BattleStar Galactica Model

3 posts · Mar 25 1997 to Mar 26 1997

From: Phillip E. Pournelle <pepourne@n...>

Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:35:47 -0500

Subject: BattleStar Galactica Model

Has anyone scene a Micro-Machine or equivelant of a B5 ship that can be
used for Full Thrust? Phil P.

From: Indy Kochte <kochte@s...>

Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 18:16:14 -0500

Subject: Re: BattleStar Galactica Model

> Has anyone scene a Micro-Machine or equivelant of a B5 ship that can be

Errrrrrrrr, exactly what are you asking, Phil? Are you looking for a ship
that's as close to Battlestar Galactica at FT scale, or B5 ships?? If BG, no,
I don't, not offhand. If B*5* ships...there were a bunch. Operative
word here is 'were'. :-(

Mk

From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>

Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 06:38:28 -0500

Subject: Re: BattleStar Galactica Model

> Has anyone scene a Micro-Machine or equivelant of a B5 ship that can

Assuming that the query WAS about a Battlestar Galactica mini for FT, there is
no MicroMachine one but there IS a quite nice metal mini (about the same size
as an FT DN, about 3" long) made by Comet Miniatures in the UK; AFAIK
it is unlicensed, but it is an accurate model and costs around £6 -
£7. Oh,
and Comet also make a very nice (but complex) multi-part kit of an SW
Star
Destroyer in ideal FT size, about 4-5" long; this is also highly
unlicensed, it comes in a plain blue packaging with no maker's ID at all (and
I've even known them to deny it is theirs, Lucasfilms have BIG lawyers
:)).
Comet's attitude to licensing is a bit hypocritical - they happily make
unlicensed stuff themselves, then threaten dire legal retribution (in their
adverts!) on anyone pirating any of their own stuff! Oh well.....

Comet are at 44-48 Lavender Hill, London SW11 5RH, UK; tel: (+44) 171
228 3702. I don't know what their overseas mailorder service is like, but they
quote 40% P&P to the US in their adverts. The metal ships are all part of
their "Minimetals" line, which also contains loads of other models of ships
and vehicles from SF series/movies, (Aliens, Star Wars, Star Trek, 2001,
all the Gerry Anderson series etc), sadly not all in usable scales.