mk VII and the IVB was born. I have the de Santo Viper as the Mk III btw. I'm naming them like the RAF/RN does. For example, the two seat Viper Mk I trainer I did is the Viper T.Mk I while the nuclear strike varient of the T is the N.Mk I (based on the Mirage 2000N).

So far, I have a Mk I, II, III, IV, V, and VII, T.Mk I, II, and VII, four varients of the T.Mk I, one of the T.Mk II and VII, a PR and FR.Mk I, a GA.Mk III, a civilian Viper Mk I and others that I'll post later.

[Safe@2nd]

I'd definitely like to see your other Vipers.

Did you include the Scarlet Viper? Or, I guess it's called, the Scorpion? It's like the Mark one but had flat wings. I forget which episode of TOS Battlestar it was in, but they were using it as a patrol ship. I think Starbuck even said it was an old design.

[Talos]

I was never a big fan of the Scarlet Viper but I did incorporate it. I did a Viper EW.Mk I which is a modification of the T.Mk I. It is intended for ECM and EW escort for fighter and strike missions, like the Raptor can do later. I incorporated the wings of the Scarlet Viper into the design, mounting ecm pods on the tips instead of lasers. I'm still thinking about incorporating the engine design somewhere.

Oh, and I did do a dorsal of the Scorpion, I'll finish it sometime. I also did an updated version that I call the Scorpion Mk IV, a modified Viper Mk VII that is more suited for atmospheric combat, containing swing wings, wheeled landing gear, etc.

[Talos]

Here are three more, the trainer versions of the Mk I and II and the EW version of the Mk II. The EW is based (idea-wise) on the EA-6A and B Prowlers and the EF-111 Raven aircraft. It's wings come from the EW.Mk I which come from the Scarlet Viper.

[B.J.]

Originally Posted by Talos

They're not in the league of people like BJ (who inspired me to do them in the first place with his Viper Mk II) but I'm pretty happy with them.

Holy Crap! I'm an inspiration now!

I wouldn't sell yourself short. These are very nice, and I especially like the fact that you have some of your own original designs. I keep trying to do my own original designs, but I'm my own worst critic! Are you creating these in Photoshop (as listed under your name), or another program?

Keep up the good work!

[Talos]

Thanks, I'm actually doing these in Publisher using the line tool. Your's are definately awesome, keep up the good work too.

[Talos]

Here are the T.Mk I variants. The FGA is a ground attack/wild weasel type craft, based on the F-100F, F-105F/G, and F-4G. The pods on the forward fuselage are defensive ecm pods containing jammers and such. The N.Mk I is a nuclear strike bird, designed for pinpoint nuclear strikes on Cylon basestars. It has the improved engines of the Mk IV and bulges in the wings to store the nuclear weapons (2 missiles usually). The Mirage 2000N was the inspiration for the design. Finally, the EW.Mk I is the electronic warfare escort, designed to jam and otherwise disrupt enemy sensors and protect a fighter or strike squadron. It is based on the EA-6B and EF-111. The Scarlet Viper was the inspiration for the wings on the EW.