Takin' a poll: Which Viper do you prefer?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 13:36
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A question for the original poster:
As a writer/editor, I'm curious about word choice. Why "Takin'" rather than "Taking"? Yes, it's only a one character difference, but I'm genuinely curious about the decision behind it.
(By the way, sorry, folks, about the multiple blank posts. That was my toddler "helping" with the laptop...)
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Originally posted by GWEK:
A question for the original poster:
As a writer/editor, I'm curious about word choice. Why "Takin'" rather than "Taking"?
Just me tryin' to be all Firefly-y.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:I though long an hard about this, and it's a close call for me as well. I was gonna order the Mobius New BSG Viper model OR the Revel Old-style one, but I couldn't get both...
Originally posted by lwaves:
I prefer the original Viper. It is a close call because the new Viper MkII's look fantastic and handle even better but there's just something about the original that has always stayed with me. I love the three 'wings', the three big engines and the general overall dart shape.
In the end, the older one is the one I fell in love with, the old series is the FUN one, and the new Viper appears to me as more of an atmo fighter than an interstellar one, so my choice ends up being not that difficult.
But I concur with all here in that the 'helmets' & flight suits in the older series were [points thumb downwards].
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Viper II, definitely. She looks so much sleeker and more streamlined.
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The original Viper for sure.
I love the way the original Viper exposes part of (what I presume is) the fuel line, coolant pipes and nuts and bolts etc.
The new ones aren't evolved enough to regard them as particularlay different.
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I guess I'm a traditionalist. I like the original.
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It's a close call, but I think I'm still holding onto my memories. I always liked the Old Viper over the X-wing, and was very sceptical of the new series, but the re-imaged Viper is pretty cool. Good attention to traditional style.
So I have to say, by a hair, the re-imaged Viper. Definitely not the amorphous grey blob that they consider the advanced Viper.
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Originally posted by Geezer:
"Keep the Shiny side up"
Ditto
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Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
But I concur with all here in that the 'helmets' & flight suits in the older series were [points thumb downwards].
Awwww, but the helmets prove that these were "brothers of Man, who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians, or the Mayans, or the Toltecs..."
And those jackets and "Snake Plissken" boots were awesome!
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