BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

From the 1978 TV Series created by Glen A Larson

The massive spaceship of the ambitious TV Series created by the successful TV Producer and Writer Glen A Larson. Like so many of the sci-fi projects to appear in the late 1970s, ‘Galactica’ was being planned long before Star Wars. .. but was quickly greenlit once Star Wars became the most popular film of all time!

The Galactica was one of a fleet of 12 Battlestars, but the only one to survive a devastating attack from the mysterious CYLONs. The opening episode features a spectacular space battle with CYLON ATTACK CRAFT (aka Cylon Raider) dogfighting with the Battlestars VIPER fighters. Much of this footage was uased again, again and again throughout the short-lived serfes. The show was co-produced with John Dykstra - the driving force behind the ground-breaking visual effects of ‘Star Wars’ with most of the VFX team from that movie working on the miniatures and optical effects.

Designed by Ralph McQuarrie