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Talen
Capellan Confederation
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 Posted: 10-Mar-2003 03:22 Post subject: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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Alrught folks...here is one we havent done to death yet.
Now...please follow the rules here.
A) Three Ships MAX per Category. Try to keep it to 2 per series though.
B)Please Include Series it is from.
Category 1)
Fighters
Anything under 20 Meters basically.
EXAMPLES: X-Wing, Starfurry
Category 2)
Small Ship
Between 10-100 Meters
EXAMPLES Millineum Falcon, Runabout
Category 3)
Small Capital Ships
EXAMPLES Nebulon-B Escort Frigate, White Star
(The size doesnt really matter...I just want support ships, not main combat vessels)
Category 4)
Main Combat Ships
EXAMPLES Enterprise E, Star Destroyer
Again, Size isnt important...but I want Main Capital ships here.
Category 5)
Orbital/Deep Space Stations
EXAMPLES: Death Star, Babylon 5
If you'd like...please include any reasons why u like the ship. IE - Sleek lines, firepower, etc.
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Talen
Capellan Confederation
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 03:31 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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Category 1)
Fighters
Anything under 20 Meters basically.
EXAMPLES: X-Wing, Starfurry
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TIE Defender (Star Wars: TIE Figther), Star Fury (Babylon 5)
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Category 2)
Small Ship
Between 10-100 Meters
EXAMPLES Millineum Falcon, Runabout
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Lambda class Shuttle (Star Wars), Runabout (Star Trek DS9),
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Category 3)
Small Capital Ships
EXAMPLES Nebulon-B Escort Frigate, White Star
(The size doesnt really matter...I just want support ships, not main combat vessels)
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White Star (Babylon 5), Defiant (Star Trek DS9), Modified Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (Star Wars: TIE Fighter)
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Category 4)
Main Combat Ships
EXAMPLES Enterprise E, Star Destroyer
Again, Size isnt important...but I want Main Capital ships here.
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Star Destroyer (Star Wars), Mimbari Cruiser (Babylon 5), Romulan Warbird (Star Trek TNG)
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Category 5)
Orbital/Deep Space Stations
EXAMPLES: Death Star, Babylon 5
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Borg Hivey thingie (Voyager I guess), The entire system of Kuat (Star Wars)
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Gunslinger Patch
Royal Black Watch Regiment
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Joined: 04-Mar-2002 00:00
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 04:06 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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Colonial Viper
4
Battlestar
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Vampire
Free Worlds League
Lieutenant Colonel
Joined: 05-Feb-2002 00:00
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Location: Spain
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 06:09 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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Category 1)
Fighters
Star Wars:
Rebel Alliance: X-Wing, Y-Wing (sorry, I have to name two of each side)
Empire: TIE fighter (standard flat panel version)
Darth Vader's TIE fighter from Episode IV
Category 2)
Battletech:
Mmmm, only two?
CHP-W5 Chippewa and F-100 Riever (love flying wing designs) the Chippewa has folding wings, I like that, but the rudders of the Riever are more pretty
SL-S1 Sholagar love flying frisbee designs, high marks for originality
Small Ship
Between 10-100 Meters
Star Wars:
The Millenium Falcon
Lambda class Shuttle
Small Capital Ships
Corellian corvette (Princess Leia ship)
Unsure of what it is but the Klingon Bird of Prey looks cool
Battletech
Union class Dropship.
The quintaessential Dropship , period. Spheres are beautiful.
Category 4)
Main Combat Ships
Imperial Class Star Destroyer, is there anything else? 
Category 5)
The Space Station from 2001 A Space Oddisey, just for the retro look of it.
Other:
The Discovery from 2001 A Space Oddisey, sleek lines, like the round nose, and of course it has HAL
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Sir Henry
Team Bansai
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 08:00 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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On 2003-03-10 03:22, Talen wrote:
Alrught folks...here is one we havent done to death yet.
Now...please follow the rules here.
A) Three Ships MAX per Category. Try to keep it to 2 per series though.
B)Please Include Series it is from.
Category 1)
Fighters
Anything under 20 Meters basically.
EXAMPLES: X-Wing, Starfurry
Category 2)
Small Ship
Between 10-100 Meters
EXAMPLES Millineum Falcon, Runabout
Category 3)
Small Capital Ships
EXAMPLES Nebulon-B Escort Frigate, White Star
(The size doesnt really matter...I just want support ships, not main combat vessels)
Category 4)
Main Combat Ships
EXAMPLES Enterprise E, Star Destroyer
Again, Size isnt important...but I want Main Capital ships here.
Category 5)
Orbital/Deep Space Stations
EXAMPLES: Death Star, Babylon 5
If you'd like...please include any reasons why u like the ship. IE - Sleek lines, firepower, etc.
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1- Colonial Viper(BattleStar Galactica), Star Fury Mk.II (B5)
2- The Falcon (SW), Can there be any other???
3- WhiteStar (B5)....
4- Klingon B-4 Attack Cruiser, from the Original Star Trek Series
5- The BattleStar, Babylon 5....
I have a few more, but I'll spare you the painful details....... 
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Warmonger
Clan Blood Spirit
Star Commander
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 09:16 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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I've only really got a favorite in category 3.
The Event Horizon. I don't know why, it must be something about a ship whose engine is tethered to the crew section by only the most flimsy gantry and framework.
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Hardware
Clan Ghost Bear
Star Colonel
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 10:39 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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Category 1)
Fighters
Starfury, B5
Earth Fighter, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Y-Wing, Star Wars
Category 2)
Small Ship
Millenium Falcon, Star Wars
Serenity, Firefly
Tardis, Dr. Who
Category 3)
Small Capital Ships
Defiant, DS9
Confederation Frigate, Independence War
White Star, B5
Category 4)
Main Combat Ships
Earth Alliance Destroyer, B5
Borg Cube, Star Trek TNG
Moya, Farscape (Not technically combat capable, but she's the size of a capital ship and very cool idea of a living ship.)
Category 5)
Orbital/Deep Space Stations
Death Star, Star Wars
Regula 1 space station, Star Trek, TWOK
Babylon 5, B5
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Jade_Dragon
8th Sword of Light
Sho-sho
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 11:41 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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On 2003-03-10 03:22, Talen wrote:
Alrught folks...here is one we havent done to death yet.
Now...please follow the rules here.
A) Three Ships MAX per Category. Try to keep it to 2 per series though.
B)Please Include Series it is from.
Category 1)
Fighters
Anything under 20 Meters basically.
EXAMPLES: X-Wing, Starfurry
Category 2)
Small Ship
Between 10-100 Meters
EXAMPLES Millineum Falcon, Runabout
Category 3)
Small Capital Ships
EXAMPLES Nebulon-B Escort Frigate, White Star
(The size doesnt really matter...I just want support ships, not main combat vessels)
Category 4)
Main Combat Ships
EXAMPLES Enterprise E, Star Destroyer
Again, Size isnt important...but I want Main Capital ships here.
Category 5)
Orbital/Deep Space Stations
EXAMPLES: Death Star, Babylon 5
If you'd like...please include any reasons why u like the ship. IE - Sleek lines, firepower, etc.
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1) I have always liked the X-Wing starfighter from Star Wars as far as pur looks go. It also has a very rich history.
2) I would probably have to go with the Leopard CV from BattleTech. Why? The detail, you can see the launch bays, bridge, weapons ports, etc.
3) Correlian Gunship from Star Wars, more specifically the Lucas Arts game of Rebellion. It is a very cheap and easy to build ship that is pure murder to TIE fighter units.
4) This would be a toss up between the Imperial II class Star Destroyer and the Assault Frigates, both of which I am basing off the stats from the Star Wars Rebellion game again.
5) Death Star from Star Wars for the pure and simple fact of the classic lines that go with it. "That's not a moon..."
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Ruger
Lyran Alliance
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 13:24 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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On 2003-03-10 03:22, Talen wrote:
A) Three Ships MAX per Category. Try to keep it to 2 per series though.
B)Please Include Series it is from.
Category 1)
Fighters
Anything under 20 Meters basically.
EXAMPLES: X-Wing, Starfurry
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Star Wars: TIE fighter, E-Wing
B5: Star Fury
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Category 2)
Small Ship
Between 10-100 Meters
EXAMPLES Millineum Falcon, Runabout
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Hmm...other than the Falcon, nothing's really coming to mind...
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Category 3)
Small Capital Ships
EXAMPLES Nebulon-B Escort Frigate, White Star
(The size doesnt really matter...I just want support ships, not main combat vessels)
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Star Trek: Defiant-class
Star Wars: Corellian Corvette
B5: White Star-class
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Category 4)
Main Combat Ships
EXAMPLES Enterprise E, Star Destroyer
Again, Size isnt important...but I want Main Capital ships here.
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BattleStar Galactica: the BattleStars
B5: Narn cruiser
Star Trek: Romulan D'deridex (sp?)-class War Bird
In anime, it would likely go to the Deathshadow, the Arcadia, the Kyuru and the Queen Emeraldas...
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Category 5)
Orbital/Deep Space Stations
EXAMPLES: Death Star, Babylon 5
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Star Wars: Super Star Destroyers (these are more akin to space stations than actual warships in many ways), Golan space defense platforms
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (after modifications to battlestation)
Babylon 5: Babylon 4 (mostly because my mind is going blank otherwise)...
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Karagin
Imperial Karagin Army
Imperial General
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 15:33 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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Colonial Vipers for fighters.
The small ships would be the ones from SPACE 1999, hey had one of the toys as a kid.
Capital ships...
Earthforce Warships...had that look to them...
The Battlestars again had big ship look.
Others...Gamalon ships from Star Blazers, so Comet Empire ships as well.
Space Stations...B5, Death Star..
I have some others but will need to check some books...will post when I do, IF I get the chance here before I leave.
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Vagabond
Mercenary
Mr. Referee
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 17:36 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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starfighters:
i guess the vf-1 dosen't count.
the excaliber class heavy fighter, wing commander 3
the starfurry mk 2, b5
small craft:
the dropship from aliens.
the dropships in final fantasy movie.
small capital:
TCS Victory, wing commander 3
the gunstar, last star fighter
large capital:
Imperial Star Destroyer Mk 2, star wars
Akira class starship, star trek
space station:
Babylon 5
Zues Cannon, final fantasy movie.
if anime,
starfighter:
vf-19, macross plus.
small craft:
communications space craft, crest of the stars
small capital:
UN Spacey Support Carrier, macross 2
large capital:
SDF 1, macross
patrol ship gosroth, crest of the stars
Space Station:
marduke mothership, macross 2
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Ruger
Lyran Alliance
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 18:51 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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I always prefered the VF-22 Sturmvogel II over the VF-19 myself...
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 19:36 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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i do at times myself. just depends on if i'm in a looks buff or looks sleak.
vf-22 has that buff look.
vf-19 has that sleak look, because of its wings.
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Horhiro
Draconis Combine
Samurai
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| Posted: 10-Mar-2003 20:29 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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On 2003-03-10 10:39, Hardware wrote:
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What! No space 1999 Eagle! Come on now Hardware, I know you loved that design....
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Hardware
Clan Ghost Bear
Star Colonel
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| Posted: 11-Mar-2003 06:03 Post subject: RE: Favorite SCI-FI Ship Designs? |
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On 2003-03-10 20:29, Horhiro wrote:
What! No space 1999 Eagle! Come on now Hardware, I know you loved that design....
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Let's see, the Millenium Falcon is faster, more manueverable and has weapons. Serenity is just a cooler design, although on par as far as practicality. The Tardis makes the list just on versatility and great headroom, despite the compact size.
I'd classify the Eagles as being the equivalent of a Star Trek shuttle. More utilitarian, people and cargo mover. It's like a pickup truck in space. And there just wasn't a category for that.
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