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

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Monday, July 18, 2005 10:22 PM

Are we allowed spaceships from books?

If so:

Very Big Ship:
The Culture GSV "Sleeper Service"
(no crew, plus it would kick the death star's a$$)

Big Ship:
The Super Star Destroyer "Executor"
(needs crew, but you gotta love the ability to invade and conquer a fair size planet)

Medium Ship:
The Andromeda Ascendant
(for all the reasons given by others, plus the sexiest AI in three galaxies)

Small-ish Ship:
Serenity
(although you'd want the crew too... otherwise it would just feel weird)

Fighter:
The Viper Mk VII
(the new version of the Viper, from the new Battlestar Galactica... Tough call between the Mk 7 and the old MK 2)

TROTSKY

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:02 AM

The Palimino from "The Black Hole" is a little known choice. Cool little ship, and it was portrayed as having no gravity, more realistic than many. Never could could find a model of her.

Serentity is an obvious choice. I have always liked depictions of vessels without weaponry. More realistic in many ways, also leads to some..... interesting situations. Besides, she's one of the more unique ship designs lately.

The Victory Star Destroyer from the Expanded Star Wars Universe has also always held my fancy. Not quite the Imperials, but cool nonetheless.

And finally, the Battlestar Galactica from the new series. I like the design, I like the interiors. Well-done and very good looking.

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SAFEAT2ND

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:28 AM

Y'know....too much emphasis today is put on really big ships. Highly over-rated, and seems to me to be compensation for something.....

I'm with Rocketjock, I like the smaller ships.
Space 1999 Eagles were always a favorite of mine.

Like Oxyopia, I'll be showing my age by agreeing on the Starfighter from Buck Rogers. And I'd take a Viper over an X-wing anyday.

Of course the Serenity is a given.

And I have to mention the Millenium Falcon, Jupiter2 from the movie, the Diligent from the Wing Commander movie, and of course the Cygnus from The Black Hole.

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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by safeat2nd:
Jupiter2 from the movie

What? The one from the series is far superior!
It has extra upper and lower decks that appear as needed without increasing the outer size of the ship, what other vessle can do that?
Plus, it doesn't even get scratched every time it crash lands.

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MRSEMBASSY

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Oxyopia:
Out of sheer nostalgia, my fighter would have to be this one:

And for identical reasons, I have only one thing to say (cue cheesy instrumentals):

"I wish I was a space man.
The fastest guy alive.
I'd fly you round the universe,
IN ...."

Anyone? Huh? That was my DREAM when I was 4, let me tell you! Definitely my first spaceship love (unless you count the one in the book "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet," which my dad read to me when I was three ...) Of course, two years later the Enterprise arrived on the scene and I was lost forever.

-Mrs. Embassy

DUG

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:02 PM

Wow. With us all showing our age this badly I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Salvage-1.

I mean, come on...Andy Griffith builds a spaceship in a junkyard and goes to the moon?!?!? I don't know how that TV show failed...

DANTE144

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:37 PM

SDF-1 Super Dimensional Fortress 1 Macross.

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ANGRYANGEL

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hardware:
For a fighter class ship I'd have to chose the SA-43 Hammerhead from S:AAB. It's got an articulated main gun, missiles and a defensive aft turret. Plus, sexy curves!

For a small ship I'd take Serenity. She's got a mechanic, unlike the Millenium Falcon. The lack of weapons is bothersome, but I think the object in a ship this size is to not be noticed.

For a big ship I'd take Galactica from the latest BSG. I recall the Enterprise from TOS got it's tail kicked by a Romulan nuke. Galactica seemed to weather the Cylon nuke that hit it pretty well. No accounting for yield, but still...

For ridiculously large ships I guess I'd have to go with the IAV Dortmunder... j/k How about the Lexx? Main weapon big enough to destroy a planet. Maybe a little undergunned for small ships, but what the heck, it's got style!

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Hardware,

Love the fact that someone besidese myself remembers S;aab. Loved the show. Wasn't that on fox too? The hammerhead was great, sleek fighter. For something larger - the new Battlestar Galactica. Hey the the thing can take several direct nuclear hits. Who said size doesn't matter? Something in the mid-size range - the Sulaco - Aliens. Big enough to have two drop ships inside.

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HARDWARE

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by AngryAngel:

Ahhh another glorius day in the core. A day in the core is like a day on the farm. Every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade. I LOVE THE CORE! Look into my eye.

AA, (love the nick by the way.) S:AAB rocked. One of the early examples of Fux screwing over a series. Let's put it up against 60 minutes on Sunday night and advertise it like it is a kid's show, despite the fact that it is dealing with heavy themes. And oh yeah, we'll let football overrun into it's timeslot and not tell anyone what the plan is for showing the episode, start late or rejoin in mid-broadcast. Feh! I've been hating Fux for a long time.

But Apone's soliliquy from the Sulaco refers to "The Corps" as in the United States Marine Corps or it's equivalent.

Other than that +1!

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ANGRYANGEL

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hardware:
Quote:
Originally posted by AngryAngel:

Ahhh another glorius day in the core. A day in the core is like a day on the farm. Every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade. I LOVE THE CORE! Look into my eye.

AA, (love the nick by the way.) S:AAB rocked. One of the early examples of Fux screwing over a series. Let's put it up against 60 minutes on Sunday night and advertise it like it is a kid's show, despite the fact that it is dealing with heavy themes. And oh yeah, we'll let football overrun into it's timeslot and not tell anyone what the plan is for showing the episode, start late or rejoin in mid-broadcast. Feh! I've been hating Fux for a long time.

But Apone's soliliquy from the Sulaco refers to "The Corps" as in the United States Marine Corps or it's equivalent.

Other than that +1!

The more I get to know people the more I like my dogs.

Hardware,
Thanks. You're right. It's corps. Wasn't thinking about the correct spelling when I wrote that. Just thinking of the quote. One of my favorites. Like your terminology for fox. Fits. have you ever been to the S;aab web site. Pretty cool. Discovered it about a year ago. what was your favorite episode? Guess you can tell mine by my name. Pardon the spelling below.

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