Elosha’s Scroll

This was actually one of the first props we dug out and still one of the favorites of the Propworx crew.  Used throughout the show, starting with the final scenes of the miniseries, this prop had an enormous amount of work put into it and looks absolutely spectacular.

The case is custom metal work that holds a fabric scroll that rolls out of the case.  It is incredibly detailed and you can imagine the amount of work that went into designing and fabricating something so intricate.  The scroll part was also custom made with ancient writings from Kobol printed on it.  In this lot we include an original concept sketch of the scroll and laser color copies of several pre-production design sketches of the scroll and the lettering that was created to look like it was from ancient Kobol.

We first see Elosha, the priestess, holding this scroll in the open position at the funeral scene at the end of the miniseries and so it is very memorable.  It is then used at the swearing in of Baltar as President at the end of Season Two.  It was also used in the season three episode “Torn” where Gaeta is trying to extrapolate from Baltar’s work the location of Earth.

This is truly one of the premier props we have and I highly recommend hard core collectors take a serious look at this!

Galactica Binders

Even in a technologically advanced society such as that depicted in Battlestar Galactca, one can never escape paperwork. And, of course, there must be a place to put all that paperwork.

Throughout Galactica (and the other battlestars, on the occasions that their interiors have been seen) one will note various color coded binders.

One such set is lot 622 in the auction, which is a compilation of 9 different types of Galactica binders.

Mostly, the silver spine binders will be found in CIC. The red spine binders are typically found in the married quarters, such as Colonel Tigh’s or the Agathon’s. Clear gray and black spines are more rare, and typically dress other sets, and the yellow spine binders are found in CIC or the Hangar Bay (depending, of course, on how they’re stickered). The FTL binder is also rare and meant for looking up the processes and minutae of the ship’s FTL system.

The Munitions binder, which is the red binder with the yellow decals on the spine, is briefly seen in the Miniseries as Tigh looks at the manifest for Ragnar Anchorage. (And, yes, the binder does have the inventory sheets from Ragnar Anchorage in it.)

Tom Zarek’s Prison Jumpsuit

In Season 1’s “Bastille Day” we learn that an infamous Sagittaron terrorist—or, as Billy Keikeya portends, a freedom fighter—survives the attack on the Colonies aboard Astral Queen. This character, portrayed by Richard Hatch (Captain Apollo from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica), is introduced in this episode as a so-called prisoner of conscience who the Fleet has to contend with in that episode and in future episodes as a recurring character.

In his first apperance, Zarek is seen in a red prison jumpsuit with his assigned prisoner identification number, “893893″, which is the only time that Zarek wears this costume.

This costume is a simple two piece costume, consisting of a black t-shirt that’s worn underneath and a red one-piece jumpsuit, and will be auctioned off in our first auction.

Unknown Soldier photo

Forgive us for being a bit delinquent on the posts, however we have been in the process of—and finished—relocating to our warehouse with a mind-boggling amount of awesome Battlestar Galactica items.

In the hopes of working into a rythym of adding new posts on a daily basis, I’m going to kick off this party with one of the most iconic pieces from the series. It’s a small little picture introduced in Season 1’s “33” and is the photo of the unknown soldier seen in Laura Roslin’s office on Colonial One and the pilot briefing rooms on Galactica.

This iconic piece is explained in a deleted scene in “33″, when Roslin asks Billy Keikeya what is in the package on her cluttered desk. As he briefly searches for the note that came with the package, Keikeya informs her that the package was delivered by one of the ship captains. Finding this note, he he reads the following to her: “President Roslin, please accept this on the behalf of the people of Aerilon. It was taken on the capital of our colony during the attack.”

After this, she reflects on the significance of this photo and tries to figure out where to hang it in her new office. While the picture from this scene survived, the frame did not.

This iconic photo was actually taken on the helicopter pad on top of Battlestar Galactica’s production offices at the Vancouver Film Studios, which is where Battlestar Galactica was filmed when it went to series. The person in the photo is none other than production manager and director Wayne Rose, who directed all the webisodes for the series and the episodes “Dirty Hands” and “Guess What’s Coming to Dinner?“. At Rose’s left side is also the second appearance of the “futuristic” assault rifle that Galactica’s security and Aaron Kelly use when apprehending Aaron Doral in the Miniseries.

War Room lightbox map from “The Hand of God”

In the war room during the Battle for the Tylium Asteroid in Season 1’s “The Hand of God“, the large light box contains a star map for System J23R7. Not only does it sport a mandala-like item—which, coincidentally has no bearing on Starbuck’s whole “destiny” thing, since that was essentially concocted for “The Eye of Jupiter“, “Rapture” and “Maelstrom“—but it’s also big: 54″ by 48″.

Here’s the actual artwork for this item in crisp, clear detail.

Cally’s deckhand helmet

Deckhands on Galactica, and any other battlestar worth its weight in salt, will typically wear helmets with their deckhand outfits. Each jumpsuit has its own accompanying helmet. These helmets come with goggles (which are Oakleys), earmuffs (which are actually JVC headsets, obviously modifed aesthetically), and the panelling/sections.

We’ll focus on Cally, since she’s dead. As seen in the picture below, she’s wearing a helmet (along with Prosna and Chief Tyrol) when repairing Starbuck’s Viper.

Artemis and Aphrodite Statues

In Season 1’s “Flesh and Bone“, Kara Thrace prays to the Gods of Aphrodite and Artemis by the use of idols. As seen in that episode, Thrace opens up a cloth with the idols within, and begins praying for Leoben Conoy’s soul, after his execution by Laura Roslin.

Cylon Baseship interior concept art

In Season 3, we finally saw most of the Cylon baseship’s (sometimes it’s called a basestar) interior: corridors, rooms, command center, and the Hybrid’s chamber. Yet, before Season 3, we received a brief glimpse into the Cylon baseship’s interior during “Kobol’s Last Gleaming, Part II“.

Still, there were some concepts for interiors drawn by Ken Rabehl that were done for that episode. These are obsolete concept sketches, but still provide insight into possible Cylon architecture. Enjoy!

Concept of large Cylon Baseship room.

Concept of Cylon baseship corridor interior and large room at end.

Concept of Cylon baseship landing area with Boomer and Racetrack’s Raptor.

Astral Queen prison cell concept drawings

In the final part of our Astral Queen series, we have two concept drawings for both the cell block and corridor of the ship, first seen in Season 1’s “Bastille Day“. Both by Ken Rabehl, these are scans from the original hand-drawn artwork on vellum paper.

As I may have said before, the physically hand-drawn (as in pencil to paper) production artwork is rare in the Battlestar Galactica universe, simply because the artists on the show went digital near the beginning of Season 2.

So while there are cool concept drawings available for the remainder of the series, they are all digital, making these original hand-drawn physical ones extremely rare for this series—and extremely valuable for collectors who like production art.

Without further ado, here are scans of those concept drawings, and beneath them you will see how things ended looking up on screen.

Ken Rabehl’s concept drawing of a cell block on the Astral Queen.

Two views of the cell block seen in “Bastille Day”. (Note that brightness has been tweaked in order to enhance visibility of details. “Natural” environment is darker.)

Ken Rabehl’s concept for a corridor of the Astral Queen.

Marines sweeping a corridor of the Astral Queen during their insertion.

Hope you guys have enjoyed these so far. Come back tomorrow for a peek at some original concept drawings of the interior of the Cylon basestar meant for “Kobol’s Last Gleaming, Part II“.

Astral Queen control room concept drawings

These are scans of the concepts for the control room of the Astral Queen (referred to as “Prison Ship” on the these sketches) by artist Ken Rabehl, directly from the originals that were pencil drawn and shaded on vellum.

The pencil drawn and shaded concept of the Queen’s control room by Ken Rabehl. Note the lack of a sunken pit, in comparison to what’s below.

A pencil drawn variant of the previous concept, this time with a sunken pit for the center console.

A pencil drawn and shaded version of the one-level control room, with center console and different girder and support beam structure.

As for the final product that you’ve all seen on screen, here are a few screencaps of the widest shots that are available of the Queen’s control room.

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