In the original novel by Glen Larson, Galactica was supposed to be as large as a planet. They scaled it down to be about the size of a city - still very impressive for a star-ship. Your model is fantastic, very intricately detailed. I agree with the comments saying it should be used in a new feature film, and possibly even a series.
Incredible, over a decade of work. Always wanted to make my own ship from a wood and plastic base with parts taken from tank, ship and aircraft parts. I have to hand it to you; this is how they made all the classic ships from the 70's.
Australian for : " Supersize it mate " You guys have done a fantastic job. This beautiful Battlestar deserves to be used for filming exteriors as part of some great Battlestar Galactica fanmade film.
Thanks so much for the kind words guys. There is a studio scale kit for the Base Star available but be prepared to pay for exacting detail. Buildups shown at the RPF and Resin Illuminati. The new Raider was the late Cricket, my little construction supervisor.:( And yes, that is the Falcon in there, sent by a friend who builds large star destroyer models! Simon, maybe sometime we can get the four Aussie Battlestar models together in the same room for a photo shoot. That would be E P I C !
Oh yes please, make that happen. I can't believe that you're just over the border in SA, I'd love to meet you some time I'm over visiting my Mother in her nursing home. Battlestar Galactica is easily my favourite film, watched it way more times than Star Wars (I love the original three of those too), I've probably watched BSG TOS more times even than Richard Hatch, I'm just a tragic for BSG. When I first watched Lloyd Bridges as a kid I was furious that he (as Commander Cain) undermined Adama, and only realised recently how much of a hero he actually was, The Pegasus was another awesome ship and crew. Some of my favourite Galactica crew, (after Apollo and Starbuck) were Flight Sergeant Jolly, and Boomer, everything would have fallen apart were it not for those two characters. I have tried to track info on the guy that played Jolly, but nothing much available, last I found out he was a cleaning contractor, but I don't know how true that is! I still see the original "Boomer" on the odd TV shows. I truly am blown away with the scale and effort of the work that you have dedicated to this project, and even more, that you're another Aussie havin a crack. Unber-flipping-lievable!
There Two Falcons...Star War's fan head explodes, then references deep cannon that such ships where built as a series at one time. So then the cannon timeline and their head in restored in space and time. For those too impatient to watch it all see ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hFsZ_3BJn2E.htmlm24s Still in 2010, when you @LastBattlestar #LastBattlestar uploaded this , you would in 8 yarns ,or in Earthling speak that 8 years, later, you'ld have 56,694 views and only 3 left on that music license? I hope NBC Universal Television Group extended that license indefinitely, and and are very impressed with your work. Great Job on this build and details over the years. Let alone the technology from when you started to now, is amazing for led advancements and ability to insert multicolored leds that can be programmed to chase, flash and act as each individual light....
Beyond total AWSOME !!!!! I have always been more the Star Wars, lets just say uber geek. But my first and all time favorite ship will be the Galactica. Total respect to your art and time.
Brilliant job! From this veteran Galactican, I thank you for your efforts. It does my heart good to see this. Your work captures the essence of the Battlestar Galactica down to its most minute details. I believe this calls for a toast of ambrosia!
It really does my heart good to see that there are shiprights out there who are diligently keeping the the Galactica alive. If Commander Adama, had you guys on his side, the rag-tag fleet could've taken back the colonies!
Wow, thank you all for the kind comments. I haven't looked at them for quite a while and I really appreciate your words. Galactica still not finished but has undergone more reworking to a much higher and more accurate standard. probably 90% done now, lighting is next on the list. This video badly needs an update! The Original Battlestar Galactica Models group on Facebook is a good place to belp start a project or simply see all the fantastic pics and info from the old show that people contribute. Cheers!
Still in 2010, when you @LastBattlestar #LastBattlestar uploaded this , you would in 8 yarns ,or in Earthling speak that 8 years, later, you'ld have 56,694 views and only 3 left on that music license? I hope NBC Universal Television Group extended that license indefinitely, and and are very impressed with your work. Great Job on this build and details over the years. Let alone the technology from when you started to now, is amazing for led advancements and ability to insert multicolored leds that can be programmed to chase, flash and act as each individual light....
Absolutely SPECTACULAR!!! You are one gifted and dedicated man! She's BEAUTIFUL, MAJESTIC, and otherwise beyond words! The detail is breathtaking! I can hardly wait to see some (HD) screenclips of this baby!
This is a thing of beauty. Even from the first 3 pictures at the start of the video, I could tell that you had captured the essence of the show and movie magic.
This is the best battlestar model i have ever seen...save the studio original...and this is coming from a fellow scratch model builder. An A1 top notch build...bravo guys.
AWESOME! As a model builder going back to the mid 1970's (and a teen watching original BG...) I recognize quite a few Tamiya parts on your build. This must be close to original scale as I presume they too used model kits from the day to build their filming model. At any rate, I know how hard it is just to put a 1/35th kit together, let alone research something like this and replicate it by hand. My hat is off to you sir!
Greetings from the state of Arkansas in the USA. Battlestar Galactica was my favorite show during my childhood as well. You are extremely talented. I now collect the eaglemoss replicas from that show, and even have the original show on DVD, that I got from Amazon. GREAT JOB!!! Have you ever thought about making it in to a remote controlled vehicle?
Amazing, impressive, majestic achievement. It's about the perfect size not only for working on but mostly for displaying when completed. This work of art/passion deserves to be in a museum or better, in my house. I wouldn't be at all surprised if once completed that you could get upwards of $15000 for it at auction. Makes me wonder when the show wrapped up what became of the original studio model. Congrats on the top quality job you did with it and thanks for sharing this montage.
This is pretty cool. I have been trying, off and on for the better part of a decade to find a life-sized Colonial Viper that a guy built in the early 1980s in a suburb of Minneapolis. It was very detailed and even had a 350 v-8 Chevy engine in it so he could literally "drive it" around. It lit up, had the Colonial Viper sound effects, and drove (very slow speed because the wheel system was under the landing pads). It did everything but fly. The guy built it from a copy of plans he bought at a movie memorabilia shop in Hollywood that were used to build the life-sized Colonial Vipers on the tv show. He died 20-30 years or so ago and I talked with his kids but they claim to not know what happened to it. I think they had it hauled off for scrap after he died because they hated that he built stuff like this because people called him crazy and they felt it reflected onto them as well. I do know others came looking for it and offered crazy amounts of money to buy it but it was already gone by then. One of the people that came looking for it was Richard Hatch who played Apollo on the tv show. This guy had also built several cars from movies and tv including the original Bat Car, the Munsters Jalopy, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and several more. He would drive some of them to local town parades. I wish I could at least have gotten hold of the blueprints he had for the Colonial Viper. Mysteriously, his house which was packed full of stuff (hoarder), burnt down 3 days after his funeral and his kids sold the land off shortly after that. Now it is a big housing development.
One great piece you have made!!! I wish I can have a look at your master pieace. I'm also in Australia on the Gold Coast and love making models like you do.
You did a brilliant job thank you for showing your beautiful ship I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT BATTLESTAR GALACTICA the music and everything ... I used to have blue prints to the GALACTICA AND THE COLONIAL VIPER A LONG TIME AGO IM GOING TO SEE IF THEY ARE STILL AVAILABLE
@LastBattlestar, thanks for the info on the original studio model's website. I wish there were more info about how it was acquired and where it's been for all these years. I think it's a great idea and I'm very excited to see your new video of your model as it looks today. As much as I love the montage from this video's collection of pics, I would love to see you upload an actual video of your ship with lots of details being told(narrated) by you as you pan slowly across the whole ship. That an
Thanks! The detail matches the model kit parts used on the original. There are others who did far more research and spent money in the effort to correctly ID it all. It's ongoing after 20 plus years.
Hey, awesome job, there buddy! I admire your tenacity and persistence on this project. I can't wait to see it finish! Also, I like the shot with the parakeet, it's a nice touch. :)
Thanks guys, it took a while but the video is back up! My grateful thanks to original series composer Stu Phillips and Shelli Hill from NBC Universal for taking the time to personally respond to my requests and helping me to show the video once again. Both great people. So say we all! Mike
OMG, what a gorgeous model! I've been building models since I was a wee one, but I can't even imagine how difficult this project was for you. Kudos, man! Very nice video -- thank you for sharing with us!
This is far more than just impressive. It goes well beyond the boundaries of a simple hobby, let alone that of a passion. It's beyond all of that. It's a life's work in progress. A true masterpiece. All I can think of at the moment is "wow!". May I ask how many kits you had to bash for all the details? And of course... how much does it weigh? What will you do with it once it's finally complete to your satisfaction? - if ever... Again... wow...
@LastBattlestar WOW...fantastic model sir... thanks for posting the vid... I've been looking for years to get my hands on some accurate blueprints but can't seem to find any anywhere. Your skill and determinate is inspiring, I can't wait to start building mine although I don't expect it to be half as good as yours.
That is really neat, I just started something similar on the motion picture Enterprise, hope to have it finished in a few years,, It will be a 6' model.. Like you I grew up with this stuff, now 48 I am a dedicated large scale model building freak,, Sci Fi that is... very nice. Steeljaws game room 2 ,, Jeff.
@subron6er Thanks mate, a lot of us in our generation were really inspired by the skills of the old school movie model makers in the 70s and 80s. I don't think there has been such a paradigm shift since to inspire younger generations? Maybe CGI, but it ain't the same as seeing a large scale model in person. I'd love to see your builds- please drop in at Resin Illuminati and show us what you are building! Mike
A truly beautiful build of the original Galactica. I see a new Cylon raider design at time 3:44 (LOL). I had to do a double take, but is that the Millenium Falcon sitting in the landing bay? ? ?
