This is probably one of these things that will only be obvious to me, but I took some inspiration for the design of the Hiawatha bridge from another famous sci-fi ship. Can anyone guess which one?
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Okay, so what ship is the inspiration?
Hm… Either the Yamato or the Macross. My memory of both is sketchy but I figure it would be one of those two.
Hmm.. looks like a bit like the Enterprise [NX-01]…. one thing that puzzles me though, from an engineering/design standpoint, is why are the ceilings so high on the Hiawatha?
I mean, the bridge has to be about 18 to 20 feet high, and about that wide…which is odd.
Clearly the Yamato.
It is DEFINITELY the Yamato from Starblazers. Took me a second, but the command chair gave it away.
The whole strip design seems very Yamato-ey to me. :p
But I’m guessing the bridge is Yamato, too. Here’s a (small) image to compare: http://www.starblazers.com/images/newsletter/december04/Rebirth-7.jpg
It has been much too long since my viewing of ‘Starblazers’ (1084.) My thoughts were the ship from Forbidden Planet. As to the ceiling height, it is a typical filming standard, so the flyaway sections can be removed for those ‘really neat-o shots.’
As to myself, were I building a ship I would want such heights in the bridge, and other places. Having spent the last twenty plus years mainly cooped up in a building with eight foot ceilings, the ability NOT to bang my head on some hanging object is very desirable. I’m 5’9″ for the record.
Oh, wow! Soon as I saw the bridge, I so thought Yamato/Argo! The windows give it away.
I would have to say the Andromeda Ascendant. I know the window configuration is different as the Andromeda has view screen, But the SDF-1 did not not have battle station behind the Captain they were in front at the windows. Not sure about the Yamato, because I haven’t seen that series yet, but it could be.
Scratch my last. After looking at Sripey’s link, I would also have to say the Yamato.
Yup, it was the Yamato/Argo! I’ve been a fan for so long that I jumped at the chance to do a subtle (or maybe not so subtle?) homage. For those of you who know the series– does it choke you up the way it does me to see it in such a state?
@silicon: I know, high ceilings doesn’t really make much sense. The Galaxion is really supposed to be unusual in the fleet for having such large open spaces, while the standard ship designs in both TerSA and IP are more economically designed, but then I had this idea to do the Yamato thing and… well, I’m just gonna let that slide for the moment!
And I see that image has fallen prey to the GeoCities shutdown.
And paying homage like that…yeah, I see your point!
For those just joining the story here, there’s another reference source that will do:
https://yamato.fandom.com/wiki/File:Yamato_2199_first_bridge_full_view_1.png
Heh, I was thinking Event: Horizon all the way. Probably just because of all the damage. So long as there’s no recording of a guy holding his own eyeballs, I’m happy!
Ack! Did her husband take the thing which went right through the window in the face? I hope not. For some weird reason, I really would like to see that hope-filled, well-meaning guy as having survived. ^_^
@Alec. That would be too much “shades of Serenity” if he did!
@Tara ok, I see the resemblance now…and I guess artistic licence trumps engineering design, at least for comics! [wouldn't want to try that in real life]. But engineering aside..it looks *cool* !
Oh, and I take your point Kenoscope..I’m 5’11″ … there are some places I think should issue hard-hats at the door.
Tara, that looks awesome! Must’ve been fun inflicting ‘damage’ on that interior. I would’ve expected the place to be covered in cobwebs… wait do they have spiders there?
No question, that’s the bridge of the Yamato from Yamato/Star Blazers.
Just read the whole thing in one sitting, and yes it’s obviously the Yamato. “We’re off to outer spaaace….”
@speearr They probably couldn’t get in through the sealed doors, or something like that.
Some more detailed comparison images for y’all: one and two