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Well if anyone can think of a better name for a command that is in charge of Starfleet's fighter squadrons prehaps Reverend could do a better job at making the top banner.
I'm having a hard time making text follow a path around the circle.
The two stars underneath the wings represent the rank of the SAC commanding officer, a two star Vice Admiral.
Yes I know a Vice Admiral has three stars in the Navy. I wanted to get rid of the whole Rear Admiral Lower Half and Rear Admiral Upper Half. I didn't want to use Commodore since Starfleet phased it out. The Navy uses Commodore as a title for an O-6 Captain that commands a small squadron of ships instead of just one. Whereas Admirals control Carrier Strike Groups and Fleets. So in this case: 1 Star = Rear Admiral, 2 Stars = Vice Admiral, 3 Stars = Admiral, 4 Stars = Fleet Admiral.
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Hobbes, I like the logo but think you should tone down the feathers a bit: make them more graphic and limit their number to three-four per wing.
It would look less "airforce" nad more "TNG" that way.
Mabye just a slight mod on the TNG communicator pin would work.....it could be the emblem for planetary defense (instead of a logo representing all fighter squadrons everywhere).
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quote:Originally posted by Topher: Just because the rank isn't mentioned doesn't mean that it doesn't exist...
And just because the USN does something, it doesn't follow that Starfleet does it.
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And let's just say that Hobbes is entitled to his own opinion even if he is in a small minority. I personally believe that there are 5 grades of admiral ranks, albeit with slight changes in the Rear Admiral names. I go with Read Admiral Lower Grade (RADML) and Rear Admiral (RADM). Forget the whole lower and upper halves deal.
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I didn't intend to start a discussion on ranks. Simply I never liked the idea of two different types of Rear Admiral.
Titles like Commodore and Fleet Captain seem to me just that, titles, not ranks.
I've got the basic sketch of the Class 5 Type 19E fighter that will be stationed onboard my ship, USS Pioneer. But that will be started in another thread.
As for the wings in the SAC logo, I know they're a bit modern. I tried making a more angular style, but it didn't look as good.
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I think I did something to the effect of a starfleet fighter command logo a while back. Hang on I'll check....
How about this?
Thanks for that Bernd, i did get your e-mail a while back but Outlook is refusing to let me reply to anything. Appologies to all those who are feeling ignored!
As for rank, I vote for Colonel. It would certainly explain Col West's presence in the UFP president's office along with Starfleet's C&C and Admiral Cartwright (the head of SF operations?). It might also tie in with his apparant authority on covert opps and insertion tactics. Which it could be argued that in the trek universe you'd need small fighter sized craft for. Remember to take a page out of the book of Straczynski, in that this is a space organisation, not the navy and it should show historical influences from other formerly planet bound military services.
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Bueatiful...but I still thing "support services" might look better in the same point-size as "Starfleet Operations".
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Rev, the planets in the Titan Fleetyards patch seem a bit off. The orange sphere in front looks like it has a nipple at the top. The dark band (looks like a fox tail) on Saturn contrasts too much with the rest of the bright side. With that dark a shadowed half, the planet would also be casting a shadow on the rings. Finally, the shading on the grey moon doesn't match that of the other spheres.
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quote:Originally posted by SoundEffect: That's the way they are Jason. The lengths of the words on each side are the same, not the font sizes.
Yeah, I see what you mean. I'm buying the acryllic next week to transfer the R&D patch onto....itll be an amazing base for the model.
I am very psyched and grateful to Rev for the work he put in.
Thanks again.
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quote:Originally posted by Reverend: http://flareupload.pleh.net/uploads/335/Starfightcom.gif
holy shit!
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