bullitt3980 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Enterprise refit will allways be my favourite but NCC-1701E is right up there. X-wings are very coo too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CraigSargent Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Slave/Slave I. As unorthodox a design if ever there was one and sinister in it's own right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MiG Mad Narn Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Leviathan. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
norm from canada Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 HA! Well,I think the A-Wing is a F-16,the B-Wing an A-10,and the E-Wing from Dark Empire is the Tomcat! <_< -Dave Actually, I think the following is more appropriate; Y-wings are Phantoms X-wings are F-18 Vipers are F-16 A-wing are A-4 E-wings are Mirage 2000 TIE Defenders are Su-35 TIE X1 are Mig 29 TIE Interceptor is MiG 21 TIE I/n are Mig 19 TIE Bomber is SU-24 B-wings are indeed A-10 Buck Rogers starfighter is F-14 Tomcat Then again, I could be wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silver1 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Borg cube. It looks MEAN. Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4scourge7 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Enterprise refit in `The Motionless Picture` (I liked that crack ) took design to a whole new level of understated grace and aesthetics, even if the film itself was a bit of a snoozeathon. Klingon D-7 Battlecruisers :unsure: oh yes indeed, they do exactly what it says on the tin. Can`t leave out Star Destroyers, that would be like talking progrock without mentioning The Floyd. Cheers, Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxtype Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Actually, I think the following is more appropriate;Y-wings are Phantoms X-wings are F-18 Vipers are F-16 A-wing are A-4 E-wings are Mirage 2000 TIE Defenders are Su-35 TIE X1 are Mig 29 TIE Interceptor is MiG 21 TIE I/n are Mig 19 TIE Bomber is SU-24 B-wings are indeed A-10 Buck Rogers starfighter is F-14 Tomcat Then again, I could be wrong I like that! :) I also like that I'm not the only one that thinks of these things..................... :( -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Would the OP please emend this thread's title to remove the word "starship" and replace it with "spacecraft". Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I always had a soft spot for the Nebulon-B escort frigate ever since seeing The Empire Strikes Back back in 1980. Cheers, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) Title amended- didn't think that word made such a difference -apologies The only gripe with the Spacecraft=to real aircraft (and i do not want to start any kind of huge debate with this) Tie int to me seems more like a foxbat fast beyond all reason. other than that great list! A Nebulan B Frigate- great response! The reason i started this was to see the variety of choices and there has been no disappointment, other than the fact that i didnt include more picks on my list! Semper Fi, Ben Edited April 21, 2008 by TaiidanTomcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Thank you, sir. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PNW_Modeler Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) Y-wings are PhantomsX-wings are F-18 Vipers are F-16 A-wing are A-4 E-wings are Mirage 2000 TIE Defenders are Su-35 TIE X1 are Mig 29 TIE Interceptor is MiG 21 TIE I/n are Mig 19 TIE Bomber is SU-24 B-wings are indeed A-10 Buck Rogers starfighter is F-14 Tomcat I thought the A-Wing was the speedster of the fleet.....the A-4 couldn't hit MACH. I would liken the A-Wing more F-16C Y-Wings are bombers only, whereas the F-4 was a pretty able dogfighter.... Here is the way I would go... Y-wings - A-6 Intruder Vipers - F-4 (speed through brute force, dirty and packs a punch) A-Wing - F-16C (speedy, manueverable) Edited April 22, 2008 by paul.nortness Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullitt3980 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Vipers from BSG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Yeah, I've always likened the Y-Wing to the A-6 Intruder also ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 You can dogfight a Y-Wing. I did it all the time in the LucasArts X-Wing games and if anything it was perfect for killing TIEs due to the close placement of the laser guns in front. The X-Wing on the otherhand has its guns spaced wide, so one has to catch a TIE with one set of side guns or the other as two shots get wasted in the process since TIEs are so small (I think X-Wing Alliance introduced gun convergence in the X-Wing when a target is locked). So an F-4 Phantom makes a perfect analogy for the Y-Wing. The X-Wing I consider more an F-15 then a Hornet. Reason being is that the X-Wing is called a "Space Superiority Starfighter" which to me tends to say "not a pound for air to ground", sort of like an original F-15A/C model. But, it can carry Proton torpedoes, just like a normal Eagle can carry bombs, for the times it does need to get down and dirty. The Buck Rogers Starfighter also makes more of an F-18 Hornet analogy then the F-14 Tomcat. Reason being is that design was originally considered by Glen Larson productions for the BSG Viper and it lost out to what we know today as a Viper. The Hornet was born out of the YF-17 Cobra, which lost out to the F-16 Fighting Falcon. But they found a use for it somewhere. I can't really think of what would be a good analog for a Tomcat, except maybe the obvious VF-1 Valkyrie from Macross/Robotech (which was directly inspired by the Tomcat). I suppose the Missile Boat from the TIE Fighter game might be the closest Star Wars analogy to a Tomcat since it contained a CRAPLOAD of missiles, one gun and with the SLAM drive it could outrun almost anything else in the game. So like a Tomcat, it was good at slow speed and high speed. As for my favorite small ships: Y-Wing Eagle Transporter from Space 1999 X-Wing Vipers (all versions) VF-1 Valkyrie (especially the super and strike versions with the boosters) Babylon 5 Starfury Gunstar from Last Starfighter Buck Rogers Starfighter Imperial Missile Boat (the original one looked best to me, not the ones from the deluxe editions of the TIE Fighter game) Big ships: Movie Refit Enterprise Enterprise E Millenium Falcon Episode III Star Destroyer (like its looks better then the Imperial class) Scoutship Dark Star from the John Carpenter film Discovery from 2001 Enterprise C Movie Jupiter 2 from Lost In Space Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karaya-1 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Considering what George used to storyboard the fight over the DeathStar.......Incom T-65 X-Wings = Spitfire & TIE = Bf109E. And Sci-Fi Starshipwise, I am Always going to have a soft spot for two: 1) The original Romulan Warbird, from TOS, and 2) The StarCruiser C57D from Forbidden Planet But I still maintain, that the absolute most "Brings a smile(or smirk) to your face" spaceship scene of all time, has to be from ST:Enterprise.....With the NX-01 DOGFIGHTING over Manhattan Island, with a Geschwader of laser-cannon equipped Stukas!!! -Kevin in Indy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) But I still maintain, that the absolute most "Brings a smile(or smirk) to your face" spaceship scene of all time, has to be from ST:Enterprise.....With the NX-01 DOGFIGHTING over Manhattan Island, with a Geschwader of laser-cannon equipped Stukas!!! :D-Kevin in Indy What brought a nice warm feeling to me was the USS Defiant opening up on the ISS Avenger in ST:Enterprise "In a Mirror Darkly..." part 2 and blowing the crap out of it. Of course I honestly don't quite know why. :) Edited April 22, 2008 by Jay Chladek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DErickson Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I see everyone has a list....... Here's mine! Favorite Attempt at Futuristic Realism, Eagle Transporter (Space: 1999) Favorite Space Fighter Concept, Original T.I.E. fighter (Star Wars) Favorite Large, Powerful Starship, U.S.S. Enterprise, any era (Star Trek) Favorite Full-on Flight of Fantasy, Yamato (Starblazers) Favorite Real Spacecraft, Soyuz series, including Progress Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karaya-1 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 What brought a nice warm feeling to me was the USS Defiant opening up on the ISS Avenger in ST:Enterprise "In a Mirror Darkly..." part 2 and blowing the crap out of it. Of course I honestly don't quite know why. I quite liked that one, Jay.... "This is EMPRESS Sato...stand by for your new orders" -Kevin in Indy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omega One Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 1.- VF`s from Macross 2.- SDF-1 from Macross 3.- Mm Falcon from Cheers!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxtype Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I quite liked that one, Jay...."This is EMPRESS Sato...stand by for your new orders" -Kevin in Indy The lovely Linda Park in the bare-midriff micro mini was a treat as well! :) -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Fanatic Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) I wonder if Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica) and Linda Park (ST:Enterprise) might be related? Edit: doesn't look like it. IMDB.com doesn't say anything about either of them having relatives, let alone being related to each other. Edited April 23, 2008 by Tomcat Fanatic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantomdriver Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 They're actually cousins - forget what imdb .com says...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 They're actually cousins - forget what imdb .com says...... Yeah, I've read that somewhere too ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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