Battlestar Galatica Viper 2 seater version

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Humans living on the twelve colonies of Kobol were attacked by a robotic alien race known as the Cylons. The survivors' only hope is to find Earth and trust that they are advanced enough to help us defeat the Cylons. In the development of the Viper Mark I before the war with the Cylons began, various designs were considered for the fighter craft that would populate a Battlestar. One of the earlier options was a 2-seater version with pilot and gunner, carrying internal missile bays as well as an additional laser cannon in the vertical stabilizer. Ultimately, this design was not adopted as the mainstream attack support craft because the Mark I was more agile and faster, although not as well armed. Designed from scratch in Autodesk 123d, this is my take on a Battlestar Galatica Viper. The canopy is the tricky part and I may change the design (design 2 not updated). You will need to cut some clear thin perspex for the canopy glass, whatever path I choose. I scaled up 200% - the model needs to be split and cut and will take over 60 hours to print, although this is a work in progress so things may change. As you can see, I've done the landing skirt for the wings but not the front skirt; as an atmospheric craft may need some flaps on the wings but they wouldn't be standard aircraft type. The pilot seat needs a joystick and the main body needs cover for the internal missile launcher, but can modify to show a missile under the cover - endless possibilities which 3D printing allows. If you download this model, please post a "like," thank you!