Canon or Non-Canon?

Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Friday, April 2, 2004 9:18 PM

Mikey you need to come to my house so we can play SFB! Tongue [:P]

I only have one mini, the Heavy Cruiser.

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Friday, April 2, 2004 8:44 PM

well i have the StarFleet Battles Klingon B-10

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Friday, April 2, 2004 8:24 PM

Wow, Very cool ships! The threads author had a link to some of his built kits, did you see the Klingon B-10. I want one. Wink [;)]

Thanks for the link Steven. I registered for the forum while I was there. By the way did you get the images I sent you?

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 2, 2004 7:50 PM

Here's the link to the Vorcha thread:
http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-bin/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=15181
And the Saber thread:
http://www.starshipmodeler.net/cgi-bin/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14559

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Thursday, April 1, 2004 10:41 PM

Is he producing his own kits? I'm thinking about kitting one or more of the three I mentioned. I haven't really started out side of collecting useful materials. By the way I'll be sticking with 1/1000 scale. Which reminds me I recently got a vac Oberth Class to use as reference for a scratchbuild of that ship. The Starfighter Group build has my time right now but I'm having fun with it. Wink [;)]

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 1, 2004 8:50 PM

Be sure to keep a photo log of the builds for "show and tell". All look like interesting scratchbuilds.

Speaking of the Saber class, a guy over at the Starship Modeler forums is about to sell a 2500th scale Saber, and then a Vorcha.

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Thursday, April 1, 2004 4:22 PM

I'm getting the parts ready for a Daedelaus even now. Wink [;)]

My three big Scratchbuilds on the horizon are the Daedelaus, the DY-100 freighter "Botany Bay", and the elusive Kobyashu Maru.

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Mikeym_us

Member since
March 2004
From: Kincheloe Michigan

Posted by Mikeym_us on Thursday, April 1, 2004 1:01 PM

also there was a constellation class starship by the name of Defiant the Enterprises sister ship but what about the Daedelaus class starships though. Anyone interested in scratch building one of those or maybe a Saber class

On the workbench: Dragon 1/350 scale Ticonderoga class USS BunkerHill 1/720 scale Italeri USS Harry S. Truman 1/72 scale Encore Yak-6

The 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron the only Squadron to get an Air to Air kill and an Air to Ground kill in the same week with only a F-15 http://photobucket.com/albums/v332/Mikeym_us/

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:35 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by therriman
Based on previous ships who would have ever predicted they would have a ship as different looking as the "Defiant".

That's funny you should mention the "Defiant". I was surfing the other day and ran across fan drawings of the "Defiant Class" done in TOS style. Very cool! Cool [8D]

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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cplchilly

Member since
January 2004
From: SO CAL

Posted by cplchilly on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:06 AM

Who cares what others think I do this because its fun and if it doesn't exactly meet with some elses expectations tough! I started out building a star fighter on the other sight but it started looking too trekish and I restarted, but I liked where the original was going so I am going to finish it as a trek project even though its not something from one of the shows.

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therriman

Member since
January 2003
From: Central MI

Posted by therriman on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:06 AM

Whatever floats your boat Woody. While canon ships are nice. Non-canon ships do often look better. But it's all fiction anyways, so who's to say what belongs or not.

Based on previous ships who would have ever predicted they would have a ship as different looking as the "Defiant".

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:46 AM

I say do whatever makes you happy, Woody. After all, we're doing this because we like it. Some of the non-canon designs are better than the canon ones. Personally I just like ships that stay with the basic designs. I'm sure there are purists that don't like my carrier, but I'm not building it for them. Now let me see, what might you be building......... Smile [:)]

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John P

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February 2003
From: Joisey

Posted by John P on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 8:04 AM

I build canon, I build designs from fandom, and I have a blast kitbashing my own ideas. It's all good.

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midnightprowler

Member since
February 2003
From: East Bethel, MN

Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:31 AM

For myself, I would keep it canon, but it doesn't matter to me what others want to do, I enjoy seeing anything Trek, especially TOS era ships, canon or not.
Lee

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Canon or Non-Canon?

Posted by Woody on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 10:53 PM

Do any of you Star Trek fans care if a starship is canon or not? I think with it being fiction it doesn't really matter. I like to stick with ships that were on TV, in the movies, or any book. The truth is I like a lot of fan based stuff as well. I'm just getting into Star Trek modeling based on Polar Lights 1/1000 scale and wondered how many of you would scratchbuild an unofficial ship. I ask because I got a rather negative responce from someone about wanting to build a ship that they considered non-canon. Can you guess what my next Trek build is going to be? Tongue [:P]

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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