Battlestar Galactica Fan-Made Figure Scale Cylon Raider

[@sxhbk]

Like Micheal always says... . " The fans are doing the best work" and hes right

[@williamcurry4868]

I’ve got to say that this is one of the most awesome things I’ve seen in awhile and seeing this and knowing what could have been back in the day, well the fans are making the waves that the toy companies used to try and do and have been consistently dropping the ball n for the last several years

[@WhiteysWickedWorkshop]

Very cool and it’s great to see your passion for toys!

[@samanthaadams619]

Fully agreed. The fans really are doing the best work, and it is amazing!

[@donmiles4581]

@@samanthaadams619 And once again, NO excuse why the big multi-million dollar companies can't do the same! If casual everyday fans, with limited resources, can make this kind of PHENOMENAL work, then I have zero tolerance for the excuses the companies make! It all comes down to RESPECT for a mythology, and yes, a PASSION for it above all!

[@phoenix11364]

Is Robert selling this stuff online somewhere?

[@matthewnewland9282]

Fantastic! You look and sound your most enthusiastic ever with the videos for the fan made Viper and the Raider. Incredible! I'm so happy for you and I'm happy too. Fans have revised, reshaped, and repaired vehicles for decades. But in recent years, with 3D printing, they make anything possible. I also like how you are open to reproductions (3D printing). I am too. I bought a Kenner Imperial shuttle more than 20 years ago with broken wings. It stayed in a box in my closet for years because I could not repair them. But then, 3 1/2 years ago, I bought custom, 3D printed gears to repair the broken wing mechanism. Now, my Kenner Imperial Shuttle has more value to me personally than the Hasbro Imperial Shuttle I bought (with a different wing mechanism). Fantastic! And thank you and Retroblasting for everything you do!

[@mechamanblade8465]

The vehicles I really want to see made are from The Last Starfighter; specifically the Gun Star. It's a sci-fi property I am amazed that no one has made anything. No figures. No vehicles. Nothing!

[@madmike131369]

@@russellharrell2747 Agreed

[@richhatwell1236]

They made figurea, , but were never released. They were really nice too

[@wmnoe]

@@richhatwell1236 they made prototypes, never got further really

[@redadamearth]

There are so many comments and people wishing for that ship that *somebody* has to make it soon. I'm shocked as well that I've never seen any iteration of it at all.

[@lurkerrekrul]

Even if it's made to fit 3" figures, it would be huge!

[@MichaelJShaffer]

Simply amazing. He solved every problem and made it even better. You hit the nail on the head for me when you spoke about collecting what brings you joy and happiness. I can see that written all over your face. Excellent!👍🏻 #TheFansAreDoingTheBestWork

[@batangbatugan]

This is Robert's way of throwing down like a boss. I can imagine him saying. "Well, I already made the Viper so I might as well make the Raider, too..."

[@banzaibobA7V]

The mere fact that these are 3D printed blows my mind. It's an amazing technology.

[@krikmart]

I had one of the original ones that shot the missiles. Before the recall. That is one sexy ship.

[@funnypicturescomics]

BLOWN AWAY! Imagine if they had made that scale back in the day! As soon as I started watching I was wondering how he'd get the Cylon pilot into the cockpit...PURE GENIUS! I predict he may make that tank/car they drove on that snow episode...or dare I say ROCKET CYCLES from G1980????? Hat to gush....but man.......just think if he made the time machine from TIME AFTER TIME? I've always wanted a replica of that!

[@nathanbeach7301]

I had the Cylon raider ship when I was a kid so this is great! The missiles didn't fire out though. Huge respect for these creators!

[@stylincarrie1]

Those firing missiles are what that kid choked on that led to Kenner making Boba Fett with a non-firing missile. And Life cereal's Mikey died when he ate Pop-Rocks and drank Pepsi at the same time.

[@donwinslow522]

The Cylon Raider originally did have missiles that fired. I bought mine with the firing missiles. It was very soon after they first hit the stores when they were temporarily recalled, so the missiles couldn't be fired.

[@50TBRD]

I think people are missing out if they don't like the fan stuff. Its how I feel when someone says they have no interest in getting to playing homebrew games. Some of the absolute best games you can play on retro systems are homebrew games.

[@ironwarmonger]

I feel the same about home brew games, my persona RPG system of choice is one I make by combining aspects of several different game, and adding a great deal of personal rules to it. That being say, I am not a toy collector, but I am a game, both RPG's and Wargames (not Warhammer). I have recently found that not only is the home wargameing area booming, there are 3D printers that direct their marketing to mini gamers. Elegoo show a mini figure for the color of their resins, not just a color box!

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

Always like seeing Michael happy with awesome stuff especially in these trying times Hell this is another EXCELLENT reason why Copyright should be way shorter than it currently is! The corporate owners of our shared culture don't care about the work only how much money they can squeeze out of it. These works may not bring them in the massive profits they want and so won't do it. These ships are the products of amazing fans who want to create with their childhood culture. Reduce Copyright back to 28 years maximum!

[@donwinslow522]

Damn, this is epic! I would've loved to see my old Cylon Raider this big. I remember how small the original was. I bought it brand new in 1982. I love the nostalgia of this channel. It's a great trip back in time. 😀

[@kirtfulcher6288]

I remember having the big ship that launched foam Vipers... I missed that thing!

[@MrRomanweb]

I was introduce to Robert's work on your channel and since then, I have both Viper and Cylon Raider! Michael, you nailed and if it weren't for Retro Blasting, I wouldn't even have known about these gems. What Robert's accomplished is not just class A professional work, but filling a hole that was once empty from wanting these scaled-up ships as a kid! And now, I'm unapologetically living out my second and third childhood! : )

[@Ashrudel]

More toy guys need to be like "Whatever, I do what I want."

[@AdmPrestonCole]

Michael should have put a clip of Cartman in there. But then he would get copyright striked. Sigh, KZbin.

[@scottknudsen6611]

That is so amazing. I don't see how anyone in their right mind could prefer a world where these don't exist.

[@ivane5110]

The kids finally have the keys to the toy store.

[@DocWolph]

The Kids are adults now, but they let their kids play.

[@cerethpainting6606]

Those types of collectors(the “pure” sic ones) are often in collecting for dollars. These 2 vehicles will skyrocket in price very quickly. Best of all Michael, is we KNOW that’s not your bag. Your in this for the pure joy. Love your channel.

[@michaelleahey3409]

Michael, have you ever considered commissioning Robert to make a 3 3/4 size Bespin playset by upscaling the micro collection sets?

[@samanthaadams619]

Now that would be epic! ♥

[@brandonknight3527]

Both of those are amazing looking, and I wish mattel would have done just that back in the late 70s.

[@DanyTV79]

Fans are rockin' on making toys! This is the future of collectibles.

[@alphawlff]

The Cylon Raider has always been one of my favorite designs.

[@bobahicks]

Great job with the Cylon legs too.

[@luisg.407]

Its midnight over here in San Antonio, TX and I'm clapping at the moment where you lifted the hatch and put the Cylon in the vehicle. I used to have a Cylon figure as a kid and that visual just made me feel like a 7 year old again. Outstanding.

[@superermac55]

Man seeing you so happy about these makes me know these are truly something amazing and special. Man these truly are some incredible vehicles

[@kieronball8962]

This is the perfect example of a child's imagination, moulded into plastic reality! How many of us as children had to create our own figures, vehicles and playsets, by taking pieces from one toy line and adding it to another?! Now, as adults, we want the real thing and if today's toy companies aren't meeting the demand, then independent toy makers will!

[@bluehero-96]

Michael: do you remember when... Me: No, but it sounds fascinating already.

[@williamstonecipher4912]

I would like to see what that guy could do with Buck Rogers,

[@FADE_FROM_VIEW]

Robert nailed it. Awesome!

[@J-T-A]

Man, if Robert makes a 3 3/4" scale Landram...

[@TR-cy5fg]

He did

[@TR-cy5fg]

Go to the link in the description and click on Roberts name and you should see it.

[@J-T-A]

@@TR-cy5fg I've only seen his 3D printed Landram that is a copy of the small Mattel version, not a larger figure scale version... does one exist?

[@TR-cy5fg]

@@J-T-A check out the above link...I think that'll get you there

[@rogueplanet7776]

He has them for sale right now.

[@ronking1908]

This is fantastic! I am a very big fan of the original Battlestar Galactica series, but I was always hesitant to buy the toys. Who knows what fans want better than fans. Giant corporations can use ai all they want to to tell them what to make, and they can keep it.

[@truckrobo147]

Once you opened up that cockpit I was instantly surprised

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Same! I guessed he had scaled it to suit the immobile legs! Above and beyond the call, that man!

[@justinreilly6619]

Robert is a genius, such wonderfully crafted plastic, this craft just looks fantastic!

[@pappafett9826]

They both look amazing..i hope he can make a"GUNSTAR" from The Last Starfighter..or a Fighter from "V"

[@drvnwolfwolfie1377]

Sorry, I had to wipe the drool off my face. I SO wanna get these, not having the figures/pilots be dammed. I just wonder if I could get a custom version Viper since there is one look I really love and got to be part of for a bit. sure it's not screen accurate, but I ALWAYS thought the Jolly Roger skin would look AMAZING on a Viper. And the Raider, oh that looks amazing, and the look on your face when you fired the missiles was great. Thanks for being you, makes every video great.

[@dockingbay97]

I got one of these Raiders today in the mail. My first piece from Robert with more to come. It is truly insane in everyway you wished the Mattel one was as a kid. Well worth it!!!

[@S4ns]

"Oh, the legs don't fit? SCREW YOU, I MAKE MY OWN LEGS!" Amazing.

[@stevie_616]

Such a fantastic piece it's good to see the 3.75 scale get some love nowadays considering the big companies are neglecting that figure scale.

[@LondHo]

To me, the "repro" argument holds no water, as Mattel NEVER made these ships in proper scale with the 3-3/4" figs to begin with.

[@shaunsutton699]

NICE!! If he can make a “Galaxy Rangers” toy line, I would be on it.

[@NeoSharkey]

I’d be in line to buy Gooseman’s fighter. And a Buck Rogers Starfighter.

[@georgelea4297]

Wow, that looks amazing the workmanship is incredible

[@childsgray]

Another great podcast about an awesome toy! Retroblasting is my default for toy reviews! Thanks for keeping us informed!!

[@BruceKenobi]

This video was so heartfelt and emotional, I really liked it, and I couldn't agree more: "The fans are doing the best work", maybe because they have the hands-on experience of what usually breaks in toys, or because they have the "unreached potential" ideas for toys that never came out.... I really wish there could be more videos like these: fan work, fan work that puts the big names to shame... This is inspiring. Thank you.

[@destinycaptain247]

Man... 1978 me is pissed. This is the way it should have been. It’s maddening that they didn’t do this back then. It was achievable with the technology of the time. It WOULD had sold.

[@DougPalumbo]

True passion and artistry made real! The fans, are indeed, doing the best work!

[@robertward5047]

Amazing. One of my favourite ships as a kid. If I was gonna be Mr nitpicky I would have wanted the raider slightly bigger and the ability to have three cylons in the cock pit. But that's just me being an arse.

[@rderyk]

........AWESOME.....thumbs up fer Robert!......great craftsmanship man.........

[@gieselats]

Gorgeous. The fans are making the better job. Yes. Really awesome. In the late 70s, the early 80s we didn’t have these cool toys. We built all models with lego-bricks. It was ok. I built a gigantic battlestar galactica. In Germany all the cool,stuff was not available to buy. 1981 My parents and me visited my uncle in Canada. And I bought soundtracks from battlestar galactica, the black hole and buck rogers. Keep up the good work. Stay safe.

[@collectorfun]

I collect Joy, happiness and playability, I colect things witch bring my awesome chilhood alive and make share it with my kids. this work is awesome this are the staff I was want as a kid... no words...

[@artdearcos]

great video review,those ships are beautiful.just seeing them takes me back to my childhood..

[@phunkylemonade9279]

I miss those toys. They were my favorite toys.

[@impossiblepie]

Amazing work Robert! Can't wait to see more of his work!!!!! Cheers to 3d printing!!!!

[@milanondrak5564]

Fans do the best work because they have passion for what they do and not just dollar signs in their eyes.

[@pattersonbrown66]

That is some bad ass work. I had one of the original raiders as a kid. I love BSG from the 70's.

[@drawingbyhand]

wow im blown away amazing work Robert cylon raider and colonial viper. wish there was a separate link then facebook. to buy these fantastic made vehicles. cant wait to see the next vehicle. will def pick these up. great review Michael people need to see these. the fans are doing the best work.

[@Bather12]

Love it. More videos on custom stuff like this please. maybe the subject of lockdown live stream? xx

[@ToonamiT0M]

I love Michael's joy at getting these types of fan made toys.

[@cerethpainting6606]

Big companies are still doing a few things well, but it’s so great to see such amazing work and your happiness and excitement is icing on the cake!!

[@aboutthemetal8783]

Throughout 1979,to 1984 I searched and hoped that I would find these two ships (in vein) and still Mattel hasn't made it, well done to the fella who is making these. I wish he was in the UK.

[@drozwalker9]

This is a masterpiece! I have been dreaming of this for years. When it comes to Battlestar Gallictia toys there is some unfished business. Robert stepped up to the plate big time once again.

[@davidbranch1077]

I'm happy to see the fans doing their own thing, eventually the big toy manufacturers are going to lose to these stand alone toy makers. The fans know exactly what is needed, I love it.

[@geekatron7966]

It's amazing how much love and dedication is put in these vehicles by a fan. A amazing individual in my book. I'm in awe how good the details are. It puts the big guys to shame. These are a work of art, this is what toys should be, not the cheap crap and bad quality what some toy company's try to sell of as good product. I'm stil baveld how good the Cylon raider looks 👍👌

[@jodajackson4489]

The upscaling May very well counteract the fact we are now adult size

[@themaypole]

May be offtopic but I wanna thank Michael for his focus on fanmade toys. Since following retroblasting I've taken up my own customising of Doctor Who items and its so much fun painting and breaking and repurposing and seeing a problem and figuring out how to achieve it. It has revitalised my stilted and boxed collections into being on display and being in the crosshairs to be used for customing next. Its as fun as collecting for me now. Thanks Michael!

[@veganguy74]

These ships look fantastic! Their existence is no different from fan made full size weapon props. The original toys never existed in this scale and it’s the only way to get them short of scratch building one. Well done! And great reviews!

[@D.Pensak]

Outstanding work Robert!!! Great video and appreciate detail shots. The 10 year old in me is jumping for Joy - wishing I had this back when I got these at the original release. Thanks for making everyone aware of this. Keep up the great work.

[@tonyjackson1636]

The Raider was always a great design, and every limitation is corrected with this effort. Only nitpick is it's not a three seater, but that's show accurate, not vintage toy accurate. Being pedantic aside, this is something no one ever expected, and just being blunt, is amazing.

[@gjb301]

Another fantastic video! That Cylon Raider is AWESOME!!! Thanks so much for doing a review of it. A dream item made reality. By your command!

[@christopherbandish6060]

This is pretty cool. Vehicles make or break an action figure line and it’s a shame we don’t more. Glad to see someone is out there making them.

[@Estonius]

Thank you for the fan-tastic reviews! I've just contacted Robert and I am in the process of ordering the beautiful masterpieces that are his Colonial Viper MK I and Cylon Raider.

[@billpagan3070]

Like Michael Mercy says this falls into the Unfinished Business category!!!😁👍 Product that should have came out years ago but did not made alive today! Awesome! Thanks for sharing Michael😁👍

[@ssj1jason]

customization has become my new joy in collecting for vintage star wars...NOW the asterik for me and I concede it is that I already completed my vintage collection...every figure, final 17, all the vehicles play sets etc... so when I was finished I felt truly sad and felt I had lost a hobby as there was nothing left to collect... modern mostly sucks... so finding things like this... or refurbishing vintage X wings to then apply custom decals so I have a blue leader, or green squadron or black squadron X wing makes me really happy. I made some custom metallic blue stickers for a 2nd vintage B wing so I can add that to my blue squadron. If your vintage collection is still incomplete I guess I understand maybe your dislike of custom or repro items but once you find yourself with nothing left to collect you will fall in love with things such as this.

[@michealcormier2555]

I'd love someone to produce a more sturdy and complete Enterprise Refit Bridge playset from Mego's Star Trek the Motion Picture line.

[@tonywilliams6428]

I think no matter where you come down on these kinds of endeavors, you have to respect the passion that drives them and--in this case in particular--the first class skill and craft.

[@jasonbutters2460]

wish i had that as a kid. wow thats awesome

[@tubeviewerX20]

Sweet- wonderful work! Your loss for words says it all, Michael.

[@mattschantz5111]

Robert does amazing work. His Land Ram is awesome.

[@justinthomas7222]

Not wishing to put any of these Individual Makers out of business, but this is just great. All these folks are doing AWESOME work & for the properties that I don't have any "nostalgia" for, these new toys are phenomenal. I'd throw out "official" for quality cuz anymore, "official" sucks... Great work.

[@cmshazam3785]

Dude I love your enthusiasm and the fact that I’m a fan of you, and you are still a fan of awesome fan made toys!

[@stevesloan7132]

Absolutely fantastic! Bravo. And there is a lot of potential for further modeling too.

[@zabu7912]

That Cylon Raider is awesome! Michael, if you like it, I know it's something worth purchasing.

[@grahamclews1571]

What a great toy. I agree 100% Michael, the fans are doing the best work

[@jasonosborne3637]

Hats off to the creator, so much talent.

[@atariboy9084]

Fan made retro toy makers 100% deserve every penny from my pocket then Disney and or Hasbro lake of heart on there part of "toy" making. Robert is the type of guy who clearly can make a full size UPSCALE Kenner Star Wars Micro Collection Bespin World Cloud City playset.

[@JesseH76]

I don't collect toys, not really into "Battle Star Galactic." This is really fantastic, though! It fixes that feeling that most kids felt: "this just doesn't feel right. I want my toys to be like the show!" Those same kids, now adults, are fixing it. I love it.

[@STB-jh7od]

So more vehicles from this builder-I'm thinking either the shuttle or the tracked armored land craft.

[@mikeandtaramitchell]

The enthusiasm is infectious. Thanks, we need some true joy.

[@Necron-ez2cc]

A cool toy, is a cool toy, is a cool toy. Who cares if it's vintage, or repro.

[@samanthaadams619]

I fully agree. The toys themselves are the stuff childhood dreams are made of, not how old the plastic is.

[@Necron-ez2cc]

@@samanthaadams619 No doubt. Don't get me wrong... I have tracked down plenty of vintage models, but I also have several repro models I would have killed for as a kid. And a few that I did have... but lost when my mom held a garage sale whilst I was at military school.

[@samanthaadams619]

@@Necron-ez2cc I can dig that. I had some nice models as a teen in the 80s that I would love to have now.

[@richardbuckley1232]

My Raider had red missles as a kid - I never saw the yellow ones (which are cool), so I believe you are right. Amazing work! These are really exciting.

[@neophytealpha]

Wish the real companies would put out those vehicles in the correct size. or figures that looked like the show outfits. Sculpts that look like they are wearing the pilot jackets, where you can get the top 4 pilots, Bridge crew set, etc

[@lawrenceflores8459]

Thank you for covering such awesome work from a fan. Can’t click the link fast enough!

[@hondorockz]

That looks amazing Micheal, thanks for sharing your video brother, have a great weekend!

[@Erik-Winters]

I love it! Especially that nowadays you have the possibility to create something that you know should have been but unfortunately never was...

[@classicalvintagecollector]

You say a lot of good things in this video, especially making the point that what kids and adults want go hand in hand. I am curious as to the process he uses to create these ships. I have built model since I was 5 years old, even some small planes from scratch, but this just takes it to a whole new level. Truly impressive work!

[@retroblasting]

3-D printing

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

Both of these are amazing and taking the bottom half off is perfect was trying to figure out if it was standing up in it or not.

[@errantknight-f2z]

This is awesome. Of course, those Raiders in the actual show had a 3-cylon crew... but 3 3/4 Raider to that scale would be about the size of the Kenner Milllenium Falcon!

[@torpedoboy4]

You're moving into Pixel Dan levels of excitement! I don't blame you. These are great!!

[@genesanford9412]

This is WAY beyond cool & most likely WAY out of my price-range. P,S. - why the HELL didnt this come out to use with figs BACK THEN ?

[@muddfoot69]

Wow those are cool! I’ve ordered! Thanks for shining the light on these!

[@JMChladek]

I believe the yellow missiles on the prototype Raider may have originated with a VTOL jet toy that was released by Mattel under the "Shogun Warriors" toy line (specifically from the anime "Danguard Ace"). It was an imported and repackaged Japanese toy originally from Bandai, but it had the same design missiles in the wings, molded in yellow. Great review and you are right. These toys are tapping into something which is untouched by the current market.