The Big Four.....

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:18 am

After watching 'Arena', I gotta agree that the Gorn seemed like legit badasses. Ships that could take on the best Starfleet had, could go as fast as them, too. Locking onto Spock's tricorder and overloading it was sheer brilliance, and the Gorn Captain almost killed Kirk himself.

Post by **Nutso** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:30 am

GrahamKennedy wrote:I always wanted the Gorn to be a big power. There's nothing to say they aren't, their tech certainly seems on a par with the Federation in TOS from what we see - ships about as fast as the Enterprise, weapons "like phasers only worse", though their bombardment weapon used at the base sucked ass compared to what Kirk fired back! I kept hoping TNG or DS9 would make a big deal of them, they would have filled the role of the Cardassians or Breen nicely.

I guess Gorn are too expensive and/or "man in rubber suit looking" to use a lot, though.

I also wanted the Gorn to be a big power. Since seeing Arena, I have been enamored of those space reptiles. They're technologically advanced, and are predatory in nature. The Gorn Captain was certainly a civilized lizard, trying to negotiate a quick death with Kirk. I always wondered what that ship that can match the Federation's speed wouls look like. Would it look like a Gorn - big and overpowering, but lacking maneuverability?

Looking at the supposed CGI ship that was meant to be inserted in the TOS Remastered DVD, I don't know what to think.

From http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/schem ... ships2.htm
I expected a box with nacelles. This looks graceful and complex.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:46 am

I dig it.

Post by **Graham Kennedy** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:55 am

I don't like the long thin tail. I'd have preferred something more bulky there.

Post by **Teaos** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:09 am

It reminds me of something but I cant recall what.

Talos · Post by **Talos** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:51 am

For me it looks like a ship from the Frankestein fleet...

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:07 pm

Actually, with the cruciform design and tapering aft section, it reminds me vaguely of a Cardassian ship... which is possibly not a coincidence, with the Cardassians' supposed reptilian ancestry.

Post by **Nutso** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:11 pm

Teaos wrote:It reminds me of something but I cant recall what.

A dragonfly?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:14 pm

Teaos wrote:It reminds me of something but I cant recall what.

Reminds me of the ships from the Kodan Armada in The Last Starfighter.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:30 pm

Nice ship. Not great, but nice.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:15 pm

Cpl Kendall wrote:
Teaos wrote:It reminds me of something but I cant recall what.
Reminds me of the ships from the Kodan Armada in The Last Starfighter.

I wasn't thinking of it, but you're right. Just set it so it sits on its bow.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:23 pm

Hey, you're kinda right.

Deepcrush · Post by **Deepcrush** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:06 pm

I hate that ship (the last starfighter). What a piece of crap! Wank it a bit more and you might just go blind.

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:34 pm

Deepcrush wrote:I hate that ship (the last starfighter). What a piece of crap! Wank it a bit more and you might just go blind.

You didn't even like it when it went into "carnival-ride/mechanical-bull/vom-in-your-ox-mask" mode?

Deepcrush · Post by **Deepcrush** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:55 pm

*KICKS MIKEY IN THE BALLS!*

The Big Four.....

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