Trekyards Top 10 - Romulan Fasa Ships

[@monsterhobbies]

The Romulan ships from FASA are so beautiful. FASA really got the look "Theory" of the Romulan ships down to a T.

[@jamieolberding7731]

Monster Hobbies High River AB 2 years ago I strongly agree. Also some of the Romulan and Klingon FASA ships for example, like the Romulan V-2 "Hunter" class Cruiser, the fan favorite Romulan V-30 Winged Defender class Cruiser, Romulan Vengeance class, Romulan Heavy Defender, the Romulan V-7 "Whitewind" class Cruiser, the Klingon K-17 "Death Stalker" Scout/Cruiser, Klingon D-2 "Stingtongue" Destroyer (also called a Ravenous class Battleship in both Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Armada), D-14 "Stinger" class Destroyer, and also Klingon D-20 "Death Rite" class Cruiser (featured in both Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Armada) have been shown in A LOT of amazing video games and computers games like Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Armada video game franchise.

[@mr.marxscat3506]

First off, I discovered this channel a week ago and can only say I wish it had been sooner. You are a Trekkies' dream come true. I've never liked the direction Romulan ship design took in TNG et al. & have always preferred FASA's take on the matter. And I have to say, my asthetic is totally different from. The only similarity between my top 5 FASA Romulan ships and Stuart's is the V-30, which is my #1. Samuel & I appear to have somewhat similar tastes, matching 3 out of 5, but his reasons were different from mine. #5 - Z-1 battleship #4 - V-8/V-9 cruisers (the original warbird from TOS & its upgrade, which like TOS Enterprise vs. Movies Enterprise, retained the basic design but upgraded systems) #3 - V-7 cruiser #2 - T-10 destroyer (it shows a clear influence from Klingon ships like the D-7 like the forward boom but retains a uniquely Romulan look) #1 - V-30 And my honorable mention goes to the V-6 cruiser, which retains the general outline of the warbird but has always looked a little clunkier IMO.

[@InvisibleLightRec]

lol. love you guys corny humor. keep up the good work. been watching everything since I found this channel through YT suggestions a few weeks ago.

[@Gigas0101]

I always got the sense that the Romulans used that sort of a saucer hull and having more of a 'bulk with wings' design so they could fit on more bird imagery as well as for a pragmatic approach to distributing space on their ships. However, they started to move away from the saucer design in favor of more bird-like ships out of resentment towards the Federation. Great list and I enjoyed it greatly. Save for the fact that FASA was the company that made the game, opposed to just the name for the system itself.

[@Galvars]

Now that's nice... episode as my birthday gift. EDIT: And a Monitor can be a system defense ship (Great Defender) or a planetary assault support ship.

[@johnwiebe8581]

Would like to see a FASA Klingon top10!

[@Rexerman89]

Why, they would prolly pick the MURPH as their fav. lol

[@stephenpalano2188]

Agreed!!!

[@jamieolberding7731]

John Wiebe 3 years ago Me too. Klingon FASA ships are like the FAS Romulan ships depending on weather they're Good, Bad, or down right UGLY!

[@enriquekristian7772]

I know I'm kind of off topic but does anybody know of a good website to stream newly released movies online?

[@louiekhari3200]

@Enrique Kristian i watch on Flixzone. Just google for it :)

[@erltyriss6820]

I grew up playing FASA games. Loved the Nova class Romulan battleship best of all the FASA designs.

[@jacksteckel9132]

Nice lists. I was always a fan of the Gallant wing. The Bird of Prey from "Balance of Terror" was a small ship testing a new weapon. The Gallant wing always looked, to me, like an actual war ship in the Romulan fleet using that esthetic.

[@enterprise-h312]

The Vas'deletham-class is the only Romulan FASA design that really stands out to me.

[@stuartthompson6799]

my favorite is a Nightwing it's like the refit of the original bird of prey with dual plasma cannons

[@terifarley4770]

Whirlwind cruiser is my all time favorite Romulan ship.

[@KTo288]

I have to dig out my copy of the Romulan manual to be sure, but in FASA universe Monitors are ships with good weapons and shields but with limited warp capabilities and crew facilities to enable to achieve the maximum offensive and defensive capability in as small a hull as possible for the mobile system defence role. The FASA fleets also had tugs, mobile repair bases and accommodation barges to move such vessels between systems and to support them.

[@michaelblackwell7408]

Both the V7 and the V30 are my faves. Would like to have seen a V27 mini as well.

[@glenmcinnes4824]

Mounters are short range heavily armed and armored defensive line ships, IRL they are used to defend ports and coastlines, if they have operational duration they lack deep seaworthiness. in fact almost all lack deep seaworthiness.

[@Anlushac11]

Finally some Whitewind class love

[@jasonhensley2452]

Loren you're awesome today.

[@textB00Kcase]

FYI: A monitor was the class of relatively small warship which was neither fast nor strongly armoured but carried disproportionately large guns.

[@imperialfist93]

Love the shows guys. Keep up the great work!

[@gwiber]

Monitors are previously and currently "Brown water" class vessels. designed to patrol close to the coast and rivers. So the Monitors in Star Trek are likely primarily in system "monitors" keeping tabs on the vessels within the system. Security vessels primarily.

[@jasonsorensen5609]

Are you guys planning to do a version of the Klingon version of the NASA ships as they too appeared in a separate recognition manual? I missed my opportunity to acquire as much of the source reference material as I had wanted. I always found it interesting that on a few of the ships there would be descriptions of battles and the specifics of what each ships role was. The U.S.S. Chandley for example was a marine lander if I'm not mistaken. Also, although I haven't heard you guys speak of it in the FASA game it wasn't unheard of to board and take enemies ships, and repainted them with the colors and insignia of the victor. The red ship I believe is a nod to JJ Abrams painting one of the starfleet ships red. As something similar occurred within the FASA Universe. There may also have been a book produced on the minor races such as the horn, Orion's, and possibly one more. My Next Generation source book by FASA that began printing designs for next gen ships also had potential, yet most were just plain ugly, in my opinion with the exclusion of the M'Benga hospital ship. Want more information I can mail the books to you for possible scanning, I'd just want them returned splitting the cost of shipping.

[@omarcaal8152]

Great review of the FASA Romulan ships. I had several of them when they were available back in the day. I really wish somebody would remake these ships, (particularly the "Winged Defender"

[@Riceball01]

Omar Caal You can buy 3D printed miniatures of various FASA Trek ships from Shapeways: www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=fasa

[@stevejohnson1457]

V-30, V-7 and the best: T-10 Bright One

[@todabrilla]

For an idea of what was meant by monitors, refer to the ironclad river and coastal defense ships of the American Civil War (the original of the type being the revolutionary ironclad, USS Monitor).

[@futurerandomness1620]

The V7 whitewind front and top view looks a lot like the F302 from Stargate. Obviously this came first but it's pretty close. Miss these shows, would like to see them make a return

[@hallmonitor1]

The J-8 was a Transport/Tug, so it towed cargo modules, like the Federation Ptolemy Class.

[@TheCastellan]

2:45, I think there's a ship like that in Armada 2.

[@power543]

+TheCastellan Yep!

[@bneil4059]

A monitor is a slow, heavily armed planetary defense ship. SFB had a whole line of different monitors for each empire.

[@dixievfd55]

You guys should do the Interplay Star Trek: Starfleet Command ships.

[@seannewboy8612]

**Crosses arms and turns away from Captain Foley** Im not sure what the Romulan equivalent would be, but you get the idea. The monitor does not have warp engines, it is pure sublight, monitors are in system defendors only. They are towed to a system. What is listed as warp engines are RSLA, which stands for Romulan Sub Light Arrays . The v-7 also has shadows of the future mogai/valdore class from tng. Commander Cockings list shows that he soars under the raptors wings.

[@godalmighty83]

You guys keep mentioning 'full episodes', is that something still to be done or are they on a separate page?

[@DavidSiebert]

Monitor were heavily armed and armored but slow ships. They were used for defense and not really good in the open sea. So you would park this near a station or planet to defend it.

[@NewStar40]

The monitor looks like a variant of the BOP. That saucer section is the same

[@douglasglenn4351]

You mention several times that certain Romulan designs look like Federation ships. That is consistent with TOS. In the script and Blish adaptation for Balance of Terror they note that the crew is taken aback by the BoP looking like a Federation design. They even thought the Romulans may have stolen the plans. John Payne took that a step further with the Peregrine class model he created.

[@Cyberwolfman]

Totally getting a Runabout vibe from the Z-1 (Nova) Class XIII Battleship.

[@Th0ughtf0rce]

I agree with Sam's list more. I always thought the Draconarius from Armada2 to be the evolution of the Winged Defender.

[@valhalen0435]

I remember the nova was in a dc Star Trek comic back in the 80’s

[@meteosurreal]

Monitors are sublight defense ships often armed with around 8-12 low-medium calibur Beam Weapons. Also, check out A Base For Existence @ Google Sites, as well as Navalwarfare @ Deviantart, for many more new vessels and data.

[@derpytwerpgameryt4955]

the front of the z1 nova reminds me of the battlhawk from ent era st legacy

[@kristjanbrezovnik6485]

The Q-1 totally reminds me of the Chandley Class Frigate.

[@TheCastellan]

I think an Armada show should be considered. :D

[@kennethhamblett5019]

great vid guys. romulan ships are very beautiful n elegant. do yall have the romulan boxed set from last unicorn games? some those ships are pretty too. :)

[@gwiber]

Should probably bear in mind FASA wasn't a game system. That was the print company. It'd be a bit like saying TSR was the gamer, not DnD.

[@thribs]

Technically the Valdore is the name of a particular ship. It's known as a Mogai Class Warbird starship.

[@rickventers1777]

Only like the v30 s9 z1 and L7

[@tjf7101]

The Winged Defender is my favorite FASA Romulan ship. As I recall, the FASA Romulans were not much of a threat. Kind of weak plasmas. No cloaking rules at all But I had the original 1983 game. No mention of the Galant Wing?

[@TheDing1701]

It looks like a Remora ClassEscort.

[@lynngreen7978]

Monitor is a non-warp capable ship used for system defense. Comparable to a Escort.

[@sciguyjeff]

Whit Wind cruiser and the Bright One

[@dropdead234]

I like the Nova,despite the fact that in-universe, it was the weakest of the battleships.

[@paulwalsh2344]

So this came out over 2 years ago now. Did I miss the Klingon recognition manual FASA ship Top 10 ? Out of the 3 races, that manual had the most plausible starship designs form a design aesthetic and combat requirement point of view.

[@johnprzybyla5662]

can you guys do a top 10 Star Trek comic book series. I was an a collector of the DC series circa mid 80s. what impressed me was their mirror universe saga pre Star Trek 4 timeline. what do you think?

[@wargodsix]

N-8 front view looks like a slip fighter from andromeda

[@omnimercurial5169]

Monitor Class Vessels are essentialy Coastguard Ships. In Space imagine it as a non FTL craft.

[@derpytwerpgameryt4955]

the q 1 is like a romulan tos Miranda

[@paulwalsh2344]

If you'd ever been attacked by a goose or swan, then you'd appreciate the longer neck of a Klingon Bird-of-Prey !

[@spatialgaming1967]

As far as I know, a monitor is a is a super superdreadnought.

[@Lenzabi]

Q-1 is a system defense boat so armed and actually not the best of ships. Command would have been a downgrade for a Romulan Captain seeking a rise in status and glory. J-8 is open in the middle, but it tows two cargo modules from the very back, as those are side-by-side mag links for cargo containers

[@monsterhobbies]

Is it me, or does FASA seem to design 2 out of 3 really good drawing views, but that 3rd view usually doesn't fit with the rest of the other 3 views?

[@donaldhill3823]

OK, I see the connection between the FASA Romulan Winged Defender and the Klingon Bird of prey but the designs are still too different to show a direct connection. Again Paint jobs do not count. Capt Fooleys 3 does show its connection to TNG Romulan ships. So does the Commanders 4------------If FASA was using Naval terms then Monitor would indicate a small ship with a big gun that was not very maneuverable. Look up HMS M33 or HMS Marshal Soult for good examples from WW1.

[@Rexerman89]

Picking more commercials i see............The V-27 Comet Of "Duck"struction huh lol...Ugh.......The V-4, V-5,V-20 Cruiser's, The Gallant Wing, The T-5 Fireswarm and hell the T-10 bright One Hello????

[@stevenewman1393]

🖖😎👍

[@saquist]

I prefer Sam's list.

[@power543]

+saquist So do i ;)

[@gwiber]

Mah-boor-ee-I? What? That word doesnt even match the printed name.

[@NewStar40]

The winged defender was used in legacy. It was a horrible ship.

[@derpytwerpgameryt4955]

i was gonna say that I do like it though

[@cliffcampbell8827]

It takes more than some green paint and a few feather decals to make a ship Romulan. Cmdr. Kruge and his crew made the Bird of Prey - Klingon.....not to mention hearing Sulu, in an almost panicked voice, say: "Klingon Bird of Prey!"...or did that commie sitting to his right say it? No, no, it was Sulu. Checkov was bracing himself against the torpedo, launched from a KLINGON Bird of Prey, about to find it's target on the U.S.S. Free Market?...U.S.S. Capitalist?...U.S.S. Better Dead Than Red? U.S.S. Socialists Suck? You know what ship I'm talking about.