Serenity Blueprints

TimothyC · Post by **TimothyC** » 2007-04-05 09:22am

This was posted on another board, and I thought I would repost it here.

In short, at midnight (eastern) on saturday, a set of 750 copies of blueprints for Serenity go on sale.here is a PDF preview, and here is the press release.

Were they not almost 100 USD I'd be buying a copy.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2007-04-05 02:53pm

I don't see where/how to buy them, I wish I did. I would get them for myself, or for my other Serenity enthusiasts.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2007-04-05 03:46pm

Reminds me of the blueprints to the Jupiter spacecraft in the movie of Lost in Space. They cost about £30 too, not exactly cheap for a few pages.

Then there's the Firefox blueprints by Mikoyan-Gurevich which cost around £100.

CaptHawkeye · Post by **CaptHawkeye** » 2007-04-05 04:05pm

Ok, so the big spinny thing we all saw in the engine room wasn't the reactor. I could barely make out the small text, but it says it's some kind of Radian Accelerator Core.

I like how they point out the fresh water and crew sleeping quarters are all right next to the reactor.

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2007-04-05 06:13pm

Hmmm. For £40 or so, the artwork's a bit boring. Pity about the price; those'd be handy for the RPG.

TimothyC · Post by **TimothyC** » 2007-04-05 07:31pm

CaptainChewbacca wrote:I don't see where/how to buy them, I wish I did. I would get them for myself, or for my other Serenity enthusiasts.

It's in the press release I think.

TimothyC · Post by **TimothyC** » 2007-04-05 07:34pm

CaptHawkeye wrote:Ok, so the big spinny thing we all saw in the engine room wasn't the reactor. I could barely make out the small text, but it says it's some kind of Radian Accelerator Core.

I like how they point out the fresh water and crew sleeping quarters are all right next to the reactor.

Also we know that the ship has a maximum range of 500 AU.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-04-06 01:27am

Actually a 500 AU range makes sense in something like a multiple-star system, which I believe it's been sometimes hinted Firefly takes place.

Also, it's certainly convenient since the ship isn't forced to constantly refuel all the time wherever it goes.

Vehrec · Post by **Vehrec** » 2007-04-06 09:00am

But I thought that Mal could never afford a full tank of gas? So he does have to keep making regular fuel-ups. It's kinda like Sam Vimes and spending $50 on boots each year because he can't afford the kind of boot that lasts more than a week.
Also, River has her share of places to hide. Other things can be hidden away to. And why were they making the crazy sleep that close to the reactor??

CaptHawkeye · Post by **CaptHawkeye** » 2007-04-06 09:17am

As I recall, Firefly class star freighters were designed primarily for cargo, not passengers. They probably thought if their were any passengers, they wouldn't be sticking around very long. I know it says "crews quarters" but it seems kind of absurd they'd have that much space reserved for crew. Considering the ship can be run with just 2 people.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2007-04-06 09:57am

Vehrec wrote:But I thought that Mal could never afford a full tank of gas? So he does have to keep making regular fuel-ups.

Yeah, but what Mal does and what the ship is designed for probably aren't really the same thing.

fusion · Post by **fusion** » 2007-04-06 11:44am

CaptHawkeye wrote:As I recall, Firefly class star freighters were designed primarily for cargo, not passengers. They probably thought if their were any passengers, they wouldn't be sticking around very long. I know it says "crews quarters" but it seems kind of absurd they'd have that much space reserved for crew. Considering the ship can be run with just 2 people.

That the ship has been motified a million times over, so yeah it was designed to carry cargo but now it is more a "ship".

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2007-04-06 03:15pm

Why is a frieghter considered top secert?

CaptHawkeye · Post by **CaptHawkeye** » 2007-04-06 03:36pm

Sam Or I wrote:Why is a frieghter considered top secert?

It appears to be a specific report on "Serenity" in paticular. Since the Alliance has a lot against Mal now more than ever, it's understandable that they are researching him in detail and keeping things about him quiet to the public.

I mean after all, he has defeated one of their elite special agents, harbored a stolen top secret military weapon, draw one of their fleets into a fierce melee with a Reaver fleet, decieve numerous Alliance officials, and rob numbers of random banks and ships under Alliance control. Given the events of Serenity, it's not hard to believe that the Alliance has finally said "Enough is enough, it's time to nail this fucker."

CaptHawkeye · Post by **CaptHawkeye** » 2007-04-06 03:37pm

CaptHawkeye wrote:
Sam Or I wrote:Why is a frieghter considered top secert?
It appears to be a specific report on "Serenity" in paticular. Since the Alliance has a lot against Mal now more than ever, it's understandable that they are researching him in detail and keeping things about him quiet to the public.

I mean after all, he has managed to defeat one of their elite special agents, harbor a stolen top secret military weapon, drawn one of their fleets into a fierce melee with a Reaver fleet, decieve numerous Alliance officials, and rob numbers of random banks and ships under Alliance control. Given the events of Serenity, it's not hard to believe that the Alliance has finally said "Enough is enough, it's time to nail this fucker."

CaptHawkeye · Post by **CaptHawkeye** » 2007-04-06 03:38pm

Damnet, how the hell did that happen? Wrong button again, I am very sorry, someone delete that second post and this one please.

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2007-04-06 03:43pm

But it is an "Independent" report. Mal is not official still part of the Independents anymore, in fact there is no centralized "Independent" movement anymore. He did not pick up Serenity until after the war. I know I am just being nit-picky, but I find it odd.

I am sure Mal is one of the most wanted men by the Alliance now.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2007-04-06 03:45pm

Maybe the Independents are an underground movement now?

CaptHawkeye · Post by **CaptHawkeye** » 2007-04-06 03:46pm

Shroom Man 777 wrote:Maybe the Independents are an underground movement now?

Wasn't that organization that helped River and Simon an Independent movement?

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2007-04-06 03:48pm

Thats an intresting concept as a whole. If there is still a Independant resistance movement going on. If there was, who on the ship is gave them Serenity's blue prints. I bet it was Book. LOL

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2007-04-06 05:36pm

I've decided to buy a copy, and when I do I'll see about some high-resolution scans...

Fithelere · Post by **Fithelere** » 2007-04-11 12:51am

Wow, the blueprints do look shiny, and easily worth the price. Now my wife will have no excuse to keep me from building a life-sized replica of Serenity on our property. I wonder if Universal would sue me for opening it up as a B&B.

Speaking of Universal, be careful, Wookie, about posting scans of the blueprints. Uni's lawyers went after 11th Hour over a *perceived* copyright infringement. I'd hate to give them anything else to chew on.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2007-04-11 01:37am

Thanks, but I'd never do something so stupid as to post them as open content online.

I hope they come soon! My only problem now is how to display them. Its alot of big sheets.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2007-04-20 04:36pm

CaptHawkeye wrote:
Shroom Man 777 wrote:Maybe the Independents are an underground movement now?
Wasn't that organization that helped River and Simon an Independent movement?

If memory serves, that was an underground cell....who had been compensated by Simon.