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DiamondWeapon Since: Jan, 2001
#1: May 7th 2012 at 1:34:58 PM

It's just a picture of the Trope Namer, with nothing to show what the trope is about.

videogmer314 from that one place Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
#2: May 7th 2012 at 2:13:14 PM

It's a huge space ship. What more do you need in an image for this?

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#3: May 7th 2012 at 2:24:26 PM

[up] Great example, but the thing that makes a Battlestar a Battlestar is that it carries smaller fighting ships, which the current pic doesn't show. I'm not sure how we'd go about pic'ing this succinctly unless there's a great shot of the Galactica or Pegasus exchanging fire with a Basestar while launching Vipers.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#4: May 7th 2012 at 3:24:53 PM

Current:

The battlestar Pegasus.

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Earnest Since: Jan, 2001
#5: May 7th 2012 at 3:45:49 PM

These two are about the closest I can get.

Babylon 5.

Launch Fighters!

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#6: May 8th 2012 at 10:24:55 AM

So this is the space version of Airborne Aircraft Carrier? If so, the picture might best be as close as possible to the picture on that page, instead of looking like a ship that happens to have some fighters available.

edited 8th May '12 10:26:11 AM by DragonQuestZ

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FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
#7: Jun 21st 2012 at 8:05:41 PM

Here's the Omega Destroyer, cropped and at wiki size. Personally, though, I prefer this one, because it's clear, compact, and easy on the eyes:

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#8: Jun 21st 2012 at 8:16:59 PM

That is okay but doesn't "feel big". I like the full frame of the other one:

edited 21st Jun '12 8:24:42 PM by rodneyAnonymous

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FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
#11: Jun 21st 2012 at 8:50:01 PM

We might have an Image Links page on our hands. I still like the small one best because of the black/white contrast.

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#12: Jun 22nd 2012 at 4:00:44 AM

Can someone post 9 at wiki size or make a crop of it?

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#13: Jun 22nd 2012 at 4:14:44 AM

At wiki size:

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#14: Jun 22nd 2012 at 4:24:30 AM

[up] That works best for me, I get a good idea of the size of the ship from that.

FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
#15: Jun 22nd 2012 at 6:46:53 AM

I can barely see it, unless I drag it or set my monitor's brightness way too high. My monitor is an idiot.

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#16: Jun 22nd 2012 at 7:25:27 AM

[up] It looks a lot better on my laptop than it does here.

FinalStarman from Clinton, Massachusetts Since: Nov, 2011
#17: Jun 22nd 2012 at 7:30:43 AM

If it's any better for the ships to be flying towards the text…

edited 22nd Jun '12 7:36:14 AM by FinalStarman

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ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#18: Jun 22nd 2012 at 7:45:54 AM

[up] A Bunch of Starships Are About To Shoot You?

(Yes, I know the angles are too off for this trope to apply, but for some reason it came to mind)

edited 22nd Jun '12 7:46:41 AM by ShadowHog

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#19: Jun 22nd 2012 at 9:56:58 AM

I like the Battlestar suggested by Cobra Prime and shrunk by Septimus coz it's also firing at the viewer besides launching vipers. And the trope is not just that it's a carrier, but a hybrid Battleship/Carrier. It shows both parts of the trope. None of the other images show the ship firing its own guns.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#20: Jun 22nd 2012 at 1:16:05 PM

That, brightened:

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DiamondWeapon Since: Jan, 2001
#24: Jul 1st 2012 at 5:34:57 AM

That's good, it's even got some weapons fire from the ship.

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#25: Jul 1st 2012 at 7:17:53 PM

It's very good once brightened.


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