What is this spaceship...?

DanGlee

Hi,

I was recently in the air and space museum in Manchester and on the ceiling next to the enterprise was this spaceship, but I can not place what TV / Film its from...

Please help, its driving me crazy!


Thanks,
DG.

KTRIC

Is that Starbug from Red Dwarf ??



Looks very like it.

Spocker

Don't think it's starbug; thats a bit greener and has legs: http://www.starshipmodeler.com/Other/starbug.htm

I'm stumped tho.....

Wreck

Don't think it's starbug, shape is a little off and the colour is too dark. It is familiar though, can't quite place it.

KTRIC

Its a bit dark to be honest. I'm getting curious now myself.

DanGlee

Maybe the air and space museum made their own ship... but that would just be cruel... I'm driven cracked googling spaceships! It does like familiar, but I myself keep thinking starbug, but its not!

I tried all the usual:

Babylon 5
Andromeda
Firefly
Thunderbirds

But nothing

nhughes100

Looks more like a space station to me?

pwd

it looks familiar to me too.
Wasn't there another landing craft to starbug in a couple of episodes of red dwarf? It might be that?

pwd

the other landing craft was blue midget...but it's not that. Ship looks like an ant a bit

Dades

Dammit, somebody solve this!

Mantel

Doesn't seem to be on the Starship dimensions site

It looks fairly 80's like, even something from a Gerry Anderson show?

Andy-Pandy

Is it from event horizon?

User45701

i started ooking online and i found what i was looking for
http://www.st-minutiae.com/misc/comparison/comparison_large.png

sadly the ship wasent on the list

User45701

From: Nick Forder [mailto:n.forder@mosi.org.uk]
Sent: 15 January 2009 17:38
Cc: Julie Earith
Subject: Starship

Your question isn't crazy in the slightest..

The model is called 'Starship' and was made in 1990 by a member of MOSI staff as an inspiration piece for a competition MOSI ran with the local press to design a space ship. This was part of the promotion for the 'Out of this World' gallery display that opened in 1991.

The winning design was made in model form also. This is the white, red & black wedge shaped model suspended next to the Starship.
Nick
Nick Forder
Curator (Air & Space)
Tel : 0161 606 0121
Fax : 0161 606 0186

Overheal

Ah User, Kudos for taking the time email

I was going to chance my arm at hitchikers guide before that

DanGlee

Excellent, thanks for the reply. I think I had a nation convinced it was from a TV Show or Film (and myself too)

PS. I'm from Manc and love the MOSI... used to go there as a kid with school and it was my returning for a visit home (at 30 y/o) with my Fiancee that prompted me to take her there and take that picture (No digital camera's back then!)

Keep up the good work and look after that Sinclair C5


DG.

Overheal

hey wait a minute... where are the REST of the photos you took? Show us!

DanGlee

Oh, there are loads of them... it would take a lifetime to upload them all.. sorry!

In the air and space museum there are loads of planes and cars and even a helicopter.