"The Original Battlestar Galactica Flies Again! " Topic

By Charles Adams and Richard Lindstrom.

"The 1978 version of the Galactica has always been one of my favorite sci-fi subjects. I've spent years studying the original filming model and I even designed and helped build a replica that became a centerpiece of Battlestar Galactica: The Exhibition in Seattle, Washington USA.

In all this time, however, I had never laid eyes on the original studio miniature. I'm fortunate to know the owner of the model. He has gone to great lengths (and expense) to rescue and preserve many of the original filming miniatures from both Galactica and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. He had even asked me to help him replace some missing parts that were no longer on the Galactica. Unfortunately, he lives on the opposite side of the country from me. So, until now, I had not been able to make the trip.

All that changed when we received news of an officially licensed project that is in the works. It seems the time had come to photograph the models once again, so we needed to replace the missing parts right away…"

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Loved the 1978 version!!

Amicalement
Armand

Cool, thanks!

It amazes me how good the Cylon BaseStar looks even without any photo editing. It really does look like the space station is right there in the room with two giant bearded men (and an F-18 flying past to boot).

Always loved the Galactica (both versions), really comes across as how I imagine a 'carrier in space' to look like.

Happy you enjoyed it boys!. (smile).

Amicalement
Armand

Man that was one beautiful idea the designer came up with. Thanks for posting and sharing these.

My only wish, was that they had showed 'at least' one other class of warship during the opening pilot.
That would have been the time to get at least a glimps of other classes of Colonial warships.