CLASSIC IMAGE: "BLUE SQUADRON LAUNCHED!"

The efficient and amiable Flight Corporal Rigel delivers the happy news that the raw female pilots comprising the new Blue Squadron vipers have successfully launched from the Galactica's bays, generating equal joy from the rest of the bridge crew, in a nice moment for actress Sarah Rush, from Lost Planet of the Gods, Part One.

BEHIND THE SCENES: SPACE LUXURY THE 'RISING STAR' WAY...

Before but also during the Cylon War, the humans of the Twelve Colonies would carry on enjoying the realms of commercial space travel where they could, and what better way for them to begin their vacations than boarding the beautiful and luxurious Rising Star passenger vehicle (created by the people of Scorpio), which, with the original TV series pilot launcher, would become a home to women and children refugees for the most part. It would ultimately return back to a more leisure-related existence with the regular series, once the Galactica's Rag-Tag fleet had become more organised and efficient for its surviving peoples.

Enjoy these behind the scenes images from the Apogee filming for Saga of a Star World in Summer, 1978.

Concept design.

Jon Erland works on the model at Apogee.

Model filming.

Photographed by Richard Edlund with the Dykstraflex camera. Interesting that the model is quite small but looks bigger on screen. The same visual trick was used with the original Star Destroyer model used with the beginning of the first Star Wars movie of 1977.

Rear view of the impressive model ultimately sold at auction.

CLASSIC IMAGE: THE APOLLO MYSTERY!

The mystery of the garbled communication signal found by Apollo gets even more mysterious in regards to its origins, with even Boomer's tech skills not yet able to penetrate its enigmatic revelations. A memorable scene from The Hand of God.

CLASSIC IMAGE: DAGGIT IN COMMAND!

Every daggit deserves its special day on the majestic bridge of the Galactica, alongside its brave Colonial Warriors, of which Muffey certainly makes a fine fit. Evie the Chimp, playing Muffey, is seen here in posed images likely for either The Long Patrol or Fire in Space.

BEHIND THE SCENES: LADIES WHO LUNCH!

Backstage from their busy work onscreen ensnaring audiences within the Ovion's cannibal casino of death on Carillon, the actresses playing the intriguing and talented Toucana Sisters (including actress/singer Patty Brooks),still in special make-up, take a break during filming of Saga of a Star World. 

CLASSIC ART: BATTLING VIPERS!

The greatest defense for humanity against the ongoing Cylon armada onslaught, the brave Colonial Warrior pilots go once more into battle from within their Vipers, in another great piece of fan art. 

If anyone knows the artists's name, please get in touch. 

CLASSIC IMAGE: THE KRONUS ENCOUNTER!

Aboard the Galactica, Colonel Tigh's celebration of the stern Commander Kronus (Paul Fix) goes awry in all the wrong and embarrassing ways possible during the Celestra Commander's award ceremony, part of the memorable opening to Take the Celestra.