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What do you name your ships and why?
Zyem:
Anubis (Pyramidion): Namesake of my first cat, who I lost to antifreeze poisoning
Diego (Junker): Namesake of the brother cat of the brother/sister pair, who I also lost to antifreeze poisoning
Fin-esse (Goldfish): Goldfish have fins + finesse
Lexx (Squid): Named after the titular ship from the Lexx series.
Doubloch (Galleon): Nothing special, shortened version of "Double Lochnagar" which is the ammo for the carronades I took when I first flew it.
i- (Spire): "i-" kinda looks like a Spire.
Flytato (Mobula): It looks like a flying potato.
Such creativity.
Lanliss:
I am so bad at names. All of my ships are named Infallible. I do this because it allows me to end all of my official correspondence involving GOIO with "Lanliss, Captain of the Infallible", which I enjoy. I suppose I can add Roman numerals after their names, in the order that I named them.
EDIT: just thought about this. It might help to explain the fact that I have had a pretty decent track record of keeping alive. I am usually not the reason my team loses, at least not directly. It might sometimes be my fault due to lack of support for my teammate, but I am rarely the one dying.
FluffyHetsche:
--- Quote from: VomAct on April 09, 2015, 05:44:31 pm ---Junker: Bruh-nker
History: Because it annoys FluffyHetsche :D
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OY! >:C
Pyramidion: Honeybun - Dunno, seemed fitting and I like bunnies c:
Goldfish: Lebkuchenherz (used to be Hwachahugs) - I wanted something cutesy in German and I like this term, so why not? It means "gingerbread heart". Hwachahugs is self explanatory if you know me :D
Mobula: Chubby Bunny - The mob really reminds me of one of my first pet bunnies because she was really overweight. Don't judge me, I was 8 when I got her :c naturally I fed her way too much..
Spire: Pfannkuchendrache - Literally means "pancake dragon". It's kind of an inside joke I have with Draaaaaaagon, though I don't actually remember who or what exactly started this..
Galleon: Snapping Turtle - Doesn't need much explaining now, does it? :D
Squid: Catallena - Once again: I just like the sound of the word and seems to fit the squid in my opinion c: It doesn't really mean anything, it's just the name of a song I enjoy!
Junker: The Boomcrab - Makes stuff go BOOM! (I generally fly munkers, so yeah.. MINE ♥) The shape of junkers just reminds me of a crab, especially since their guns are mostly on the sides. Looks like a crab walking sideways ~
My ship names tend to change from time to time. Sometimes they're puns, sometimes related to animals (or both) etc. but these are usually the ones I stick with!
Indreams:
--- Quote from: Lanliss on April 09, 2015, 06:17:16 pm ---I am so bad at names. All of my ships are named Infallible. I do this because it allows me to end all of my official correspondence involving GOIO with "Lanliss, Captain of the Infallible", which I enjoy. I suppose I can add Roman numerals after their names, in the order that I named them.
EDIT: just thought about this. It might help to explain the fact that I have had a pretty decent track record of keeping alive. I am usually not the reason my team loses, at least not directly. It might sometimes be my fault due to lack of support for my teammate, but I am rarely the one dying.
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Has anybody done Jenny? Like Forest Gump? Jenny I, Jenny II, Jenny III, and so on and so forth.
Carn:
--- Quote from: Indreams on April 09, 2015, 05:46:21 pm ---I should definitely post on this thread.
My inspiration for Steampunk, and my inclination to love Airships, comes from Ghibli Studios. Movies like Castle in the Sky, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and Howl's Moving Castle impressed me with their giant flying machines.
So, I've attempted to name every ship in reference to Ghibli works.
Goldfish - Tiger Moth
Tiger Moth was a Pirate Airship in Castle in the Sky. The Protagonists crewed on this ship to find Laputa.
Galleon - The Goliath
The Goliath was an Air Destroyer in Castle in the Sky. The Antagonist, Muska, flew on The Goliath to reach Laputa. It had an impressive broadside armaments.
Spire - Laputa
Laputa was the "Castle in the Sky". The Spire, with its cylindrical shape, felt like a Laputa to me. However, I might end up finding a better name for the Spire.
Mobula - Porco Rosso
In the Movie Porco Rosso, Porco Rosso flies the red seaplane Porco Rosso. I painted my Mobula maroon, and it looked like a porco rosso, so I named it Porco Rosso
Squid - Wolf of Tibere
In a small scene in Proco Rosso, two seaplanes launch against invading pirates with an announcement "... Black Stallion, Signore Bulkar, and No. 2, The Wolf of Tibere, Captain Visconti!". They get shot down immediatley, but it was still cool. Sorry about the low-qual photo. It was the best I could find for this obscure plane.
Junker - Junkers G.38
This is a new one. Renamed just this week. Junkers G.38 was a German transport aircraft created in 1929. It saw much use during the Second World War. How this plane is connected to Ghibli studio is yours to guess. *Hint: It features in their latest film about a Zero Plane manufacturer.
I haven't got one for the Pyramidion yet. Nothing so far has struck me as being like a Pyramidion. But don't suggest anything, its more fun figuring it out myself. Currently, my Pyramidion is named Hawkbit, in reference to Richard Adam's Watership Down.
And another funny little reference. My character is made to look like Muska's Agents in The Castle in the Sky. Pictured below.
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dude, we need to fly together, i LOVE castle in the sky, anyways i dont pilot a lot so im just going to name some of my ships
Pyramidion:Currently is the Stygian Night (Its painted black) but i will soon give its original name of Bad Company back (Reasons because a: i love the song Bad company by Bad Company and b: because i dont want to be nice to my enemies)
Squid: Currently the Winds of Tartarus (For awhile i was going for a greek mythology them for my ship names) But will be renamed again as Harassment Charges (reason because i fly it in a harassment style)
Galleon: A Ton of Brick (Reasons: cause i'll ram into you like a ton of bricks. I like galleon ramming :D)
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