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Groggy Ensign
Joined: 30 Apr 2010 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:37 pm Post subject: Ship Pictures? |
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Hi, I've purchase SFB recently and have been going over the rules. It seems a bit complex, but not overly so and the little bit I've played has been fun.
The Federation, Klingons and Romulan ships are easy to imagine, I've seen em on tv enough. But the Kzinti, Gorn and Tholian ships are a bit of a problem. I've got the SSD's, but their not exactly inspiring.
I've seen the Federation Destroyer and the Federation Scouts, so it's not hard to imagine. But the Kzinti Strike Cruiser and Kzinti Battlecruiser have the same basic appearance in the SSD, but I've never seen them, so it difficult to get in the spirit of playing them.
Is there some place I can go to find pictures that I can relate to the ships? Or at least be able to read a description of them?
I've looked at the minitures, but they seem to be a small subset and I'd honestly rather just have some pictures.
Thanks for any help. |
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Bolo_MK_XL Captain
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 836 Location: North Carolina
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Falconer Lieutenant JG
Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 47 Location: Northwest Indiana
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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The episode “The Tholian Web” shows two Tholian Patrol Cruisers.
I am new to SFB, too, and buying a couple of miniatures for the Gorn and Kzinti ships really brought them to life for me. I bought a Gorn CA, Gorn CL, Kzinti CS, and Kzinti CL. Also a Fed CL. Pictures don’t do them justice. I wouldn’t say they are the most inspired designs in the world, but they are distinctive enough, and now they seem “real” to me. |
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Falconer Lieutenant JG
Joined: 11 Jan 2010 Posts: 47 Location: Northwest Indiana
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, the Kzinti Attack Shuttle Carrier (CV) is at least superficially similar to a Battlestar (TOS). The resemblance is definitely broken up in ways, but perhaps that’s a usable point of reference.
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RIS_Mace Lieutenant JG
Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 34
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Groggy Ensign
Joined: 30 Apr 2010 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, these links really help. |
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marcus_aurelius Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 254 Location: Cary IL
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Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 4:38 am Post subject: |
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In the Gorn pictures, the ones that are SFB are the ones labeled: Kerrosaurus, Colesaurus, Amarillosaurus, Tyrannosaurus (I am not sure if these names are their official ADB designations or not. Tyrannosaurus sounds correct for the DN).
In the Tholian pictures, everything except the station and the light fighter are SFB (I am not sure about the light fighter).
Be sure to also check out "Adam's Starship Art" on this forum too.
http://www.starfleetgames.com/federation/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=37 |
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Millenniumfalsehood Lieutenant JG
Joined: 07 Jan 2010 Posts: 32 Location: Kansas, USA
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MikeBurke Lieutenant SG
Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 129 Location: Frederickburg Virginia
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:10 am Post subject: |
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Who is Ted Geibel and how do you reach him? The email provided on that sfbnexus stuff doesn't work? _________________ "This Ship Was Built To Fight- You Had Better Know How" - Adm. Arleigh Burke - USN
Mike Burke
SFB since '84 |
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Jean Site Admin
Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 1733
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Mike, check out our page on FB and you'll find some of Ted's work. You can alos see some here: http://www.starfleetgames.com/artists/ _________________ Business Manager/RPG Line Editor
Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. |
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mjwest Commodore
Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 4075 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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MikeBurke wrote: | Who is Ted Geibel and how do you reach him? The email provided on that sfbnexus stuff doesn't work? |
Ted used to be very accessible, but then a whole bunch of nasty health stuff happened to him in real life, and he became nearly impossible to contact. (No criticism here. Just non-judgmental statements.)
So, you can't reach him. When he is ready for that to change, I am sure he will let people know. _________________
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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I am in contact with Ted if you have some need to get a message to him. Send it to me and I'll send it to him. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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Joseph Uzel Ensign
Joined: 11 Oct 2010 Posts: 1 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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First, let me say I'm a long-time fan of Ted's work on sfbnexus, and am sorry to hear he's had health issues. I hope everything works out for him.
Secondly, I can relate to the original poster of this thread (in a sense) and am hoping some of you can maybe help me out as you did him.
I've played both SFB and FedCom for longer than I care to admit, but strictly the Alpha Octant and mostly the period of the General War. I've been curious about some of the Omega races, but here's my problem:
I want to be able to "visualize" the ship I'm flying in the game. The counters are just outlines, and the SSD's are mostly about the same.
I'd be interested in seeing art of some of the weirder races as well, just out of curiousity, since some of them are very "alien" by Alpha standards.
But I know thats unlikely to ever happen! The ships, however...I think thats one of the main things thats kept me from trying Omega.
I've seen the cover art for the Modules published, of course, and tracked down a few renders online. But any additional info or links would be appreciated. Also, I usually play with either miniatures or Mega-Hex counters, for the aesthetic appeal (and I realize that due to cost-effectiveness, neither of those are likely to ever see the light of day for Omega races...) However, after seeing Xander Fulton's home-made Mega-Hex-quality Plasma/Cloaking/Web counters, I don't rule out the possibility that someone could make really impressive counters for these races... _________________ Joseph Uzel
ROWR! Cat-astrophic damage AGAIN! |
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MikeBurke Lieutenant SG
Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 129 Location: Frederickburg Virginia
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:18 am Post subject: |
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mjwest wrote: | MikeBurke wrote: | Who is Ted Geibel and how do you reach him? The email provided on that sfbnexus stuff doesn't work? |
Ted used to be very accessible, but then a whole bunch of nasty health stuff happened to him in real life, and he became nearly impossible to contact. (No criticism here. Just non-judgmental statements.)
So, you can't reach him. When he is ready for that to change, I am sure he will let people know. |
I am just asking because I would like to use one of the images has made with the FEDS, CA, TT, DD, DN for an online group - to represent my gamer's group. I just wanted to ask for permission. I hope he feels better. _________________ "This Ship Was Built To Fight- You Had Better Know How" - Adm. Arleigh Burke - USN
Mike Burke
SFB since '84 |
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