Editing Cylon costume

[[File:Cylon costume.jpg|right|thumb|Cylon costume]]

The '''Cylon costume''' is an {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} costume produced by the [[Collegeville Flag and MFG Company]].<ref name="Battlestar Galactica Museum">{{cite_web|url=http://www.lurexlounge.com/bsg/clothing.php|title=Battlestar Galactica Museum|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=Moss|first=David|format=|language=English}}</ref> [[Collegeville Flag and MFG Company]] has also created costumes for a [[Colonial Warrior]] and "[[Muffit|Muffey]]" ([[Muffit costume]]).<ref name="Battlestar Galactica Museum">{{cite_web|url=http://www.lurexlounge.com/bsg/clothing.php|title=Battlestar Galactica Museum|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=Moss|first=David|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="Retrocrush">{{cite_web|url=http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2003/costumes/scifi.html|title=retroCRUSH: the world's finest pop culture and Leo Sayer website|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref><ref name="PlaidStallions">{{cite_web|url=http://www.plaidstallions.com/collegeville/19793.html|title=Halloween Costumes I Battlestar Galactica I 1979 I Plaidstallions.com|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== Packaging ==
Packaging for the costume depicts artwork featuring the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}} characters ({{TOS|Adama}}, [[Cassiopeia]], {{TOS|Apollo}}, {{TOS|Starbuck}}, {{TOS|Boxey}}, and [[Muffit]]) and vehicles (Cylon [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]]s and Colonial [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]]s). Sizes include Large (for 12 to 14 year olds)<ref name="ByYourCommand.net">{{cite_web|url=http://www.byyourcommand.net/cylongallery/main.php?g2_itemId=675|title=BSG Cylon Halloween Costume 1|date=27 February 2010|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> and Medium (for 8 to 10 year olds).<ref name="eBay">{{cite_web|url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160480389787&rvr_id=160614546792&crlp=1_263602_304642&UA=WXF%3F&GUID=ff5ed96212b0a47a2f377b17ffa5578b&itemid=160480389787&ff4=263602_304642|title=eBay|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

The package also advertises "Fabric complies with [http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/ffatext.html U.S. Flammable Fabrics Act]. Additionally Treated To Retard Flame. Do Not Wash. Washing Removes [[w:Flame retardant|Flame Retardancy]]."

== Notes ==
*Dave Moss, curator of [http://www.lurexlounge.com/bsg/ Battlestar Galactica Memorabilia], reviews this item as coming with a "really cool Cylon mask" but remarks "It's just a shame the outfit does not look like the rest of the Cylon."<ref name="Battlestar Galactica Museum">{{cite_web|url=http://www.lurexlounge.com/bsg/clothing.php|title=Battlestar Galactica Museum|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=Moss|first=David|format=|language=English}}</ref>
*The costume along with the [[Muffey costume]] was featured in [[w:Retrocrush|Retrocrush]]'s "THE WEB'S BIGGEST GALLERY OF CLASSIC HALLOWEEN COSTUMES".<ref name="Retrocrush">{{cite_web|url=http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2003/costumes/scifi.html|title=retroCRUSH: the world's finest pop culture and Leo Sayer website|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>
*The costume has been sold on [[w:eBay|eBay]] for as much as $125.98<ref name="eBay">{{cite_web|url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160480389787&rvr_id=160614546792&crlp=1_263602_304642&UA=WXF%3F&GUID=ff5ed96212b0a47a2f377b17ffa5578b&itemid=160480389787&ff4=263602_304642|title=eBay|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref> and $99.99.<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://cgi.ebay.com/Battlestar-Galactica-CYCLON-Halloween-Costume-1978-MIB_W0QQitemZ120469488551QQcategoryZ37887QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D15%26pmod%3D160480389787%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4609197769095109292|title=eBay|date=|accessdate=30 October 2010|last=|first=|format=|language=English}}</ref>

== Related imagery ==
<gallery mode="slideshow">
Image:Battlestar Galactica Costume with Mask.JPG|Packaging for costume.
</gallery>

== External links ==
*[http://www.byyourcommand.net/cylongallery/main.php?g2_itemId=677 Cylon Costume] at [http://www.byyourcommand.net/ ByYourCommand.net]

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