BSG Star Maps
OK folks, here we go again!
When I was watching the original BSG pilot episode again I noticed some items which would be cool to have but which haven't been made so far.
First of all there are the star maps which are seen on the magnificent bridge set and inside the Council's Chamber. There are virtually identical with two exceptions: The main bridge map is HUGE, much wider than the Council's Chambers map (I guess it is at least 4 m wide), and the colours have been switched (orange-red/white ; white/orange-red):
I still haven't figured out which material was used for them but it could be a glass window or an acrylic plate (I favour the first since you see one pane shatter in the episode "Fire In Space"). Both are designed similarly: The grid and numbers are glued to the front (obviously using self-adhesive coloured tape), the stars, planets and orbits are glued to the back side. That allowed the production department to easily change the positions of the stars, planets and orbits without damaging the grid pattern by accident. I was very surprised to see that they really changed the position of the stars and orbits from episode to episode to give the impression that the fleet was moving through space.
This is the "clean" version of the smaller screen. You may use this to create your own star map.
There is a third map with black suns/planets/orbits seen in the scene right before Starbuck, Apollo and Boomer man their Vipers to clear the mine field. Maybe I'll be doing this one as well.
The pictures here are a small preview. The original files come as pdf and are in A2 and A3 format. The maps were created in CorelDRAW and can be scaled up / down easily without losing quality since they are vector graphics. You will find them in the Resource section shortly.
Second, I saw something in Adama's quarters which I really missed the zillion times I was watching the show: A very nice set of book separators (don't know if they are called that way
) shaped like an obelisk. These look etremely nice which was the reason for me to make them as well. I am still finding a suitable texture. Once they are ready they will be added to the Resource section, too.
source: Battlestar Galactica DVD box set / Universal Pictures
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