Galactica size poll

gmd3d · January 28th, 2005, 12:50 AM

Some of us have being discussing the sise and scale of the Galactica.. there are a number of different ideas..what do you think??

2000 ft - This measurement comes from an article from Starlog, August 1978,
by Richard Meyers who supposedly got the number from the production staff.
The British BSG Annual in 1979 also has this figure contained in the article.

6080 ft - This measurement comes from an article in a British
magazine by one of the three owners of the Galactica Archives and estimated the
scale of the model to be about 1/960 scale (1 inch = 80 ft). This measurement is
roughly supported by Glen Larson (Producer) and John Dykstra (VFX supervisor)
who say the ship is about a mile in length.

2-3 Miles long/random measurements - In an issue of Fantastic Films (February 1979)
James Delson interviewed Ken Swenson, a model maker on Battlestar Galactica. In the
interview he says "They called them battlestars because they were so huge...
It's the size of a small city."

gmd3d · January 28th, 2005, 10:05 AM

To get the ball rolling, I voted 6080 ft. long

peter noble · January 28th, 2005, 10:36 AM

Anybody who doesn't think it's a mile or one nautical mile long is talking out of their astrum.

Somewhere I've got a sheet from the Uniersal press pack that states the ship's a mile long!

Peter

Darrell Lawrence · January 28th, 2005, 11:17 AM

http://ravensbranch.allen.com/galacticasize.html

By Todd (AKA TheHobb), an old friend that used to post here.

repcisg · January 28th, 2005, 02:24 PM

Looking at the poll, I don't think there is much of an issue here!!!

gmd3d · January 28th, 2005, 02:27 PM

nether do I.. so far no one is saying its smaller or larger than 6080 ft ...

Bojay · February 6th, 2005, 09:38 AM

There is a website out there that has all the figures for all the space craft on it.
You just have to find it

gmd3d · February 6th, 2005, 09:43 AM

Thanks Bojay I think warrior posted a link for that..
I and a friend did a drawing of the landing by using 6080ft as the mesurment
and its in this Creativity Thread ...

I have posted this link I hope it works
.http://battlestargalactica-fleets.co...ead.php?t=9143

Pegasus4 · February 6th, 2005, 08:52 PM

I think the 2000 feet is supposed to be 2000 meters. According to my converter that's the same as 6560 ft. which is close enough.

BRG · February 8th, 2005, 07:39 AM

I found this comaparison chart, it not 100% accurate, but it's interesting! Suggests
that Galactica is 1265m long- about twice as long as Picard's Enterprise, but tiny next too Vader's Super Star Destroyer!

BRG

ps- sorry about the size of the pic

gmd3d · February 8th, 2005, 12:49 PM

Wow ... Wow !!!

repcisg · February 8th, 2005, 01:08 PM

Yea nicely done art work there. The sizes are the authors estimates, many based on other fans estmates. The Galactica for example, is half the size it should be.

BRG · February 9th, 2005, 06:11 AM

Comparison chart webpage.

Above is the webpage were I found the comparison chart, it lists the sorces that the artist based the ships dimentions on. And also has another chart featuring REALLY BIG ships!

I agree that Galaictica is too small on the chart, I've heard from a number of people that it was a mile long, which would make it about the size of a Star Destroyer. BRG voted for the 6080 ft option in the poll.
BRG

PS- I would like to make it clear that I did not draw the comparison chart. I know this is a Creativity section, but BRG has no skill in drawing by hand or by computer!

GalacticWarrior · February 15th, 2005, 02:11 PM

Hmmmm .... from what I've read on one of the reference www pages, it seems the Battlestar is supposed to be considered roughly a mile in length.

I would wonder if that figure was meant to mean a standard city mile, or maybe perhaps a standard country mile? Hmmmmm... Interesting though.