"Battlestar Galactica" (1978) was a
show that helped fill the sci-fi fix I needed while waiting for Empire to
come out. It had the cool ships, cool pilots and cybernetic
bad guys. I remember 3rd grade recess, a bunch of us sitting
in upside down chairs on desks pretending they were Colonial
Vipers. Ah...the memories. (I don't recommend trying
this at work to regain some youthful memories.)Appearance:
Adama was the leader of the show. He
served the same place as the President serves on "24". He
makes a decision and all the other people on the show clean up the
mess. Actually, Adama was a little better than that.
This figure and the Starbuck figure were
identical if memory serves me correct except for color and head
sculpt. I'm still trying to track down the errant pilot.
They were roughly the size of Star Wars figures (See Pic).
I don't remember Adama's uniform looking this
plain. Also, missing is the small decorative piece at his
throat. (Rank insignia?) The body is pretty generic,
with paint for only the boots and the hands.
To me, Adama's head is just a bit to big for his
body. From a distance, he looks a little like Lorne Greene.
The lack of painted eyes on these figures always disturbed me.
Fun:
Adama had a cool accessory for the time he came
out. A cloth cape. While dull by today's standards, it
was something we hadn't seen on a Star Wars figure to that point.
They were all sporting vinyl fashions. To be honest.
I think Adama's cape spent more time on Star Wars figures than it
did on him. Starbuck's was on my Luke constantly as a
poncho.
Lets' face it. Adama was a decision maker
on the show. He wasn't in hand to hand combat with Cylons
ever five minutes on the show. I don't understand why
the obvious choice of Apollo as the other "human" character in the
line didn't come about. As a kid, that would have been a lot
more fun, and maybe would have encouraged me to buy more B.G.
figures.
Overall:
This is another one of the "Love Boat" guest
star figures. Cool idea for a show. Cool idea for a
toy line at the time. Bad execution. Another great
example of get a toy out there to compete with Star Wars figures
as fast you can, kids will buy anything, even figures of grey
haired desk jockeys.
On a side note, my Battlestar Galactica figures
appear to be suffering from some sort of "Mego Rot." Adama's
head and Daggit's body have a white residue/film in their
crevices. Something to look out for.
Engineernerd Score: 70/100
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