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.)

Galactica Hangar Bay Signs

Yesterday, I wrote a post about the nice, sleek and clean signage from Pegasus’s hangar bay from “Razor.” As one would expect, Galactica also has its own signage, although considerably more older and weathered.

These pieces measure 21″ x 14″ and there are two lots (Lot 686 and 689) that are featured in the first auction. Some pieces from those lots are shown below.

Of course, the set decoration crew used many different signs like these to aid in the illusion that Galactica’s hangar bays were huge. One such sign is below.

Pegasus Hangar Bay Signage

For the first time in Battlestar Galactica, we get to see the inside of Pegasus’s hangar bay—which looks conspicuously similar to Galactica‘s own hangar bay—in “Razor“. (Obviously, that’s because it is the same set, just redressed differently and a lot cleaner.)

A few simple changes were made to that set to make it seem like it could be Pegasus’s hangar deck. One of those changes come in the form of the signage on the walls.

These signs are made of plastic and measures 20″ x 10″, and two lots of three signs each will be featured in the first auction. Here are some closeup shots of the various wall signs used for “Razor”.

 

Galactica CIC Wall Ornament

Above the arches leading to the two major doorways of Galactica’s CIC are circular wall ornaments that show the ship’s name and Battlestar Group number, in this case “BSG-75″.

These ornaments, of which only two exist, are made of wood and painted gold and black. Measuring 33 1/4″ in diameter and 2″ deep, these items are iconic pieces of Galactica’s CIC—particularly as one of these seals were featured at the end of the opening credit sequence in Season 1. Further, the existence of such ornaments are echoed in both Pegasus’s and Valkyrie’s CICs, in addition to various larger ornaments such as those seen at the Caprica Transfer Station in “Razor” and President Richard Adar’s office in Season 2’s “Epiphanies“.

War Room chalkboard

Accompanying the map in the large lightbox written about yesterday, we focus on the pilot chalkboard adorning the wall of Galactica’s war room.

As you can see, there are five squadrons listed on the board: Primus, Vigilantes, Demons, Prowlers and Raptors. The first four are Viper squadrons on Galactica, while the last squadron—as would be expected—are Raptors. Under each squadron, you will see the tail number of the craft assigned to the squadron in question, as well as its pilot. Raptors, on the other hand, list both the Raptor’s pilot and ECO.