Hat Poll

Haliwali · 05-05-2008, 18:34

What ship would you prefer. This is an addition to the other hat thread so here goes. Vote for color, too.

QuailPilot · 05-05-2008, 20:13

Concordia with Black, (ohhh yaaa)

McGruff · 05-05-2008, 20:39

Who doesn't love the Concordia? I do of course, BUT, she is the ship from a major game. Having the hat picture a canonical but more obscure ship like Tarawa which was only officially seen on the cover of a novel would be considerably cooler in my opinion.

Haliwali · 05-06-2008, 06:49

What class was the Tarawa. Anyway, I think it'd be better to use a ship we've actually served on. Just seems more fitting I think.

Dundradal · 05-06-2008, 07:07

TCS Tarawa/FRLS Independence is a Wake class CVE.

Haliwali · 05-06-2008, 07:38

Can you get a pic up? Searched through the database but I only found a description.

Bandit LOAF · 05-06-2008, 07:41

Edit: well, that was large. Here's a link: http://wcnews.com/loaf/endrun100.jpg

Haliwali · 05-06-2008, 07:50

Neat. Almost looks like a Confederation class... but I'm still sticking with my idea of only using ships we flew off of. Still, it looks like the Tarawa is winning, so I'll go with the flw once we have a winner.

Bandit LOAF · 05-06-2008, 07:52

Have you read the novels? The Tarawa is the 'hero ship' from several of the books -- the equivalent of the Tiger's Claw or the Concordia for readers of fine pulp fiction.

Haliwali · 05-06-2008, 07:53

Sadly, I haven't. Probably won't for a while either, too many things to read right now... World War Z, the Horus Heresy...

Dundradal · 05-06-2008, 09:45

The TCS Firekka in Standoff is Eder's rendition of the Wake from the cover art image as well.

Haliwali · 05-06-2008, 09:53

If everyone voting is buying, I think we've met the minimum order.

Jason_Ryock · 05-06-2008, 12:04

I'd have to vote for the Tarawa, I just don't love any carrier as much as I love the Tarawa. It gave such a human element to the story, it was almost like another character in the book.

EDIT:

If you're going to use poll results to judge purchasing power, you should include the price of the hats in this thread, not only in the other one, in case people miss the other thread.

Dundradal · 05-06-2008, 12:25

I also voted for Tarawa because Bondarevsky is my favorite character, which reminds me after I finish my thesis this summer I've got to devote some time to finishing his WCPedia article.

LeHah · 05-06-2008, 12:46

I already have two Wing Commander hats that are Navy Blue, so I picked black just to be so incredibly emo like that.

The color is really secondary to having a Tarawa hat, though.

McGruff · 05-06-2008, 20:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason_Ryock

If you're going to use poll results to judge purchasing power, you should include the price of the hats in this thread, not only in the other one, in case people miss the other thread.

Looks like it would be approx $25 including delivery to your door barring any surprises when the actual order is made. Cheaper if we order 24+.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dundradal

The TCS Firekka in Standoff is Eder's rendition of the Wake from the cover art image as well.

Would everyone agree that this would be an acceptably accurate side profile based on the cover art?

ChrisReid · 05-06-2008, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by McGruff

Would everyone agree that this would be an acceptably accurate side profile based on the cover art?

That probably sounds best.

MannPower · 05-07-2008, 06:24

I had to vote Tiger's Claw. It started it all, and to me is the most recognizably 'Wing Commander'.

Bandit LOAF · 05-07-2008, 06:29

A Tiger's Claw hat actually already exists - it was the concept that started this whole ball rolling... it was given to crew members who worked on the Wing Commander movie.

McGruff · 05-07-2008, 07:07

Wouldn't that be a "Tiger Claw" hat?

Bandit LOAF · 05-07-2008, 07:10

Read a manual!

Dundradal · 05-07-2008, 11:11

If a Tarawa hat was to be made another thing besides the standard front logo it would be nice if "First to Kilrah" could be put along the back.

McGruff · 05-07-2008, 17:02

Excellent idea, but I don't know if it's an option. I'll definitely ask them if I place the order.
http://www.greekgear.com/unchcap.html

ChrisReid · 05-07-2008, 17:10

It was $5 extra per hat to have all our callsigns written on the back.

McGruff · 05-07-2008, 18:45

I'd pay the extra $5 for the additional text, anyone have the time and the talent to draw up a picture like the Princeton one for us to use?

From their site....

"All artwork submitted to Greekgear.com is preferred in the formats below. We cannot accept Macintosh files at this time. Vector art is preferred whenever possible. Please submit native Illustrator or Photoshop artwork in version CS or lower and native Corel artwork in version 12 or lower. Preferred Formats: .tif .eps .ai .psd .cdr"

Max Gene · 05-07-2008, 19:46

Anyone know the quality of cafepress hats? They look cheaper, but I don't want it to fall apart. On the other hand, I'm currently low on funding to be going and buying hats...

View Poll Results: Which ship would you like on a hat? Color?
TCS Tiger's Claw	26	42.62%
TCS Concordia	13	21.31%
TCS Victory	12	19.67%
BWS Intrepid	8	13.11%
TCS Midway	6	9.84%
TCS Cerberus	6	9.84%
TCS Tarawa	20	32.79%
TCS Princeton	3	4.92%
Navy	20	32.79%
Black	25	40.98%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 61. You may not vote on this poll

05-05-2008, 18:34	#1
Haliwali 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Backwater, Tennessee Posts: 273	Hat Poll What ship would you prefer. This is an addition to the other hat thread so here goes. Vote for color, too. __________________ Congratulations, you've just had a near life experience. -Tyler Durden If I hadn't learned to laugh at myself, I'd be dead a long time ago. -Chris Griffin You wouldn't know up from down if it weren't for gravity!- Maniac

05-05-2008, 20:13	#2
QuailPilot Major Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TSGS Wolfenstien Posts: 595	Concordia with Black, (ohhh yaaa) __________________ Here comes a Quail YEEEHAAW! "What dirty, filthy mind you got." Humphrey Bogart Owner of www.freewebs.com/quailpilot/

05-06-2008, 06:49	#4
Haliwali 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Backwater, Tennessee Posts: 273	What class was the Tarawa. Anyway, I think it'd be better to use a ship we've actually served on. Just seems more fitting I think. __________________ Congratulations, you've just had a near life experience. -Tyler Durden If I hadn't learned to laugh at myself, I'd be dead a long time ago. -Chris Griffin You wouldn't know up from down if it weren't for gravity!- Maniac

05-06-2008, 07:07	#5
Dundradal TCS Tarawa (CVE-8) "Plank Owner" Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Confederate Archives, Confed HQ, Sol System Posts: 3,863	TCS Tarawa/FRLS Independence is a Wake class CVE. __________________ "To you, we are deeply grateful, and release what little hold we might, as Durandal, have had on your soul. Go." - Final Terminal Message Marathon Infinity

05-05-2008, 20:39	#3
McGruff Forever Cadet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CIC brig Posts: 2,597	Who doesn't love the Concordia? I do of course, BUT, she is the ship from a major game. Having the hat picture a canonical but more obscure ship like Tarawa which was only officially seen on the cover of a novel would be considerably cooler in my opinion.

05-06-2008, 07:38	#6
Haliwali 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Backwater, Tennessee Posts: 273	Can you get a pic up? Searched through the database but I only found a description. __________________ Congratulations, you've just had a near life experience. -Tyler Durden If I hadn't learned to laugh at myself, I'd be dead a long time ago. -Chris Griffin You wouldn't know up from down if it weren't for gravity!- Maniac

05-06-2008, 07:41	#7
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,945	Edit: well, that was large. Here's a link: http://wcnews.com/loaf/endrun100.jpg __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

05-06-2008, 07:50	#8
Haliwali 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Backwater, Tennessee Posts: 273	Neat. Almost looks like a Confederation class... but I'm still sticking with my idea of only using ships we flew off of. Still, it looks like the Tarawa is winning, so I'll go with the flw once we have a winner. __________________ Congratulations, you've just had a near life experience. -Tyler Durden If I hadn't learned to laugh at myself, I'd be dead a long time ago. -Chris Griffin You wouldn't know up from down if it weren't for gravity!- Maniac

05-06-2008, 07:52	#9
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,945	Have you read the novels? The Tarawa is the 'hero ship' from several of the books -- the equivalent of the Tiger's Claw or the Concordia for readers of fine pulp fiction. __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

05-06-2008, 07:53	#10
Haliwali 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Backwater, Tennessee Posts: 273	Sadly, I haven't. Probably won't for a while either, too many things to read right now... World War Z, the Horus Heresy... __________________ Congratulations, you've just had a near life experience. -Tyler Durden If I hadn't learned to laugh at myself, I'd be dead a long time ago. -Chris Griffin You wouldn't know up from down if it weren't for gravity!- Maniac

05-06-2008, 09:45	#11
Dundradal TCS Tarawa (CVE-8) "Plank Owner" Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Confederate Archives, Confed HQ, Sol System Posts: 3,863	The TCS Firekka in Standoff is Eder's rendition of the Wake from the cover art image as well. __________________ "To you, we are deeply grateful, and release what little hold we might, as Durandal, have had on your soul. Go." - Final Terminal Message Marathon Infinity

05-06-2008, 09:53	#12
Haliwali 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Backwater, Tennessee Posts: 273	If everyone voting is buying, I think we've met the minimum order. __________________ Congratulations, you've just had a near life experience. -Tyler Durden If I hadn't learned to laugh at myself, I'd be dead a long time ago. -Chris Griffin You wouldn't know up from down if it weren't for gravity!- Maniac

05-06-2008, 12:04	#13
Jason_Ryock Colonel Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,006	I'd have to vote for the Tarawa, I just don't love any carrier as much as I love the Tarawa. It gave such a human element to the story, it was almost like another character in the book. EDIT: If you're going to use poll results to judge purchasing power, you should include the price of the hats in this thread, not only in the other one, in case people miss the other thread.

05-06-2008, 12:25	#14
Dundradal TCS Tarawa (CVE-8) "Plank Owner" Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Confederate Archives, Confed HQ, Sol System Posts: 3,863	I also voted for Tarawa because Bondarevsky is my favorite character, which reminds me after I finish my thesis this summer I've got to devote some time to finishing his WCPedia article. __________________ "To you, we are deeply grateful, and release what little hold we might, as Durandal, have had on your soul. Go." - Final Terminal Message Marathon Infinity

05-06-2008, 12:46	#15
LeHah 212th Special Ops, "The Old Man's Eyes And Ears" Join Date: May 2000 Location: Blackmane System Posts: 7,211	I already have two Wing Commander hats that are Navy Blue, so I picked black just to be so incredibly emo like that. The color is really secondary to having a Tarawa hat, though. __________________ Gleaming shell of an outworn lie; fable of Right divine -- You gained your crowns by heritage, but Blood was the price of mine. The throne that I won by blood and sweat, by Crom, I will not sell For promise of valleys filled with gold, or threat of the Halls of Hell!

05-07-2008, 06:24	#18
MannPower 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 232	I had to vote Tiger's Claw. It started it all, and to me is the most recognizably 'Wing Commander'. __________________ Go to Hell, Jazz.

05-07-2008, 06:29	#19
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,945	A Tiger's Claw hat actually already exists - it was the concept that started this whole ball rolling... it was given to crew members who worked on the Wing Commander movie. __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

05-07-2008, 07:07	#20
McGruff Forever Cadet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CIC brig Posts: 2,597	Wouldn't that be a "Tiger Claw" hat?

05-07-2008, 07:10	#21
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,945	Read a manual! __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

05-07-2008, 11:11	#22
Dundradal TCS Tarawa (CVE-8) "Plank Owner" Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Confederate Archives, Confed HQ, Sol System Posts: 3,863	If a Tarawa hat was to be made another thing besides the standard front logo it would be nice if "First to Kilrah" could be put along the back. __________________ "To you, we are deeply grateful, and release what little hold we might, as Durandal, have had on your soul. Go." - Final Terminal Message Marathon Infinity

05-07-2008, 17:02	#23
McGruff Forever Cadet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CIC brig Posts: 2,597	Excellent idea, but I don't know if it's an option. I'll definitely ask them if I place the order. http://www.greekgear.com/unchcap.html

05-07-2008, 17:10	#24
ChrisReid Super Soaker Collector Administrator Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Posts: 9,944	It was $5 extra per hat to have all our callsigns written on the back.

05-07-2008, 18:45	#25
McGruff Forever Cadet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CIC brig Posts: 2,597	I'd pay the extra $5 for the additional text, anyone have the time and the talent to draw up a picture like the Princeton one for us to use? From their site.... "All artwork submitted to Greekgear.com is preferred in the formats below. We cannot accept Macintosh files at this time. Vector art is preferred whenever possible. Please submit native Illustrator or Photoshop artwork in version CS or lower and native Corel artwork in version 12 or lower. Preferred Formats: .tif .eps .ai .psd .cdr" Attached Thumbnails

05-07-2008, 19:46	#26
Max Gene Captain Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 416	Anyone know the quality of cafepress hats? They look cheaper, but I don't want it to fall apart. On the other hand, I'm currently low on funding to be going and buying hats...