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CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar 2 - Electric Boogaloo-Fanboys gone WILD-too many hyphens

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FanFilmFactor has a blog post on latest Ares Studio kickstarter:
https://fanfilmfactor.com/2020/06/2...ilable-in-a-new-kickstarter-for-ares-studios/

They exceeded their goal in half a day.

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Yeah I saw that too. Astonishing. I guess everyone wants to have their name as an Admiral these days.

Then again, I found the differences between the two versions of the named blueprint sheet quite interesting, especially in light of the incentive to be labeled as an "Admiral" on them. For reference:

Before (first email, when the incentive was to have donor names listed as "Admirals"):
Ares-1.jpg

After (latest email, announcing success, where the donor Admirals appear to have gotten a demotion to Commander (Cmdr.), some people's names got dropped and new ones added and Alex's "contribution" got changed from "Design Bureau" to "Spaceframe"):
Ares-2.png

Also looks like the "Laid Down" and "Launched" dates were changed for some odd reason. That second poster really seems wonky to me, on multiple levels.
 
And although they do say “Starfleet,” that word (or words) have way too common usage in commercial ventures—for example, here, here, here, here, here, and here—to qualify for copyright or trademark protection.
Every single example he cited uses "Star Fleet" -- two words -- whereas these use "Starfleet" -- one word -- which IS trademarked. I mentioned before how my friend had to name his game "Star Fleet Battle" as a license requirement from the IP holders.
 
Also looks like the "Laid Down" and "Launched" dates were changed for some odd reason. That second poster really seems wonky to me, on multiple levels.
For the original dates, it looked like they were going for Kelvin Timeline style Stardates that used the year, isn't 2244 when Axanar takes place?

Also a lot more text was changed other than that. It's now a 'Tactical Assault Cruiser' instead of a 'Federation Assault Cruiser', 'General Deck Plans' instead of "Deck Plans"

The entire box above that was re-written.
 
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For the original dates, it looked like they were going for Kelvin Timeline style Stardates that used the year, isn't 2244 when Axanar takes place?

Also a lot more text was changed other than that. It's now a 'Tactical Assault Cruiser' instead of a 'Federation Assault Cruiser', 'General Deck Plans' instead of "Deck Plans"

The entire box above that was re-written.
They probably got stardates and “normal” year dates mixed up.
 
I can't believe they can still keep getting all of this money coming in with the pandemic still going on. You'd think with so much uncertainly about the future, people wouldn't be wasting their money on shit like this.
 
Hitting the goal for the blueprints isn't that impressive. Their target was $3,000. That's only a hundred copies of the blueprints with no other premiums. At the moment, there are 117 backers, with 73 pledging the minimum just for the blueprints, 10 getting the blueprints and 4 stickers, 27 going for the blueprints, stickers, and a set of patches, and 3 people pledging at the $400 names-in-credits level. Interestingly, usually there's a limit for something like that, but there isn't one here, so it'd be possible (thought stupid on multiple levels) for dozens of people to pledge at that level, so that the cover is filled with the names of randos in teeny, tiny type.

But, anyway, my point is that 100 copies at $30 a pop of even a niche product like this isn't that many.
 
Yeah I saw that too. Astonishing. I guess everyone wants to have their name as an Admiral these days.

Then again, I found the differences between the two versions of the named blueprint sheet quite interesting, especially in light of the incentive to be labeled as an "Admiral" on them. For reference:

Before (first email, when the incentive was to have donor names listed as "Admirals"):
View attachment 16328

After (latest email, announcing success, where the donor Admirals appear to have gotten a demotion to Commander (Cmdr.), some people's names got dropped and new ones added and Alex's "contribution" got changed from "Design Bureau" to "Spaceframe"):
View attachment 16329

Also looks like the "Laid Down" and "Launched" dates were changed for some odd reason. That second poster really seems wonky to me, on multiple levels.

Funny and pathetic that they dropped they guy who ACTUALLY designed the ship.........I'm sure Sean Tourangeau wants no part now but still that takes some stones.
 
Glad they didn't use my name on there anywhere (was collaborating with LFIM and his Axalytes for 5 seconds on an Axanar Tech Manual way back when)......
 
Alexander used Adobe Illustrator to create the blueprints, spending an average of 5-10 hours per deck and then another 3 hours laying them out on the individual pages (plus extra time making alterations along the way).
You know, when I re-did the deck plans I created (to make the ship 20% bigger), it took me a solid month to draft eight decks. And I had a previous set to borrow heavily from. I never kept track, but I have easily logged a couple thousand hours to draw them. If someone can do eight decks in a week, either they do something like it for their real job, are very very good, or didn't put a lot of thought into it. But I'm just an amateur, so who am I to say?
 
It's entirely by design. If/when LFIM (Alec) actually completes the project, he'll have no reason to continue his BS fundraising and thus, his source of income will dry up.
Also, when people claim he hasn't made anything he can point to these small things as proof.

Never mind that it isn't why people ponied up money in the first place.
 
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