Galactica studio scale models at Wonderfest 2008
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Carson Dyle
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Good question.
I'll kick in a Rising Star if someone wants to pay my airfare from Los Angeles.
On the other hand, given the price of a ticket from LA to Louisville, it would probably be cheaper for the Wonderfest committee to commission their own Rising Star.
I'll kick in a Rising Star if someone wants to pay my airfare from Los Angeles.
On the other hand, given the price of a ticket from LA to Louisville, it would probably be cheaper for the Wonderfest committee to commission their own Rising Star.
EchoLeader
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Gene, that's not lint, that's a star field you silly man. :wacko
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
What I get for letting my kid play with it in the sandbox.
No, it's a restored casting of the original (Apogee) miniature.
I posted pix here a few months ago, then yanked them after the thread incited a flame war between rival BSG geeks. Now that the ruckus has died down I figured I'd give it another shot.
No, it's a restored casting of the original (Apogee) miniature.
I posted pix here a few months ago, then yanked them after the thread incited a flame war between rival BSG geeks. Now that the ruckus has died down I figured I'd give it another shot.
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Carson Dyle
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Very cool. I never really saw it looking like that.
Thanks for the pic. Got any more?
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
Decent images of the RS tend to be notoriously scarce. So much so that the FX guys have had to fudge the details on the current CG reincarnation.
Yeah, stay tuned.
Carson Dyle
Sr Member
The model pictured is a one-off, and thankfully I'm not in the kit making biz.
The Rising Star does seem to have its share of fans, some of which are talented model makers, so the prospect of a kit is probably not out of the question.
In any case, copies of the model pictured above will not be hitting the shelves any time soon.
That'd be nice. Civilian starships are a relatively rare subject. (Or at least, liners are.)
Yeah, I pretty much figured that it was a special deal. For one thing we'd already have seen something like the Narcissus frenzy of a few years back, otherwise. Oh well - I'm glad that the species is a bit less endangered than it was, anyway.
Thanks for posting the first pic; would love to see more if you can find the time.
Cheers,
Martyn
Carson Dyle
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Yeah, I’ve always had a thing for the “romance” of civilian spaceflight as exemplified by craft such as the Rising Star, the old Disney TWA Moonliner, the PanAm Space Clipper, the Spindrift, the Phloston Paradice, the ships in WALL-E, etc.
Don't worry, I haven't forgotten...
BTW, getting back to the thread's title, what is the scoop on the alleged Wonderfest BSG display? Is anyone here involved with the fest, or know someone who is? If such a display is in the works I'd love to hear more details.
