J.A.W.S Models SS BSG Kits

[Troy Downen]

Well, the mailman slowed down slightly as he drove past the house today and tossed a box out the window. As it rolled to a stop in the driveway I was excited to see that my standard Viper had arrived!

First impressions out of the box are that this is a BIG kit. The nose / mid fuselage section is a hefty hunk of resin. There’s a lot to this kit.


There are a few things I want to highlight. First are the castings of the guns, which include a brass rod down the center for strength and detail. Nice!


Second are the pilots, of which there are three. One is obviously a jet airplane pilot cast from a standard plastic kit. This, I believe, is accurate to what the studio scale model would have featured. But second and third you get opaque white and clear resin pilots accurate to the uniforms worn on the show. The clear resin pilot is a nice feature in case you want to build lights into your viper pilot helmet (I’ve seen it done – very impressive!). Clear castings appear free of bubbles and are very CLEAR. Excellent work on the part of Jason.


I took a close-up photo of the viper pilot helmet and manipulated the contrast so that you could more easily see the detail. It’s really amazing – very impressive!


The final, and really stunning part of the kit in my opinion is the display base. The decoration, accurate to the BSG viper pilot helmet, is just beautiful. Worthy of display by itself, really.


By the looks of it, this will build up into a fantastic and accurate representation of the studio scale viper. It will be a real conversation piece and show stopper. I can’t recommend this highly enough. Nice job with the castings, Jason!