THE BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ART OF RALPH MCQUARRIE:

THE CYLONS

 

A Cylon base star, visualized by Ralph McQuarrie. Interestingly, this design can be seen briefly in the viper warbook display in the premiere. Also, a Cylon base star roughly similar to this can be seen in Richard Hatch’s BG trailer.

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An identical baseship in a slightly different scene.

Cylon raiders attacking the Twelve Colonies.

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rmqil.jpg (40934 bytes) Baltar is taken before the Cylon Imperious Leader, who is surprisingly humanoid in this view. Note McQuarrie’s Cylons; their helmet scanners go all the way around their heads, a brilliant and logical design. Again, it’s a shame this concept was not used.
Baltar aboard a Cylon ship with a couple of Cylon pilots. McQuarrie’s Cylons inevitably have blue eye scanners. A Cylon with blue scanners appears briefly in Richard Hatch’s trailer. rmqbaltar.jpg (48998 bytes)

 

The Galactica and the vipers

The Cylons

Carillon and the Ovions

Caprica

Miscellaneous scenes

 

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