Recently Marcel Damen caught up with Phil Tippett, better known for his creature designs on the Battlestar Galactica 1978 series. Phil talked about how he got in the business his work on Star Wars, his design work on the Ovion on Battlestar Galactica, his extensive career and what he's currently up to.

Paula Crist-Pickett was kind enough to answer some question by email about her work on the Battlestar Galactica 1978 series. Paula helped with the costume fittings of the Ovion creature and also played one in Battlestar Galactica's pilot "Saga of a Star World". Next to that she did some additional stunt work on the series.

Marcel Damen caught up with special effects guru Richard Edlund. He talked to him about how he got into the business, how motion control came about, his special effects work and the filming of the miniatures on both Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica, signature shots in his long career and what he's currently up to.

Marcel Damen and Mike Egnor caught up with John Shourt, better known for his concept art and model building work on the Battlestar Galactica 1978 series. We talked about how he got into the business, visiting his brothers James and Bill Shourt on the Star Wars set, his work on Battlestar Galactica and what he currently does.

Upon finding this Battlestar Galactica illustration Marcel Damen had a quick chat with maker Les Katz. He said it wasn't his best piece, but the likenesses were passable. Inspired by Jack Kirby, for the background he used a marbleization technique to convey swirling things (like the cosmos). He had done some early science fiction pieces for book jackets and the bubble bearing tree thing was a favorite of his in those too.

In 2009 Marcel Damen bought this blueprint of concept art of the ragtag ship Moebius aka Flattop Ship for the Battlestar Galactica 1978 series. The art isn't signed and stylewise this could be either Joe Johnston or Martin Kline. On the bottom part more sketches of this ship and something that looks like Battlestar Galactica's shuttle were added.