[MOC][Instructions] Battlestar Galactica - UCS Scale

[manglegrat]

Almost 3 years to the day after initially sharing my BSG MOC (here), I've finally finished a fairly major refit of the design to improve visuals and proportions and include a cool engine tweak that one of the builders of my original came up with (EzraTPrice, take a bow!), and I have invested the time to produce step-by-step instructions (slightly over 600 steps) for folks who are interested in building this new version for themselves.

Model Statistics
3,493 parts (with 4x4 dish only)
3,497 parts (with Seal of the 12 Colonies disc)
18.4x51.0x24.3 (cm) : 7.3x20.1x9.6 (in) : 23.1x63.8x30.4 (studs)
~2,482 (g) : ~87.5 (oz)

Compared to the original, there are structural and cosmetic changes to the head, neck/body, landing bay pods, engines, and the stand.

Lots more pics on my Flickr stream!

The instructions are available via Rebrickable.

Edited November 29, 2020 by manglegrat
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[JintaiZ]

Amazing build!

[Rubblemaker]

Wow. Just... wow. This is absolutely stunning. The way all those curved slopes fit together on that tapered front section is so well done and aesthetically pleasing. The whole thing is beautiful. Hats off to you mate!

[manglegrat]

On 11/26/2020 at 11:12 PM, Rubblemaker said:

Wow. Just... wow. This is absolutely stunning. The way all those curved slopes fit together on that tapered front section is so well done and aesthetically pleasing. The whole thing is beautiful. Hats off to you mate!

Thanks! I've added a few more renders on my Flickr:

And one with flight pods extended on the stand for comparisons to the shot in the first post:

 

Edited November 28, 2020 by manglegrat

[John Cromwell]

Oh my gosh! That is an amazing piece of art and I am very impressed! Give him a huge round of applause, folks!

[Guyinaplaguemask]

"And the lords anointed a leader to guide the caravan of the heavens"

Beautiful, I just finished the show and have been lookong for a decent galactica build. This is perfect.

[stardust2101]

VERY impressive! I knew someone who actually built this. I need instructions for the battlestar Pegasus in this scale! It will become my desk, and I don't mind at all!

[Canuck33]

Wife not gonna like that I found your MOC! Very impressive. Will visit your page for sure!

[Canuck33]

This Will go nicely with my David Duperron -  Flickr Colonnial Viper MKI & II

Edited February 5, 2022 by Canuck33

[manglegrat]

On 8/9/2021 at 4:35 PM, stardust2101 said:

VERY impressive! I knew someone who actually built this. I need instructions for the battlestar Pegasus in this scale! It will become my desk, and I don't mind at all!

Thanks! Hopefully you'll be able to get the Beast later this year:
Battlestar Pegasus v2.0 - Scale check vs Galactica by David White, on Flickr

2 hours ago, Canuck33 said:

This Will go nicely with my David Duperron -  Flickr Colonnial Viper MKI & II

If you build it, share some pics! David Duperron's stuff is awesome, for sure! 

Edited February 5, 2022 by manglegrat

[Guyinaplaguemask]

Oh, yeah the Pegasus is coming!

I can't wait, now all we need is a Cylon Basestar 

[ElScoorpio]

Hello sir,

I need say, that I personally cant wait for the new Pegasus v2.0.

@manglegrat do you know please when will be the instructions ready for ''sale'' ?

Thanks a lot :) 

[manglegrat]

18 hours ago, ElScoorpio said:

Hello sir,

I need say, that I personally cant wait for the new Pegasus v2.0.

@manglegrat do you know please when will be the instructions ready for ''sale'' ?

Thanks a lot :) 

To paraphrase Dr. Ian Malcolm: "Life, uh, finds a way - to get in the way". 

No progress to report since February - other than microscopic improvements - sorry folks. She's still a headless beast!  

Life has been getting in the way for months... TL/DR version: they say moving jobs and moving house are two of the most stressful things to do - I decided to do both, moving to a new city 1,000km away, as well... 

Even when I finish the initial design, it will take months to make it realizable as an instructions package. I suspect the modular approach I took to get the "body" of the digital model I have just now will need a complete build-step sequencing overhaul to make it buildable in the brick, from the core outwards. 

I'm really appreciative that folks are excited to see this design done and want to build it for themselves, but my brain just doesn't have the room for this project just now!