Best space fighter design ever! 40 years old and it still looks so cool. The only thing that even comes close is the original Colonial Viper.

@robgonzo

14 күн бұрын

Both designed by Ralph McQuarrie I believe.

@survivaloptions4999

12 күн бұрын

Ralph is a very distant cousin on my mom's side. I guess sci-fi is in our blood. I'm also super fond of the F302 from Stargate SG1.

@dewapd1169

11 күн бұрын

Star Blazers 2199 Cosmo Falcons are badass!! So are the Cosmo Tiger 2's

@dannyr2976

10 күн бұрын

I love, LOVE the BRIT25thC Starfighter design. Simply STUNNING!!!

@kenmcclain1499

8 күн бұрын

The Viper is my favorite.

The Thunderfighter and the Hatchetfighter designs still hold up today. Pure genius!

The Thunderfighter! Ralph McQuarrie's prototype for the Starhound Viper! Glen Larson loved it so much, he revived it and gave it to Buck! 🚀🚀🚀

I wish that kit would be released again. Really nice for its age.

I loved watching this as a kid. Seeing this model kit, I believe this starfighter design still holds up today.

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Agree!😁👍✨

@blackc1479

25 күн бұрын

Excellent job all around, especially the dingying up, makes it feel so much more realistic

Fantastic series this deserves a proper reboot

@just_another_brick_in_the_wall

14 күн бұрын

Denzel would be Buck Rogers and some kween would be Wilma ... Twiki would sing rap all day long. No , better leave it alone.

@juangalton999

7 күн бұрын

I'm tired of reboots. Let's just use it as inspiration and make something new

The best part of this build is the cost to buy one of these acient kits is in the hundreds of dollars IF you can find one for sale. Our guy here just tears right into it the way it should be built....bravo!

@modeler5

6 күн бұрын

😁👍✨

@Chrsly

3 күн бұрын

and boy were the results worth it

Probably one of the most beloved Sci-Fi space-aero fighter designs of all time. It would not look out of place in any other sci-fi setting with other franchises.

@modeler5

24 күн бұрын

Yes, definitely!😊👍

@ditzydoo4378

24 күн бұрын

@@modeler5 lovely work, I especially liked how you mat blacked the body to bring out the panel lines and weathering effects.

Excellent work and music well done 👍

That looks ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! You did a FNATASTIC JOB on this project!

Just my opinion, but I think this is the best designed starfighter ever

@glrasshopper

24 күн бұрын

The Thunderfighter is certainly in the top 3 coolest designs for me, even if it is utterly impractical (heat, fuel, center of gravity, etc). FYI, The Viper MKII, and the Starfury are the other ones on my top list.

Need to see more from this era. Great build.

@modeler5

7 күн бұрын

Thanks! My next video will definitely be a kit from the same era so please stay tuned!😁

I loved the show when I was a kid. This reminds me of those times. Thanks. Now I want the kit.

@m1a1hm

27 күн бұрын

I know how you feel.

@Chilly_Billy

27 күн бұрын

Be prepared to pay quite a bit for one.

@stuartconnelly5397

26 күн бұрын

I had the die cast toy. Airwolf was another great series.

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! I bought this kit long time ago and nowadays these old kits are becoming rare and has become pricey but hopefully you will be able to find one with a reasonable price😊

Super Nice!! I love this ship - this is the best weathering job I have ever seen on a Buck Roger's Starfighter. Excellent.

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Thank you!!😁✨

Very nice build. Love it. Thank you for sharing.

This is one of the best paints I've eer seen an a model. Quite often people over do it and despite there being so much weathering on this model, it's done to perfection.

@modeler5

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!😁✨

What a great build, loved the show as a kid

I agree with others here way more realistic versus what was on the show. Great looking!

@modeler5

25 күн бұрын

Thank you!😊

Way to make an ancient dog do amazing tricks

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

This model is a bit worn compared to the clean examples seen in the show, but I like it greatly nonetheless. I think this is what the ship would look like after re-entering the atmosphere for landing. It's a beautiful model.

Those opening shots are fantastic!

The Draconian Raider was a cool kit too

I have a junk kit version of this fighter I want to build, great motivation yours is the best version I have seen so far! Well done thanks for sharing

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Thank you! Good luck building the kit😁👍

Awesome job. I watched this on tv when it came out and built the same model but mine looked no where as good as yours. I wish I had your talent.

@modeler5

17 күн бұрын

Thanks!😊✨

In the mid 80s this kit was re-released in black resin and labeled "stealth fighter" with USAF decals. The F117 Nighthawk had been operational since 1983 but was not made public until 1988, so it was anyone's guess what an actual stealth fighter looked like.

Great work!

As always a masterpiece ✨✨

Twiki: Now that's a Thunder Fighter. Biki-biki-biki...

For such a cheesy (and cheesecake) show, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century had two of the coolest starfighter designs. I have built each, and would build different variants if the kits weren't so expensive and rare.

There are lots of cool looking space ships from the sci fi shows of TV and film. The Buck Rogers starfighter is one.

Just found your channel. Nice build. Can’t believe how much that kit is going for. I enjoy watching others techniques. I’ll go watch some more of your videos. Thanks!

I remember building this one as kit and thinking it was so huge! It is a big kit even looking at it now. And that stand, so pointy! haha. Great work. Thanks for the memories.

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!😁✨

Nice work! I leaned a lot, thank you.

Maaaaaan.....i want one of these kits ! Someone needs to license it and bring it back. Even a Limited Edition. ...then i'd hold THIS build as THE standard by which to paint it. DaaaAAAAAAam i'm a lil Jeremy Jealous over here !

Great job, wow!

Nice 👍🏾 you brought life to that old model kit

You put more work into those bright ID bands than the rest of the paint job... 😵‍💫

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

😂…just had to get those colors perfect!

Nice, round2 needs to re run that kit.

Looks like the shooting model. Amazing.

OUTSTANDING!!!

Man, I really want to build this fighter! It's too bad the prices for one still in box are so outrageous. I hope Revell re-releases it someday with new decals and possibly a better cockpit.

Nice job mate. 😊

Nice! Good job on this model of the Star Wars Expanded Universe I-7 Howlrunner. 😉

Great job I love it

Awesome work!!

Dang, I thought snow speeder in Star Wars looked familiar. The just repainted Buck Rogers.

Looks nice. I think I would like building one of these if the surviving kits weren't so darn expensive.

I wish they’d release this kit again

Great work.

I remember watching Buck Rogers on the telly many moons ago, always had a thing for the Princess and Colonel Deering. Really like your model, extremely well done :)

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Thank you!😁

@rickbase833

23 күн бұрын

Every 13 year old like myself did.

Excellent work and video!!

😮 👍!!! Thanks for sharing!

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!!😁✨

awesome!!!!!

Great video

Ralph's design is good the cockpit looks better than any of the rebel fighters' in SW.

Keep up work like this your channel should just grow and grow.❤

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for your support😁👍✨

superb

very kool

congratulations! i've been modeling for years, but watching your video brought me back to the essence of modeling. comparing it to that of the "professionals," with tweezers, wacky accessories, pre and post shading, photoetching, 0.2 tip and 3.5 bar pressure and other such crap you can tell that this is what real modeling is. in their videos they just try to sell their sponsors' products and not share a model. bravo, keep it up. subscribed

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for your compliment and thanks for subscribing😁🙌✨

Looks like that starwars space ship in rise of Skywalker…

This was a very interesting video, I really enjoyed watching the weathering process as it produced a very interesting and unique effects. Thanks for making this video :) This is one of the kits I'm hoping will come back onto the market one day as it looks like a lot of fun to build.

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed. Definitely was fun to build 😁👍

nice very nice,what i want to know is why monogram had never re released this would it be due to licensing costs?

If I remember correctly, Glenn Larson who produced Battlestar Galactica, this ship was supposed to be the colonial Viper. But the OG viper was designed that won. Which was iconic. Since Glenn Larson also produced Buck Rodgers, he reuse this ship for for that show.

@modeler5

24 күн бұрын

Yes, interesting fact! Didn’t know until someone mentioned that in the comments here😊👍

@doctor49152

24 күн бұрын

yes, the two forward prongs were supposed the like the fangs of a viper.

I discover your chanel, and congratulations for a great talent, great results and very beatifull, detailed an cinematographic work, looks like real film. i follow your chanel!!! my best from Peru!!!!!

@modeler5

25 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words and thanks for subscribing all the way from Peru!😁✨

Can you imagine this fighter battling the Cylons instead of the Viper in Battlestar Galactica.

Thoughts on if could fly ?

Interesting Fact that you may not know. The Buck Rogers Starfighter was originally designed as The Colonial Viper for Battlestar Galactica. However it was rejected in favour of the Viper we all know today. It has since been resurrected into Battlestar Galactica as the Kobolian Taipan anti capital ship fighter in the Video Game Battlestar Galactica Deadlock.

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Very interesting😃 Didn’t know about all those facts. Thanks for sharing😊👍✨

I think I built this model kit as a kid many decades ago, but it didn't come out looking like this.

Love to see you list the tools you use, such as the glue. Looks like Tamiya, but you have put dye in it?

@modeler5

Күн бұрын

For the dark colored glue I’m using a black color fluid type glue such as Mr. Cement SPB from Creos. It will be easier to see if the glue has filled the gaps when using this kind of dark glue👍

Where on earth did you find a completely unbuilt Buck Rogers Thunderfighter kit?! These are as rare as a hen's tooth and very expensive. Well, you did an awesome job on it!

@modeler5

20 күн бұрын

I’ve been collecting these old kits since long long time ago and they were definitely not as rare or pricey as now! Bought most of them off auction sites here in Japan🙂

@maxbrandt6

20 күн бұрын

@@modeler5 I find that fascinating.

They've adopted the used-universe in that show, too bad the 2nd season wasn't as good.

Fantastic paint job. What is the tip you use on the Dremel to wear away the edges?

@modeler5

24 күн бұрын

Thanks!😁 I’m using a ceramic tile drill bit.

@TryptychUK

24 күн бұрын

@@modeler5 I must get one!

a long time ago they produced kits with fantastic subjects like this, as well as the starfury from babylon 5 and many others and now nothing, they are currently impossible to find unless you want to pay their weight in gold 😭

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Exactly! 😣

I'm no pro so I wish their was some audio to explain certain things. Like I was always told to paint after everything is assembled. And what was in that bottle, looked like he was using super thin paint to seal the edges as a way to glue everything together.

@modeler5

8 күн бұрын

If I did the audio it would be in Japanese though (as I cannot speak English that fluently)…so might not be much of a help and it will take too much time to translate everything into English so sorry about the no audio. But for my future videos I will try to add more text explanations👍 For the content of the bottle, if you see me using it after putting together the parts to seal them, it is a fluid type glue.

@N2mesnob

8 күн бұрын

@@modeler5 no worries the video was fine and your work looks awesome. I am just too inexperienced to know certain things about paint and I want to get better. If I am understanding you and before not after you put pieces together and you place the glue on the seams and not between the pieces?

@modeler5

7 күн бұрын

@N2mesnob Thanks!😊 And that’s correct. I’m using a fluid type glue which basically runs like water (and not like gel) so the glue will pour into the seam gaps and seal them together. I use it after joining the parts and not before - this is the way to use this kind of glue👍

@N2mesnob

7 күн бұрын

@@modeler5 does that hold stronger than putting it in between? Does it not cause runs? I would think it would cause strikes you would have to sand later. My other concern is also if the pieces had gap and getting it on my fingers leaving fingerprints from holding it. You're probably good to the point you don't worry about that though.

@modeler5

5 күн бұрын

@N2mesnob It’s not like it’s stronger but it’s a matter of convenience. It’s faster and easier to glue it that way and this glue is really thin and dries up quickly so you don’t have to worry about it running all over the place or getting your fingerprints on it. But I usually weather at the end so it will all get covered anyway. You’ll get hold of it after using it a few times🙂

Escala???

@modeler5

17 күн бұрын

This is a non scale model kit…the length after built is 28.5 cm / 11.2 inches.

someone has a lot of money to buy that old kit, they don't go cheap on ebay these days

@modeler5

26 күн бұрын

Bought mine long long time ago…after checking ebay since you mentioned, so glad I made that choice way back then😅

So. Much. Tape...

Prefect design for TIN MEtal .two large Jews top toy Horizontal Parrel between pilot cockpit. The Tin top boil water no radioactive waste. The lobestone help Tin top spin faster. The heat is absorb by Lobestone . The Lobestone have Copper coil wires surround by Aluminum to release heat and light. The Tin top has in top a top a steel freezer . Snow and ice inside freezer to make An Aurora .there is a Genartor on top of closed Freezer. engines are lay Horizontal barrel aside to Cockpit.The two points in front of engine can let in good radiowaves radiation. Thank you Buck Rogers cast and crew. Thank you for sharing. I have no money to pay. I offer by Sharing my fate. God faith help me walk .

Nice job

Would love to buy this