[GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

41 posts · Oct 5 2005 to Oct 12 2005

From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>

Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 16:27:08 +0100

Subject: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Hi all,

We are now happy to confirm availability of all the new codes I
mentioned in the "teaser" a few days ago - I've just sent the
listings to Paul to put up on the online store, so they should be up there
within a day or two (Paul's workload permitting); pictures of the new items
should be done in a day or two as well, and as soon as they are I'll send them
off to TMP and SCN (as well as to Paul for the store, of course).

If you are so desperate that you can't wait for the store to be updated, of
course you can always email me direct or phone us (01449
722322) and be among the very first to order them!  ;-)

All the best,

Jon (GZG).

....................................

NEW merchant and civilian shipping:

FT 337          Olympus class short-haul passenger transport
3.00 GBP FT 338A Tradewind class space freighter with 2 x cargo pods 3.00 FT
338B Tradewind class space freighter with 2 x tanker pods 3.00 FT 339 Hercules
class heavy lift interface cargo shuttle 2.00 FT 340 Phoenix class interface
passenger spaceplane 1.50 FT 341 Kestrel class Free Trader (light freighter)
2.00
FT 342          Glow-worm class Free Trader (light freighter)
1.50

SPECIAL DEAL (launch offer for limited time only): perfect for that
merchant convoy scenario, or as your very own refugee fleet... ;-)

MC-PAK 1        Merchant Convoy Pack - an assorted pack of our NEW
merchant and passenger shipping (from the Sept and Oct release
batches) - selection of ships may vary, but retail value will be in
excess of 32 GBP.   SPECIAL PACK PRICE JUST 25.00 GBP!

.....................................

NEW NAC ships:

FT 134 Troutbridge class Frigate (pack of 2) 2.00 FT 135 Tallahachie class
Destroyer (pack of 2) 2.50 FT 137 Suffolk class Escort Cruiser 2.50 FT 139
Renown class Battlecruiser 4.00 FT 140 Thunderer class Battleship 5.00

SPECIAL DEALS (launch offer for limited time only):

NAC HVY SQN     NAC Heavy Battle Squadron Pack -  consists of 2 x
FT140 BB, 2 x FT139 BC, 2 x FT137 CE, 4 x FT135 DD, 4 x FT134 FF, total of 14
ships, retail value of 32.00 GBP. SPECIAL PACK PRICE JUST 25.00 GBP!

NAC CRU SQN     NAC Cruiser Squadron Pack -  consists of 4 x FT138
CH, 4 x FT137 CE, 4 x FT136 CL, 2 x FT134 FF, total of 14 ships,
retail value of 32.00 GBP.   SPECIAL PACK PRICE JUST 25.00 GBP!

......................................

From: Stephen Bond <daibaka2000@y...>

Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:25:56 +0100 (BST)

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lYou know, these new
modular freighters strike me as being ideal for use as Q-Ships or as B5
Raider-style fighter carriers for pirate fleets. What do you say to a
couple of "specialised" modules for these ships Jon? ;-)

Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com> wrote:Hi all,

We are now happy to confirm availability of all the new codes I
mentioned in the "teaser" a few days ago - I've just sent the
listings to Paul to put up on the online store, so they should be up there
within a day or two (Paul's workload permitting); pictures of the new items
should be done in a day or two as well, and as soon as they are I'll send them
off to TMP and SCN (as well as to Paul for the store, of course).

If you are so desperate that you can't wait for the store to be updated, of
course you can always email me direct or phone us (01449
722322) and be among the very first to order them! ;-)

All the best,

Jon (GZG).

....................................

NEW merchant and civilian shipping:

FT 337 Olympus class short-haul passenger transport
3.00 GBP FT 338A Tradewind class space freighter with 2 x cargo pods 3.00 FT
338B Tradewind class space freighter with 2 x tanker pods 3.00 FT 339 Hercules
class heavy lift interface cargo shuttle 2.00 FT 340 Phoenix class interface
passenger spaceplane 1.50 FT 341 Kestrel class Free Trader (light freighter)
2.00
FT 342 Glow-worm class Free Trader (light freighter) 1.50

SPECIAL DEAL (launch offer for limited time only): perfect for that
merchant convoy scenario, or as your very own refugee fleet... ;-)

MC-PAK 1 Merchant Convoy Pack - an assorted pack of our NEW
merchant and passenger shipping (from the Sept and Oct release
batches) - selection of ships may vary, but retail value will be in
excess of 32 GBP. SPECIAL PACK PRICE JUST 25.00 GBP!

.....................................

NEW NAC ships:

FT 134 Troutbridge class Frigate (pack of 2) 2.00 FT 135 Tallahachie class
Destroyer (pack of 2) 2.50 FT 137 Suffolk class Escort Cruiser 2.50 FT 139
Renown class Battlecruiser 4.00 FT 140 Thunderer class Battleship 5.00

SPECIAL DEALS (launch offer for limited time only):

NAC HVY SQN NAC Heavy Battle Squadron Pack - consists of 2 x
FT140 BB, 2 x FT139 BC, 2 x FT137 CE, 4 x FT135 DD, 4 x FT134 FF, total of 14
ships, retail value of 32.00 GBP. SPECIAL PACK PRICE JUST 25.00 GBP!

NAC CRU SQN NAC Cruiser Squadron Pack - consists of 4 x FT138
CH, 4 x FT137 CE, 4 x FT136 CL, 2 x FT134 FF, total of 14 ships, retail value
of 32.00 GBP. SPECIAL PACK PRICE JUST 25.00 GBP!

......................................

From: Mark A. Siefert <cthulhu@c...>

Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 22:45:21 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

[quoted original message omitted]

From: Michael Llaneza <maserati@e...>

Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:57:08 -0700

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Mark A. Siefert wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ground Zero Games" <jon@gzg.com>

Be calm gentle consumer.

From: Sylvester M. W. <xveers@g...>

Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 21:36:24 -0700

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Michael Llaneza wrote:

> Mark A. Siefert wrote:
Must be like some kind of fly, that's been set on fire....

From: Andreas Udby <javelin98@l...>

Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 12:10:58 -0800

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

So... has anyone seen pics of these things yet? Not that I would ever dare to
put pressure upon Jon or GZG, but my curiousity is killing me.

From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>

Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:18:11 -0700

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Glad someone said it for me.

> On 10/6/05, Andreas Udby <javelin98@lycos.com> wrote:
http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default
.asp?SRC=lycos10
> _______________________________________________

From: Roger Books <books@m...>

Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:22:00 -0400

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lWhat to order, what
to order? I want a glow-worm, but that doesn't cover the
minimum order. Maybe I'll order some 25mm civilians for my traveller game.
:)

Roger

> On 10/6/05, Andreas Udby <javelin98@lycos.com> wrote:
http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default
.asp?SRC=lycos10
> _______________________________________________

From: Claus Paludan <cpaludan@t...>

Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:26:16 +0200

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

ehh

> Roger Books wrote:

No worries there... you just order the glow-worm and then a new ESU BDN,

CVL and CVE - the last 3 ships you ship to me and all is set and done :D

Ahh well - just kidding..  I will try to have a month without ordering
from GZG (actually I don't order a thing.. I have people doing that hard

work for me:D)

From: david garnham <garnhamghast@f...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 00:08:25 +0200 (CEST)

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

"Andreas Udby" <javelin98@lycos.com>
 To: gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
Cc:
 Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

So... has anyone seen pics of these things yet? Not that I would ever dare to
put pressure upon Jon or GZG, but my curiousity is killing me.

 Andreas

Jon has just dropped some off for me to paint up as display models. The glow
worm will not disapoint I think:} The two modular cargo vessels with the
chemical and cargo pods are lovely. They have a very ESU look to the front of
them I think, making them ideal for ESU fleet tenders or merchant shipping.
The short haul passenger transport is a little thing of beauty, NOT at ALL
influenced by a certain ship in Battlestar Galactica the new series:} The
space plane is very nice and sreamlined. The heavy atmospheric lifter is like
a fat space shuttle and looks very nice indeed. The generic space freighter
(falcon class i think?) will either be loved or hated. I love it but it is
boxy and kind of asymetrical.The new NAC ships follow on from the recent new
ones, but I think Jon may have taken notice of the comments and although the
teardrop shape still has weapon bits on I don't think they're as prevelant as
on the first few. Very nice sculpts once again, the larger ones being two
parters with the teardrop fitting onto the hull in a similar manner to the new
ESU.
I don't get paid for saying this - honest! If I thought the ships were
cack I would say nothing. I happen to think they're very nice though and
you'll be able to see soon on the minis page and SCN and the GZG website
hopefully. Right I'm off to Crete for two weeks! Dave

War! What is it good for? Er.....gaming

From: Claus Paludan <cpaludan@t...>

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 08:10:41 +0200

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> david garnham wrote:

Ok you just made it to my little black book of teasers!!!! We wanted
pictures... Not more text that makes us want the pics even more!!!!!!

Ahh well - thanks for the review - I really look forward to see the pics

now:)

Cheers!

From: Oerjan Ariander <oerjan.ariander@t...>

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:22:29 +0200

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Dave Garnham wrote:

> The short haul passenger transport is a little thing of beauty, NOT at

If it is the one I suspect, it actually *isn't* influenced by any BSG ship...
at the time I sculpted it, the only ships from the new BSG series I
had seen were the Vipers and the Galactica herself :-/ It was intended
as a
vaguely "Star Wars prequel-esque" civilian ship, inspired by several of
the ships seen in various background shots of Coruscant...

Later,

From: Indy Kochte <kochte@s...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:25:52 -0400

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@lists.csua.berkeley.edu
http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-lOn 10/7/05, Oerjan
> Ariander <oerjan.ariander@telia.com> wrote:

Maybe the BSG ship(s) was(ere) inspired by the same as you were. :-)

Mk

From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 16:33:50 +0100

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Dave Garnham wrote:

Sorry Oerjan, it isn't the one you suspect, it's one of mine.... ;-)

Jon (GZG)

> Later,

From: Doug Evans <devans@n...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:55:45 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Sorry Oerjan, it isn't the one you suspect, it's one of mine.... ;-)

Whoa, the boss is sculpting? Better stay away from that! *duck*

Course, if the piccies were available, there wouldn't be any suspicions
involved... *duck again*

The_Beast

From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 17:11:31 +0100

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> david garnham wrote:

Pix now done, just this moment being sent off to Paul for the GZG
webstore, and copied to Dean at SCN and Bill at TMP!  :-)

Happy Thrusting!

Jon (GZG)

> Ahh well - thanks for the review - I really look forward to see the

From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 17:24:43 +0100

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> > Sorry Oerjan, it isn't the one you suspect, it's one of mine....
;-)
> Whoa, the boss is sculpting? Better stay away from that! *duck*

Well, apart from the OUDF and K'V ships and some new fighters (Oerjan's) and
the new Savasku (Dave's), all the other recent ships (UNSC, NI, Japs, IF, New
ESU, New NAC, Civilians etc) have been my
sculpts....  :-)

> Course, if the piccies were available, there wouldn't be any suspicions

Paul, Bill and Dean now all have the piccies..... let's see who gets
them posted first! (My money's on Dean....)  ;-)

Jon (GZG)

PS: away for weekend, so offline now till Monday morning - looking
forward to reading the comments then!

> The_Beast

From: Doug Evans <devans@n...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:26:12 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Jon, the saintly one, wrote on 10/07/2005 11:24:43 AM:

> > > Sorry Oerjan, it isn't the one you suspect, it's one

Sarcasm, an underappreciated art...

> >Course, if the piccies were available, there wouldn't be

Me too; course, life in the Dakotas is SOOOooooo laid back, it's hardly
surprising he has the time to be watching for new stuff to post. *dodge and
weave, dodge and weave*

> Jon (GZG)

I know how the folks love the shows, but hope it's a pleasant diversion, show
or no.

The_Beast

From: Dean Gundberg <dean.gundberg@n...>

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:43:20 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Jon (GZG) wrote:

I got the pics and did look at them, quite interesting and my unbuilt NAC
fleet will probably have to expand.

I am at work right now so I won't be able to get them posted for probably
another 6 hours or so but I will do it ASAP when I get home and I'll drop a
note to the list when they are up.

From: John K Lerchey <lerchey@a...>

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:24:12 -0400

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

I so don't ever, ever, ever want to see this taken out of context...

;)

--On Friday, October 07, 2005 5:11 PM +0100 Ground Zero Games
<jon@gzg.com> wrote:

> Happy Thrusting!

From: Tom McCarthy <tmcarth@f...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:05:38 -0400

Subject: RE: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

During last night's FT game, I heard two players conferring.

"Would you like me to begin thrusting now, admiral?"

"Yes, harder"

From: Claus Paludan <cpaludan@t...>

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 20:09:19 +0200

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Ground Zero Games wrote:

Ahhhhh gooodiies..

> Happy Thrusting!

Aye - we will - next week-end will give us 12 hours of FT'ing!!!!!!

From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 11:29:13 -0700

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> On 10/7/05, McCarthy, Tom <Tom.McCarthy@xwave.com> wrote:

Must... resist... thinking... of... Honor... Harrington...

[/Kirk Voice]

From: Inire <inire@y...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:25:53 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

the wife of one of the regulars commented pithily once
about a 3-player game..."hot 3-way full thrust
action!"

ew. ;-)

> --- "John K. Lerchey" <lerchey@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:

> I so don't ever, ever, ever want to see this taken
http://lists.csua.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l
> [quoted text omitted]

Jeff "My dice hate me!" Fearnow Gaming to keep War out of RealTime!

"'DESTROY THE WITNESSES!!. Chaffing aside, I have no answer: I Excrete Sour
Cream!" www.wigu.com, 29 Jan 2003

XT350/DOD#1890

AND don't forget: Serenity releases 30 September! Trailer at apple.com!!!
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/serenity/trailer_2/index.html

From: Claus Paludan <cpaludan@t...>

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 21:30:41 +0200

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> John K. Lerchey wrote:

Oh my...... ROTFL - well well well - what ARE you thinking off?

From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:32:27 -0700

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> On 10/7/05, Inire <inire@yahoo.com> wrote:

Do wives ever comment any other way?

From: Don M <dmaddox1@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:37:23 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Another contextual issue.......)

ew, ew......;-)

[quoted original message omitted]

From: Doug Evans <devans@n...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:43:23 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Funny, on this group, I'd expect it to be 'ewe, ewe..... ;->=

The_Beast

> Another contextual issue.......)

From: John K Lerchey <lerchey@a...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:48:28 -0400 (EDT)

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Completely different type of thrust. I hope.;)

John K. Lerchey Computer and Network Security Coordinator Computing Services
Carnegie Mellon University

> On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, Doug Evans wrote:

> Funny, on this group, I'd expect it to be 'ewe, ewe..... ;->=

From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:52:18 -0700

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Oh, Dear God, it's begun.

> On 10/7/05, Doug Evans <devans@nebraska.edu> wrote:

From: Don M <dmaddox1@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 14:57:45 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Both are rather basic physics.......)

[quoted original message omitted]

From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:59:21 -0700

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

To quote my Texan friend, "All Y'all are just wrong."

> On 10/7/05, Don M <dmaddox1@hot.rr.com> wrote:

From: Don M <dmaddox1@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:04:33 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Oh, Dear God, it's begun.

Now Brian, what ever are ewe on about?

hehehe

From: Don M <dmaddox1@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:11:22 -0500

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

To quote my Texan friend, "All Y'all are just wrong."

No really, you know that whole equal and opposite (or so we hope) reaction
thing.......)

> Both are rather basic physics.......)

From: Brian Bilderback <bbilderback@h...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 13:17:46 -0700

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> On 10/7/05, Don M <dmaddox1@hot.rr.com> wrote:

From: Dean Gundberg <dean.gundberg@n...>

Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 22:57:09 -0500

Subject: RE: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Jon (GZG) wrote:

> > them posted first! (My money's on Dean....) ;-)

The pictures are now online at http://www.star-ranger.com/FullThrust.htm

Go take a look and enjoy!

From: Oerjan Ariander <oerjan.ariander@t...>

Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 09:58:09 +0200

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> GZG wrote:

> If it is the one I suspect, it actually *isn't* influenced by any BSG

From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>

Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 12:10:08 +1000

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Brian B wrote:

> the wife of one of the regulars commented pithily once

From: Unknown Sender <@

Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:53:25 +0200 (CEST)

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

Greetings,

Wow, they look good...

Just a question: SDN, Carriers or an Escort carrier is to be expected
anytime soon...? ;-)

Greetings,

                                     Catinator

Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com> írta:

> Hi all,
....

From: Ground Zero Games <jon@g...>

Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:42:19 +0100

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Greetings,

Thanks!!  :-)

> Just a question: SDN, Carriers or an Escort carrier is to be expected

Yes, just as soon as I can get to work on them... hopefully November releases!

Jon (GZG)

> Greetings,

From: Frits Kuijlman <frits@k...>

Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:03:35 +0200

Subject: Re: [GZG] [OFFICIAL] Newest FT ships now available!! :-)

> Ground Zero Games wrote:
...

Just saw the new pictures on star-ranger.com.
I must say the new pictures do show the heritage of the ships while at the
same time incorporating elements seen in other new releases as well.

The new BB does seem sturdier looking than its predecessor. It looks like it
might even survive a hit on the connection between engines and 'saucer' part,
which is not the case with the original spindly designs.