I've just sent a few "teaser" pics of the all-new FSE (Federal Stats
Europa) Superdreadnought over to Paul for the webstore news page, and
also to Dean for SCN and to John Lerchey - we'll see who gets them
uploaded first!
Just master-moulded today, we'll be making production moulds straight
after this Bank Holiday weekend, so it'll be available for sale after Tuesday
29th, price 12.00 GBP.
The pics in white are of the original master sculpt prior to casting,
showing the 5 parts that the mini is made up from; the grey-primered
one is a first off metal casting from the master mould with a quick spray
coat!
If anyone is placing an order with us this weekend (remember that the 3
introductory pack deals on NSL ships end on Thursday 31st, see our news post
from last week) and wants to add one (or several!) of the
new FSE SDN as a pre-order, just ask for them in the "comments" field
at the online checkout and we'll add them to the order.
Watch for the rest of the new-style FSE fleet over the coming weeks.
Happy Thrusting (oo-er...) and don't forget the painting contest
we're running for the new-style NSL ships!
Best,
> Ground Zero Games wrote:
Saw the pics at Paul's. This looks to become another creditcard
disaster:-)
> Ground Zero Games wrote:
So that's a "me like" then, Frits? ;-)
Anyone got any good ideas for a class name that we haven't already used on an
old FSE type?
Jon (GZG)
> Frits
> Ground Zero Games wrote:
> Ground Zero Games wrote:
What's that great big spinal-mount looking thing?!
> Ground Zero Games wrote:
Whatever you want it to be..... ;-)
> Ground Zero Games wrote:
Impressive... I'm not normally an FSE fan, but this may force me to reconsider
that opinion. Looking forward to the accompanying CV.
> Watch for the rest of the new-style FSE fleet over the coming weeks.
Oh, I will, I will....
Phil
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http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lSo, Jon, is that,
like, the new FSE DD? ;-)
Anyone got any good ideas for a class name that we haven't already
> used on an old FSE type?
What about Di Pesano (after the settlement the NSL attempted to take in 2150
but were repulsed by system defense boats)? Or Rhone (Humanity's first
encounter with the Phalons was there with the FSE).
Mk
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> <indy.kochte@gmail.com> wrote:
Di PeRsano, not Pesano. :-P :-)
Mk
(after the settlement the NSL attempted to take in 2150 but were repulsed by
> system defense boats)? Or Rhone (Humanity's first encounter with the
> So, Jon, is that, like, the new FSE DD? ;-)
Wasn't Di Persano the Italian Admiral at Lissa?
I do like Rhone.
Jon (GZG)
> Mk
> Ground Zero Games wrote:
The CVH will be basically the SDN with a new foredeck wedge, probably
with two side-by-side launch tracks recessed into it.
Now the SDN is done, the CVH will be quite simple, so expect that
very soon.....
Jon (GZG)
> Watch for the rest of the new-style FSE fleet over the coming weeks.
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> Zero Games <jon@gzg.com> wrote:
Isn't Italy part of the FSE? ;-)
I do like Rhone.
Make it so!
Mk
> St Jon wrote:
Well, you've already got the Athena class, but otherwise the wonderful
world(s) of Graeco-Roman mythology remain untouched. So how about:
Zeus class -- Zeus, Jupiter, Jove, Poseidon, Neptune, Hades, Pluto,
Uranus
Titan class -- Oceanus, Coeus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Theia, Rhea,
Themis, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Tethus, Cronus, Dione
Olympus class -- Olympus, Tartarus, Elyisium, Gaea, Pontus
Argo class -- use the Argonauts' names (there's something like 40-55 of
them!)
Hero class -- for the heroes who didn't make the Argo trip, including
Trojan War combatants
Other possibilities are French and Spanish explorers and international
figures -- Cortes, Pizarro, De Lesseps
And then we could raid the various navies' traditional ship names -- who
has access to several copies of JFS? <g>
Phil
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> Zero Games <jon@gzg.com> wrote:
Look at the WWII naval battle of Calabria. The Italians decided they had been
soundly defeated after hearing and believing the British propoganda.
;-)
Mk
> On Fri, 25 May 2007, Phillip Atcliffe wrote:
> Well, you've already got the Athena class, but otherwise the wonderful
> world(s) of Graeco-Roman mythology remain untouched. So how about:
Not to be too silly about it but Uranus? God, jokes about that ship could
almost kill the sheep meme around here.
Honestly, has there *ever* been a ship, class, whatever named Uranus?
This looks like a job for Google!
USS Uranus (AF 14) URANUS (*my caps*) class Provision Store Ship
The_Beast (who'll keep looking...)
Mike wrote on 05/30/2007 12:38:05 PM:
> On Fri, 25 May 2007, Phillip Atcliffe wrote:
S. M. Hafenschiff "Uranus"
Just found a painting, but I assume it's near WWI.
The_Beast (again)
Me wrote on 05/30/2007 12:44:44 PM:
> This looks like a job for Google!
See http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/u1/uranus.htm
--Greg
> On Wed, 30 May 2007, Mike Stanczyk wrote:
> On Fri, 25 May 2007, Phillip Atcliffe wrote:
> On Fri, 25 May 2007, Phillip Atcliffe wrote:
It's serving with the Rim Fleet...... <ducks hastily!!!> ;-)
Back on-topic, you may have noticed that the new SDN is now
officially the Charlemagne class, with other ships of the class being
named for other great and/or heroic figures of the various FSE member
States.
You-think-of-your-mother-with-that-mind? wrote on 05/30/2007 01:28:10
PM:
> It's serving with the Rim Fleet...... <ducks hastily!!!> ;-)
Oh my
God...
*keep thinking the alternate pronounciation* *keep thinking the alternate
pronounciation* *keep thinking the alternate pronounciation* *keep thinking
the alternate pronounciation*
The_Beast
> On Wed, 30 May 2007, Ground Zero Games wrote:
> Honestly, has there *ever* been a ship, class, whatever named Uranus?
You started it Jon.
I keep thinking about the pilots if the Uranus has a fighter group.
Circling Uranus to protect it.
Launching from Uranus.
Telling stories about the problems with the defective landing system. Having
to circle around until they could manually hit Uranus.
Finally,
Oh good. the Narns are here.
> sax@soundingrocket.com wrote:
Uranus <<<
> Not to be too silly about it, but Uranus? God, jokes about that
> See http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/u1/uranus.htm <
Interestingly, the RN, who in the past have plundered the classics for ship
names like they were about to expire, doesn't seem to have used that name. The
only mention I could find of an "HMS Uranus" was in a novel by Stephen Coulter
called "The Shroud", in which the Uranus is a nuclear sub that "plunges to the
bottom of the ocean in forbidden waters." Sounds a tad foreboding... <g>
Phil