Coolest Looking Sci Fi Fighter EVER

starfury · Post by **starfury** » 2002-10-02 10:24pm

this is the movie rapier, I will get another picture later

starfury · Post by **starfury** » 2002-10-02 10:35pm

I can't spell the name right, kilrith fighter, Draklthi class.

RayCav of ASVS · Post by **RayCav of ASVS** » 2002-10-02 10:54pm

Wow, those look...as far from Sovie fighters as one can get

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2002-10-02 10:56pm

Shadow Spitfire, they look like little black hands of death.
Vorlon fighters and starfuries are cool too.

Moonshadow · Post by **Moonshadow** » 2002-10-03 02:54am

StarFurry
X-Wing
Naboo N-1
Jedi Fighter( a Micro-Star Destroyer!)
Tie Interceptor
StarFox's Ar-Wing( you should see it in the new Game Cube game)
The Stukks Starfighter from Lightning Force( an old Sega Genesis Side Scrolling Space shooter)
Mimbari Fighter
The Gunstar( Death Blossom anyone?)
Y-Wing
Narn Frazi-Class Fighter( they even look mean)

Bob McDob · Post by **Bob McDob** » 2002-10-04 02:21am

RayCav of ASVS wrote:any pics of WC movie fighters? I want to see firsthand if they are Sovie fighters

Nope, it's salvaged from '60's era RAF Lightning interceptors. A couple of warbirds fanatics raised hell over that. I understand one went up for auction a couple months ago for about US$10,000.

Gunstar · Post by **Gunstar** » 2002-10-05 11:27am

My first choice would be the Defiant from DS9 (they actually built a small fleet of them, but you only see one other one in the shows, the others are in the books) There's nothing like a Galaxy Class warp core with seats!

Second place is Gunstar1 from Last Star Fighter

Third (I know somebody is going to say something about this) is the Colonial Viper from Battlestar Galactica.

Fourth place is the NSEA Protector (Galaxy Quest)

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-05 12:18pm

Moonshadow wrote: StarFox's Ar-Wing( you should see it in the new Game Cube game)
The Stukks Starfighter from Lightning Force( an old Sega Genesis Side Scrolling Space shooter)

Iv'e seen the ArWing, and it rocks.
DUDE! I can't believe I've found anothere LF lover! That game is AWESOME!

Gunstar wrote:My first choice would be the Defiant from DS9

The Defiant isn't a fighter....

willburns84 · Post by **willburns84** » 2002-10-05 02:41pm

Shaka[Zulu] wrote:as I have stated before...

YF-19 Excalibur prototype 'Alpha One' from Macross Plus... it slices, dices, blends... can effectively engage almost anything in almost any environment ranging from ground to space depending on the weapons loadout... can take huge amounts of damage before mobility is imoaired, and can do hyperspace folds with optional disposable generator... an improved version could probably have a fold system permanently built in!

YF-21 Sturmvogel prototype from Macross Plus. It can do all the above, and... It's sexier...

Shaka[Zulu] · Post by **Shaka[Zulu]** » 2002-10-05 08:21pm

willburns84 wrote:
Shaka[Zulu] wrote:as I have stated before...

YF-19 Excalibur prototype 'Alpha One' from Macross Plus... it slices, dices, blends... can effectively engage almost anything in almost any environment ranging from ground to space depending on the weapons loadout... can take huge amounts of damage before mobility is imoaired, and can do hyperspace folds with optional disposable generator... an improved version could probably have a fold system permanently built in!

YF-21 Sturmvogel prototype from Macross Plus. It can do all the above, and... It's sexier...

ooooo.... whar Ah kuhms frum, dem's dare is fightin' wurds!

really, though... how can a fighter that uses a control system that has a hard time distinguishing between the pilots imagination and his commands be sexy? on several occasions, the BDI system incorrectly mistook things that Guld Bowman mused about -- in a theoretical sense or out of pure emotional stress -- and took them as if they were actual commands... things that Bowman would certainly not have done had he actually been on the manual controls at the time. not very reliable (or sexy) if you ask me...

willburns84 · Post by **willburns84** » 2002-10-05 09:38pm

Ah, but the question is "Coolest looking starfighter" not "most effective" or "most kick ass kill every motherfucker out there starfighter."

So many people mistake "cool looking" for combat effective. Often, in movies & games they are one in the same, but not always...

Shaka[Zulu] · Post by **Shaka[Zulu]** » 2002-10-05 11:28pm

true that... I guess it comes down to liking the FSW look vs the 'Stealthy but Sweet' look...

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-06 12:01am

The Hercules is just so tough looking! *hug*

willburns84 · Post by **willburns84** » 2002-10-06 12:45am

IG-88E wrote:The Hercules is just so tough looking! *hug*

The "Hercules"? From where / what series? Where can I find a pic? You're not referring to the real life aircraft, are you? I only ask to make sure that I'm not smoking crack.

Shaka[Zulu] · Post by **Shaka[Zulu]** » 2002-10-06 01:20am

come to think of it... I really dont like the space-optimized versions of the VF-19 Excalibur. the overall balance of the original YF -- and by extension the VF-19A -- is preferable... not to mention that the -F and -S models are considerably more bulky.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-06 02:14am

willburns84 wrote:
IG-88E wrote:The Hercules is just so tough looking! *hug*

The "Hercules"? From where / what series? Where can I find a pic? You're not referring to the real life aircraft, are you? I only ask to make sure that I'm not smoking crack.

Go to http://www.volition-inc.com/fs/spacecraft.cfm and scroll all the way down. It's from the game Freespace.

*swoon* I love you! *hugs fighter*

Moonshadow · Post by **Moonshadow** » 2002-10-06 02:44am

"DUDE! I can't believe I've found anothere LF lover! That game is AWESOME! "

hell yeah! you should try it on a Nomad. The best console side scrolling shooter becomes the best handheld side scrolling shotter.

if you don't know what a nomad is i'll use ships to compare

Game Gear= VSD
Nomad= ISD-II

Game Boy= Escape pod

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2002-10-06 03:38am

Bob McDob wrote: A couple of warbirds fanatics raised hell over that. I understand one went up for auction a couple months ago for about US$10,000.

Were they upset or what???

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2002-10-06 03:43am

Ignorant_Boy wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote: No, the movie Rapiers, Broadswords, and just about everything else looked nothing like the games' ships.

It is said otherwhere on the site you linked to that the Rapiers in the movies are Rapier Is.... The ones in WC1 are Rapier II, Variant I....

Parallax · Post by **Parallax** » 2002-10-06 05:02am

Personally, I have to go with the VF-19s Excalibur; a Variable Fighter from the Macross Universe modified especially for space but can still operate equally well within an atmosphere.

For reference, this is a site with some images and a fan write-up of it;
http://www.steelfalcon.com/Macross/vf19.shtml

Mayhem · Post by **Mayhem** » 2002-10-06 05:21am

I have to disagree... The A model and the YF-19 prototype were much cooler looking fighters than the space-optomized S model...

Parallax · Post by **Parallax** » 2002-10-06 05:45am

I have to agree to disagree then - I prefer the smaller wing profile and the redesigned head module of the S Model.
That and it generally seems more practical to have it optimised for space when most of the YF-19 missions were meant to occur in space - this way you have increased manouverability while out of an atmosphere while only a very marginal decrease while in one.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-06 01:44pm

Moonshadow wrote:"DUDE! I can't believe I've found anothere LF lover! That game is AWESOME! "

hell yeah! you should try it on a Nomad. The best console side scrolling shooter becomes the best handheld side scrolling shotter.

if you don't know what a nomad is i'll use ships to compare

Game Gear= VSD
Nomad= ISD-II

Game Boy= Escape pod

Yeah, my cousin had a Nomad until last year, when he broke it. But I LOVE Lf. I love the music, especially.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-10-06 01:56pm

Here's my love object:

The Hercules!

And it's successor:

The Hercules Mk. II!

Ilike the original more, though...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 2002-10-06 04:18pm

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