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December 18, 2008
Saga of A Star World
Ralph McQuarrie's Battlestar Galactica concept art stands the test of time and the series' visually impressive reboot. There is something to be said for paint in an age that has become almost entirely pixelated (hat top to the Armored Facilities Manager).
Next to doing concept sketches for the designs of the ships and aliens on Battlestar Galactica 1978, Ralph McQuarrie was also asked to paint 24 color images to be used on the first script of the pilot "Saga of a Star World". This script (of which only 50 were printed) was written to convince the studios to pick up this costly project and the illustrations helped to explain and visualize the story. This gallery shows, for the first time, a complete set of those 24 color images.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 18, 2008 11:44 AM
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Interesting. The Colonial Viper is conspicuous by its absence.
His fighter design is actually that of the Earth Directorate Thunder fighter, from the Buck Rogers TV show... How did THAT get in there?
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at December 18, 2008 12:41 PM