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Life-size Cylon Centurion will be awkward when the Galactica finds Earth

Battlestar-Galactica-lifesize-Cylon.jpgHere's the scenario: The survivors from the Twelve Colonies finally find Earth and are invited into your living room, only to find a hulking Centurion model proudly displayed. Awkward. Still, if toy designer Fred Barton had entered our "Make A Cylon" contest (which has now ended — stay tuned for the winner!), he would have had a pretty good chance of taking the crown with this life-size Cylon centurion.

The 300 lbs model is a full seven feet of Cylon goodness built from fiberglass with metallic details, and has a working visor light just like the 'bots on Battlestar Galactica. It stands atop a display base that'll let first-timers know what TV show it hails from, and an internal stereo sound system plays the endless hum the Cylons seem to always make. So, yeah, by now you've worked out this 'bot isn't cheap, and it isn't: $7,900.

If the name Fred Barton sounds familiar, that's probably because you've seen one of The Robotman's other life-size celebritiy robots, such as Robby from Forbidden Planet, or C-3PO from Star Wars. His Cylon is officially licensed by Universal Studios.

Check out the gallery below for more of the Cylon Centurion.




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Fred Barton, via Sideshow Collectibles, via Uncrate

         
Comments

I call these new cylons peckerheads.
There's something about that protective sheath around their heads...

...ok...I won't spoil it...

Is it just me or do the previous/next buttons for the gallery not work under firefox? Only thing it does is refresh the whole page, and display the first picture in the gallery.

Well, they did last Friday. Does the guy writing the headline even watch the show?

Sorry, guys. Just moved into a new place and don't have any cable yet. I'm behind!

I'd rather the headline not spoil it for anyone else, though.

Thanks for reading.

Hmmm just a little bit out of my price range. Now if it could actually walk i might pony up the cash.

WOW! This guy is big -- and sort of mean looking -- what he needs is a friendly robo pet. he could try to win Diplo Dog is a GREAT new competition to host one stop on the world tour by the first ever plush person ambassador – the Diplomat Dog!
WinDiploDog

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