The Greatest Collection! Battlestar Galactica

[@MrSFSTUDIOS]

Thank you for sharing this remarkable catalogue. It is wonderful to see so many artifacts from film and television productions survived and were not just thrown away when the productions ended.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

It’s just amazing to me that it all belonged to one person! Thanks for watching!

[@davidpenn9396]

Gene Roddenberry was a Genius for coming out with a wonderful Television Series which he should of called Space The Final Frontier but the title it self was too long to advertise so he had to come up with a idea just to get our attention and sure enough a catch phrase that would be just right for his Television Series and there it was Star Trek now I had to wonder about the word called Trek that Gene came out and when I looked up the word on what it means it makes good sense. I remember watching this series when I was a child way back into the 60s and all the way threw my school days and still as a Adult I enjoy watching the episodes and let’s not forget all about the movies they were great to watch and before I close this message I think Gene did the right thing just by picking out the cast that he wanted to be on his show. It’s Sad Gene passed away But! he gave us a show to watch over and over and over again

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Thanks for your fantastic information about a great show! I started watching in the 1970s when the show was in syndication and have been hooked ever since!

[@seeyouatthemovies2561]

Awesome collection, love the pictures within the catalog.... 🤩

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Glad you like them! It’s the coolest personal collection I have ever seen!

[@diggingattycho7908]

I always wanted to meet him, my friends that knew him said he was a great guy. I always get a laugh out of his work in Flesh Gordon, so many people who became giants in VFX worked on that film. Those guys were all friends, geeks like the rest of us. But they helped define our love for sci-fi, and film in general. I found it fascinating meeting some of those guys, only to find they are no different than any of us. Only they figured out how to get paid for their passions. :) Years ago someone did do a studio scale Raider from 1980. But I do not know if it became a kit. In the garage kit world things get very murky, unless you know who to talk to. Even then...

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Wow! Thanks for all that info!! I’ve never seen Flesh Gordon but the models are super funny!!😂

[@diggingattycho7908]

@@battlestarcollectica7106 If you ever do see it, be sure to listen to the commentary. It's informative about adult cinema, and it's hilarious.

[@guillermodiego819]

Even owning the catalog would be awesome. All my favorite franchises props in one book. Thank you!

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Not easy finding them. I think they end up in the trash after the auction is over!

[@mikeselwa2298]

Very cool catalogue! You have a knack for finding sci-fi gems.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Thanks!

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

1:33, The miniature Buck Rogers gun on the right. Did they reuse that type of gun in the earliest episodes of *G80,* when Dillon & Troy first arrived on Earth?

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

I think you’re right!! Thanks for spotting that!

[@london19657]

The book looks great. Sitting here looking at a Viper Mk1 just because you told me about it. bought it and the DVD collection. Keep it up, my friend. So say we all. .

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Wow! You make the channel worth it!

[@TerryParr]

I was lucky enough to see this collection at Heritage Auctions in Dallas! Oh, it was so amazing to see in person! The catalog was already sold out when I went, and had to find one on eBay a few months later.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Wow! I’m glad that I was not there because I would have gone into debt!! Lol! 😂

[@london19657]

Get out. wow. Nice to hear things are still so popular.

[@reading_MOVIES]

Must be awesome flicking through the catalogue. He could have opened a museum with that collection. Thank you for giving us a look! 👍

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

I agree!

[@benerval7]

The items are great. Even getting pictures of them into a book is awesome.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

I think so too!

[@Martini_Mcfly]

😮 Wow, that's amazing! I can't imagine what it would be like having all that in a single collection. What a great resource to have for prop replica details too!

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

It really is! I just love the photos of the A-B Fighter!

[@jatin7361]

If they make a catalog of your collection, it's probably a pretty amazing collection!

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Lol! Someday!

[@spacemanspiff3052]

I think the Buck Rogers Thunderfighter is the best looking starfighter in all Sci-Fi. When a kid I had the Mego Thunderfighter toy and always use it for either Han or Leia to fly into a dog fight next to Luke’s X-Wing because I loved it so much.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

That’s a great memory! Thanks for sharing!!

[@roryotoole3279]

Which of course was the early design for the Colonial Viper and also appears in the early pre-production paintings by Ralph McQuarrie.

[@karlkammer3050]

I loved the Cinefex article from back when it was new that covered his SFX work. I actually edited it together with some other Star Trek articles they did in the first few issues.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Nice! I need to find that issue!

[@roryotoole3279]

Cinefex magazine is probably where I learned the most about Greg Jein back in the early '80s. I especially love the photograph of him working on the miniature model set (with the stop sign) for Close Encounters. His miniature model work for Steven Spielberg's 1941 is beautiful especially the amusement park.

[@kevinputry5655]

Frakin' cool find! Man, I wish I had the money that dude had! I'd be buying up all the classic sci-fi props I could get my hands on just for my own collection.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Lol! I’m with you!

[@roryotoole3279]

I can't remember if you have covered this but have you seen the video titled "Behind the Scenes of Battlestar Galactica1978" ? The home video footage from Dave Berry. He had worked with ILM on Star Wars as well as early Apogee on Battlestar Galactica when it first started and they were making the 2-hour movies before they started the individual episodes. It's lots of great behind the scenes footage of them working on the effects like on the ice planet. It also shows a lot of silliness of the crew playing with the cameras and having fun while creating great effects. There are two videos one on Star Wars and then there's one on Battlestar Galactica which both feature lots of easter eggs if you know what you're looking for. Love your channel keep up a great work.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Is that the one were a tech is wearing a Boray mask and goofing around? I think I saw it about a decade ago. Going to track it down to watch again! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@roryotoole3279]

@@battlestarcollectica7106 yeah that's the one that starts out with the two guys with the Boray masks goofing around next to the Landram

[@keanueraine]

Shit I was working good back then. Had I realized it took place I would have placed some bids on those Visitor Rifles and Visitor Shuttles. I may not of won, but I would definitely had bid. Damn. Ty4 the video.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Those V items are just incredible! Companies are missing out on BSG as well as V! There are still millions of fans around the world!

[@zirconic9]

Did you ever get the Profiles in History Gary Cannavo Collection catalog from 2017? I have a pdf of it and the photos of the BSG models are beautiful.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

I’ve yet to find that catalog!

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

Well, whaddya know! I'm not the only one who digs *Galactica 1980* , despite some of the silliness! 😅 I know you're not too keen on the show as a whole, but I'm glad you like the *AB Fighter.* It's a classic! "Launch when ready!" 🚀

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

I’ve grown to “like” the show now over the few years! Lol!

[@peppermintspacecapsule9898]

Two words; Robyn Douglass! 😉💕

[@dalethelander3781]

The two biggest BSG TOS collectors were Gary Cannavo and Roger Sides, both have sold off their collections piecemeal.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

I don’t know them. Sad but a lot of collectors have been selling off their collections over the last few years. Thanks for the info.

[@Scotty-Z70]

i always wonder if prop collectors play with props. If they run around their house in the Stormtrooper uniform yelling "pew pew pew" while squeezing the trigger on their laser rifles.

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

👍🌊

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Thanks for watching!

[@roryotoole3279]

That book is amazing, when I first saw it I thought it was just some stuff that he had worked on that was being auctioned off. I didn't realize it was from his own personal collection of things he liked. Was there anything in the catalog from the film Dark Star, which he also worked on?

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

From what I’ve heard his family only auctioned off 1/2 of his collection! What an amazing take talent and collector!

[@davidpenn9396]

Wow! where did you get this at?

[@battlestarcollectica7106]

Found it at SDCC. A dealer had a lot of auction catalogs but this is the one I had to have!