Battlestar galactica blood and chrome 48 twin capitol gun turrets top hull mounted, 8 bottom hull mounted, 4 under the forward hull, 8 under sid. Back to the battlestar galactica schematics homepage. They were built about one thousand years before the destruction of the colonies and are a marvel of engineering and endurance. Galactica was built during the the first cylon war and was one of just three ships of her class to survive the conflict. I have many bsg comics from the midtolate90s and saw the ctj advertised, but have never found it, cannot find it in any comic book price guides was of the understanding that it was a comic or small graphic novel, as opposed to the tms we are used to from. They are the featured warships of the battlestar galactica series. Buy products related to battlestar galactica ships and see what customers say about battlestar galactica ships on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. From season 2 to the end of the series, the beretta cx4 storm is the standard long gun of the colonial marines on board the galactica and the pegasus. Colonial capital ships official battlestar galactica. Colonial capital ships colonial small craft cylon capital ships cylon small craft show all colonial vessels show all cylon vessels show miscellaneous ship designs show official designs general battlestar galactica bibliography read the battlestar galactica f. With ships of both the colonial fleet and the cylons from the original 1978 us tv.
Scifi syfy channels classic series that captured the fear and the paranoia of the post911 culture. Heavily armed warship 900 105 390 na na unlocked during campaign janus. Some of the parts were a bit tricky to fit together, but for the most part, everythings fitting together nicely. April 1, 1998 special thanks to larry mager, michael passmore and chris pappas acronyms used in this document. Those that dont have an available image, were never actually shown, just mentioned or written down somewhere. In the series, the twelve colonies built approximately 120 battlestars during their thousandyear war with the cylons, whose own battleships are known as basestars. Battlestar names and their name sources created by john larocque on july 1, 1996 last revised.
Some of the parts were a bit tricky to fit together, but. Battlestar galactica fictional spacecraft wikipedia. Eaglemoss battlestar galactica colonial viper mark i fighter 1978 series. The ships of battlestar galactica bourne, jo, kelly, neil. Players take the roles of characters from the series, trying to guide the galactica and its fleet to its destination, while combating the cylons and other crises threatening it. This is one of the main capital ship used by the colonies before the destruction of all the colonies. These are the twelve colonies of kobol, cylon earth, new earth and new caprica, as youve gotten to know them on the shows. The board game is a board game created by corey konieczka and first published by fantasy flight games in 2008 based on the 2004 battlestar galactica series. The list below link to eiher the galleries of the different models or articles related to them.
With the increased size of the battlestar, the mercury class has a larger fighter wing than the galactica and her sisters. It is from the new series featured on the scifi channel. Under the guardianship of galactica, the fleet comprises of 220 civilian ships. These are the ships that are in galacticas fleet in the reimagined series. The survivor count shown in the title sequence is 39,675.
Battlestar galactica rpg resources the black campbell. These ships were introduced prior to the cylon war, they operate like modern day aircraft carriers, except these ships are in space to launch a fighter screen and to defend against the aggressor. Bg, bsg battlestar galactica eg encyclopedia galactica cwtm the colonial warriors technical manual. The galleries will be updated over time when new images turn up. Battlestar galactica battlestar galactica collection battlestar galactica action figure playsets battlestar galactica collection bomber jackets series box sets email address please enter a valid email address. Battlestar galactica is an american science fiction media franchise created by glen a. Remember the colonial fleet at the time of the fall was in a bit of a drawdown phase, as the majority of their known battlestar complement was seemingly the smaller valkyrietype, with a smattering of mercuryclass, galacticatypes, and berzerk escorts. From the wikipedia entry on battlestars galactica, atlantia, pacifica, triton, acropolis, pegasus, columbia, and rycon are all mentioned on film. The galactica type battlestar combines the functions of an aircraft carrier and a battleship. The colonial surface navy is makes up of sea base warships and the colonial coast guard.
A battlestar is a colonial capital warship that serves primarily as a starfighter carrier but also has heavy weapons for directly engaging other capital ships. At the end of the original cylon war, the original battlestars were retained in service and were supplemented with newer battlestars. Spacedock takes a look at an interesting background ship from battlestar galactica. Originally designed to fulfill the role now occupied by the battlestar, the gunstar became too small for the needs of the colonial military. Gritty stories that dealt with realworld problems, such as how to tell if your lover was an android answer.
There are several locations on colonial one where characters can take different actions. Colonial battlestar the mainstay of the colonial fleet. One of the things i noticed in the core book for the battlestar galactica rpg is. For general information on the military of the twelve colonies in both series, see. There were five battlestars at the peace conference. Theres a lot of wiggle room purposefully built in this is not a combat simulation game. Colonial warship battlestar galactica fanon wiki fandom. While it did have some basic similarities, the 2003 galactica had a ribbed, partiallyarmored exterior, and had what fans most often described as a more star treklike look. Heres a bunch of resources for the battlestar galactica rpg that ive come up with over the course of or campaign using a combination of the rpg book background, the retcon information is using from caprica, tweets from serge graystone, and bits from my own campaigns, heres a new take on the twelve colonies. Product title battlestar galactica titanium colonial raptor micro. Battlestar galactica ship layout battlestar galactica. Older ships like the atlantia and the galactica remained in active service but plans were commenced to decommission the older vessels and replace them with the newer, more powerful mercury class ships.
The valkyries class as seen with the plan and razor appears to be the mainline battlestar. Take command of the colonial fleet or the cylon armada and wage war on land and in space. As well, the mercury class does not have external ribs. Warstar galactica d26 battlestar galactica fanon wiki. More artists like cylon raider mk i ortho update by unusualsuspex battlestar mercury by. On this page youll find an ovierview of all the miniatures that were made for the battlestar galactica 1978 series. Meaning, its nothing like the old monogram release. This model of the battlestar galactica is not your fathers galactica. Starship schematic database colonial capital ships. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a shortrun sequel series galactica 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels. There is considerable debate as to the size of a battlestar.
The 2003 battlestar galactica was a radically changed design bearing little resemblance to the original galactica. Battlestar galactica culttvmans fantastic modeling. The weapons themselves have various attachments including a rail. Battlestar galactica from moebius the battlestar galactica is 1. Admiral nagala took command of the colonial fleet, ordering all colonial ships to virgon for a counter attack. These plastic ships are used by the humans to defend their fleet. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a shortrun sequel series galactica 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games. Hailed by critics and fans alike, bsgs arcing, epic storyline, detailed character development, dynamite special effects, and topnotch acting makes it one of the best science fiction tales of our time.
Apr 05, 2010 from what we know of the colonial fleet is that it has an estimated 120 battlestars, the ratio between the galactica and columbias class, valkyries class and mercury class we do not know. Introduced prior to the first cylon war, they operate like an aircraft carrier in space, designed to launch a fighter screen, and then defend against an aggressor. Battlestars the battlestars are the colonial fleets capital ships and each of these battlestars is different from the other. It is also the older force in the colonial military. The reimagined battlestar galactica gave scifi geeks a lot to cheer about.
Colonial battlestar mercury class battlestar galactica reimagined. Using a combination of the rpg book background, the retcon information is using from caprica, tweets from serge graystone, and bits from my own campaigns, heres a new take on the twelve colonies. In the series, the twelve colonies built approximately 120 battlestars during. More artists like cylon raider mk i ortho update by unusualsuspex battlestar mercury by phalanxavian on deviantart. It is responsibility for the defend and patrol of the seas on the twelve colonies. Colonial battlestar mercury class battlestar galactica. The episode guest starred actress nana visitor, best known for her role as kira nerys on star trek. If known, the ships function in the fleet andor its fate are listed these are ships that are mentioned somewhere in the reimagined battlestar galactica series. Colonial military d8 battlestar galactica fanon wiki. The ships of battlestar galactica by jo bourne, neil kelly, richard mead and alice. The line that jumped out at me in this pair of episodes occurs at the end of colonial day, when commander adama and laura roslin are sharing a few quiet moments after a tumultuous few days. And heres the 12 colonies guide with alterations based. Battlestar galactica deadlock wiki is a fandom gaming community.
Warstar galactica d26 the colonial warstar galactica was one of the last major shipbuilding projects completed prior to the fall of the twelve colonies. Boomer tried to find another ship to land on because of burning up a lot of fuel due to the use of full turbos on their vipers, during the battle of cimtar. A reimagined version of battlestar galactica aired as a twopart, threehour. At the time of operation downfall, it has been downsized to the bone in order to used it budget for the colonial space fleet. This mod aims to create a complete battlestar galactica experience, encompassing the scope of the entire second cylon war. The prometheus was originally intended to be the new fleet command vessel, however it was diverted to the outreach program on presidential orders when it was decided that it was the only ship that could possibly endure the extended time away from any colonial fleet support, projected by fleet analysts. The first is a replica of the battlestar galactica space battleship, as it was portrayed in the 2004 televised series embgs03. Cain seems to command both her battlestar and its battlestar group. With ships of both the colonial fleet and the cylons from the original 1978 us. Never anywhere has any official source, document or script stated that there there were twelve battlestars, one for each colony. In modern practice, a captain the realworld rank most similar to the colonial rank of commander commands only the ship, while an admiral is in charge of the carrier strike group and is often on the same ship as a captain. Galactica, part of bsg 75, was a jupiter class battlestar, the last of her kind still serving in her original condition with the colonial fleet at the time of the second cylon war.
The corebook covers the basics of vipers and raptors, and capital ships, but it was a first generation set of rules that never got cleaned up by margaret weis publishing with the promised colonial military sourcebook. Eaglemoss battlestar galactica the motor pool blog. Name az name za newest oldest polys hilo polys lohi rating per page. In addition to other answers already given regarding her age, lack of advanced computer networking, and lack of external, comprehensive armor plating, galactica possessed four other notable differences from her newer descendants. The tech manual above goes with the smaller 600 meter size quoted in some official works, though i. Ships of battlestar prometheus battlestarprometheus. Unlike the galactica, these flight pods do not need to be retracted into the hull before the battlestar jumps. The goals are for it to be complete and unambiguous, incorporating the published rules included with the games as well as clarifications and rulings made later, so that no one has to dig through 4 rulebooks, errata, official faqs. This rulebook is intended to be a single resource for the official rules of battlestar galactica by fantasy flight games, including its 3 expansions. How was battlestar galactica the ship different from.
Use cannons, missiles, rockets and nukes to destroy your foes. My guess is that each numbered colonial fleet would have had a battlestar as its flagship. Spacecraft equipment the corebook covers the basics of vipers and raptors, and capital ships, but it was a first generation set of rules that never got cleaned up by margaret weis publishing with the promised colonial military sourcebook. The earliest mention i can find of that inaccuracy is an inadequate fan produced booklet called the colonial warriors technical manual, published in 1988 by space waste. The tech manual above goes with the smaller 600 meter size quoted in some official works, though i prefer the 6000 foot length quoted in other official works. This one has much of the detail, and proportions found on the studio scale filming miniature. Colonial standard military sidearm fn fiveseven from season 2 to the end. Battlestars are the capitol ships of the colonial fleet. Originally posted by kickkinsey yeah the defender was a rip off on a fan ship, just like they ripped off the design of a desantos failed production, borrowed the concept for a british assault rifle in the series, plagiarized tos celestra design, put sg1 p90s in the bsg show, plagiarized 2001 space. Dec 17, 2008 battlestar galactica scifi tv show music. Originally designed to fulfill the role now occupied by the battlestar, the gunstar became too small for.
Heres a bunch of resources for the battlestar galactica rpg that ive come up with over the course of or campaign. Classic battlestar galactica 1978 to 1979 this is a place for fans of the 1978 season when cylons were toasters, everyone knew baltar was a villain, and starbuck was a ladies man not a lady. Was the last battlestar destroyed according to the battlestar galactica novelization, when lt. Twenty years after the first mercury class ships were built, there were 120 battlestars in active service in the colonial fleet. Remember the colonial fleet at the time of the fall was in a bit of a drawdown phase, as the majority of their known battlestar complement was seemingly the smaller valkyrietype, with a smattering of mercuryclass, galactica types, and berzerk escorts. Battlestar galactica is a space battleship in the original and reimagined science fiction television series battlestar galactica. Launched the day before the cylon attack, the galactica was performing an initial shakedown and systems testing. List of ships in battlestar galactica 2004 toomblog. The number of battlestars steadily increased until there was around one hundred and twenty in the colonial fleet at the time of the new. Battlestar pegasus retracted pods while the galactica class battlestars were the mainstay of the colonial fleet during the war, there were those in the colonial admiralty that clamored for a more powerful battlestar, better geared towards directly engaging cylon baseships. The base star destroyer is derived directly from the tiger class destroyer found on brandon brays incredible site. Excalibur is the representative of the 11th fleet wich cover.
In addition to the galactica, it names three of these four battlestars, namely, the atlantia, the. The second is a colonial mark i viper fighter, as it was originally envisaged way back in 1978 embgs04 in the original televised series. From what we know of the colonial fleet is that it has an estimated 120 battlestars, the ratio between the galactica and columbias class, valkyries class and mercury class we do not know. All 3d models polygonal only cad only free only sort by. Bsr05 excalibur is the colonial defense forces countrywide chapter for canada, a mari usque a d mare, our endeavour is to support battlestar galactica fan initiatives all across the country. Faith is the eighth episode in the fourth season of the reimagined battlestar galactica. Battlestar galacticas mystery colonial warship youtube.