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OK I said Connire Refit - hands down I think I'll add to the list
2. Ambassador 3. Galaxy 4. Danube - I would LOVE one of these for my self
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It's kinda funny how people only like some classes because they 'Could kick the shit out of whatever'. It seems to me that if TPTB put a super-powered-pulse phase-cloak-that-fires-quantum-cobalt-transistor-mines-while-cloaked on a shuttlecraft, these people would be 'Oh hell yeah, I love that Type-9XXX Shuttle, it could kick some ass!'
I think actual appearance should factor in some, too.
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My favorites are the TOS Enterprise and the Refit Enterprise. They are the alpha and the omega of Federation ship design. The original Excelsior is a close second (The refit was ill-advised). The Galaxy is third. All these ships are sleek and elegant.
I don't like the more recent ships with no necks as much. Shock of the new, I guess. Maybe I'll get used to them eventually. I do like the new CGI warships from FC and the Defiant since they represent a fresh way of thinking about Fed designs. However, the Intrepid looks a bit squat and dwarfish to me since it tries (unsuccessfully, I think) to fuse the original "neck and nacelles" style with a new blunter style.
I also like the USS Sulaco, the Orion Spaceplane, the Spinner (Blade Runner), Tie Fighters, and Starfuries (B5). Yes the Gunstar is pretty cool.
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Stuff I like: -Excelsior-class has been my favorite since I first laid eyes on Excel herself in STVI. She's graceful and fluid but has a definite strength. For the record, I'm in the anti-refit camp. -Akira-class is by far my pick of the FC ships. Probably the most elegant "warship" I've ever seen. -Sovereign-class. 'Cause I like it, that's why. -Galaxy-class will always have a place in my top ten, because I got hooked on Trek watching TNG. For right now, it's here because it managed to be elegant even though it was so damned big. -Prometheus edges out Nova class by a hair. I'm not wild about it's "three, three, THREE ships in one!" aspect, but put together it's the only quad-nacelled ship I like.
Stuff I don't like: -Sabre-class looks like it's pointing the wrong way, which is a neat trick to pull off when I know that Fed ships have their nacelles aft. -Oberth-class may be functional, but it's just not very aesthetic. -Constellation-class. Ick and double ick. No, better make that quadruple. -Deep Space Nine Technical Manual. ESPECIALLY the Excel kitbashes! There oughtta be a law! -Intrepid-class. Everything the Sov does right, it does wrong.
In general: I tend to go for designs which are unconventional in one way or another but are still very sleek, anything that conveys raw power channeled into something stately and graceful. I detest kitbashes (Challenger), but I don't have anything against a decent rearrangement of parts (Miranda).
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Lots o good federation ships out there, but doesn't anyone like some alien ships more than the fed. ships? I personally don't, but the Bird of Preys are pretty damn cool.
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The Dominion Battle Cruiser (not that ultra large one, although it ranks high on the list) is by far the best Star Trek ship design. The Negh'Var (Klingon Flagship) is a very cool one too.
Other top 10 best non-federation ships: - Cardasian Keldon Class - Romulan Warbird - Those 2 races helping Voyager to defeat the Krenim Timeship *removed small spoiler*
Forgot one: Species 8472 ships
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