4 posts tagged “prop”

These wall intercoms are located around the Galactica:

Let me tell you, these are pretty hard to find. Unless you happen to live near an old Navy port or some other place with navy surplus galore. This is a US Navy LS-541/SIC intercommunications station made by Audio Equipment Co. Inc. It's probably about 1960s vintage. Here is the one I have, it's the LS-542/SIC model with two rows of switches (for a total of 20 stations - I guess that means my personal battlestar is bigger than theirs). I've already removed the speaker cage, but to make it more correct, I'd have to install a new speaker cover under the inside ring to match the one on the show. These are substantial pieces of equipment. Heavy and tube-driven. It looks like they probably removed the face plate, left the guts behind and mounted the front piece on the set walls. Here is a pic from the manual that shows the LS-541/SIC next to the LS-542/SIC:
 

Adama's quarters was a bit different in the miniseries. There seem to be some decor there that maybe doesn't appear later on. I suspect that these puppies are a couple of fencing masks:

In several of the episodes (including Taking a Break from All Your Worries) in Season 3, a buddha head head on a stand is visible:

Most of the items I find of interest are in the background in Adama's quarters.

Season 3, episodes 12 & 13 (I think I have that number right...)

This helmet appears in the background:

It is a CAS Iberia Roman helmet with the red horsehair crest removed:
It's a high-quality reproduction available for about $150-$175 through online dealers. Chalk one up for Greco-Roman.