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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
Hey everyone. I just decided that I would post this thread so everyone could name their favorite ship and talk about it. I would have to think long and hard to name my favorite ship, but once I think of it, I will post it here.

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Posted by Federation Shipmaster (Member # 15) on :
 
9. Akyazi/Akula/Arbiter
8. Norway
7. Nebula
6. Reliant
5. Centaur
4. Enterprise
3. Defiant
2. Excelsior
1. Akira
 
Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :
 

Nothing beats the grace of the excelsior.
 
Posted by WAYNE_UK on :
 
the Akira is the best best, its a geezers ship, though the steamrunner is also good.

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :
 
Well, I guess I've made my descision.....my favorite ship is........U.S.S. Bellerephon NCC-74750

Next in line is my own creation, the U.S.S. Lake Charles NCC-77222
I admit, it's not all that good, but I like it......I hope some other people out there like it, too. PLease fell free to make a 3d model of it if you like, just let me know...I'd like to see it in 3d

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
 
My favorite is the Yorkshire-class, because we've never seen it.

Aside from that, my favorite would probably be any of the FC ships. Pick one.

(You know, ILM designed the Excelsior too. They should do more Trek ships.)

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
 
My favorite ship is the as-yet-unposted INVICTUS, follwed by a few of Cargile's, RW's, and Baloo's ships, and the Sentinel, followed by the Prometheus.

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Posted by Sidewinder (Member # 50) on :
 
Defiant all the way. Love her power and bad ass attitude.

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :
 
Sabre-class ships!

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Posted by Baloo (Member # 5) on :
 
First of Two: Which ones of Cargile's RW's and Baloo's ships?

My personal faves are (not all Trek, BTW):

  1. The Original USS Enterprise. This ship was the first space craft to break away from the "rocket-or-a-flying-saucer" paradigm prevalent in television or the movies. Just looking at it you could immediately tell this wasn't just another rocket-powered airplane.

  2. The C-57D from "Forbidden Planet". This was the first really well-thought-out spaceship in movie history (except for some of the rockets).

    And

  3. The Darkstar, from the movie of the same name. It looked cool and the inhabitants were quite amusing while they lived. Especially Sergeant Pinback.

    --Baloo

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    Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :
     
    *bought Dark Star on video recently*

    Gotta be the Akira and the Steamrunner. Some genuinely NEW concepts there. . . not variations on the original Enterprise (another favourite) or the Miranda. . .
     

    Posted by Lindsly on :
     
    The starship I like best is the USS Enterprise from the original series. This ship had a classy elegance which I feel is currently lacking in some of the newer starships. And, for the record, I despise most of the designs for the kit-bashed starships-Challenger Class, Cheyenne Class, Freedom Class, Niagara Class, etc.. Most of these designs are very hideous.
     
    Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
     
    OK, I have been in love with the Ambassador class, for quite a while now, it just has all the right elements, but maybe it also stems from my hope to see it on screen again...

    but if not equal or above it or below it is the Constitution refit - that is one beautiful ship...

    Andrew

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    Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
     
    Excelsior. Old-style, not refit.

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    Posted by deadcujo (Member # 13) on :
     
    Prometheus is my favorite...it just looks so neat.
    Second would be the Ambassador ships.

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    Posted by Warped1701 (Member # 40) on :
     
    I have to agree with RW and TSN. The original Excelsior design just has a majesty other starships don't.

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    Posted by Brigman on :
     
    My favorites are the Defiant, Akira, and Nebula. I like the Defiant because of it's sleek manueverability and awesome hose of megadeath. The Akira for it's unusual and graceful design. And the Nebula, I have always liked. In fact I think she's much more sleek and robust than the Galaxy class upon which she's based! I wish they'd show a Nebula class doing something BESIDES getting blown up in DS9...

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    Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :
     
    1. Galaxy
    There's no other ship combining huge volume and grace so perfectly. I like the comfort with the wooden arc and the carpeting in engineering. The overall design including the interior is perfect.

    2. Sovereign
    Is best described by a comment I once read about the model kit: "Looks fast even when standing".

    3. Akira
    An unusual, fascinating design. The hull structure is very complex, yet harmonic.

    4. Intrepid
    It's a bulky, massive ship, but it doesn't look like one. The rear view is the best one. The details are perfectly worked out.

    5. Prometheus
    It's very interesting to look at it from different angles. Once it's slim, then bulky.

    6. Defiant
    If it only had a consistent size.

    7. Excelsior (original and refit)
    Graceful, majestic, versatile. The seemingly most important starship of all.

    8. Constitution (refit)
    I will never forget the incredibly realistic scene from Star Trek I when Kirk and Scotty go round the ship.

    9. Miranda
    A seemingly dumb idea to rearrange a Consitution ship turned out one of the best ideas for starship designs.

    10. Constitution (original)
    The mother of all ships. It was better detailed than could be seen on screen.

    11. Constellation
    At first, I couldn't get accustomed to the bulky saucer, then I liked it very much. Since I saw the schematic in the Fact Files, I think it's a great design.

    12. Ambassador
    First I liked it very much, then I realized it was very fat and didn't feature many unique details. However, it's a good design as it's very typical for SF. I really appreciate the design since I have the model kit.

    13. Nebula
    Only a cube can be more compact. Honestly, it is surprising how elegant a ship can look that is wider than long.

    14. Olympic
    I can't understand why many people don't like it. IMHO the spherical main hull looks very "logical", and I was even ready to accept this as typical Starfleet design of the future, until I learned it was just a medical supply vessel.

    And here are my most hated, examples for really bad canon ship design:

    n-5: Freedom (FF)
    n-4: Shelley/Curry (DS9TM)
    n-3: Intrepid variant (DS9TM)
    n-2: Yeager (DS9TM)
    n-1: Niagara (FF)
    n: Three-nacelled Excelsior (DS9TM)

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    Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :
     
    1: Akira
    2: Akira
    3: Good old Reliant type Miranda

    I just LOVE roll-bars!!!

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    Posted by Mucus (Member # 24) on :
     
    1. The refit Constitution: reasons are already up
    2. The Galaxy class: I watched a re-run of TNG the other day, even though it was an older episode the Galxy class conveys an elegance that the Intrepid totally misses.
    3. Stardock above Earth: not technically a ship but it looks cool (the big one with a dinky door for even a Galxy class), its huge though, has anyone compared the Borg cube to the Stardock?
    4. X-Wings, the TIE Interceptor, and the Tyridium Shuttles from Star Wars.
    5. The Planetkiller from the novel "Vedetta", never seen but kickass descriptions.
     
    Posted by Galen (Member # 72) on :
     
    At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I would vote for the Akira and the Steamrunner.

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    Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
     
    Well, I think it's obvious that Paramount should have ILM design more ships for them...

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    Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :
     
    The USS Prometheus kicks ass! I like Defiant, too.

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    Posted by Lindsly on :
     
    My favorite ship design is the Niagara Class after seeing the dorsal view of this ship. I no know longer believe that the Constitution Class is my favorite and I no longer believe that all kitbash designs are bad. Why I do like the Niagara Class? The smoothness of the lines and the symmetry of the class. She reminds me of a fast moving Yankee Clipper in space.
     
    Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
     
    I've only flipped through Vendetta at the bookstore, but if that ship is supposed to look like the one from TOS, then it's just a flying cornucopia...of death!

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    Posted by The Vorlon (Member # 52) on :
     
    1st - Sovereign Class
    2nd - Constitution II Class
    3rd - Ambassador Class
    4th - Prometheus Class
    5th - Akira Class
    6th - Excelsior I/II Class
    7th - Galaxy Class
    8th - Nebula Class
    9th - Defiant Class
    10th - Sabre Class

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    Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
     
    Baloo: IF I could remember just WHICH ships I liked best of "RW's Cargile's and Baloo's", I would have written their names down. At the time, tho, I didn't have access to my bookmarks (logging on from work again - naughty me) and I couldn't remember offhand to go back and check. Maybe I'll get around to naming names, but I'm kinda busy.

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    Posted by Ryan McReynolds (Member # 28) on :
     
    Modern-Era
    3.) Sovereign
    2.) Prometheus
    1.) Akira

    Classic-Era
    3.) Constitution Mk II
    2.) Excelsior Mk I
    1.) Constitution Mk I

    Aliens
    3.) Romulan BoP
    2.) K't'inga
    1.) B'Rel

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    Posted by RW (Member # 27) on :
     

    I admit. I like the Excelsior II. It looks steady, firm and solid. Like a boat with a wide hull. It's ugly an sich but it has a certain..attractivity. Is that even a word?
     
    Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :
     
    How come everyone (except for Lindsly ) likes the novel ship designs most, i.e. classes that use new components? Could the answer be that a technically plausible design is also a beautiful design?
     
    Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :
     
    BTW: My favorite alien ship is the Vor'cha.

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    Posted by The Vorlon (Member # 52) on :
     
    RW: "attractiveness" is the word. =]

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    Posted by Enterprise (Member # 48) on :
     
    *Stumbles out of a sickly haze, thankfully not vommiting, to present his fav. ships*

    1. Constitution-class refit
    2. Sovereign-class
    3. Galaxy-class

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    Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :
     
    I like "attractivity". Could be part of my pseudo-English vocabulary.
     
    Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :
     
    1) Akira. Reason? Just watch the scene in FC where the Akira is firing 3 torpedoes.

    2) Nebula. Reason? It's big, but also compact at the same time. That pod on the top is so cool.

    3) Excelsior. They outdone themselves when they showed it in STIII. And did a wonderful job of it in STVI.

    4) Shelly. Yah yah, you all hate it, I know. But from what I've seen, it looks more like a souped up Oberth (which class I did not quite like).

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