US aircraft carriers are too small to be important - Page 2

SUBMAN1 · 06-17-07, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Godalmighty83

sci-fi has always suffered from scaling issues. usually windows.

[showing geek]

the big starwars ships are shown in movies with windows with people behind; for the sizes given to fit the average storm trooper must be about 50 foot tall.

the same issue pops up with enterprise, we often see the captain staring out of his little window while the camera zooms away, following scale his cabin takes up about a 5th of the ship. which probably only has room for about 12 people on board.

Yeah, they used to do this when they only had to work with models. Expect real scale people from now on due to CGI taking over the role of the models. CGI will scale everything appropriately.

-S

SUBMAN1 · 06-17-07, 11:52 AM

Where is the ultimate spaceship? I do not see the Death Star on this page! It would probably take up the whole page and then some though.

-S

Biggles · 06-17-07, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Where is the ultimate spaceship? I do not see the Death Star on this page! It would probably take up the whole page and then some though.

-S

The Death Star is a Space station

(or a small moon

)

mapuc · 06-18-07, 12:14 PM

Hey all you modelbuilders

what would you say if you could get the "Galactic Empire Executor Class" in scale 1:32 ??

Markus

ASWnut101 · 06-18-07, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mapuc

Hey all you modelbuilders

what would you say if you could get the "Galactic Empire Executor Class" in scale 1:32 ??

Markus

I want one.

I'll hang it on my roof (to the displeasure of the Homeowners Association) and have big neon lights pointing to it!

Biggles · 06-18-07, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ASWnut101

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Originally Posted by mapuc

Hey all you modelbuilders

what would you say if you could get the "Galactic Empire Executor Class" in scale 1:32 ??

Markus

I want one.

I'll hang it on my roof (to the displeasure of the Homeowners Association) and have big neon lights pointing to it!

If you'd do that in the night, it would probably attract attention to all airplanes in the vicinity thinking your house is Atlanta Airport......(you live in Georgia, don't you?)

fatty · 06-18-07, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ASWnut101

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

Hey all you modelbuilders

what would you say if you could get the "Galactic Empire Executor Class" in scale 1:32 ??

Markus

I want one.

I'll hang it on my roof (to the displeasure of the Homeowners Association) and have big neon lights pointing to it!

You better have a huge house... a 1/32 scale Executor would still be over 500 metres long!

Reaves · 06-18-07, 07:35 PM

No Seaquest DSV?

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Hey all you modelbuilders what would you say if you could get the "Galactic Empire Executor Class" in scale 1:32 ?? Markus