Ok.... C'mon. Favourite Spaceship!

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STARPILOTGRAINGER

Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chronicthehedgehog:
Doctor Who - Captain Jack's ship

D'oh, that reminds me I forgot the obvious one, The TARDIS.

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PERFESSERGEE

Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:36 PM

I'd have a hard time choosing between my 3 faves:

Serenity (the only thing she lacks is firepower)

Millenium Falcon (got guns and speed, but damn they need a mechanic )

Heart of Gold (for sheer Doug-Adams wackiness)

I'd take any of the 3 in a heartbeat.

perfessergee

GUNRUNNER

Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:38 PM

The GTB (Galactic Terrain Bomber) Athena light bomber and GTF (Galactic Terrain Fighter) Hercules heavy fighter from the Decent: Freespace game on PC. The Athena is just a fast & mean little sucker for its size and is the most ascetic looking bomber in the game (there are some ugly ones in there). If the magazines were removed and replaced with cargo pods she would make a neat little short range smuggling ship, and a small cabin could be retrofitted for longer flights. The “Herc” is like an AK-47 big, not very subtle and kinda clumsy but it can tear though a group of enemy fighters and strafe a cruiser with out a scratch on her hull.

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CYBERSNARK

Thursday, July 14, 2005 7:53 PM

Hmm.

For fighters, it's a tie between the J-95 version of the X-Wing (seen in the New Jedi Order series; basically an X-wing with a few system upgrades for Jedi pilots), and the Starfury fighter from B5.

Being a mecha nut, I'm also fond of Macross 2 or Macross Plus era Veritechs (the older Macross 1/Robotech models just don't impress me that much), or a nice Gundam from either Seed or Wing continuities. Realistically though, I have to admit that giant humanoid robots tend to be more trouble than they're worth.

For small crew ships, much as I love Serenity, the lack of weapons would make me antsy (don't want to have to use 'em, but I like knowing they're there). Either the Millennium Falcon or the Eureka Maru from Andromeda.

(My personal custom would be based on the movie version of the Jupiter 2. Yeah, the movie sucked, but that ship was just sweet! It was like the Falcon, but bigger, and with curves.)

Lighter military ships are DS9's Defiant, B5's Whitestar, Gundam Seed's Archangel, or the (Sabre-class) Da Vinci from Star Trek: S.C.E..

For larger military ships, gonna have to go with the Andromeda Ascendant (a High Guard Glorious Heritage-class destroyer). It may not have shields, but it's the only televised SF ship that can handle realistic space combat (engagements at far-beyond-visual-range, distances measured in light-seconds and light-minutes, physical and electronic countermeasures, guided warheads, point-defence lasers). It also comes with a fully-conscious AI avatar, complete with holograms, several types of robots (including two house-sized mecha ), AI-guided drone craft, and an optional Ship-Made-Flesh android. She can support over a thousand crew, troops, and support staff, but can still function with a crew of five, and comes with a fully self-sufficient on-board factory, capable of "eating" an asteroid field and churning out everything from fighters to personal body armour. It also has an arboretum, with a Vedran Oak that stands three decks tall and wider than some ships.

Runners up include the (Sovereign-class) Enterprise-E, the Cardassian Galor-class Trager (from the post-TV DS9 novels), or the SDF-1 from Robotech.

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SICKDUDE

Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:42 PM

Cybersnark, you really know your ships!

Have you ever checked out Crest of the Stars/ Banner of the Stars? It's an anime series (based on books, not manga) consisting of three series, each about 9-12 episodes. Pure space opera at it's best! While the story is about the two main characters, the setting is the beginning of an intra-galactic war. And the space battles are rivoting. A little cerebral, but well worth it. If you're not hooked by the end of episode 5, nevermind.

Anyway, recommended for anyone who loves space opera/ fleets and doesn't mind anime. And no, I don't get a cut of the sales.....

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REGINAROADIE

Thursday, July 14, 2005 10:47 PM

I'm going to have to second with the TARDIS. Serenity and the Millennium Falcon might have character and distinction, but for efficiency and what it could do, you can't beat a space and time traveling ship powered by a time vortex and all packaged in a 1960's police box.

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And wow! Hey! What's this thing suddenly coming towards me very fast? Very very fast. So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like ... ow ... ound ... round ... ground! That's it! That's a good name - ground! I wonder if it will be friends with me?

THESOMNAMBULIST

Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:53 PM

Now I've had a little more time, I've just remembered the B-Wings from The Empire strikes back... Anyone else remember those, they were very unique? Jumped into hyperspace on it's side and when it went into combat the wings unfolded and it formed into a "cross" shape - with the cockbit being at the top. Class ship!

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GUNRUNNER

Friday, July 15, 2005 12:23 AM

B-Wings are just too slow. A strike craft/bomber needs speed just as much as big weapon magazines.

Oh and anyone remember the Valkyrie from Titian A.E. ohhhhh beautiful smuggler/pirate ship! Definitely deserves to be in the same group as Serenity, and the Millennium Falcon.

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SIMONSAYS

Friday, July 15, 2005 12:47 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by purplepincher:
The Heart Of Gold from Hitchhikers Guide...just because it would be cool to watch your best friend turn into a penguin...

<----Watching best friend turn into a penguin

<---Ralphing on Penguin (best friend) after too much ganga

Remember what LOUIS VUITTON said: "It's in the bag!"

THESOMNAMBULIST

Friday, July 15, 2005 12:49 AM

Yeah but the B-wings are so funky lookin' ....

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