 Editor in Chief Bill   | 22 Jul 2017 9:30 p.m. PST |
Which starship models should be in every wargamer's collection? Try to make your suggestions as specific as possible. |
| roving bandit | 22 Jul 2017 9:43 p.m. PST |
X-Wings & TIE Fighters (for space dogfighting)
Enterprise, Warbird, and Bird of Prey (for capital ship engagements) |
| Bashytubits | 22 Jul 2017 9:54 p.m. PST |
The Death Star, accept no substitutes! Although I also have a soft spot for Babylon 5 Vorlons and Shadows. |
Bunkermeister  | 22 Jul 2017 10:57 p.m. PST |
Space Shuttle, NASA. C57D from Forbidden Planet. Jupiter 2 from Lost in Space. UFO from The Invaders. Generic flying saucers for various invasion scenarios. Mike Bunkermeister Creek
bunkermeister.blogspot.com Honorable mention to the Squadron Hanunebu II German Flying Saucer. |
| Gunfreak | 23 Jul 2017 2:49 a.m. PST |
Enterprise D and/or E
Klingon bird of prey
Promepheus/deadalus from Stargate
Ha-tac also from stargate |
| Dynaman8789 | 23 Jul 2017 3:16 a.m. PST |
Space Battleship Yamato.
Andromeda (from SBY, not that other show). |
| Allen57 | 23 Jul 2017 4:27 a.m. PST |
Star destroyer from Star Wars
Borg Cube from Star Trek
Battlestar Galactica
Mimbari Sharlin from Babylon 5
Shadow Dreadnought from Babylon 5 |
 Herkybird | 23 Jul 2017 4:59 a.m. PST |
Ones they can play with! Honestly, its hard! Today I say… Poe Dameron's T-70
Luke Skywalker's X-wing
Millenium Falcon.
Plucked chicken…aka White Star from B5
Shadow cruiser, or dreadnought from B5
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| skippy0001 | 23 Jul 2017 5:07 a.m. PST |
Eagles and Hawks from Space 1999 Babylon 5 station Gemini/Apollo/LEM-various configurations X-20 DYNASOAR Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon Rocket Ships with Sparky-Bit Engines Gunstars I'm not crazy about fighters-no criticism, just me. I have C-57D in 1/72nd scale-recomend it-still haven't put it together. I have the Invader Saucer which is approximately 1/72nd also. And the ship from Treasure Planet. |
 Parzival | 23 Jul 2017 6:12 a.m. PST |
X-Wing
TIE fighter
Millennium Falcon
USS Enterprise NCC-1701 "No bloody A, B, C, D, E, or  -ing reboot!"
Klingon D7 But my list is longer than that! |
 etotheipi  | 23 Jul 2017 6:21 a.m. PST |
Only five? Hmmm … Drones
The Classic UFO
Neo-Sov Patrol Craft
The Big Boy
… and the Driver's Ed Model
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| parrskool | 23 Jul 2017 6:50 a.m. PST |
Yes…. but where can you get Space1999 eagles…. and who would they oppose? And then there are the Hawl craft from the same series. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 23 Jul 2017 10:07 a.m. PST |
I think the answers are actually to a different question and topic, specifically: 5 Spaceships Every Modeller Should Own Which starship models should be in every modeller's collection? Try to make your suggestions as specific as possible. |
| Cacique Caribe | 23 Jul 2017 1:05 p.m. PST |
Is this specific enough? Enterprise (original series)
Icarus (POTA)
NSEA Protector (Galaxy Quest)
Serenity (Firefly)
C-57D (Forbiden Planet) Dan |
| Covert Walrus | 23 Jul 2017 2:22 p.m. PST |
Parrskool, you might find these useful – link link link More can be found if you search on the site :) |
| etotheipi | 23 Jul 2017 3:21 p.m. PST |
5 Spaceships Every Modeller Should Own Nah … mine are all wargaming ships, not modeling ships. I think most of the above are as well. The Death Star, accept no substitutes! Well, I have the Death 'Shroom …
… the ultimate weapon of the Gnomelactic Empire! |
| BlackWidowPilot | 23 Jul 2017 6:27 p.m. PST |
1) USS Enterprise (any series or film variant will do). 2) a flying saucer such as from Forbidden Planet or Mars Attacks. 3) A rocket ship ala the 1950s B budget sci-fi movies. 4) a Klingon D7 battlecruiser 5) the Millennium Falcon. Fastest hunk a junk in the galaxy!
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Metal Express
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| TheBeast | 24 Jul 2017 7:54 a.m. PST |
I think most of the above are as well. And I disagree about the 'most' part. On the other hand, I also think a clue from the 'Spaceship Gaming Message Board' crosspost suggests that grounded models are less in keeping with the theme, as well. I agree that something from X-Wing, given the popularity, should be in a gamer's collection. Alas, just one or two, or even five, is difficult to be playable from what I've seen. Maybe a player can fill the blank. SINGLE blank. Definitely an Enterprise. I'm a non-fan of SFB, but a proper gamer should be ready. Or FC. Or FT varient. Or… BSG, and live with fighter tokens. Brigade Models New Jersey BC; properly nothing particular, but so able to proxy some very iconic beasts. I would have suggested an older GZG NSL dread, but the newer sculpts don't have the brick quality for I want for this list, so BM's ONESS Pomeranian II. I'll look back tomorrow; should have a completely different list then. ;->= Doug |
| Darkest Star Games | 24 Jul 2017 7:58 a.m. PST |
I'd say:
Xwing
Millenium Falcon
Space 1999 Eagle
Flying Saucer
Battlestar Galactica There you have the ability to do all sorts of gaming, from space skirmish to roleplay. |
| parrskool | 24 Jul 2017 8:32 a.m. PST |
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| Gulik23 | 24 Jul 2017 1:22 p.m. PST |
These were always on my list--still need to get a good Bird of Prey to game with!! TOS Enterprise
Klingon Bird of Prey
Battlestar Galactica
Star Destroyer
SDF1/Macross |
| etotheipi | 24 Jul 2017 3:26 p.m. PST |
And I disagree about the 'most' part. Nah, well over half were ST, SW, and B5 … all of which have space fighter wargames. Add in the generic UFOs and pulp rocket ships that are necessary to land an intrepid adventurer on a strange, hostile world (even including LiS … the ship is the start and end of all adventures!) and you end up with a good, solid most. |
| Lion in the Stars | 24 Jul 2017 6:33 p.m. PST |
Big Ships:
NCC-1701 (TOS version, no suffix)
Klingon D7
K7 Space Station (while Trek, it's sufficiently generic for me, and you can get a near-gaming-model-scale version of it from AMT)
Space Battleship Yamato
SDF-1 Macross
Imperial Star Destroyer Fighters (in pairs, you can mix and match settings):
Xwings
TIE fighters
Colonial Vipers
Cylon fighters
Bab5 Starfuries
Bab5 Raiders or Shadow fighters (though all the other race's fighters aren't bad options)
Macross Valkyries
Zentradi battlepods
Space: Above and Beyond Hammerheads
S:AAB Chig fighters And of course the various dropships:
Aliens UD4 Cheyenne
maybe a Trek Shuttle, but I prefer the original Jeffries design to the flying breadbox-without-wings
a flying saucer of some flavor
GW drop pod
choose your pulp rocketship |
| Ghostrunner | 28 Jul 2017 7:10 a.m. PST |
Not really innovative: A version of the Enterprise – the 'measuring stick' for spaceship naval combat in all its incarnations. A Klingon – the natural opponent. A Romulan – to give some different tactical options A DY-500 – this makes the perfect 'freighter in distress' to fight over, or to create a 'no-win' scenario to make Cadets rage-quit the Academy. A Federation Shuttlecraft – either small or large… preferably both to tie the 'in-space' battle to the planetside action. |
| Red Line | 31 Jul 2017 1:26 a.m. PST |
USS Enterprise
USS Excelsior
Klingon ship, either cruiser or bird of prey
X-Wings (Porkins)
Tie fighter
Vader's Tie
Millenium Falcon
Lunar Class Cruiser
Murder Class Cruiser
Cobra mk III
The dreaded Thargoid… |
| ecsnorway | 07 Aug 2017 7:42 a.m. PST |
Top 5? USS Enterprise. No Bloody A, B, C, or D. Accept no substitutes. Klingon D-7 Battlecruiser. (Or K'Tinga, if you wish.) Imperial Star Destroyer. Space Battleship Yamato. SDF-1 Macross. If you have budget after that, I'd add the Millennium Falcon, USS Enterprise Movie Refit, Romulan Bird of Prey, Serenity, X-Wing and TIE fighters, Battlestar Galactica (both versions)…. but I could drone on forever, here. |
 miniMo | 07 Aug 2017 8:16 a.m. PST |
Fireball XL5 Gamma 3 Space Station (The Green Slime) |
| GypsyComet | 07 Aug 2017 10:00 p.m. PST |
"where can you get Space1999 eagles" I've seen the model kits at Hobby Lobby in the last two months, so they are likely in production. |
| Part time gamer | 13 Dec 2017 12:39 a.m. PST |
Gypsy Comet
If your OK w/ 3D printed miniatures: check Shapeways.
Over all, Im not really impressed with 3D yet. All seem to state "have "grainy feel" too them, because of the WSF (white soft flexible) material. Space Cruiser C-57D
Sounded familar, cant beleive I forgot the name of the "ship" from one of my Favorite movies of all time. Forbidden Planet. TOS USS Enterprise
USS Reliant / Miranda (yea I know the irony)
Klingon D-7 Battlecuriser
TOS Battlestar Galactica
The new one's cool, but the 70's will always be 'my' BSG. X Wings and Tie fighters
Mon Cal cruiser
Imperial clas Star Destroyer
Nebula Frigate
Used by both Emp. and Reb. A simple but versatile design for gaming. |
| williamb | 13 Dec 2017 8:06 a.m. PST |
Millenium Falcon
Battlestar Galactica
Shadow Omega
Leonov from 2010 movie
Raza from Dark Matter |
| TheBeast | 13 Dec 2017 10:39 a.m. PST |
PT Gamer? I'm going to start calling you JC for your repeated ability to raise the dead… @skippy0001 Sorry I missed your comment back in July. "I'm not crazy about fighters-no criticism, just me." No, not just you, though I can play in a fighter-on-fighter game, they get a bit silly to me when they dominate big ship dust ups. We'll just to have to be the list's curmudgeons… Doug |
| Akalabeth | 13 Dec 2017 10:56 a.m. PST |
Earth Alliance Omega Destroyer
Narn Regime G'Quan Cruiser
Centauri Primus Battlecruiser
Minbari Sharlin Warcruiser
Shadow Vessel |
 Legion 4  | 13 Dec 2017 1:27 p.m. PST |
What space vessels I own … is classified … |
| TheBeast | 13 Dec 2017 4:50 p.m. PST |
Damn, I thought we had him! Doug |
| Legion 4 | 14 Dec 2017 3:29 p.m. PST |
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| miniMo | 15 Dec 2017 10:04 p.m. PST |
* Sulieman class Type-S Scout/Courier from Traveller RPG!
* Fireball XL5 from the eponyous TV show
YouTube link * Thunderbird 3, from Thunderbirds
YouTube link From UFO:
* SHADO Interceptors
* UFOs
YouTube link |
| Part time gamer | 16 Dec 2017 1:00 a.m. PST |
TheBeast
PT Gamer? I'm going to start calling you JC for your repeated ability to raise the dead… Really? I thought this was to simply ask: Whats your favorite SciFi ships/models, not to take religious 'pot shots'. |
| Akalabeth | 16 Dec 2017 7:58 a.m. PST |
He's just saying that you're responding to old threads. If a person replies to a thread that hasn't been active in months it is commonly called necroing the thread, as in, necromancy or raising dead. |
| Legion 4 | 16 Dec 2017 8:05 a.m. PST |
Amen !  But yes, he's referring to "Necroposting" as I understood the term, which is fine with me. AFAIK there was no religious "pot shots" meant or implied … IMO there is nothing wrong with mentioning JC here … E.g. TMP link |
| miniMo | 16 Dec 2017 12:26 p.m. PST |
Thread's not dead til the Poll runs! And even then it picks up a brief resurgence of natural life 'cause the Poll itself will link back here. |
| TheBeast | 17 Dec 2017 7:39 p.m. PST |
I was actually being grateful, having reminded me to reply to a missed comment. No offense intended. @miniMo PT Gamer has revived a number of threads of late, most not poll related. Has been interesting, of course, though in a number cases, some of original participants have gone silent over time. And, NO one flagellates a moribund equine like moi. ;->= Doug |
