RETRO-WED: 1979 BATTLESTAR GALACTICA MATTEL ENTIRE TOY LINE

[@redanime38]

Why do u keep calling the Cylon troopers Cyclones ?

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

I really do not know because I just watched the show and the checklist is properly spelled. Maybe I just thought that was the name all these years

[@walterheinen5298]

Bothered me two. Should probably do some research before doing the videos.

[@mparkes1821]

He obviously doesn’t know or watch the show and his commentary is personal opinion rather than any factual info so it shows sadly

[@frankoz7327]

Obviously a collector and not really a fan it keeps calling cylons cyclones and he doesn't even know that the dagget is a robot.

[@Warsie-Fan]

I was coming for you too TH. The others beat me to it. Ya, it's pronounced [Si-Lon],.. Cylon. It's cool. You probably weren't around then when thos show was popular. It was big for me. Alotta these toys I had! Shame my parents either thrown them out or gave them away. Who knew there was money there?

[@joshshields9229]

Ths original Daggit on the show was an actual dog, who was killed. To cheer up Boxy (the kid), after losing both his mither and dog, the robotic Daggit was made for him.

[@Sleepysod]

And the role was played by a chimpanzee!

[@daviddorward7684]

As a Canadian living in the Greater Toronto Area where Lorne Greene worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Company before moving to the US, I always loved this show! That is NOT to say I did not like Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back to be clear, not the Disney junk. Cheers, great vlog.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

That is awesome he did a great job in that role

[@chrisbooth478]

Yep, had a lot of those as a kid. I didn't mind the mini figs and vehicles, just had to use your imagination more. I grew up in Southern California (Riverside) so the other big thing was going to Universal Studios and experience the show with the ride through the Studio Tour. Very fun as a Kid!

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

That had to be cool to get to go on that ride back then!

[@DaSmokeEater]

I remember the toy line, I had most of the figures and the Viper and Raider as well. The Vipers were modified and issued as a variation with the firing mechanism removed after a child choked to death on the missile (that's also why the rocket firing Boba Fett was never released). The Cylons were four points of articulation (the heads also turned at the neck, and they also moved at the waist if I remember right). The toys were never exciting compared to the contemporary figures from other lines, but were a good add on of heroes and villains while playing.

[@happiaxxident]

I think I still have my one silver & black Cylon. I remember having my dad superglue its gun into his hands all the time.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

I do understand the urge to glue the gun in his hand it falls out all the time

[@chalupacabra1727]

Those CYCLONES are some bad ma'ama jammas. LOL

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

They do look cool

[@CreepyBowen]

Cylon Cylon Cylon Learn it, know it, live it

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Yep yep yep. You are right

[@rumblehat4357]

The foam fighter launcher concept was from an earlier line of toy planes that launched with a piece of plastic/rubber band device. We had some of the planes (not Galactica) as kids.

[@kimrice394]

Had a Daggot for years. So unique. Had the little Star Fighter not knowing it was Battlestar. Got a few of the main figures as I was heavily into GI Joe and would get them as a gift or compromise.

[@bryanheinrich371]

as a kid, I absolutely LOVED this line. looking at it now, its a little lame, but boy O! I played with that Starbuck fig and Cylon quite a bit. and I loved the ships, didn't matter to me if they were smaller, and I liked pulling them apart and putting them back together with different combos! but I also kinda liked the "idea" of Battlestar Galactica a little better than Star Wars as a kid

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

All the combinations with the ships is a great idea and lots of fun

[@Enewtabie]

Big fan. I had the viper and cylon ship as a kid. There was a 22” Battlestar Galactica in the 79 Mattel toy book but never made it. Only had the cylon figure from the larger line

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

That ship would have been cool if it was made but nowhere near in scale like so many of the Star wars ships

[@Enewtabie]

@@tydiriumhanger1320. Yeah I always had a memory of a ship or landing bay as if I saw it somewhere

[@jamespeters2859]

The cylon figures really, really let this line down. Should’ve been made by Mego, would’ve been superb. The ships though were seriously cool! Very affordable, and could be brought into school for playground play time! Woohoo! Awesome informative video bro. Thanks. 🙂 🇬🇧

[@nerdcraftercoley7305]

Toy Polloi has a video on how to make an Ovian cape. He tells you what material to use and has a pattern.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Cool I gotta check that out. Sadly he usually gets stuff from places that are not in the US though I hope that is not the case

[@Sammy_Boy_Smith]

Cool stuff! I never had any, but id see some at friends houses, mainly mixed into our star wars battles.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

These would fit in very will with Star Wars and expand that universe

[@LightOfReason7]

I had the smaller ships and liked how they could connect with each other. Would also like to have some 8" tall figures

[@johnmiller7682]

I can tell you this. As a kid I could care less about the larger action figures. All I wanted was the ships. I had all of them, minus the land vehicles. The only thing that bummed me out about these is that the Cylon Raider should have had 3 Cylons in it.

[@michaeljago4869]

Would love to see NECA or one of those companies make the Classic Battlestar Galactica figures

[@elcowabungahe-man6156]

I really believe this line should have continued I have seen prototypes of Galactica awesome

[@mrcydonia]

I could never find the gold cylon when I was a kid. I had only heard rumors that it existed.

[@rumblehat4357]

Those 2” figure size ships seem like a toy line that may have been in preliminary stages that was repurposed for Galactica to get them out quickly. The larger 12” figures WERE repurposed from another line, so it's not a stretch. They missed the boat by not doing just a 3 3/4 line of figures and ships. Also not painting the faces was a major mistake.

[@davidturkos8502]

Baltar could be kit bashed into a T.O.S. Kour was was by the same actor in both the original Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica. R.I.P. John Calacous

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

That is a cool reuse hack of a figure!

[@mikemonk4375]

The Cylons have four POA.

[@fukkingusernames]

Head, arms, and a swivel waist...

[@Aearonjer]

Living in a small town in South Australia in the 70's, I saw none of the toys (Picked up a Cylon Raider and pilot at a swap meet in the 90's, I have the non-child murdering missiles) I did have Twiki from Buck Rogers, so it wasn't all bad...

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

It is interesting how they make the change only to the missile to keep it from firing and cool you got some of these in the 90s

[@Aearonjer]

@@tydiriumhanger1320 Yah, potential lawsuits will do that. Great video, thanks for posting.

[@LeftCoastGraphics]

Great video and awesome toys! You do need the best ship, the Landram (released in Canada EH)

[@LeftCoastGraphics]

Have to point out the word CYLON though, not pronounced syklone lol ;)

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

That thing does look very cool but not worth the $$$

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

@@LeftCoastGraphics True that seems to have bothered people HA!

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

The ships were great. The Cylons were crap but all we got. I could see the unique significance of the ship scale, still do. Great line even if the Cylons sucked😂❤

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Yep it sure was different in many ways but still has a lasting impact

[@DoseUno]

Any idea about who sculpted the figures? I love the fact that feels like a prototype

[@FigureFever]

I still have the insect creature with the 4 arms. But the ships were so cool. I had the fighters with the missile launcher/shooter before it was recalled and redone.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

The down side to the shooter version is losing the missile sadly. That ovion figure could fit in may other toy lines

[@FigureFever]

@@tydiriumhanger1320 indeed. 🙂

[@elroberto4051]

I wish this line had been more successful. I would have loved to have seen an Apollo or Athena figure as well as vehicles that fit the 3.75 inch figures.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Yep there were so many great characters that should have been made but still interesting they made this many

[@tmthor]

Missing the 2 12" figures

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Yes there were those 2 figures and I usually consider the 12 inch a different line but I did cover the 2 inch line

[@KitBasher1]

They would’ve sold a ton of vipers in the 3.75 inch line had they made them but I think Lucasfilm made them stop before they could really invest in anything that big

[@alexnejako777]

the only lame figure in this line was the Imperious Leader. He and Lucifer warmed pegs till 1982. The Ovion (four arms!) Starbuck, Daggitt and Adama are great. there were never any Cylons in the store- kids loved those!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I am not into this line even in the early '80s but my older cousin did being a BSG fan.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Seems like this came and went in the late 70s while Star Wars continued to crush it every year until 1985

[@budfuddlacker2328]

Where did you get the 3d printed figures ?

[@jontuell5338]

Feel like if u were a boy in the early 80's u had at least 2 or 3 of these figs. The commons were ubiquitous

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Yep they seemed to be in every star wars collection and see them in most toy shows these days

[@Ianator73]

#1

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Thanks

[@ajasela]

Cyclone?

[@MarcoMartinez-si9ye]

They should have made the vehicles 3.75 inch size.

[@dgenergene4418]

Voltaire looks like a priest / Punisher really they should have painted the faces. Sadly they pulled the same thing with the Buck Rogers and the Star Trek the motion picture as well as the black hole figures. I believe the same condition exists with the Clash of the Titan figures?

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

The odd part is that most of these lines had the paint apps on the prototypes but not the production figures. They assume kids would not notice but we all did

[@JYDMAZDA]

Cyclones.....?!?

[@deadpoolfanatic1802]

Did they make Buck Rogers toys?

[@Deceptisaur]

Yes, it wasn't very successful though. I had the brown bad guys ship but used it as a bounty hunter ship for Bossk in my Star Wars stories.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

Yes they did and more than I expected. You can see the whole toy line here kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGHXlXlpm9Wtn7s

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

@@Deceptisaur That ship does seem to fit Bossk very well

[@vadergamer7722]

I love battle star Galactica... Cylons Warriors are way more cooler than SW stormtroopers in my opinion

[@rickholeman9045]

Why do so many of you collectors call them Cyclons and Cyclones? Cylons. They're Cylons.

[@Deceptisaur]

On the show, 3 cylons sat in the raider. Two in front side by side, and one in the middle behind them.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

True so a true scaled ship would fit 3! Great point!

[@paulkinville3173]

CYLON. Cyclone? disgraceful.

[@Deceptisaur]

Boltar was main antonist in the series despite the fact he was executed in the movie and they never revealed how he was brought back. The BSG ships were the reason we never got a missle shooting boba fett after a child choked to death on a firing missle and another lost an eye to it.

[@joe3019772008]

the death scene was cut from the tv show due to the fact the actor who played boltar threatened to sue due to the fact he was promised a more starring role in the movie. so, when the show was aired to tv, they cut his death scene to give him the more starring role as the main villain. hence why the confusion over him being alive still compared to the movie version.

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

That seems odd that in the few episodes I watched I never saw Boltar in that uniform. The death scene followed by his return did not make sense at first but now it is good info to know!

[@tydiriumhanger1320]

@@joe3019772008 The death scene followed by his return did not make sense at first but now it is good info to know!

[@tonebone7449]

CYLON. SY - LON.