The BSG Viper Project for Maker Faire

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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March 21st, 2012 14

The DeRose family, and several other maker families, are all pitching in on another amazing project for Maker Faire Bay Area. They’ve done the potato Gatling gun 2009, the Saphira fire-breathing dragon, and Project Varia 2011. This year they’re building a scifi fighter simulator inspired by the Colonial Vipers in Battlestar Galactica.

You can find out more about their project on The Viper project site and on their Kickstarter page.

14 thoughts on “The BSG Viper Project for Maker Faire”

Pott says:

March 21st, 2012 at 7:33 pm

Wow, amazing.
Jason says:

March 21st, 2012 at 8:14 pm

I was thinking “pretty neat, but it’s been done”, then I saw “8th grader” and immediately felt pwned. Way to go, future leaders! I’m impressed.
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Piotr says:

March 22nd, 2012 at 9:19 am

It looks as if those guys have put some real work into that project. Hopefully, it will be a success.
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The BSG Viper Project for Maker Faire

By Gareth Branwyn