Why No Red Ships?

[Red Ranger]

People,

Here's a silly question. In the beginning, in TOS, most of the ships, whether Federation or not, seemed to be a grey-white color. With TSFS, we saw the first ship with a different color metal: the green Klingon Bird of Prey.

After that, we saw a variety of colors: a bronze for the Ferengi ships, green for Romulan ships, and golden for Cardassian ships. And we've seen bluish hulls, even a black hull for the pirate smuggler ship in the first part of TNG ep, "Unification."

But there's never been a red metal vessel. Why? WHY?

Kind of kidding, but if all those other colors can be represented, why not red?

Red Ranger

 

[Lindley]

There were some red ships, but they all got run down by the Great Bull of the Galaxy.

 

[Skippy 2k]

Some of the Vulcan ships were red or red-ish... This pic of one looks pretty red, its from Ex-Astris-Scientia.

 

[-Brett-]

Red ships are cop magnets. No starship captain, of any race, wants to get pulled over.

 

[Michael]

Apparently the Kzinti ships would have been red ...

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Kzinti

The Merchantman looks red to me ...

 

[CaptainStoner]

Also the Vulcan ship in First Contact is red.
Logically, Vulcans would have no reason to fear being pulled over.

 

[Red Ranger]

Skippy 2k said:
Some of the Vulcan ships were red or red-ish... This pic of one looks pretty red, its from Ex-Astris-Scientia.

Wow, completely forgot about the 22nd century Vulcan ships! Ooops! -- RR

 

[Vanyel]

I know it's off topic, but did anyone notice how the Kzinti Telepath looked like The Beast, from Disney's Beauty and the Beast?

 

[Apogeal Alpha01]

Anyone know why the Vulcans would build an elongated ship with a ring?

 

[Michael]

^ Because it looks cool.

 

[USS Excelsior]

Apogeal Alpha01 said:
Anyone know why the Vulcans would build an elongated ship with a ring?

In real life physics there is the concept of a "ring" ship, but that's designed to approach something like the 80% of light.

 

[Vanyel]

Apogeal Alpha01 said:
Anyone know why the Vulcans would build an elongated ship with a ring?

Because they have a leather fetish? It does look like a (I'll put in spoilers for the little ones or the easily offended)

Spoiler: Romulan Ring Ship

A cock ring in use.

 

[Apogeal Alpha01]

USS Excelsior said:

Apogeal Alpha01 said:
Anyone know why the Vulcans would build an elongated ship with a ring?

In real life physics there is the concept of a "ring" ship, but that's designed to approach something like the 80% of light.

It's the propulsion area of the ship. Okay, thanks.

Spoiler: Vulcan Ring ship

Cock ring!? Indeed Sir!!

 

[InstantKarma]

Vulcan shuttlecraft from TMP.

 

[Dusty Ayres]

Vanyel said:
I know it's off topic, but did anyone notice how the Kzinti Telepath looked like The Beast, from Disney's Beauty and the Beast?

Well, duh, they're felinoids, after all as was the Beast.

 

[Plecostomus]

So that sheads a whole new light on

Spoiler: horrible pun within

Zephram Cock-Ring

[/QUOTE]

and his development of FTL drives.

 

[Vanyel]

Plecostomus said:
So that sheads a whole new light on

Spoiler: horrible pun within

Zephram Cock-Ring

and his development of FTL drives.

[/QUOTE]

 

[ToddPence]

Hey, look at the bad luck Starfleet had with the red shirts. No sense in tempting fate too much.

 

[StarryEyed]

Now there's the answer! Red shirts = bad. Red ships = real bad! How about being a redshirt on a red ship?

 

[FordSVT]

Red is piss poor to deal with on film?