How do you like the new Nimitz?

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How do you like this Nimitz?

1) NO! I could just Puke!: 158; 98%

2) YES! Who needs cute and cuddly!: 3; 2%

: Total votes : 161

Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by jchilds » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:47 pm
jchilds Captain of the List Posts: 722 Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:09 am Location: Ottawa, ON Canada	So did the Honor and the Amazing Electricolor "Treecat" picture get the axe?
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by jchilds » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:47 pm

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So did the Honor and the Amazing Electricolor "Treecat" picture get the axe?

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by Mouse » Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:02 am
Mouse Ensign Posts: 12 Joined: Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:40 am	Uh... NO! This looks very much like a 2000AD character illustration, and would fit nicely into their sort of dystopian futures. It doesn't resemble my conceptions of Nimitz at all. Treecats have fur. They are cold-weather adapted, so they have lots of fur. Think fluffy - Fluffy the Terrible if necessary, especially once riled up, but fluffy. We have fairly specific descriptions of the fur patterns, as well, including that male treecats have rings on their tail indicating their age. We also know that the tail is fluffy and a fairly constant thickness to the end. We have descriptions of their build, their heads, their faces. This doesn't conform to any of them. I would expect the 'cats to look quite scary when angered, but not when calm. They might (I stress might) have little cues like fangs that can't quite be hidden (miniature sabretooth - no end of cartoon and manga examples to show that can look outright cute) if the artist so desires, but they should look family-friendly until it is time to unleash mayhem, if nothing else because of the dichtomy between the playful companion and deadly comrade-in-arms. That thing looks like it can't not look evil - which really doesn't work for the companion of the hero(ine). On the other hand, Honor herself doesdn't look too bad. The outfit looks a bit too informal for a military uniform, but might work if the movie follows the scheme of the shipsuit (daily work wear) and skinsuit (counter-pressure space suit) being the same thing.
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by Mouse » Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:02 am

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Uh... NO!

This looks very much like a 2000AD character illustration, and would fit nicely into their sort of dystopian futures. It doesn't resemble my conceptions of Nimitz at all.

Treecats have fur. They are cold-weather adapted, so they have lots of fur. Think fluffy - Fluffy the Terrible if necessary, especially once riled up, but fluffy.

We have fairly specific descriptions of the fur patterns, as well, including that male treecats have rings on their tail indicating their age. We also know that the tail is fluffy and a fairly constant thickness to the end. We have descriptions of their build, their heads, their faces. This doesn't conform to any of them.

I would expect the 'cats to look quite scary when angered, but not when calm. They might (I stress might) have little cues like fangs that can't quite be hidden (miniature sabretooth - no end of cartoon and manga examples to show that can look outright cute) if the artist so desires, but they should look family-friendly until it is time to unleash mayhem, if nothing else because of the dichtomy between the playful companion and deadly comrade-in-arms. That thing looks like it can't not look evil - which really doesn't work for the companion of the hero(ine).

On the other hand, Honor herself doesdn't look too bad. The outfit looks a bit too informal for a military uniform, but might work if the movie follows the scheme of the shipsuit (daily work wear) and skinsuit (counter-pressure space suit) being the same thing.

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by dulsin » Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:14 pm
dulsin Commander Posts: 160 Joined: Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:49 am	What part of that image makes you think of a cat? Why not throw in sparkly vampires while we are at it? If we are going to throw out the most endearing aspects of the story line then what is the point? I am starting to get the feeling of a Terminator Salvation left turn here.
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by dulsin » Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:14 pm

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What part of that image makes you think of a cat?

Why not throw in sparkly vampires while we are at it?
If we are going to throw out the most endearing aspects of the story line then what is the point? I am starting to get the feeling of a Terminator Salvation left turn here.

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by dulsin » Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:28 pm
dulsin Commander Posts: 160 Joined: Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:49 am	61Cygni wrote:Just for fun, imagine if proposed art for the LOTR movies showed the Elves looking like Star Trek's Vulcans, the Hobbits the same height as Men and Gandalf looking like an older Harry Potter dressed in blue. What do you think the reaction would be like? Yeah, the same as the one here to this demonic alien lizard being passed off as an Honorverse treecat. That should tell someone that they need to get a clue--don't mess around with well-defined canon. Pokermind collected these images of fan-art Nimitzes in the main TOH: Now, those images reflect the canon description. Which would you want? Yeah, I thought so too. Get that Mass Effect refugee out of here! I also think David has been quoted as saying the image of Samantha, aside from the long legs, on the cover of Changer Of Worlds is the closest to his image of a treecat. Also remember that the Mayhew children went bonkers over Sam and Nimitz's kittens, because they were VERY cute and adorable fuzzy cuddly furballs--which basically means that treecats facially very much resemble Earth domestic cats. That last picture is what I have always envisioned. Think Cat/centaur the first two limbs are true hands not feet! He can slink around with all six limbs but mostly will only use the back four.
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by dulsin » Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:28 pm

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61Cygni wrote:Just for fun, imagine if proposed art for the LOTR movies showed the Elves looking like Star Trek's Vulcans, the Hobbits the same height as Men and Gandalf looking like an older Harry Potter dressed in blue. What do you think the reaction would be like? Yeah, the same as the one here to this demonic alien lizard being passed off as an Honorverse treecat. That should tell someone that they need to get a clue--don't mess around with well-defined canon.

Pokermind collected these images of fan-art Nimitzes in the main TOH:

Now, those images reflect the canon description. Which would you want? Yeah, I thought so too. Get that Mass Effect refugee out of here!

I also think David has been quoted as saying the image of Samantha, aside from the long legs, on the cover of Changer Of Worlds is the closest to his image of a treecat.

Also remember that the Mayhew children went bonkers over Sam and Nimitz's kittens, because they were VERY cute and adorable fuzzy cuddly furballs--which basically means that treecats facially very much resemble Earth domestic cats.

That last picture is what I have always envisioned. Think Cat/centaur the first two limbs are true hands not feet! He can slink around with all six limbs but mostly will only use the back four.

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by pokermind » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:32 pm
pokermind Fleet Admiral Posts: 4002 Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:58 am Location: Jerome, Idaho, USA	I like centaur stance too. Here is a reworked Genkis sketch for the Harrington Treecats Poker CPO Poker Mind and, Mangy Fur the Smart Alick Spacecat. "Better to be hung for a hexapuma than a housecat," Com. Pang Yau-pau, ART.
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by pokermind » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:32 pm

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I like centaur stance too. Here is a reworked Genkis sketch
for the Harrington Treecats

Poker

CPO Poker Mind

and, Mangy Fur the Smart Alick Spacecat.

"Better to be hung for a hexapuma than a housecat," Com. Pang Yau-pau, ART.

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by pokermind » Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:03 am
pokermind Fleet Admiral Posts: 4002 Joined: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:58 am Location: Jerome, Idaho, USA	Here is another view of a native treecat in Centaur stance by Zenzmurfy: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fisher-Man-336180110 Scene from the short story "The Stray." Poker CPO Poker Mind and, Mangy Fur the Smart Alick Spacecat. "Better to be hung for a hexapuma than a housecat," Com. Pang Yau-pau, ART.
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by pokermind » Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:03 am

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Here is another view of a native treecat in Centaur stance by Zenzmurfy:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fisher-Man-336180110

Scene from the short story "The Stray."

Poker

CPO Poker Mind

and, Mangy Fur the Smart Alick Spacecat.

"Better to be hung for a hexapuma than a housecat," Com. Pang Yau-pau, ART.

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by namelessfly » Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:22 am
namelessfly	pokermind wrote:Here is another view of a native treecat in Centaur stance by Zenzmurfy: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fisher-Man-336180110 Scene from the short story "The Stray." Poker Are you certain that the evil treecat is notstrangling the human?
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by namelessfly » Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:22 am

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pokermind wrote:Here is another view of a native treecat in Centaur stance by Zenzmurfy:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fisher-Man-336180110

Scene from the short story "The Stray."

Poker

Are you certain that the evil treecat is notstrangling the human?

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by Lord Skimper » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:07 pm
Lord Skimper Vice Admiral Posts: 1736 Joined: Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:49 am Location: Calgary, Nova, Gryphon.	namelessfly wrote: pokermind wrote:Here is another view of a native treecat in Centaur stance by Zenzmurfy: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fisher-Man-336180110 Scene from the short story "The Stray." Poker Are you certain that the evil treecat is notstrangling the human? Linda says no. I just read this story it is great. ________________________________________ Just don't ask what is in the protein bars.
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by Lord Skimper » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:07 pm

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namelessfly wrote:
pokermind wrote:Here is another view of a native treecat in Centaur stance by Zenzmurfy:

http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fisher-Man-336180110

Scene from the short story "The Stray."

Poker

Are you certain that the evil treecat is notstrangling the human?

Linda says no. I just read this story it is great.

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Just don't ask what is in the protein bars.

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by arduskaine » Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:10 pm
arduskaine Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Posts: 40 Joined: Mon Feb 10, 2014 6:07 pm	Cant say how many things I see wrong with that picture
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by arduskaine » Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:10 pm

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Cant say how many things I see wrong with that picture

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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?
by Chev » Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:59 pm
Chev Lieutenant (Senior Grade) Posts: 50 Joined: Sun Jul 03, 2011 3:10 pm Location: CA, USA	I don't need everything to be just like the books, but this would keep me from buying the graphic novels!
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Re: How do you like the new Nimitz?

by Chev » Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:59 pm

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I don't need everything to be just like the books, but this would keep me from buying the graphic novels!

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