"Favorite Starship Model" Topic

Which wargaming-related model is your favorite starship?

Please mention manufacturer and full product name.

The Void Fiend from the Tyranid Fleet by Citadel Minatures, for use in the Space Fleet game by GW.

A real stinker of a game but great miniatures, especially the Tyranids. (image credit: Stuff Of Legends website, originally from White Dwarf Magazine)

Star Wars X Wing.
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James Mattes

Hmmmm, hard to choose.

Probably the UFO, from the TV series UFO.

Bab 5 Omega class Destroyer, or G'quon class heavy cruiser

my current favorite is orc-def by studio bergstrom

but i have lots of favorites 8)

also love this one
by gzg

The B5 Victory class destroyer. Formerly a Mongoose model.

The Terran Victory-class super galactic dreadnought, originally produced by Superior Models, now sold by Monday Knight Productions:

( you can see more photos here: link )

Terran Razorthorn Battleship by Spartan Games

One of my old favorites:

Galactic Knights Entomolian Hornet-class cruiser:

(mine have battleship turrets)

Along with the aformentioned Narn heavy cruiser:

The USS Sulaco, for ships with grav-control.

DP9's Valiant-class Strike Carrier (and the related ships in the Macleod program), for centrifuge-tech. link

I think the question was, favorite starship MODEL.

Sulaco on had detail on one side. . . so I'm guessing the actual model is nobody's favorite.

I was looking for the B5 model, but was distracted by the prettier pic.

I am torn between Studio Bergstrom's "Not Birds of Prey" and Spartan Games Aquan Battlecarrier.

B5: Omega, G'Quan, White Star, Shadow crab.

Battlefleet Gothic Kill Kroozer

Chunky and mean!

Imperial Class III from Hydra link

Another vote for Jovian Chronicles Valiant.

This one is currently at the top of my list:
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I'm one of the few that like GZG's Phalon
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I also love almost anything by Irrational Designs
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And I feel that I need to mention bergstrom's itty-bitty fighters link

Ravenstar's Battlestar Galactic (both the classic and the reimagined model.

Ironwind Metals Nova star:
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Its a brute. I have one all painted up. Its a lovely ship.

I'm kind of partial to the 3 Imperial "sword" ship designs from the original Space Fleet.

Whichever one I just finished scratchbuilding, but only untill the next project.

Robert

The Romulan Winged Defender produced by FASA

The Winged Defender?! That's a blast from the past! And…

…SECONDED!

I have always been partial to the Battlefleet Gothic Imperial and Chaos ships. Lots of room to customize/personalize them.

I agree with Inari and Gangrel. I like the FASA line of ships, especially the Romulan ships. In addition to the Winged Defender, I would add the Nova Battleship, Whitewind Cruiser, and the Bright One Destroyer. For the Feds, I would say the Northhampton Troop Ship and the Andor Torpedo Cruiser. But, now I feel old after recalling all that.
– ZG

Yeah, I was never one for Star Trek, but those FASA minis were really nice. I traded all mine off years ago..for what, I don't remember.

I like the GZG Outrim Coalition fleet quite a lot, and also their Kravak ships.

Doug

Yeah, the Narn G'quan. I also love the Hyperion. The Omega also ranks high.

Thanks,

John

Both GW's Cathedrals In Spaaaaace! and Irrational's Belters have strong places in my heart.

Gokiburi, thank you for that first link!

You've all proven I can't come up with a favorite. From my original Minifigs to the embarassing large pile of unpainted resin psuedo-BSG recently purchased, I love them all.

A parent may have a favorite child, but shouldn't be willing to admit it. ;->=

Dan055: I STILL say those are actually pre-fall Eldar. ;->=

Doug

Actually, most of them are great.
I just can't seem to get into starship gaming.
And Lord knows I have tried.

I love all the War Rocket stuff, but I'm also really into the Firestorm Armada Directorate Fleet. link
Actually, all the Firestorm Armada ships look great (and they're pretty big, too). Just wish I could find someone locally who plays.

@Angry Piper Is there any space gaming occurring locally? You could always proxy the ships into another game.

FMI: Do you favor one fleet?

Doug

Eventhough I like alot of ships out there for myself my all time favorite Starship has to be the Space Battleship Yamato,from the StarBlazers/Space Cruiser Yamato ANIME show of the 1970's.

The Yamato was my all time favorite Battleship and when I heard about this Japanese show I was very pleased.

Captain Gideon

TheBeast: If there's any space gaming, I can't find it. I don't actually play FA, but I sould love to give it a shot if someone else wouldn't mind investing along with me. I already bought two War Rocket Fleets in the hopes of getting my friends into it, because none of them wanted to buy a fleet of their own without trying the game first. FA seems much more costly to play than War Rocket, so I don't want to buy two fleets unless I'm really into the game.

If there's any space gaming, I can't find it.

I know the feeling, though every time I set out ships for Full Thrust when I finally pin someone down to play, at least I hear a lot of others saying 'oh, yeah, we got to play that again some time!' ;->=

I don't have focus and jedi crowd-force to keep something like that going, though.

Back on topic, I will repeat my solid love of the old CMD sculpts moulded by GZG for the ESU.

Sulaco on had detail on one side. . . so I'm guessing the actual model is nobody's favorite.

For the record, I've a Sulaco model with detail on all sides, and I've used large plastic models for gaming a few times in the past.

Doug

ninjamagic.com

Todd Boyce's Battlestar Galactica-inspired ships have been some of my favorites for years. The Guardian, pictured above, being my favorite miniature and space warship design.

Imperial Star Destroyer.

Halcyon models made a fairly pricey USS Sulaco, detail on both sides.

Wish I could find one, but I have settled to smaller scales than 1/3900 for my 'scale' starships.

If it's for Space Battleship Yamato, I'm there, dude!

Otherwise, just about anything from the classic Superior Star Fleet Wars series has my attention…

Leland R. Erickson

Irrational Designs has some really nice designs