Steve Shaffer
Hastings, Minnesota
With the rebooted Battlestar Galactica in the early 2000s came a new Cylon Raider design, but in the movie, Battlestar Galactica: Razor, a Raider design appeared that more closely hearkened back to the ships seen in the original series from the 1970s. Steve downloaded the STL files for his model, 3D-printed them on an Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra, cleaned up the results, and assembled his 1/48 scale “Razor” Raider. He base-coated the model with Mr. Color black primer, applied squiggles in the base color, and then sprayed a semi-transparent overcoat of the same color for a mottled effect. Pastels provided heat scorching and exhaust discoloration. Steve found the base online and repurposed it for his own needs.