The starfighter you probably associate most with the name is the Viper Mark II, the type of craft kept aboard the elderly and about to be decommissioned Battlestar Galactica when the Cylons attack.

The first iteration of Battlestar Galactica first aired all the way back in 1978, but made a return to the small screen in 2003 with Ronald D. Moore's celebrated reimagining of the series.

Moore's Battlestar Galactica reboot isn't a show that is ... Barry Armstead's full-scale replica of the Viper starfighter flown in the show by pilots such as Starbuck. Armstead has used his ...