Well, that was like 3 or 4 years ago. I couldn't visit the set during filming of the miniseries because I had back surgery right after I finished the design work for the Mk II Shuttle. I did get to visit during filming of Season One the following summer. (In fact, it was the episode where Starbuck crashed on a planet and had to fly home in a raider -- they had just built the raider and I saw it on set. It was all top secret at the time.)
I just can't explain how impressive these sets were. All were 360-degree constructions. They had walls on all sides, a floor, and a ceiling. Walking through the corridors was like being on the "real" ship if it existed. It was better than something at a theme park like Disney, let me tell you.
The sets took up three huge soundstages. The first building had the corridors and Adama's office (I sat at his desk, you wouldn't believe all the detailed set dressing they had). The second building had Colonial One and the CIC. CIC has two levels including a gallery above and is jammed full of
real equipment just like the TOS bridge set. Colonial One had "wild" walls that were moved during filming. The seats were leather recliners. (In fact, you could see the recline handles in the miniseries! These were later removed for Season One.)
The third building held the massive hangar set with not one but
two full-size Viper Mk IIs, a Mk VII, the Raptor, and the then-secret Raider. The Raider was built quite small. It was much smaller than a "real" ship would have been. I guess that's typical because it saves money. Forced perspective and all that.
Anyway, the color of the Raptor was brown/bronze. IIRC, it had a metallic tint to it. The sets were not well lit unless they were filming, so the pics required a flash. I wouldn't necessarily rely on them for color reference. I'd think you could do well using screencaps from the show instead.
Hope that helps!
