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Mine would have to be The Reman Warbird Scimitar. It's freakishly huge and has 52 disruptor banks, 27 torpedo bays, primary and secondary shielding, a perfect cloaking device that emits no tachyons or residual antiprotons(and doesn't restrict firing while cloaked), and a thalaron radiation weapon that is capable of killing all forms of life on the entire surface of a planet(one microscopic speck of the stuff can kill over 800 people at a time).

I haven't gotten into the technical stuff for Star Trek vessels, so I'm going with looks (and seriously, the technical specifications for Star Wars ships are crap).

I'd have to say the Millennium Falcon. It looks so clunky and broodish, yet it just has some sort of flair to it.

sounds too godmodish.


I like the Mon Calamari Star Cruisers from Star Wars as well as the X-Wings and TIE Defendors. I also love the Republic Blockade Runner (think: first ship that appears in Episode IV: A New Hope). Other than that. . .well, I like the Archangel from Tachyon, but thats a game. I also kinda like the Predator from Farscape.

Mon Cal Cruiser (http://wso.williams.edu/~rfoxwell/starwars/pagestuff/MonCalCruiser.jpg)
X-Wing (http://wso.williams.edu/~rfoxwell/starwars/pagestuff/xwing.jpg)
RBR (Corellian Corvette) (http://www.synapse.ne.jp/~save/mechanic/starship/cc1.jpg)
TIE Defender (http://www.artoosnews.com/artooscustoms/imagearchive/images/vehicles/tie_defender.jpg)

couldn't find photos of the other two.

sounds too godmodish.


I like the Mon Calamari Star Cruisers from Star Wars as well as the X-Wings and TIE Defendors. I also love the Republic Blockade Runner (think: first ship that appears in Episode IV: A New Hope). Other than that. . .well, I like the Archangel from Tachyon, but thats a game. I also kinda like the Predator from Farscape.

The question is though, which ship would you want to take to war? The ones you just listed or a Reman Warbird?

Tie Interceptors look pretty menacing.

I actually like the 2001 ship. That'd probably be my favorite.

Or something like the Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers ships from the serials.

The Peacekeeper Command Carriers from Farscape.

That, or the Borg cube, just because it's so stylishly simple.

The Peacekeeper Command Carriers from Farscape.

That, or the Borg cube, just because it's so stylishly simple.

Tactical Borg Cubes are awesome too!

Imperial Super Star Destroyer.

The question is though, which ship would you want to take to war? The ones you just listed or a Reman Warbird?

To war?

Well thats got to be the Death Star without a doubt... unless of course this war wasn't on another planet or species!

The question is though, which ship would you want to take to war? The ones you just listed or a Reman Warbird?

No, the question is 'what is our fav sci-fi ship?'

For me this would be the TARDIS, not so good in a war, but you can go back in time and prevent the war from occurring (or just help your side by letting them know what the enemy will do).

The question is though, which ship would you want to take to war? The ones you just listed or a Reman Warbird?

....still the Imperial Super Star Destroyer.

The question is though, which ship would you want to take to war? The ones you just listed or a Reman Warbird?

Even for space, it just sounds waaayyyy too unbelievable. I'd like the Mon Cal cruiser out of my own list. Its pretty sweet. Either that or the Archangel from tachyon. Thats just a sweet starfighter.

Romulan Birds of Prey from STNG without a doubt.

The Defiant pretty much rocks as well. Pulse phasers, quantum torpedos, etc.

It was a hard choice.

The Super Star Destroyer from Star Wars competing with the X-wing... the Battlestar Galactica vs the original Enterprise... the Bistromath vs the Heart of Gold...

In the end though, it was the events that took place aboard, not the design of the ship, that made the decision. Here, modern world culture took a decisive turn. Whether for better or for worse, none can tell... but the world will never be the same. More than deflector shields leading to the invention of the flashlight, this one ship revolutionised the modern world.

Bandwidth warning, 56k or pay-per-megabyte beware.
http://www.allyourbasearebelongtous.com/flash/

What about the ST timeship that those people from the future have? Have we seen them yet? (STE)

The Super Star Destroyer - Executor.

the Bistromath vs the Heart of Gold...


Bistromath. It wasn't as unpredictable. Plus it had that cool room of informational illusions.

Starfury fighters from Babylon 5, and of course,
the Shadow ships.

Mine would have to be The Reman Warbird Scimitar. It's freakishly huge and has 52 disruptor banks, 27 torpedo bays, primary and secondary shielding, a perfect cloaking device that emits no tachyons or residual antiprotons(and doesn't restrict firing while cloaked), and a thalaron radiation weapon that is capable of killing all forms of life on the entire surface of a planet(one microscopic speck of the stuff can kill over 800 people at a time).

Its a bit overpowered, really. Its not a ship, its a plot device. Moreover, it is a bad plot device for a poorly ploted movie.

However, it does kick butt. I'd rather be with it than against it.


There are more powerful ships. The previously mentioned Death Star, for example.

Lets not mention the sentient planet/ship/giant robot know as Unicron. The original, not the Armada/Energon version.
I'f I didn't know that the dark machine god would utterly destroy me Unicron would be my choice for favorite space vessel.

For pure retro coolness, there is the SDF-1 Macross

The Andromeda looks pretty good, is faster than any Star Wars or Star Trek ship so long as it has an organic pilot, and can depopulate a planet in a matter of minutes when fully armed. Not to mention the sexy android that comes with it.

If we're no lomited to capitol ships I'd also have to add the Vic Viper. A classic.

I'm a fan of the starfighters on the old "Buck Rogers" show with Gil Gerard and Erin Gray. Hawkman's fighter on the same show was nifty looking.

And an honorable mention for the "Gunstar" from "The Last Starfighter". There are times when I'm in traffic that I wish I had a "deathblossom" built in.

Oh!

The Sa-Matra, Pkunk Fury or Ur-Quan Dreadnaught.

lolly to anyone who can tell me where they're from.

that ship frm the hitchhikers guide 2 the galaxy, the 1 with the infinite improbibility drive or the 1 witch runs on carefully tortured monarchs. (also frm the hitchhikers guide 2 the galaxy) :D

The Peacekeeper Command Carriers from Farscape.


Not quite as big, but I'm partial to the prowlers from farscape myself

they're a bit like sleeker x-wings, small figher ships. Plus, I love the names of the ships...prowlers...marauders...just so evocative.

want....more....farscape! Can't wait for the miniseries!

How about the Lex. The best plant-destroying insect-ship ever made.

Not quite as big, but I'm partial to the prowlers from farscape myself

they're a bit like sleeker x-wings, small figher ships. Plus, I love the names of the ships...prowlers...marauders...just so evocative.

want....more....farscape! Can't wait for the miniseries!

Heh, you must not be from America if you're waiting for the miniseries. I already own it. :D

How about the Lex. The best plant-destroying insect-ship ever made.

Screw the Lexx. What was the name of that super ship that the bad guy had that converted all matter in the universe into more ships for his swarm? That thing kicked ass.

that ship frm the hitchhikers guide 2 the galaxy, the 1 with the infinite improbibility drive or the 1 witch runs on carefully tortured monarchs. (also frm the hitchhikers guide 2 the galaxy) :D

The first is The Heart of Gold (mentioned earlier in this thread), can't say I remember the name or reference to the second tbh.

The Battlestar Galactica, without a doubt. Can you say old skool?

Salvage 1(anyone remember that series?)

the ship was actually the vulture

Borg Tactical Cube. Nuff said.

Throw anything at it, it'll assimilate you and all your technology, then add insult to injury by making you one with the Collective :)

SDF-1 http://www.animeandcomputers.com/anime/images/ROBOTECH/sdf1.jpg

and alot of these
http://www.gundam.org/special/newtype42_800.jpg

Well...there are so many variations....

1. Fighter Type - Definetly the Gunstar fighter from "The Last Starfighter"...that thing pwned :p

2. Capital Ship - I can't remember any specs on it, but I always liked the Jem' Hadar Battlecruisers.

3. Freakish Godmode - You can't beat Unicron...I don't care what you have, you just can't...it took the death of Optimus Prime and a plot device set to cheesy 80's metal to defeat him...that's as rare as all nine planets aligning.

4. All time - I've always liked the basic simplicity of your average Klingon Bird of Prey.

FIGHTER: Colonial Viper, new Battlestar Galactica series. The realistic physics and mass-driver weaponry are very cool.

CAPITAL SHIP: The Battleship Yamato (aka the Argo) from the "Live Forever Yamato" anime series that became hacked to bits as "Star Blazers" here in the US. A turreted battleship in space, complete with fighter compliment and ridiculously overkilling wave-motion gun up front. It made an impression on me as a 10-year-old that never wore off.

VIDEO GAME: The Vell-os Javelin from Escape Velocity: Nova. Mind-powered, inertialess and laced with four levels of beams that rip all those metal-based behemoths to chaff.

OVERALL: Moya from Farscape -- especially if all the singularly hot Aussie women are aboard. Aeryn Sun, Chiana, Zhaan, Jool, and even Sikozu aboard a living ship life-linked to its Pilot. One of the best-written shows (sci-fi or otherwise) ever to air.

Oh!

The Sa-Matra, Pkunk Fury or Ur-Quan Dreadnaught.

lolly to anyone who can tell me where they're from.

Aren't those from the old SEGA Genesis "Star Control" game? I LOVED that game. Strategic and tactical all nicely wrapped up in one. 16-bit heaven.

Starfury fighters from Babylon 5, and of course,
the Shadow ships.

Oh crap! I forgot about B-5! The Shadow ships were just astoundingly rendered and kicked some serious ass.

Borg Tactical Cube. Nuff said.

Throw anything at it, it'll assimilate you and all your technology, then add insult to injury by making you one with the Collective :)

If the Borg are so tough then why can an old, bald man (Pick-Hard) and Captain Hairspray (Janeway) beat them every time? Even an ex-drone (Seven of Nine) has managed to get a few up on the old Borgy boogy men.

The best ship ever? Eh, my favourite is the boomstick, a cheap, and not too great Doga render of a ship I plan to use in my RPs. I'm biased, sue me :D

But in more traditional sci-fi universes... I like the Mon-cals, but they ain't my favourite. The bog-standard ISD, it's damned cool... And I do love the Peacekeeper Command Carriers. To be honest, I have no idea. I prefer more industrial ships than the pristeen tech used in most SF. But borg cubes bore me.

Mines rather an odd choice-My fave ship is the Delphinus from Skies of Arcadia-but it's more of an airship.

Still it's such a cool ship-and the moonstone cannon kicks ass. :D

The Shivan Capital Ship, the SD Lucifer. http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/techfs/shots/art/dark/lucifer.jpg

A 2.227 kilometre-long ship with shields that are utterly inpenetrable unless the Lucifer is going through subspace, an insanely awesome design, massive complements of fighter and bomber crafts, three gargantuan Flux Cannons which cut through both shields and ships as if they were butter, seventeen defensive turrets and plasma cannons and the ability to bomb planets into the stone age.

Or the GTVD Colossus, the largest and most powerul ship ever constructed by the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance. http://www.freespace2.com/images/ship_colossus/header.jpg

Measuring at 6127.9 metres from bow to stern, the ship bristles with over 80 weapon turrets and houses 60 wings of fighters and bombers. It harbours a crew of 30,000 and possesses more firepower than most GTVA battlegroups. It was developed as a counter-force to the Lucifer.

The Battlestar Galactica, from Battlestar Galactica. (original Galactica not the new one, which is nice, but I like the original I dont trust those folding launch bays)

Any-one here old enough that he or maybe a she played Wing Commander before number 4? Those were some nice ships, they don't make them like they used too.

Mine would have to be The Reman Warbird Scimitar. It's freakishly huge and has 52 disruptor banks, 27 torpedo bays, primary and secondary shielding, a perfect cloaking device that emits no tachyons or residual antiprotons(and doesn't restrict firing while cloaked), and a thalaron radiation weapon that is capable of killing all forms of life on the entire surface of a planet(one microscopic speck of the stuff can kill over 800 people at a time).

Earthforce Destroyer (Babylon 5). It's the most realistic design for a long-term vessel I've yet seen, and it doesn't have that annoying "Two Dimensional" layout you see with Star Treck designs, Star Worz, or Spaceballs.

VIDEO GAME: The Vell-os Javelin from Escape Velocity: Nova. Mind-powered, inertialess and laced with four levels of beams that rip all those metal-based behemoths to chaff.

I didn't like Nova. But the other two were some of the coolest games ever. Have they ever realesed them for windows (I'm on a windows machine these days :( )

I'll have to ponder as the day goes by, but for fighter class I am a big fan of the A-wing
http://img221.echo.cx/img221/4005/awing5xs.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
Small, sleek, sexy, and lighting fast.

I have a feeling I will be out of the norm here but I like the earth ships in Babylon 5, those spinning decks are hypnotic and they just look clunky, blunt and cool. The best things in a warship. To hell with sleek, to hell with stylish, give be clunky and chunky and weapon laden. Like an A-10.

What about spacecraft from video games?

Arwing
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b7/185px-Assault_arwing.jpg (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/Assault_arwing.jpg)


Wolfen
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/220px-WolfenSFA.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/WolfenSFA.png)

http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/evn/desktoppics/Raven(800x600).jpg

Polaris Raven from EV:Nova.

My personal one is coated in diamond, has lots of nice weapons, 4 fighters and a cloak, plus the normal Polaris stuff you get (Scanners, Jammers etc).

It eats Manticores for breakfast. :D

The TARDIS

Star Wars:
The Millenium Falcon, X-Wing, A-Wing, Super Star Destroyer, Slave I, Jedi Starfighter.

Else:
Moya from Farscape, Serenity from Firefly, the Defiant from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine... can't really think of much else.

And yeh, the TARDIS is a cool idea, but does it really count as a starship?

The Liberator from Blake's 7, and the Galactica from BSG.

The Delphinus rules! Long live Skies of Arcadia!

Yes TIN, we can all post in white. ;)

Yes TIN, we can all post in white. ;)

And it's fun. :D

the prometheus from ST: Voyager


http://www.stguardian.to/fed/prometheus/prombm.jpg

http://martin.piware.de/trek/pics/prometheus-multivector.jpg



or of course the imperial super star destroyer :)

http://scifi3d.theforce.net/downloads/Star_Wars/SWImperial/large_ssd.jpg

Though I wonder if it counts as spamming?

Anyway, on topic I have to say, as I haven't spotted anyone mentioning it, Battlestar Galactica! But not that new series crap, the true, original one.

Tie fighters, and the Millenium Falcon, most of the Starwars models.

Imperial Super Star Destroyer.

Yes!!! I'm just glad that each of us can have one :D

Salvage 1(anyone remember that series?)

the ship was actually the vulture

Salvage operators in space scavenging the debris from the Apollo missions? God it was bad.

No votes for the Vorlon Planet Killer?
www.babtech-onthe.net/vorlons/vpk.html

The refitted-Constitution class Enterprise. She wasn't big, or munched out, but by God she was a beautiful and valiant lady.

The Starship Titanic.

Cause it was pretty damn big.

my #1 vote goes to the sol bianca
http://mughi3.freeservers.com/images/solbianca_.gif
small enough to be personal, cool looking and kiacks arse if you need to
some items of note
.3 drive systems(sublight, faster than light,subspace)
.AI control system
.self repair system
.hyperdence hull materials as well as a shield system
and it's well armed :D

now for other series
B5
pretty much anything narn. tech wise they are roughly comparable to the earth alliance but damn thier ship designs look cool. i am especially found of the bin'tak dreadnaught.
nods to the white star as well

star trek wise- by class
.miranda
.sabre
.steam runner
.akira
.prometheus

starwars
.imperial ships hands down

other series
.crown destroyers-adventures of the galaxy ranger
.kularis class destroyers-gall force
.zentran/meltran ships from super dimensional fortress macross
.andromeda-starblazers/space battlecruiser yamato
.dahak planetoid battleship-mutineers moon trilogy by david weber(now there is a ship that is godmode :D )

fighters:
.B-wing-star wars
.slave 1-starwars
.gunstar-last starfighter
.thunderbolt starfuries-B5
.YF-21 strumvogel-macross plus

and to the original poster
star trek ships are incredibly SMALL compared to most other scifi universes
for a side by side comparison of the official sizes
look here:
http://mughi3.freeservers.com/images/silhouette_bigguys.gif
http://mughi3.freeservers.com/images/silhouette_deathstar.gif
http://mughi3.freeservers.com/images/silhouette_mc_macross.gif
http://mughi3.freeservers.com/images/silhouette_master_chart2.gif

The Angelwing from Nexus: The Jupiter Incident.
http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/24/8/44/s24844_pc_2.jpg
Seen here rather indistinctly being hit by an energy beam. Pity, as it's a beautiful craft and I kitted mine out into the most brutal spacecraft eviscerating little vehicle in the cosmos.

Serinity from Firefly, probably because it's good for smuggling. And stuff.
Other than that the old Starfuries from B-5. Their maneuverability was amazing.

The Firefly from Firefly.

I always liked the X-Wing.

Although I'm not a big fan of the Star Wars prequels (70s trilogy all the way), I must say that I love the Jedi Starfighter that featured in Ep2. That thing is sleek, sexy, tiny and highly maneuvrable. If I could have one ship from the whole Star Wars saga it would be that one.

Mine would have to be The Reman Warbird Scimitar. It's freakishly huge and has 52 disruptor banks, 27 torpedo bays, primary and secondary shielding, a perfect cloaking device that emits no tachyons or residual antiprotons(and doesn't restrict firing while cloaked), and a thalaron radiation weapon that is capable of killing all forms of life on the entire surface of a planet(one microscopic speck of the stuff can kill over 800 people at a time).

Emporer Palpatines Destroyer from Dark Empire. (the one with the huge super laser)

2. Capital Ship - I can't remember any specs on it, but I always liked the Jem' Hadar Battlecruisers.


Here's a pic of a fleet trying to take one out:
http://www.duke.edu/~cpw/dominion_bc.jpg


I'd say you picked a nice ship ;)

Wonder Woman's invisible airplane. That ship's Da Bomb man!

Polaris Raven from EV:Nova.

My personal one is coated in diamond, has lots of nice weapons, 4 fighters and a cloak, plus the normal Polaris stuff you get (Scanners, Jammers etc).

It eats Manticores for breakfast. :D

I've played the Polaris missions, and I do love the Raven, too. But the Vell-os ships were just incredible. I can't say they're better than Polaris tech, just vastly different and really fun to destroy things with.

The Liberator from Blake's Seven.

The ill-fated "Ultra Probe" ship that launched from Earth prior to the disaster that catapulted the Moon out of Earth's orbit ("Dragon's Domain", episode 23 of Space:1999).

Well, it looked cool, anyway.