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Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper Helmet Signature Edition

When I was a kid there was nothing better than Battlestar Galactica. I wanted to be a Viper pilot more than anything and fly with Starbuck and Apollo. Well, now I can at least wear the helmet of a Viper pilot. This series-accurate 1:1 scale replica of the Colonial Viper helmet looks amazing.

It is a limited edition, hand signed by both Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. It even has LED lighting effects. This helmet was scanned from an original screen-used helmet and cast from an original piece. It is a limited edition of only 500 pieces. One size fits all. Now I can be the Viper pilot I always wanted to be. This beauty is only $599.99 from Entertainment Earth.

Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper Helmet Signature Edition

Scifi Staff by — September 29, 2014 in Props/Replicas 0
Starships Made From Junk Computer Parts

Etsy seller shankalonian loves taking old computer parts, especially hard drives, and creating amazing starships and other Sci-Fi vehicles. Below are some of the excellent models he has available in his shop.

You’ll see a lot of Star Trek ships like the Enterprise B, a Colonial Viper from Battlestar Galactica, the Babylon 5 space station, the Recognizer from Tron and more. I especially love the Enterprise B. shankalonian has a great eye for detail.

starships made from junk

starships made from junk

starships made from junk

starships made from junk

starships made from junk

starships made from junk

starships made from junk

starships made from junk

Scifi Staff by — September 18, 2014 in Art 0
How Star Trek: The Original Series Would Have Looked In Cinematic Widescreen

Can you even imagine what it would have been like if Star Trek: The Original Series had aired in cinematic widescreen? No. No, you can’t imagine the beauty and scope of such a thing. It’s too mindblowing for our brains to handle. It is absolutely gorgeous.

The first Star Trek series aired in the 4×3 aspect television ratio, like the rest of the shows of the era. Sadly, that doesn’t hold up well in our current age of widescreen and HD. So basically, we are missing out. However, one amazing fan, Nick Acosta, has used some HD screen caps to put together some widescreen shots. There is a sampling below. They are simply stunning. Now we just need Star Trek remastered so we can enjoy it in cinematic style.

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Star Trek HD

Scifi Staff by — September 16, 2014 in Movies/TV 0
Space Cat HOB: An Animated Short Film About a Warrior Cat

What happens when a Space cat named Hob crash lands on an alien planet with killer bees? You are about to find out. Space Cat HOB is a beautiful and futuristic animated short film by French concept artist Loïc Bramoullé.

The use of colors and texture in this short is just fantastic. The alien landscape is a character all by itself. A dangerous character to be sure. Watch this Space Cat’s adventure unfold and by the end you will be left wanting more.

Space Cat Hob

Space Cat Hob

Space Cat Hob

Scifi Staff by — September 16, 2014 in Animation/Fun Videos 0
Doctor Who Short Story Collection Has Lovely Minimalist Covers

You shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, but when the covers are this good we just can’t help ourselves. Penguin Books is releasing an updated anthology for their Doctor Who short stories that are written by famous children’s authors. This new version is updated to include a story for Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor.

But just look at those new minimalist covers for each book. It really is like having every doctor inside of that TARDIS slipcase. Take my money!

You’ll get stories written by Neil Gaiman, Malorie Blackman and Eoin Colfer. The new story for the Twelfth Doctor is Lights Out by Holly Black. There will be a normal edition of the collection that has all 12 stories in one book, but this gift edition is the one that has the awesome covers.

doctor who book

doctor who book

via io9

Scifi Staff by — September 15, 2014 in Art 0
Star Trek: Voyager – Aeroshuttle Test Footage And Unused Voyager Designs

The Enterprise D had a Captain’s Yacht, and likewise Voyager had an Aeroshuttle. Although we never saw it on screen. It was a small craft attached to the underside of the USS Voyager’s saucer section. It was there the whole time. You can see it attached to the Saucer. It was just never used.

The Delta Flyer basically took over its role. Now we can see the launch sequence thanks to visual effects artist Adam “Mojo” Lebowitz who posted a concept test video of the Aeroshuttle launch. Star Trek designer Rick Sternbach has also been sharing some behind the scenes Voyager stuff lately. A LOT of it. This is because next year is the 20th anniversary of the series. Below you can see some concept art for the Aeroshuttle as well as some earlier concept art for Voyager herself and even a foamcore mockup.

Voyager Aeroshuttle and ship designs

Voyager Aeroshuttle and ship designs

Voyager Aeroshuttle and ship designs

Voyager Aeroshuttle and ship designs

Voyager Aeroshuttle and ship designs

Voyager Aeroshuttle and ship designs

Voyager Aeroshuttle and ship designs

Voyager Aeroshuttle and ship designs

via The Trek Collective

Scifi Staff by — September 8, 2014 in Art 0
John Carter Character Design And Concept Art

Michael Kutsche served as a character designer on the John Carter movie a few years back. The movie may not have been the success that Disney had hoped, but you certainly can’t blame it on the character and creature design. Kutsche did some amazing and out of this world work.

Check out some of the concept art from his Behance page. In some ways the creatures are even more alive in his art than they were on the screen.

John Carter Art

John Carter Art

John Carter Art

John Carter Art

John Carter Art

Scifi Staff by — September 3, 2014 in Concept Art 0
Doctor Who: Postcards in Time and Space

Postcards from the edge…Of time and space. What if you could visit some of Doctor Who’s locations and then send postcards back home to your friends and family? If you could, they would hopefully be as beautiful as these Doctor Who inspired postcards.

These lovely works of art come from the combined forces of Behance users Megan Lara and Harry Gordon. I think I’ll give Skaro a pass and visit Gallifrey and Midnight.

Doctor Who Postcards

Doctor Who Postcards

Doctor Who Postcards

Doctor Who Postcards

Scifi Staff by — September 2, 2014 in Art 0
Concept Art From Bryan Singer’s 2001 Battlestar Galactica

Before Ronald D. Moore brought Battlestar Galactica back to life, Bryan Singer almost beat him by a few years. Singer had his new Battlestar Galactica series in development around 2000-2001, but due to the 9/11 tragedy everything stalled and it was sadly never meant to be.

It would have been interesting to see what Singer’s take on the franchise would have been like. We may never be able to see everything, but luckily, we can get some idea, thanks to some concept art that recently appeared online. We can see a more streamlined Viper, some interior sketches of the Galactica and some bulky Cylon designs that look menacing and tough. The art seen here was created by designer Guy Hendrix Dyas. That Viper has some nice curves. Makes me wonder what Galactica herself would have looked like.

battlestar galactica concept art

battlestar galactica concept art

battlestar galactica concept art

battlestar galactica concept art

battlestar galactica concept art

battlestar galactica concept art

via Mighty Mega

Scifi Staff by — September 2, 2014 in Art 0