Editor in Chief Bill | 21 Nov 2018 11:35 p.m. PST |
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Lion in the Stars | 22 Nov 2018 12:34 a.m. PST |
I was a (very) little kid when Return of the Jedi came out, so the X-Wing is on the short-list. I really liked Babylon 5's Starfuries (more the space-only than the late-series atmosphere-capable Thunderbolt). I also really liked the Hammerhead fighters from Space: Above and Beyond. The Gunstar from Last Starfighter was also really cool. But I'm going to have to come back and think about which one is my absolute favorite. |
JimSelzer | 22 Nov 2018 12:44 a.m. PST |
Tie Fighters X wings Colonial Vipers both series Star Furies 1st series Cylon Raider look not performance |
Gunfreak | 22 Nov 2018 2:36 a.m. PST |
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ZULUPAUL | 22 Nov 2018 3:33 a.m. PST |
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robert piepenbrink | 22 Nov 2018 4:51 a.m. PST |
And how does a colonial viper compare with a Starfury or an X-wing in speed, maneuverability or firepower? I promise to be interested in video fighters when they start BEING different and not just LOOKING different. Not a promise I expect to have to make good on, by the way. |
Gunfreak | 22 Nov 2018 5:13 a.m. PST |
Well the x-win is a space spitfire so is very different from a star Fury, colonial viper, or x203 that follows Newtonian physics'. |
20thmaine | 22 Nov 2018 5:38 a.m. PST |
Original Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper & Cylon Raider (zing-zing-zing). X-Wing TIE & TIE Advanced The TIE is the ME109 of the Star Wars Universe. |
Tgerritsen | 22 Nov 2018 5:44 a.m. PST |
The Viper is my all time favorite from childhood. I used to draw it on everything. The X-Wing is my favorite as an adult. I have a soft spot for the Y Wing. Love the Star Fury (original, not the later revved up version). |
Bronco53 | 22 Nov 2018 6:38 a.m. PST |
Another vote for the Starfury. You just have to love a space fighter that actually looks (and flies) like it was designed to work IN SPACE. |
BW1959 | 22 Nov 2018 7:06 a.m. PST |
All the above plus the Star wars A-wing. |
Wackmole9 | 22 Nov 2018 7:59 a.m. PST |
Star Furies and classic Vipers |
Coelacanth | 22 Nov 2018 8:20 a.m. PST |
I like the TIE Interceptor (Return of the Jedi). Ron |
Vigilant | 22 Nov 2018 8:48 a.m. PST |
Starfury, X-Wing, Viper (both types), TIE fighters. |
Mutant Q | 22 Nov 2018 8:48 a.m. PST |
Another vote for the humble Starfury. |
Legion 4 | 22 Nov 2018 9:04 a.m. PST |
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Allen57 | 22 Nov 2018 9:36 a.m. PST |
star fury. In the day I also liked the X-wing but tired of it as the multiple movies wore me out. |
Gokiburi | 22 Nov 2018 10:09 a.m. PST |
My favorite is the GTF Myrmidon from Descent Freespace 2. link Although apparently everyone else thinks it's the worst fighter in the game. (I love flying it, but then I never trusted that game's guided missiles, and usually just filled up on dumbfires and rake my targets with them.) So here's something that actually might get votes: A-Wing (Return of the Jedi) Tie Defender (Tie fighter) |
skippy0001 | 22 Nov 2018 10:11 a.m. PST |
X-20 DYNASOAR…well, it could have been…. |
Lion in the Stars | 22 Nov 2018 10:25 a.m. PST |
And how does a colonial viper compare with a Starfury or an X-wing in speed, maneuverability or firepower?I promise to be interested in video fighters when they start BEING different and not just LOOKING different. Not a promise I expect to have to make good on, by the way. You never played the old X-Wing versus TIE Fighter game, did you? The X-Wing was a beast (I'd argue for calling it a Typhoon or Corsair, able to take capital ships or fighters), but all the fighters flew differently and had different strengths. I completely forgot about the VF1 Valkyries from Macross/Robotech in my short list, but I think I'm still going to leave them off. Too many cool fighters in that universe. Overall, I think I'm going to have to go with the X-Wing as my favorite, very closely followed by the Starfury.
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David Manley | 22 Nov 2018 10:51 a.m. PST |
ooh, a toughie. A three way tie between the Thunderbolt from Babylon 5, the Thunderfighter from Buck Rogers and the original "dinnerplate" Cylon Raider |
Zinkala | 22 Nov 2018 11:48 a.m. PST |
Very hard to pick one but if I can do 3 like other people, X wing, colonial viper and Buck Rogers fighter from the 70s. There's a lot of others that are barely out of first place, many already mentioned here. |
Coelacanth | 22 Nov 2018 12:01 p.m. PST |
Moonbase Interceptors from Gerry Anderson's UFO. Ron P.S. I know, these are interceptors rather than "proper" fighters, but still… |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 22 Nov 2018 2:00 p.m. PST |
Original Cylon raider. My brother's and my models of them painted up really well. These are not ours, but are the same Revell kit: link link |
Jason O Mahony | 22 Nov 2018 2:36 p.m. PST |
Tie Fighter Y Wing Tie Defender |
15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 22 Nov 2018 3:25 p.m. PST |
My fav is the Macross U.N. Space Navy (Spacy) Strike/Super Valkyrie. The winner in a poll – if Bill starts one – will be the X-Wing hands down with the classic Colonial Viper second.
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Gear Pilot | 22 Nov 2018 3:53 p.m. PST |
Lots of good ones listed. I'll add the Mark IX Hawk from Space: 1999. |
Tgerritsen | 22 Nov 2018 4:41 p.m. PST |
I love the Valkyrie, but I cheat by considering it a transformable mecha- not a star fighter. |
haywire | 22 Nov 2018 5:37 p.m. PST |
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The Tin Dictator | 22 Nov 2018 6:04 p.m. PST |
I always liked the Hammerhead fighters from Space Above & Beyond. |
PaddySinclair | 22 Nov 2018 8:47 p.m. PST |
Gotta be Viper MKIII, MKVI and Starfury for my Newtonian ones, rather partial to the Commonwealth Slipfighters and Y-Wings from the non-Newtonian bunch. |
Daricles | 23 Nov 2018 5:58 p.m. PST |
Viper Mk II from the new series then Starfury. |
etotheipi | 23 Nov 2018 6:20 p.m. PST |
Spaceman Spiff's Hyper Freem Drive ship! It can get blasted out of the sky every other daydream and still come back for more! I wish my car could … |
Parzival | 24 Nov 2018 8:46 a.m. PST |
Too many to love! For the look: X-wing, Y-wing, TIE, Chig, Chiggie Von Richthofen, Hammerhead, Viper (OS), Cylon Raider (OS) Video game play: TIE Defender, A-wing Tabletop: X-wing, A-wing, TIE Defender, B-wing |
joedog | 24 Nov 2018 9:04 a.m. PST |
Finally some votes for the coolest of the Star Wars fighters – the Y Wing. |
Goober | 24 Nov 2018 8:14 p.m. PST |
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miniMo | 25 Nov 2018 11:07 a.m. PST |
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Herkybird | 25 Nov 2018 3:53 p.m. PST |
I always liked the Babylon 5 Thunderbolt…
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Parzival | 26 Nov 2018 9:18 a.m. PST |
I like the original Starfury okay, but I'm not a fan of the Starfury Thunderbolt. It looks like somebody took an X-wing and did a stretch distortion in a CGI app. |
chromedog | 28 Nov 2018 4:57 p.m. PST |
Top 5 are: Starfury Gunstar Viper mkII (actually has vectoring thrusters) X-wing TIE Advanced X-1 #1 comes down to a tie between the starfury and TIE. |
Old Contemptibles | 29 Nov 2018 11:57 a.m. PST |
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Akalabeth | 07 Dec 2018 6:20 p.m. PST |
B-Wing is tops, hands down. Too bad it never saw combat onscreen. Other than that, yeah Star Furies, original Viper from BSG. I would also give a shout out to the TOG Spiculum from Renegade Legion:
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tsofian | 21 Dec 2018 5:12 p.m. PST |
Space 1999 Hawk Mk IX Y Wing X Wing Gunstar |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 14 Jul 2019 7:44 p.m. PST |
The poll doesn't differentiate between the classic and remake versions of the Cylon raider. Classic is the superior version. |