What is your favorite science fiction ship?

[Hoplon]

I'd always imagined them as being more ellipsoid, some GSVs are continent class, the size of a continent, contained within the fields. Mountain ranges on top, engines below, all held within the field envelope, equal depth top and bottom. Nice image though, respect to the artist.

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The field envelope is, and usually much larger and the really hull of course.

I had envisioned the GSVs as massive, relatively flat and rectangular craft covered with oceans and parks, surrounded by ovoid fields.

Something kind of like this:

That's about right, but narrower across the beam i would say.

 

[The Sanctifier]

I quite like the Battle Star Galactica. Particularly in the scenes where they show some of its armaments and the way they get loaded up. It has quite a bit of a no frills feel to it which I found interesting.

 

[FPLOON]

Growing up, it was most definitely Ryo-Ohki! I mean, how can you say no to a face like this...

that turns into a ship like this?

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Plus, there's always the possibility of having more than one, if I'm not mistaken... Just don't forget to plant LOTS of carrots...

 

[Arqus_Zed]

Well, I suppose the Event Horizon deserves a mention. Even if you're not a fan of the design, you've still got to respect the madness.

http://free.total-wallpapers.com/free-wallpapers/1909/event-horizon.jpg

 

[Megalodon]

All grown up? Give me an Emperor Class Battleship! For the God-Emperor!

Afraid that's not an Emperor, the prow is wrong, it's too small and there's no launch bays, I'm afraid the 40k wikia is generally pretty shit. That looks most like a Lunar Class Cruiser. This is the Emperor.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/File:EmperorBattleshipIllustration.jpg

 

[MrPeanut]

The Imperial Fists Phalanx.

It's a spaceborne gothic cathderal which dwarfs most moons in the solar system, is more heavily armed than a death star and carries a complement of gold-plated Prussians in space at all times, what's not to love?

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Hrm... Let me see... its a toss up between the Super Star Destroyer class , because its firepower alone could reduce a planet to slag (seriously the Empire could have just produced a bunch of these instead of 2 Death Stars and basically leveled a planet anyway) and the TIE Defender (another blunder made by the Empire... had they gone with shielding on TIEs prior to the Advanced model, the pilot survivability would have been higher and the Rebels wouldn't have had a snubfighter advantage).

 

[Joos]

I always liked the idea of living ships as in Peter F Hamilton's (somewhat obnoxious) Nights Dawn trilogy, where the ship and the ships captain had a mental connection and each ship had it's own personality and character. There weren't really any good illustrations for it, but this book cover visualises them pretty well I think.

http://static.flickr.com/59/185310999_76ec029de6_o.jpg

They remind me of the space ship designs of Chris Foss, who is my favourite sci fi artist.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848566980/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=chris+foss&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VdvMU4XdNIbm8AXIjIDoCw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1065&bih=1094

 

[Trunkage]

Starfuries as they were at least considered by NASA for real life application

Serenity

Moya from Farscape

 

[Angelous Wang]

On just looks alone I always liked the Defiant from DS9 and The Executor Super Star Destroyer from Star Wars.

If we are going into function too, I like the ships that have AI's. Like Andromeda or Talon from Farscape (never really liked Moya though, maybe it's because of her being weaponless).

 

[pearcinator]

I am a fan of the clean, ultra-modern look with ships such as Mass Effect's Normandy and U.S.S Enterprise from the new Star Trek movies. I would prefer the Normandy as it seems more like a shared house with mates rather than a city full of 'red-shirts'.

 

[Lovecrafts Sunny Day]

I always thought The Event Horizon looked kinda like a steampunk Klingon Bird of Prey. Not knocking it tho, one of my favourite films

As for Culture ships, pretty sure non-standardisation was the norm each mind chose its configuration, and with field tech, you could look how you pleased.

The only exception would be warships, while being accomplished at war, the Culture would be at pains to admit it. Hence the brutal class designations given to ships designed purely for that purpose. As a result they are fairly basic, engines, crew modules and weapon pods.

They are judicially re-classed too, after hostilities have ceased, from warship to 'fast picket' or 'Demiliterised ROU' and the like.

The ship's Mind is also encouraged to calm it down, adopting avavtars of a less martial or standard nature (some of them are WAAY cuter too )

 

[Eddie the head]

I've always been a fan of the USS Voyager form Star Trek. Say what you will about Voyager as a series that's probability the most solid ship Star Fleet ever built. I also rather like the Asari ships form Mass Effect.

 

[Jacco]

Spoiler

USS Defiant NX-74205.

Picard faced the Borg, and after it was done ruining his life, he stood in his office and drank Earl Grey. Benjamin Sisko faced the Borg and after it was done ruining his life, he fumed in an escape-pod; then went off to design a ship whose only purpose is to kill Borg. It's a set of guns strapped to an engine. Then he called it Defiant, a name that practically shakes its fist at the Borg. That was his second choice, Starfleet felt that the "USS Ben Sisko's Muthafuckin Pimp Hand" was too long.
Long like his Sisko's dick.

I like Picard, but he always was a little too utopian for my taste. At least the Picard of the series. Movie Picard was a badass.


OT: Pretty much anything the Covenant has. The Long Night of Solace was not only beautiful, it could singlehandedly destroy your entire motherfuckin' planet!

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I can quote myself from last year to answer this one:

Spoiler: For a small, self sufficient fighter craft...

...only the Hammerhead makes me want to jump into a dangerous system and fight swarms of Outcasts.

Self sufficient, heavily armed and turns tight. Nice cargo capacity too.

Spoiler: If I were to have a flagship however...

The Bellator class dreadnaught is the king. Palpatine's navy had style.

 

[mirage202]

Favourite ship growing up? Then that would be the League Dread from Colony Wars.

 

[ryo02]

so many to choose from hmm Id go with Ragnarok from ff8 if I had to choose.
but as others have mentioned Ryo-Ohki from Tenchi or White stars from Babylon 5 are also cool.

 

[ecoho]

I present you Ryo-Ohki the most powerful pirate ship in the universe.
Yes she's a small cat rabbit thing that fits in your pocket
and no you can't ask how

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lol the Tenchi ships were all bad ass though the bunny kitty ones are favorite

 

[Strain42]

Atragon!!!

The ship that bitchslaps Kaiju.

 

[Crayven]

The Pride of Hiigara. Builds it's own fleet, travels by disappearing then appearing, looks amazing, and while not able to destroy your planet, can call in ships that can.

http://osten.co.kr/attach/1/434672.jpg