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1 June Swimsuit Issue Swimsuits from Around the Galaxy And Beyond USS Silver Fox Page 1

2 From the Bridge May the Summer be with you! The Summertime Porfolio Somewhere in the galaxy it s Summertime. And with that event, the urge by beings everywhere to go to the beach, seek warm temperatures, and wear as little clothes as possible. Come with us now as we travel to the far flung corners of our known space to witness of this yearly passage. Enjoy USS Silver Fox - June Swimsuit Issue (Volume 3 Number 5) copyright 2012 by Jeff Wilcox E- mail : catseye257@yahoo.com. The USS Silver Fox is the New York chapter of the Starfleet Command, Star Trek and science fiction/fantasy fan organization ( Copies of this newsletter can be had for the asking or the usual (letter of comment, art, news, fanzine/newsletter exchange, etc.) USS Silver Fox Page 2

3 Depending on what planet or world you explore, will determine whether bright colors, subdued, or just plain dark is the latest style of that particular culture. USS Silver Fox Page 3

4 On the world Sci 50, a retro look is now popular. Sociologies can t account for the trend, but there doesn t seem to be any argument from the male part of the populous. USS Silver Fox Page 4

5 And from the planet Organa, the local beach fashion favors imitation of the royal princess. USS Silver Fox Page 5

6 And on the moon of Anderson s planet, purple hair and silver cloths seem to be the fashion (though how they get a chance to swim on a planetary moon is beyond me). USS Silver Fox Page 6

7 No we don t have any idea on what these are either. USS Silver Fox Page 7

8 And now, something for the Ladies This outfit is just right for the hot, steamy jungle planet. In which case, the people find a nice dip in the giant water falls a great way to finish up a hard day s work. USS Silver Fox Page 8

9 Meanwhile, the planet Mars is lovely this time of year. Alien monsters to fight, mostly naked princesses to rescue, and then the River of No Return to wash off the Martian dust. Thor and the Green Lantern would agree. USS Silver Fox Page 9

10 And, to finish up, what better than a picture of our own Captain Kirk, who plays a game of Wack a Brain before heading out to the beach. Thanks folks! Be sure to join us next year for more thrills and adventure with the fashion of swimsuits! ********************************** that independent film maker that creates Star Trek s New Voyages has a new episode the Child. This seventh episode came out this last April 5 th, so some of the readers here might not have seen it yet. The story writing isn t quite as polished as in previous episodes in the series, but it is still amazing the amount of professional production that s put into the show. In which case, these productions wouldn t be called amateur, but maybe semipro? Check it out in any case. Side note: One thing that was noticed is that this episode features a couple characters that were originally supposed to appear during the proposed Star Trek s second series on TV. As some of the older Trek will mention, Star Trek was supposed to return to the TV screen back in the 1970s called Star Trek: Phase 2. Paramount Pictures was gearing up towards making a fourth TV network (back then the major networks were just NBC, CBS, and ABC), and a new version of Star Trek was lead off Paramount s prime time night slot. That project was eventually dropped USS Silver Fox Page 10

11 because the idea at that time was too new and the country s independent TV stations didn t put enough of their support into it. So the remainder of that Star Trek project turned into Star Trek: the Motion Picture. The upshot of all this is that the new TV series had new characters added to the show already large cast. Khon was a Vulcan that joined the crew and worked in the Science section under Spock. He was a full blooded Vulcan, as opposed to Spock s half-vulcan half-human heritage, and so presented a unique chance to see the Vulcan point of view in contrast to Earth humans (he was the first of this type of character to appear). Another character was Ilia, a Deltan. In the above New Voyages episode we see Zhon (Khon was part of ST: The Motion Picture, so the producers here had to change the Vulcan s name just a little) and DeSel (taking Ilia s place here). And with these additions to the storylines, the New Voyages series has been retitled Star Trek: Phase 2. The website URL stays the same though. ***************************************** Battlestar Galactica Club Colonial Ministry of Defense [Jeff here: In exploring the fan activity in my area I have not only stuck with those fan groups or individuals with an interest in Star Trek, but also all general and media SF/F. Case in point is the Battlestar Galactica clubs. Below is an from BG fan James Austin who lives in the western New York state city of Buffalo (some 35 miles away) and the XO of Battlestar Hades chapter. I am currently checking out the CMoD(like ours, it has about 300 members) and will present news on the club in future issues.] Hello Jeff, Nice to hear from you. Just want to bring you up to speed on some things and see if you'd still like to be part of some BSG fandom. I am no longer with the CDF. Most of the Angel Styron crew followed my lead and left with other ex CDF members to form a new BSG fan group called the Colonial Ministry of Defense. It is fan friendly where all the members have a voice in what goes on with the group. There are several chapters or battlestars assigned to one of 12 Colonial Fleets. I currently serve as Executive Officer on the Battlestar Hades BS-77 Flagship of the Tauron Fleet. We also are the home chapter of our current CMoD Organization President so we are Flagship of The Fleet as well. There are chapters all over the US and Canada. We are a fun group but we are involved in serious issues like helping charities by donating time and money. Think of us as the Colonial version of Starfleet. If you would like to know more about our group, go to this website: You can also find us on facebook as the USS Silver Fox Page 11

12 Colonial Ministry of Defense and in yahoo groups as well. If you like what you see, feel free to join up. You can be a Colonial Fleet Officer or enlisted person, Colonial Marine Officer or enlisted person or a Civilian. If you join as a Colonial Officer, you can be a Viper or Raptor pilot or serve in Engineering, Medical, OPS or Bridge Officer positions. If you choose to be a pilot you will be asked to give a callsign for your persona. You will be assigned to a battlestar chapter nearest you unless you request a specific chapter. I hope you look into our group and find a chapter near you to interact with. Regardless of location, we all pretty much talk to each other. I live in North Carolina but am XO of the Hades which is based in New Jersey. Thanks again for writing and I hope to hear from you again. Let's keep fandom growing strong and fun! James "Swashbuckler" Austin Lieutenant Colonel Executive Officer, Battlestar Hades BS-77 Flagship Tauron Fleet Flagship Colonial Ministry of Defense (CMoD) Blackbird Stealthviper Pilot **************************************** In Another Galaxy Weekend ( Rochester National Museum of Play Saturday & Sunday, April 28 & 29 In Another Galaxy Weekend USS Silver Fox Page 12

Become part of the saga as actors from the 501st Legion (Vader s Fist) and Rebel Legion stroll through the museum in full Star Wars regalia to mingle with guests and pose for pictures.

13 Become part of the saga as actors from the 501st Legion (Vader s Fist) and Rebel Legion stroll through the museum in full Star Wars regalia to mingle with guests and pose for pictures. See robots built by the R2-D2 Builders Club and FIRST Robotics Team #578 from Fairport High School. Play vintage Star Wars video games and see Star Wars artifacts from the museum s collections. Try out cool science gadgets, get a temporary tattoo, and pose for pictures in the dress-up area. This program is not sponsored or endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd. Included with general museum admission fees. [Jeff here: The 501 st Legion, Rebel Legion, and R2-D2 Builders are both Star Wars clubs/organizations that specialize in wear SW costumes to wear to conventions and other Lucasfilm Ltd. legal events (like the above Museum of Play event). And the Rochester National Museum of Play is a very hands-on interactive environment that I and my family has had a chance to experience(some years ago). Sorry I missed this event.] ******************************************** Steampunk Worlds Fair ( On May 18 th to 20 th the steampunk convention known as the Steampunk Worlds Fair happened in Piscataway, New Jersey. The website for the event is above, that will provide more information than this poor article could. And since no one here had a chance to go (something about it requiring money to attend), it is hoped that some good reader here who did attend this event might write us a convention report and tell us how it all went. **************************************** Starship Size Comparisons ( USS Silver Fox Page 13

This website offers a size comparison for a variety of starships from the major media science fiction universes. How does Star Trek s USS Enterprise compare in size to Star Wars Millennium Falcon?

14 This website offers a size comparison for a variety of starships from the major media science fiction universes. How does Star Trek s USS Enterprise compare in size to Star Wars Millennium Falcon? And how does the Millennium Falcon compare in size to a Babylon5 Vorlon transport? These questions and more are answered by this website, with a fair amount of ship schematics art to demonstrate the author s point. Check it out. ******************************************* Photo by Riccardo Bonuccelli (above is an Italian cosplay group) Game of Thrones, Part 2 HBO cable network has started the second season of episodes based on George R.R.Martin s Song of Ice and Fire novels. The first season encompasses the first novel Game of Thrones, while the second season comes from the second novel A Clash of Kings. For those of us who haven t had a chance to compare the novel version with the filmed TV version there are a number of Internet websites that helps fill in the gaps between the two. Game of Thrones website: USS Silver Fox Page 14

15 ************************************************** Finally An Idea for an Original Cast Star Trek Movie For those of you that were here late issue, I mentioned my opinions about the proposed Academy Days Star Trek movie that was supposed to be filmed in the 1980s (the same idea that became the current version of the new Star Trek). Star Trek 4: the Way Home was also mentioned; and this time I d like to forward my opinion of an idea I had for Star Trek 5. To recap, Star Trek 4 had the original crew without the USS Enterprise (the refitted Enterprise had been crashed towards the end of ST3: In Search of Spock). So what they did have was the Klingon bird of prey scout ship that they took from the bad guy Klingons. At the beginning of ST 4 Doctor McCoy renames the scout ship the HMS Bounty (named after the sailing ship in the novel Mutiny on the Bounty). Now right there I would have changed the starship s name to the Starship Phoenix -- as in the idea that the starship was originally a Klingon war ship but it was raised from the ashes to become a starship for Good. Okay, onward -- throughout the film they used this Klingon starship for their adventures and it served them well. And at the end of the film, the Klingon ship is crashed into San Francisco bay, the whales are released into the ocean, and the whales help us stave off the alien threat that started at the beginning of ST 4. The result of all that adventuring was that the Federation and Starfleet were grateful for Kirk and Co. saving their butts again, and as such, awarded them a brand new starship the USS Enterprise A. And so, Kirk and Co. become Star Trek again (got to have the complete concept there with the original crew aboard the USS Enterprise, otherwise it just wouldn t be the same Star Trek, would it?), and can go on to new adventures. Ta Daa!! Here s my idea on what happened the producers of the ST movies should ve kept the Klingon bird of prey as The Starship. Star Trek 4 was a nice change of pace for the movie back USS Silver Fox Page 15

16 then, complete with the original cast playing around in that smaller ship. The original series (TV and theatrical films) had the cruiser size Enterprise which contained a large compliment of crewmembers. However, when the stories are laid out, most of the action stayed around the bridge crew. They had all those people to make the starship work, but the action remained around those core characters. My thought was that the storylines didn t need all that many bodies lying around just to make the starship seem full. And ST 4 showed that Star Trek could ve continued on without the larger starship; they would ve been quite comfortable in that smaller scout ship. Star Trek 5 could ve started out with the Crew on the S.S. Phoenix. Did Kirk and Co. really have to be a part of Starfleet anymore, even if all was forgiven for what happened in ST 3? They could ve just upheld the principles of the Federation and Starfleet and just done some jobs for them on the side. And they could ve gone off and had a number of adventure movies after that without any problems. I like that idea. Side note: In the early 1990s I was a part of a Trek club called the USS Konkordium D. This club was a correspondence-type club that did a good deal of role-playing as its activity. And, even though it was an independent club (not a chapter of a national organization), it was starting to get little spinoff groups. I really enjoyed the interaction that was happening with the club, so I considered starting my own spinoff group.yep, you guessed it the Starship Phoenix (ST: the Next Generation and the theatrical movies after that showed that Klingon starship was popular with the audience too). My role-playing back story for the group was that a salvage company pulled out that Klingon scout ship out of San Francisco bay, got it cleaned up and useable, and I ended up using it for my private use. That is, my crew and I travel off into space and have a few adventures. I like that idea too (it s just too bad the Konkordium D didn t last long enough for me to start my group there). USS Silver Fox Page 16

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