Firefly class ships

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UPDATED: Friday, May 28, 2004 23:00
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DARKARCHON

Friday, May 28, 2004 3:58 AM

GEEKS! Just kidding

I read something, somewhere, in a galaxy far, far, away, that as cool as the Millenium Falcon was, it's was Han's incredible piloting skills that made all those sic maneuvers possible.

But I do agree with the 40k in the 'verse really ain't as many as it sounds; hence, not seeing them all the time.

-Dark

"Flying through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops boy!"

EST120

Friday, May 28, 2004 12:52 PM

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Originally posted by DarkArchon:
GEEKS! Just kidding

I read something, somewhere, in a galaxy far, far, away, that as cool as the Millenium Falcon was, it's was Han's incredible piloting skills that made all those sic maneuvers possible.

But I do agree with the 40k in the 'verse really ain't as many as it sounds; hence, not seeing them all the time.

-Dark

"Flying through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops boy!"

i see your point. still, i would have loved to see another one. :) maybe with a paint job or something like that. since the show did not run long enough for my taste, perhaps the creators did not get a chance to do that. i would imagine that there are other crews on ships doing similar things that serenity does. perhaps in the movie the crew will encounter and join forces with another firefly crew or perhaps they will do battle with another firefly crew.

CYBERSNARK

Friday, May 28, 2004 3:10 PM

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Originally posted by GunRunner:
I think your are thinking of the CECs YT-2000 Class (IE The Ortana) not a YT-1300.

No, in one of the old WEG RPG sourcebooks they showed a YT-1300 with a centre-mounted cockpit.

I also recall from somewhere that when the ships were produced stock, there were three variants: starbord-slung cockpit, centred cockpit, and port-slung cockpit. Would make sense for different flying styles; the design has a pretty massive blind spot wherever you put the bulk.

Come to that, the RPG ship I'm remembering probably had the cockpit modded; in addition to being in the centre, the cockpit was raised up so the pilot had a near-360-degree FOV.

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BROWNCOAT1

Friday, May 28, 2004 3:29 PM

I agree w/ my fellow Browncoats that we have not seen another Firefly up to this point because the Verse is a really big place. 40,000 ships spread across all the space that the Alliance lays claim to is not that many really.

As others pointed out, older models did not have the extenders, and many may have undergone major modifications since they are older ships. They may be unrecognizable at first glance as a Firefly class.

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TILELL

Friday, May 28, 2004 5:44 PM

K, rank newbie comment here. . .

But from a design (graphic) POV it seems like the firefly general ship form takes at least a part of its name from the drive area, which when activated bears a strong resemblance to an actual firefly/lightening bug's rear end.

From this, I'd guess that the hind end of pretty much any firefly would look a lot alike. Maybe some different extras, but a lot alike. Running boards. 2-tone n' chrome. ;) (sorry, couldn't help it)

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ANTHONYT

Friday, May 28, 2004 11:00 PM

I'm sure we'd have seen another Firefly or two if the series had gone on for any length of time. But the beginning of the first season is not a place for it. You're still introducing and developing main characters in the first season (including Serenity herself) and it's probably best not to confuse folks. Certainly not in the first dozen episodes.

Besides, do we really want Firefly to be like Trek, where they re-use the same damn ship model a bazillion times to represent a bazillion different ships? Yay for variety.

--Ant

"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

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