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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Griffworks: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [qb] [i]>SNIKT!<[/i] For the most part though I'm inclined to think that the smaller freighters and container hauling tugs are by far more common type of ship in use.[/QUOTE][/qb] I agree there. My thinking w/the [i]Tantive IV[/i] class is that they're a long-haul ship, made for going out to the frontier worlds to resupply those which would likely need at least an annual "growth factor" of supplies and equipment that the smaller ships would be incapable of carrying. The SF registry ships would likely do this job, as well as resupply those ships on extended range missions beyond even the frontier, likely meeting those vessels at some halfway point and returning back to UFP space - thus the hard points for weapons. There likely wouldn't be nearly as many of these ships in civilian hands, and I'd think that the bulk of those would belong to the larger corporations. [QUOTE][qb] GRIFF: You may be a good modeler, but you have lousy taste in names. I only hope your wife names the kids. (j/k) :D Seriously though, I'd drop the "IV" and just call it Tantive-Class, still a tip-of-the-hat but not quite so blatant. [/qb][/QUOTE]Oh, sure. Pick on the name I chose for my ship just 'cause it's related to a song about a 'ho'.... ;) Well, in my defense, the name [i]Roxanne[/i] wasn't totally chosen at random. It's named for a 1990 Pontiac Sunbird LE I used to drive, which was, in turn, named by one of my brothers girlfriends. She got the name from the license plate, which was RXN-316. Once I decided that this was going to be a civilian ship, I wanted a definite non-StarFleet sounding name and Miranda was taken, so.... :) And Wife and I named our kids just fine: Alison Blair and Daniel Logan. Nothing quite as "loud" as Roxanne for my little girl! :eek: Anyhow, I'm going to leave the class name as [i]Tantive IV[/i], as I don't like re-thinking things "just 'cause". Plus, I really do like Star Wars and figure this is a good way to pay homage to it. When I get around to doing the StarFleet registered vessel, I hope to have a more fitting name for it along the lines of what I figure a StarFleet long-range freighter would have. Still haven't figured out what registry [i]Roxanne[/i] will have, but I'll keep it similar to the civilian vessels we've seen in TNG. Something dull and boring, like [i]Berman[/i] or [i]Braga[/i], maybe? :D And for your information, I suck as a modeler.... :o [/QB][/QUOTE]
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