Video: SF ships/structures size comparison

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a video that compares the sizes of various fictional structures from science fiction, including starships from novels, movies, and games. Participants share their thoughts on the video, suggest additional ships that could have been included, and engage in a conversation about the scale of specific ships.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express appreciation for the video and the effort involved in creating it.
  • Several participants note missing ships from the comparison, including the C57-D from Forbidden Planet, historical ships, and others from various media.
  • One participant mentions a discussion about the sizes of minifigure-scale Star Wars ships, highlighting the relative size of the Millennium Falcon.
  • There is a mention of the Space Battleship Yamato, with some participants discussing its adaptations and related media.
  • Some participants engage in a light exchange regarding the information found in the Wikipedia article about Space Battleship Yamato.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the enjoyment of the video and the effort behind it, but there are multiple competing views regarding which ships should have been included in the size comparison. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the completeness of the ship selection.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express personal biases or interests in specific ships, which may influence their suggestions for inclusion. The discussion also reflects varying interpretations of what constitutes a "starship."

Who May Find This Useful

Fans of science fiction, enthusiasts of ship design and comparisons, and those interested in the cultural impact of fictional vessels may find this discussion engaging.

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Here's a nice video which is a size comparion of a great number of fictional structures from science fiction novels, movies and games. The video is called "FICTIONAL STARSHIPS Size COMPARISON" but it includes some structures I personally wouldn't call starships, but anyway...

Enjoy!

A bonus is that if you watch the entire clip it's in my opinion a pretty strong indication that you are a true SF nerd (yes, I watched the entire clip :biggrin:).

FICTIONAL STARSHIPS Size COMPARISON
 
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This was awesome. A lot of modeling going on there. I can’t imagine the time, research and energy that went into this.

I did notice a few ships were missing:
- C57-D from Forbidden Planet
- some historical ships like the Ark, Kontiki, USS Constitution, HMS Bounty...
- Nautilus fromTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- The Time Machine from both movies
- Roman Trireme from Ben Hur
 
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Had a similar discussion with my son on the respective sizes of minifigure-scale Star Wars ships. He built the big Millennium Falcon, but that is relatively small on the scale of ships in the series:

 
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jedishrfu said:
I did notice a few ships were missing:
- C57-D from Forbidden Planet
I think you should declare a conflict of interest :wink:

For me, a selection of Culture ships: perhaps the GCU A Series Of Unlikely Explanations and GSV Empiricist and maybe an orbital.
 
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Space Battleship Yamato?
Never heard of that one.
 
Why did you ask? It says so in the wiki article.
 
jedishrfu said:
Why did you ask? It says so in the wiki article.

Obviously, you're right, I scanned the articles contents and didn't see that. Of course it was in the first line in the body text.

Thanks.
 
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