I love back stories! Tom DeSanto’s “Battlestar Galactica: The Continuation” story really took everyone to excitement. Unfortunately after the senseless Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York on 9/11/2001, many projects were placed in the closet, where they remain even today. Never-the-less, design work had been created, of which resulted in what you see before you today. These 4 models that were built in mid 2008, and the Robert Watson Composite, were originally shown here on Modelers Miniatures & Magic back on March 24, 2009 and are now being updated to today’s showing standard. I must say that these models have held up marvelously over the past decade of being on display here. The models were built by artist R.L...

Shown here back in 2008, then again in Sept. 2010 after I gave this to Tom DeSanto….. this is a Piece of Galactica History. It is, in fact, the Tom DeSanto / Bryan Singer Continuation Series Colonial Viper that never came to be. This one is officially scaled in 1/24 and named the Mk IV Advanced Colonial Viper.

This piece was built by artist David Martis, which came out very well considering the challenges of the cast parts produced. The story is below…

How this Model Came to Exist…

While in the planning stages, Producer Tom DeSanto had originally contacted Michael Miles Artistry to develop his (DeSanto’s) newly designed “advanced” Viper for the Continuation Series calling it the Mk IV...

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Chris Dobinson

Presents

FOUR Studio Vipers!!

All 4 Together for

$1,000 USD

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This is a once in a great while offer that I don’t believe will last long! The kits alone that were purchased to make these 4 beautiful Vipers cost more than is being asked… and these are FULLY BUILT by Chris… a professional artist! DON’T MISS OUT!! You can have an entire collection right now with these FOUR!! Definitely a RARE occasion! These are MUCH larger than what you can get in plastic kit form. Good Luck!
Kurt Kuhn
Modeler’s Miniatures & Magic

TOS Studio Viper

Made from the original Jesse Myers Studio Scale Kit

DeSanto Continuation Viper

Made from the original Michael Miles Artistry Studio Scale Kit

MK II Viper

“Starbuck” Version made from the FM Model Company Kit – PILOT...

Those who know this kit are very aware of what everyone went through to even get one. It is surrounded with interesting stories indeed! Never the less, when the “Continuation” story was going to be made (and we are not referencing to the current film that is being written, but the story DeSanto first came up with), this was the Viper design that was to be used for the show/film that never made it into full production. This is slightly different from the original developed kit of MMA, and also or the re-design by Moonbase Models. Kostas added more detail to the rear engine section, making indentations around the outer shell of the engines. This really added oomph to the beast.

When Tom DeSanto and Bryan Singer got together to do a Continuation Series (long before the highly successful Ron Moore Re-do), Mr. DeSanto had an artist design this new Viper for the show that never was. After meeting a modeler name Michael Miles he decided to let Mr. Miles take the lead in developing the model for eventual release. This is one of those models. Not many exist as the whole venture went poorly. I originally had ordered a squadron, which turned into only three of which I gave two away to friends. One of which has now returned to the collection. Built by industry famed R.L. Bleecker, this “challenged” casting turned out quite beautiful. The collection now holds SIX of these DeSanto Vipers…...

As Blue Squadron tests out their re-designed Viper Mk IV’s in deep space…. each Colonial Pilot suddenly hears a shout from their CAG over their VOX system…. BREAK! BREAK! BREAK!!! In a few seconds they will find out why….

This beautiful piece was created like the old bubble gum trading cards by master artist R.L. Bleecker. Utilizing his build of the Moonbase Models Kit, he made this scene come to life!

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Designed for Tom DeSanto, patterns made by Michael Miles and Coby Lorang, then made into a workable kit by Gil Brumana of Moonbase Models, professional modeler R.L. Bleecker joins the ranks of Studio Model Collectors with his own build of the beautiful Galactica Continuation Viper! As usual, his use of weathering is second to none which bring out the subtle Grey paint job to be dynamic! Another beautiful piece from master artist R.L. Bleecker!

Here is all four of the finished Salzo/Reis Studio Vipers together in action that R.L. Bleecker built for the collection. One shot is of Boomer under Starbuck’s Viper inspecting the Damage that he just received in Battle, while others are Apollo, Starbuck, Boomer, and Zack flying together. One is taken on with them lined up like they are ready to launch. And Finally, the last shots are composites I did of the four Salzo/Reis Studio Vipers together with the four Moonbase Models (Eric Chu Designed) Galactica Continuation Vipers, One Mk II Viper, one Blackbird Viper, one Sci-Fi Models MK VII Viper, one Michael Miles Artistry (Eric Chu Designed) DeSanto Viper, and lastly one Monsters in Motion Viper for a total of 13 separate and individual Vipers in one composite. The “Matte” lines were left ...

Built from the Michael Miles Artistry 1:24 scale kit, this fantastic build was done by artist Chris Dobinson! From the final photos he did of it, Robert Watson, did a fantastic job placing it in the skies evading missiles!