top 100 spaceships from movies and TV

[Jak Nazryth]

Stumble across this cool little list.
I completely agree with number 1!
Which one of the ships from this list (if any) remind you of your traveller game?

http://www.ugo.com/movies/100-best-movie-spaceships

 

[Reynard]

Wait... the Jetsons' flying car and Star Wars twin-pod car are starships?!

Ignoring those discrepancies I see a few that feel like Traveller material:
Klytus' ship would be a noble's custom grav yacht.
Mars II, Event Horizon, Freedom and Independence, Space Cowboy's ship, The Dreamer,
Jason's Raider, yes, The Infinity, Valley Forge, The Moonraker, USS Sulaco, Hunter-Gratzner, Nostromo, Roger Young, USS Cygnus, Leonov, ISV Venture Star and even the Heart of Gold could all be remodelled with Traveller mechanics and look perfect.

I would like to add Space 1999's Eagle transports as totally acceptable Traveller smallcraft. And where are the battlestars? Those are large, cool lookin' carriers!

 

[Jak Nazryth]

Ditto's on the Eagle. Almost forgot about it!
I actually had a giant (about 2'6" to 3' long) space 1999 toy when I was a kid.
I'm surprised it didn't make this list.

 

[hdan]

I'm surprised they left off:

* Slave-1, Boba Fett's ship. Interesting because "forward" was not at all what we were thinking.
* Icarus from the original Planet of the Apes. Considerably cooler than the Burton one, and a lot like a Scout/Courier, if a little too small.
* Battlestar Galactica, both versions (already mentioned, but worth repeating)
* Space 1999 Eagle (again, worth repeating)
* The Tantive 4 "Blockade Runner" from Star Wars, the first spaceship seen in the whole SW series, chronologically at least.
* Space Cruiser C57-D from Forbidden Planet - a better "flying saucer" than some of the ones they included.

 

[AndrewW]

* The Tantive 4 "Blockade Runner" from Star Wars, the first spaceship seen in the whole SW series, chronologically at least.

That's a Corellian Corvette.

 

[Faelan Niall]

No mention of any of the vehicles in Space 1999 simply the best miniatures ever.

 

[GypsyComet]

I would like to add Space 1999's Eagle transports as totally acceptable Traveller smallcraft.

Certainly, since they are already represented by the Modular Cutter.

 

[Dave Chase]

* The Tantive 4 "Blockade Runner" from Star Wars, the first spaceship seen in the whole SW series, chronologically at least.

That's a Corellian Corvette.

And it is also seen in the movie, 'Battle Between the Stars'.

Dave Chase

 

[Greg Smith]

There is a whole bunch of junk in that list.

It is movie ships - so no BSG, Buck Rogers et al. Although BSG was originally released as a movie in the UK.

 

[Reynard]

This morning I looked in my personal library and found my copy of the Moonbase Alpha Technical Manual and just inside the cover was a pull-out from a STARLOG magazine featuring a detailed writeup and diagrams for the Eagle.

The vehicle is a multipurpose workhorse including armaments. It is a perfect hard science model for a Traveller adaptation which I am working on. On top of that, the tech manual is great for imagining a base on any low atmosphere or maybe harsh environment world with internal layout. Forgetting the 'fact' it was a starship(!) in the series, Moonbase Alpha deserves Traveller recognition.