Choose your starship

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove) 01/07/2018 at 19:42 • Filed to: De-decorating

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Putting away the Christmas tree ornaments. You can choose any of the displayed ships to be your one and only space daily. Choose wisely.

Here they are in panorama

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 19:59

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Is that a star destroyer? that one.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:00

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Is that the defiant on the left? I’ll take that one.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/07/2018 at 20:02

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Yes, and it originally came with a rebel ship hanging under it, but that has a salvage title.

Spaceball-Two > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:03

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Bird of Prey please

CB > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:03

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Pillar of Autumn or bust.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/07/2018 at 20:03

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Good choice. They’re out of production, but parts still are plentiful, and they’re easy to work on.

Chariotoflove > Spaceball-Two 01/07/2018 at 20:04

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Done. I have a list of mods done by the previous owner somewhere here...

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:05

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What would be the spaceship equivalent of a rusty/trusty old pick up?

Chariotoflove > CB 01/07/2018 at 20:06

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I had to Google that. That’s not a starship. It’s a universal remote.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:08

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The chamber from star trek where they get teleported

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/07/2018 at 20:08

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On this list, I think that would be the Runabout.

Chariotoflove > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/07/2018 at 20:09

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And it has a cool light and sound sequence it goes through when you push the button.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:09

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Dibs on Moya!

Agrajag > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:10

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I’ve always loved the design for the Reliant. I’ll go with that.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:11

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Is that a cookie jar way in the back left? If so, I’ll take that. And whatever is in it.

Maxima Speed > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:11

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Imperial-I Class Star Destroyer, if the one pictured is Imperial-II class then I still want it but, I’m modding the weapons system back to Imperial-I spec but keeping the sensor improvements of the Imperial-II.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:12

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I’ve always loved the look of the Reliant!

Chariotoflove > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 20:12

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No Moya here, smarty pants. She took Talon to return some Christmas gifts.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:13

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Somewhere at my parents house I have a Star Trek Galileo shuttlecraft that is powered by the light string and when you push a button it says “Shuttle craft to Enterprise. This is Spock. Happy Holidays. Live long and prosper.” I need to find that sometime. I loved that thing so much when I was a kid.

Chariotoflove > Agrajag 01/07/2018 at 20:13

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K

;)

Chariotoflove > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 01/07/2018 at 20:15

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Yes, you do. Many of my earlier ones plugged into the light string, but they went to self-contained with button batteries several years ago. Voyager, Enterprise-D, Borg cube, and a couple of others make announcements like that.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:16

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She is a transport vessel afterall

Chariotoflove > Maxima Speed 01/07/2018 at 20:17

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What you do after you hand over the credits is your business. No discounts. I know what I have. 

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW 01/07/2018 at 20:19

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That is our Spode hot chocolate pitcher, which is empty at the moment, but on Christmas morning contains the best home-made hot cocoa ever made.

Chariotoflove > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/07/2018 at 20:19

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The fart-canned, NOS-boosted ricer of the group. Figures.

Chariotoflove > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/07/2018 at 20:20

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Me too. A really cool design.

Chariotoflove > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 20:21

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And she’s kind of a two-fer, cause she has a Pilot docked inside.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:22

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Mmmmm, hot cocoa!! That’s a nice Christmas tradition!

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:26

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Welp, looks like I’m starting Farscape tomorrow

Alfalfa > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:28

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No Serenity, so I’m thinking snow speeder for some good hoonage.

Kiltedpadre > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:30

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Am I missing it or do you not have the gold Enterprise?

I’d be torn between taking the Enterprise-E for a spin or going with the classic Bird of Prey.

fhrblig > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:34

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Defiant.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:36

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Really? Seriously? I don’t even know what to say about this.

benjrblant > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:37

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The X-wing.

CB > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:39

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Rude. Good thing the honeycomb-shaped structure can brush off that insult.

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW 01/07/2018 at 20:49

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After which I go back to bed. That’s my favorite Christmas morning tradition.

Chariotoflove > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/07/2018 at 20:49

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Have to stay fluent in the classics.

Chariotoflove > Alfalfa 01/07/2018 at 20:50

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It’s the right weather for it.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre 01/07/2018 at 20:54

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Of course. look again.

The bird of prey is better for hooning.

Chariotoflove > fhrblig 01/07/2018 at 20:55

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Boy racer.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:55

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Even better! My wife and I have been talking about starting some new Christmas traditions next year. Our son will be 2 1/2, so he’ll be starting to get into it. And we’re looking for ways to plan our day so that it’s the 3 of us at home relaxing, rather than running around all over the place and stressing out (which has been the tradition up to this point).

I think a delicious hot breakfast (pancakes?) and cocoa will need to be a part of that...

Chariotoflove > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/07/2018 at 20:56

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Please state the nature of your aesthetic emergency.

Chariotoflove > benjrblant 01/07/2018 at 20:56

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Y not.

Chariotoflove > CB 01/07/2018 at 20:58

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Ablative armor? Actually, it reminds me of a Space 1999 comlink, but that’s an old reference.

Kiltedpadre > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 20:59

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The angle it’s sitting at threw me off because it distorted the shape.

I need to hit up eBay sometime and see if I can snag some ships I’m missing.

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW 01/07/2018 at 21:00

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Yes. We decided a few years ago that it was time for us to wake up Christmas morning in our own home and not in someone else’s guest room.

CB > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:00

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Nah, interior structure of the ship makes it incredibly durable. They crash land one on Installation 04 and it’s in surprisingly good condition.

Nibbles > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:01

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I’d take the Enterprise-E or the Excelsior/Enterprise-B (not pictured from what I can tell)

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre 01/07/2018 at 21:01

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The pano is also blurry.

My MIL started giving them to me over twenty years ago. Some are really hard to find now.

Chariotoflove > CB 01/07/2018 at 21:02

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Not that you could tell. ;)

Chariotoflove > Nibbles 01/07/2018 at 21:03

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They’re all there. Or at least I have them all.

Chariotoflove > CB 01/07/2018 at 21:04

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Honestly, I need to look it up. I’ve never watched that series.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:09

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One of those conditional sorts of questions. Defiant, if I’m not inclined to be greedy. Bird of prey if I intend to bring more people along and generically be a dick, and star destroyer if I actually somehow have enough Outbound Flight-style slave rig equipment to run it and have some conquering to do.

Hard to tell, is there an Excelsior in that mix?

Kiltedpadre > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:11

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This is my meager collection. Iwas hoping to catch this years ship on discount after Christmas but no such luck. Since I haven’t gotten to watch the series I didn’t feel like I had to have it.

I’d like to find a Borg Cube, an Enterprise-B and E, and a replacement for my Bird of Prey that was broken by my son when he was little.

Did they ever make an Excelsior?

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/07/2018 at 21:21

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There is somewhere, and I think it would do better for the purpose than the star destroyer if set up properly.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:26

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Tough...

I’m having a hard time deciding between three.

1) NCC-1701-D from All Good Things... (three nacelles, extensive addition of weapons)

2) NCC-1701-E

3) Klingon Bird of Prey

Other potentials:

4) Borg Cube (not really comfortable, but enormous, fast, and very effective weapons)

5) Imperial Star Destroyer

Let’s face it, you’ll want to go exploring in deep space in this ship. You want it to be big, comfortable, fast, to have some area to entertain yourself during long trips, capable of defending itself (almost certainly just against orbiting objects, but that’s important), with massive energy production, etc. The bonus of the Star Trek universe is the replicators and transporters. The bonus to the Star Wars universe is that the ships are enormous.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre 01/07/2018 at 21:32

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That’s a good collection. I don’t have too many of the figurines.

I thought I had an Excelcior, but I can’t find it.

fhrblig > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:33

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What I really wanted was the USS Prometheus from Star Trek Voyager, but I didn’t see that one there.

Maxima Speed > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:35

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BTW, I’m really just buying this one from you for parts. This is mine. 13 inches of imperial might.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre 01/07/2018 at 21:39

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Nope. No hallmark excelcior. Huh.

Chariotoflove > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/07/2018 at 21:41

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If you’re looking for an interstellar GT, I think you want the Enterprise E. Stay away from the cube. That’s like an old RV

Chariotoflove > fhrblig 01/07/2018 at 21:42

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Yeah, not there. Would be super cool though.

Kiltedpadre > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:43

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I actually don’t care for the figures; most of the older ornaments I inherited, and they were part of that. I also have a Worf, the Dr from Voyager, and the Galileo which must be in a different box.

I hope they make an Excelsior, but I’ll honestly be surprised if they do.

Chariotoflove > Maxima Speed 01/07/2018 at 21:43

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Dang. My tree’s branches aren’t that strong.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre 01/07/2018 at 21:44

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Why?

OmerCarrothers333 > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:55

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Uh, I thought the Snowspeeder wasn’t technically a spaceship?

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 21:56

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I thought I saw an Enterprise -E in there, and other posters seem to confirm, that’s my #1 choice, for #2 I’m actually going Voyager, like the lines, and it proved a rugged little ship, after that’s it’s Star Destroyers all the way.

fhrblig > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:00

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Multi-vector assault mode for the win.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:05

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Chariotoflove > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/07/2018 at 22:07

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Going for the aggressive angular designs. I approve.

Chariotoflove > OmerCarrothers333 01/07/2018 at 22:08

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And a snow mobile isn’t technically a car. Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t rock one to work in the right weather.

Chariotoflove > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/07/2018 at 22:10

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That would be a very good choice if there was a write in option. Which there is not.

XJDano > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:18

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Snow speeder I’d guess. Quick and low to the ground. In the event of a collision with a planet I’d likely survive.

I wasn’t into any of the space SCI-fi stuff. As a kid I watched one of the Star Trek episodes where worm like creatures took over the bodies of the humans on the ship and the tails were exposed from the base of the brain stem (or something like that) making them like zombies.

I was like , NOPE. Had nightmares about it too.

Chariotoflove > XJDano 01/07/2018 at 22:28

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That was a next gen series episode, and not a great one in my opinion. I can see why that didn’t hook you.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:31

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My dad also collects the Star Trek ships each year. Sadly it has been a while since we have had a tree with the right kind of lights to plug them into.

JeepJeremy > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:31

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I’ll take the Klingon Battle Cruiser!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:33

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I’ll take BOTH Delta Flyers because they always seem to crash so I’ll need a backup.

Chariotoflove > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/07/2018 at 22:40

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Yeah, but they stopped making the ones that plug in a while ago. They now come with button batteries.

Good on your dad!

Chariotoflove > JeepJeremy 01/07/2018 at 22:40

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Excellent!

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/07/2018 at 22:41

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Good call.

JeepJeremy > XJDano 01/07/2018 at 22:41

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That’s far and away, one of the greatest episodes of TNG. It was scary. It had crazy special effects. It was dark. It was complicated. And violent!

I was seven years old when that premiered and was watching it with my father. It didn’t give me nightmares but WOW! Star Trek TNG is so great!!!

Land_Yacht_225 > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:42

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This depends, can I have the borg cube all to myself, or is the organic-based hive-mind ship management system a standard and necessary feature?

JeepJeremy > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:47

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Right?!?! Although....and I’ve had this thought since I was a kid: a cloaking device is about the LEAST honorable device a Klingon could use. I have never understood it.

I mean....I guess in warfare, camouflage isn’t dishonorable?

But a cloaking device is like cheating. Isn’t it?

I’m overthinking this.

LastFirstMI is my name > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:52

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Borg cube- it’s the AMG G-wagen of interstellar travel. Over-engineered for what it is used for, too reliable to be a Range Rover, too fast to be a Unimog, designed with a pencil and ruler.

Star destroyers are like a lifted brodozer with unnecessary KC lights on the roof. Looks tough but can’t go off road (like into an asteroid field).

The Enterprise- a Polestar Volvo or Audi RS6 wagon. It’s understated and sophisticated but will smoke your brother-in-law’s camero.

Excelsior- if the Enterprise is an Audi or Volvo, the Excelsior must be a Jaguar. Self-explanatory I think.

The Bird of Prey is a 1980’s sports car (Corvette, 944, Skyline, whatever). Looks cool but can’t really compete with the more technologically advanced stuff.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 22:53

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It was always cool to turn on the tree in the morning and hear all the ornaments play a little sound clip.

Chariotoflove > Land_Yacht_225 01/07/2018 at 22:57

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I’m afraid it’s like Tesla. Resistance is futile.

Chariotoflove > JeepJeremy 01/07/2018 at 23:01

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You have to remember that in the original series, the Klingons were the slimy race without honor while the Romulans originally modeled the honorable warrior as in Balance of Terror. But the Romulans first had the cloaking device. Any government would be stupid not to use such a system if they could get it. It’s got nothing to do with honor.

Chariotoflove > LastFirstMI is my name 01/07/2018 at 23:02

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Good analogies.

JeepJeremy > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 23:03

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Excellent points!

Chariotoflove > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/07/2018 at 23:03

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It is, but I got tired of prying off the individual lights a few years back. It seems to reduce lifespan of the strings.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 23:19

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I think the trick would be to pick a few spots to pull lights out of and then just put the light powered ships in those spots every year.

Chariotoflove > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/07/2018 at 23:38

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That would probably reduce malfunction. But you’d have to label them well and pay attention when you string the tree each year.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove 01/07/2018 at 23:50

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Isn’t the NCC-1701-E smaller in size than the -D? I believe the alternate NCC-1701-D is actually faster than the -E...

I guess I should exclude anything without a holodeck, so I’m fine with either of these.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Chariotoflove 01/08/2018 at 00:06

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Due to my allergies I have always had fake trees and every one except the first one was pre-lit. So for me the lights are always in the same place.

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/08/2018 at 00:29

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Fun fact - the initial design of the Reliant is inverted. When WoK’s producer looked at it, he didn’t realize he was looking at the blueprint upside down. He signed off on what he thought was the bottom, and the design artist decided to roll with the mistake.

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > Chariotoflove 01/08/2018 at 00:33

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I can’t tell if that’s the Enterprise-A, or the original Enterprise after major refit (TMP, WoK, SFS). Either way, that’s the one I love most.

I must be the only TOS fan who prefers the big screen Constitution ships over their small screen predecessors. I don’t know what it is exactly, but the V-shaped beams that hold the nacelles, the blue deflector dish, even the finer details on the saucer...I’m some kind of TOS heretic.

wafflesnfalafel > Chariotoflove 01/08/2018 at 00:43

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Excelsior class, all day, everyday - Sulu will pound you into the earth.

Shoop > Chariotoflove 01/08/2018 at 01:00

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Chariotoflove > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/08/2018 at 01:03

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The E has a smaller looking saucer section, but I don’t know about overall square footage of space inside. I don’t know if the extra nacelle on the D made it faster at top speed, warp physics being what it is, but maybe it accelerated faster? I think you couldn’t go wrong with either.

Chariotoflove > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/08/2018 at 01:05

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We have fake too, but when a string goes out on our previous pre-lit trees, we found it near impossible to swap in a working one. So we went with a naked tree this time and string our own. It’s more work, but we end up putting more lights on it.