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I still like TOS version of the ship, but the TMP refit was great.
Amen, brother. The ST:TMP Enterprise is just gorgeous, and I know most people hate that whole reveal sequence in the film, but when you couple Jerry's peerless music with that absolutely wonderful starship design, you've drawn me in completely. I love that sequence.
I think they've been unable to top the TMP design. The TNG ship was, I don't know, too flat or something. And I agree with you about the most recent design - the nacelles are too much.
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How about that great spaceship from the late 20's silent film, FRAU IM MOND (Woman in the Moon), directed by Fritz Lang?
Lang is credited with inventing the "countdown" to blast-off, simply because he wanted to inject some suspense into the proceedings!
I also loved the spaceship in WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, so sleek-looking, with that bobsled-kind of track designed for take-off.
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How about that great spaceship from the late 20's silent film, FRAU IM MOND (Woman in the Moon), directed by Fritz Lang?
Lang is credited with inventing the "countdown" to blast-off, simply because he wanted to inject some suspense into the proceedings!
I also loved the spaceship in WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, so sleek-looking, with that bobsled-kind of track designed for take-off.
So many cool spaceships out there. Anyone else have the old Starlog special edition thingy that was just about Spaceships? I may have to go up into the attic and dig it out...
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How about that great spaceship from the late 20's silent film, FRAU IM MOND (Woman in the Moon), directed by Fritz Lang?
Lang is credited with inventing the "countdown" to blast-off, simply because he wanted to inject some suspense into the proceedings!
I also loved the spaceship in WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, so sleek-looking, with that bobsled-kind of track designed for take-off.
So many cool spaceships out there. Anyone else have the old Starlog special edition thingy that was just about Spaceships? I may have to go up into the attic and dig it out...
I have my copy in my bookshelf. You should read THE SAUCER FLEET by Jack Hagerty...a great book covering lots of classic movie/tv ships with tons of photos and even blueprints
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Atragon is probably my favorite -- both for deep sea visits and high flying zooming -- although I'm not sure it actually goes into outer space so maybe that disqualifies it. As mentioned in Thor's thread I'm fond of the ship in Firefly -- and also the Hooded Swan from the Star Pilot Grainger series of novels by Brian Stableford. I have the English paperback set of the 6 books -- all with covers by the great illustrator Angus McKie that depict the Swan. Some sites with galleries of Mr. McKie's work -- lots of wonderful stuff:
http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Angus_McKie
http://www.angusmckie.co.uk/
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