Sci-Fi Starship Scale/Size Comparison Charts

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  • April 17, 2014 at 3:10 am #120251
    AlexG
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    Came across this page, thought it might be of interest. B)

    Source: http://www.st-minutiae.com/misc/comparison/

    Full Size Image: http://www.st-minutiae.com/misc/comparison/comparison_small.png

    Full Size Image: http://www.st-minutiae.com/misc/comparison/comparison_medium.png

    Full Size Image: http://www.st-minutiae.com/misc/comparison/comparison_large.png

    Full Size Image: http://www.st-minutiae.com/misc/comparison/comparison_huge.png

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    April 17, 2014 at 6:44 am #120254
    khuddle
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    This is fun. Major revelations to me were how small the Millenium Falcon was; also how much
    bigger the Executor was to the average Imperial Star Destroyer.
    Not sure why they didnt include a Klingon Bird of Prey (used in both Star Trek III and IV) among
    the featured vessels.

    April 17, 2014 at 8:14 am #120255
    Robert McNay
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    Trekkies must have had a hand in the charts, they got the alternate universe Enterprise from the new movies wrong. For some reason they insist that it is the same size as the old Enterprise of TOS and original crew movies.

    In fact, Abrams, himself, and the extra features on the Star Trek DVD clearly show it is over 2300 ft long, twice the length of the old one.

    http://petercheong10.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-facts-revealed-of-star-trek-2009-jj.html

    Once again, the Trekkies trying to take over the franchise. :angry: :pinch:

    May 6, 2014 at 5:49 pm #120498
    AlexG
    Keymaster

    Another site, over at DA w/ detailed artwork of Star Trek starships.

    Link: http://unusualsuspex.deviantart.com

    This one, in particular, caught my attention – a proposed refit of the NX01 from Enterprise. B)

    Image: http://unusualsuspex.deviantart.com/art/Columbia-class-NX-refit-ortho-SS-Enterprise-413510820

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    May 6, 2014 at 6:51 pm #120499
    Joe Doomsky
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    Latest version of first picture:
    http://www.deviantart.com/art/Size-Comparison-Science-Fiction-spaceships-398790051

    May 7, 2014 at 10:16 am #120506
    Bo Inaka
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    Great work! One craft/structure I haven’t found reference to in any of these is the Death Star. Have I just missed it in there? Does it just mess up the scale of things?

    Given my avatar, I guess it’s kind of appropriate that I ask this question….

    May 7, 2014 at 4:34 pm #120508
    AlexG
    Keymaster

    Great work! One craft/structure I haven’t found reference to in any of these is the Death Star. Have I just missed it in there? Does it just mess up the scale of things?

    Given my avatar, I guess it’s kind of appropriate that I ask this question….

    If you click on the source link that I provided in the first post, the artist has a FAQ section. 😉 B)

    But what about the Death Star? That’s too obvious to miss!

    First, the Death Star is so friggin’ huge that it doesn’t fit on even the largest chart I’ve made. And that’s even for the low-ball estimate of the size, which brings me to my second point: No one can agree just how big the Death Stars actually were, so there’s no point in doing their sizes.

    “I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
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    May 7, 2014 at 11:09 pm #120510
    Ashlee
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    Let this, answer that!!! :whistle:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R15AS5LIJWI
    CptMatt give my regards to Captain Dunsel

    Trekkies must have had a hand in the charts, they got the alternate universe Enterprise from the new movies wrong. For some reason they insist that it is the same size as the old Enterprise of TOS and original crew movies.

    In fact, Abrams, himself, and the extra features on the Star Trek DVD clearly show it is over 2300 ft long, twice the length of the old one.

    http://petercheong10.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-facts-revealed-of-star-trek-2009-jj.html

    Once again, the Trekkies trying to take over the franchise. :angry: :pinch:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTfBH-XFdSc

    May 8, 2014 at 3:46 am #120516
    AlexG
    Keymaster

    This is fun. Major revelations to me were how small the Millenium Falcon was; also how much
    bigger the Executor was to the average Imperial Star Destroyer.
    Not sure why they didnt include a Klingon Bird of Prey (used in both Star Trek III and IV) among
    the featured vessels.

    There’s a Klingon Bird of Prey on the Medium sheet, maybe you missed it? B)

    KlingonBirdofPrey.png

    “I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
    ~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

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