tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post8002047451215192436..comments2024-03-28T03:19:12.867-04:00Comments on space1970: Behind-The-Scenes Pix #29: GALACTICA 1980Christopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-38254788643175552362012-11-09T21:04:10.815-05:002012-11-09T21:04:10.815-05:00I beg to differ. The Vipers were good, but "o...I beg to differ. The Vipers were good, but "of all time," (which presumably goes beyond the Space: 1970 era) I would have to choose the Gunstar. Nice, spacious, non-claustrophobic cockpit with excellent visibility and a widescreen head-up display, a navigator you can talk to face-to-face when necessary, and firepower in all directions rather than just straight ahead. Plus a good, varied arsenal instead of nothing but laser bolts.Thunderbird 7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02357333871189090989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-9587375813450589232012-11-06T02:24:48.902-05:002012-11-06T02:24:48.902-05:00I'm sure there was at least one Marauder; it c...I'm sure there was at least one Marauder; it can be seen in the <i>Draconia</i>'s launch bay at the climax of the <i>Buck Rogers</i> pilot.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-9869264180640990052012-11-06T02:12:05.934-05:002012-11-06T02:12:05.934-05:00I wonder what happened to those mothballed ships i...I wonder what happened to those mothballed ships in the end? <br /><br />I remember catching a brief glimpse of a wrecked Viper (possibly deliberately wrecked and used for whoops-we-crashed-again scenarios) in the background of the last-season KNIGHT RIDER episode shot on the Universal backlot (doubling as another film studio).<br /><br />Did they really build a full-sized Marauder for Buck Rogers? I don't remember it appearing in any episodes. Was it just the cockpit or the whole fighter? I always got the impression that, compared with a Starfighter, the Marauders were larger and - therefore - impractical to build a full-sized mock-up (as well as being an unnecessary expense for an only-occasionally-featured craft).<br /><br />I'll have to give my DVDs another spin and watch for it.SLOW ROBOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891511135128944714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-23630726665144766182012-11-05T23:38:38.242-05:002012-11-05T23:38:38.242-05:00Frackin' A! A full-scale Colonial Viper?! Luck...Frackin' A! A full-scale Colonial Viper?! Lucky you! I didn't quite have Viper fantasies; if anything I fantasized more of being a Cylon. Heh, the dark side. leftylimbohttp://www.leftylimbo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-62476145132067426382012-11-05T22:12:29.622-05:002012-11-05T22:12:29.622-05:00I like X-Wings too, but the Viper is probably the ...I like X-Wings too, but the Viper is probably the coolest starfighter of all time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-83150300383282471192012-11-05T20:13:14.720-05:002012-11-05T20:13:14.720-05:00Tony- of all the fracking luck. I think there is a...Tony- of all the fracking luck. I think there is a competition here to see which of us is the greenest with envy. <br />Chris- So are we calling him Star Kid Tony or Blue Squadron Pilot Tony?<br /><br />DaveMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-16281998437971657862012-11-05T17:33:43.689-05:002012-11-05T17:33:43.689-05:00Oh Tony, tell us you have photo's of that!!Oh Tony, tell us you have photo's of that!!Scotthttp://www.the-greatest-american-hero.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-54761079005656876542012-11-05T07:47:51.593-05:002012-11-05T07:47:51.593-05:00Oh, Vipers and 1999 Eagles are my alltime FAVORITE...Oh, Vipers and 1999 Eagles are my alltime FAVORITE dream ships of all time.<br /><br />Period.<br /><br />Great Story, Tony..!!david_bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218727673816200051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-70035034259523699382012-11-05T01:10:42.740-05:002012-11-05T01:10:42.740-05:00Oh, you lucky daggit! I am so fracking jealous.......Oh, you lucky daggit! I am so fracking jealous....Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-23960949739503020202012-11-05T00:58:56.081-05:002012-11-05T00:58:56.081-05:00When I was a kid, Universal stored a full-scale Co...When I was a kid, Universal stored a full-scale Colonial Viper (one-seater) and a "Draconian Marauder" from Buck Rogers at the Air National Guard base in Los Angeles where my father worked. I got to climb inside the cockpits and live out your full-scale Viper fantasies. However I, ever the Star Wars snob, just wished for a full-scale X-wing fighter!Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006976826851198428noreply@blogger.com