Early Excalibur

In addition to his work re-colorizing Homeworld's lighting, TonViper is also building a more efficient Excalibur 3D model -- it's simple and untextured at the moment, but it reminds me of years ago when the first fan-made 3D models were built as objects for particular aircraft simulator packages. The first view also reminds you how much the Excalibur and the Hellcat have in common in terms of design...

Star*Soldier Gloss: Page 17

This is the Star*Soldier gloss for the fifth pilots page:

CONCEPT: See the previous post!

REFERENCES-

• "Dakhath" - Kilrathi word meaning 'Deathstroke', from ace pilots Dakhath nar Sihkag (WC1) and Dakhath nar Caxki (WC3).
• "Kiranka" - The Emperor's clan, as introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Regina 'Snapshot' Ortwin" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Rory" - A Gilmore Girl.
• "Motown" - Originally Roosevelt Sullivan from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Sandoval" - Originally a fixer from Privateer.
• "Ocelot" - Terran wild cat.
• "Warhammer" - Star system from the Secret Missions SNES intro.
• "Ja'targk" - Clan introduced in the 3DO Claw Marks (Khajja nar Ja'targk).
• "Grist'ar'cogh" - Variation on Grist'ar'roc, the Kilrathi flagship from the Wing Commander movie novelization.
• "Fang of Death" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Shariha" - One of several Kilrathi systems which rebelled from the Empire in Special Operations 1.
• "Khajja 'The Machine' nar Ja'targk" - Kilrathi ace introduced in Wing Commander I.
• "John 'Wizard' Hefter" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Pseudaelurus" - Terran wil dcat.
• "H'hri Som" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
• "Caxki" - Noble clan, as introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Marker" - Originally Ted Markham from Special Operations 2.
• "Sivar's Glory" - The name of the Kilrathi carrier from the WC:CCG.
• "ko Lannis" - Alternate honorific and clan from False Colors (Naghrah ko Lannis).
• "Talker" - Originally Svetlana Ivanova from End Run.
• "B'shriss" - The system where Iceman was captured, from Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "Vorshaki" - A type of Kilrathi sword, from Pilgrim Stars.
• "Leatherhide" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Nova" - Originally a Tarawa pilot from End Run.
• "Shushu" - Originally Xiou Wilson from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Rockville" - Don't go back to Rockville!
• "Merdha" - A Kilrathi word for a particular tiny animal, from Freedom Flight.
• "Ta'hal" - Kilrathi clan introduced in False Colors (Julgar nar Ta'hal).
• "Textopher" - An old IRC joke: why do they call you 'Tex'? It's short for Textopher.
• "Dallas" - Originally characters' in Wing Commander II and Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "St. John" - From Ian St. JOhn, "Hunter" in the original Wing Commander.
• "Shiva" - Originally Chakra Yanklip in the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Blazing Draptil" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "K'njKuru" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Troubadour" - Originally a Thunderbolt pilot from the Wing Commander IV novelization.
• "Haise" - Astronaut Fred Haise.
• "Stephen 'Stardust' Nash" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Harghah 'Baron Qarg' nar Qarg" - New leader of the Qarg clan.
• "Hidden Dagger" - Strakha squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "ko" - Alternate honorific from False Colors.
• "Cephid 17" - Epsilon Sector, Sa'Khan Quadrant (in general, I like it when we see Kilrathi characters with 'conquered' names).
• "Bradley 'Dragon' Patrick" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Homotherium" - Terran wild cat.
• "K'hotan" - Epsilon Sector, Sa'Khan Quadrant
• "N'Tanya" - One of several Kilrathi systems which rebelled from the Empire in Special Operations 1.
• "K'n'Rek" - Vega Sector, Downing Quadrant
• "Capulet" - Originall Prem Krishu from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Rucker" - Friend from college.
• "George 'Giant' Booker - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Khar Takh" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
• "Earl Jefferson" - Not a typo! This was one of those 'write your own story' bits (if you aren't following along in the manual, his name is Kilrathi red rather than Terran blue).
• "Puma" - Terran wild cat.
• "Marjakh 'Stalker' nar Kur'u'tak" - Kilrathi Strakha ace from Wing Commander III.
• "Theodore 'Caveman' Barber" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Kukubno 'Wise Hunter' nar Hhallas" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Ragitagha" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Nimravidae" - Terran wild cat.
• "N'Dele" - Vega Sector, Downing Quadrant
• "Smilodon" - Terran wild cat.
• "Scarman" - Originally one of the pilots who is killed at the start of the Wing Commander IV novelization.
• "Dinofelis" - Terran wild cat.
• "Kabla Meth" - Kilrathi system used as a headquarters in Special Operations 2.
• "T'lon Meth" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Marc 'Pinpoint' Wright" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Enoch 'Clippy' Murkins" - The captain of the TCS Cerberus, from Secret Ops.
• "Megantereon" - Terran wil dcat.
• "N’Ryllis" - From Krahtagh nar NRyllis in the ICIS manual.
• "dai" - Alternate honorific from False Colors.
• "Ka" - One of the races conquered by the Kilrathi, listed in Fleet Action.
• "Sihkag" - Noble clan as introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Witch Hazel" - Originally Serene Sandalabra from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Lawson" - Frosty from WCNews.
• "Kur'u Som'Mers" - M'shrak Sector, Kur'u Som'Mers Quadrant
• "Dinictis" - Terran wild cat.
• "K'nag Rahl" - Epsilon Sector, Tr'L Rass Quadrant
• "Mark 'Mustang' Varrier" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt (/artist).
• "Fatima 'Cymbals' Haroud" - Pilot listed in the original Claw Marks' monthly awards section.
• "Timothy 'Bullet' Bell" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Neil 'Round Top' Chamberlain" - Confederation pilot from End Run and Fleet Action.
• "Danielle 'Sprite' McCumber" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "T'Agg A'Bren" - Kilrathi clan from the 'help/attack' Kilrathi missions in Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "Littlehawk" - Originally aTiger's Claw pilot killed in action, mentioned in Freedom Flight.
• "Toshira 'Ninja' Majumi" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Jakarta" - System which appears in Super Wing Commander's extra set of missions.
• "Asher" - Frosty from WCNews.
• "Cantrell" - Originally a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt, mentioned in one of the losing endgames.
• "Trik'Tsek" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
• "Squadron" - I'm pretty sure this was a mistake when we were compiling the original list.
• "Trik'Kha" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
• "Dog" - Originally a Midway redshirt, mentioned on Dallas' funeral plaque.
• "Princess" - Originally CAG Patricia Drake from Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "Christopher 'Cowboy' Graf" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Tooner" - Originally Larry Dibbles from Claw Marks.
• "Roberts" - Series creator Chris Roberts / Privateer mastermind Erin Roberts.
• "Winterblast" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Sutaghi" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Wurp" - Wurp is a great name for a giant killer space cat.
• "Liege Lord" - Kilrathi class system introduced in Freedom Flight.
• "K'n T'qal" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u Caxki Quadrant
• "Topdog" - Originally Melanie Maxwell from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Gavin" - Family member.
• "Beast" - Originally Helmut Jaeger from the Wing Commander III novelization.
• "Unchained Thunder" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Ki'ra" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Puma" - Terran wild cat.
• "K'cha Tsek" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
• "Kiranka" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Kemo 'Kona' Maluaani" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Mandibles of DooM" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "M'hriss" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u Caxki Quadrant
• "Baron Ki'ra" - New leader of the Ki'ra clan.
• "Vengeful Pursuit" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Kevin 'Lone Wolf' Tolwyn" - Main character from the Wing Commander novels, introduced in End Run.
• "Canth 'Apeshredder' nar Kur'u'tak" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Smiting Pride" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Michael 'Zydeco' Williamson" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Giles" - College friend.
• " Midgard" - System first seen in The Secret Missions.
• "Fire-Eater" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "T'kon Meth" - Epsilon Sector, Sa'Kahn Quadrant
• "Y'rick" - Alas, poor Y'rick, I knew him well.
• "Saber-Tooth" - Terran wild cat.
• "T'set mehr" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
• "Haggin" - The 'decoy warrior' trick from Action Stations.
• "Bukrag" - System mentioned in End Run (target of Confederation raiders).
• "Unrelenting Warrior" - Strakha squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Caxki" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Blazing Death" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "K'n'Kir" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Otocolobus" - Terran wild cat.
• "B'osc'Au" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
• "Van Zandt" - Alt country musician Townes Van Zandt.
• "Kramm 'Deathfang' nar Caxki" - Vaktoth ace from Wing Commander III.
• "Morgan 'T-Bone' Crow" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Kabaka" - Kilrathi word for heroic death, from Fleet Action.
• "dai" - Alternate honorific from False Colors.
• "Eyoka" - Previously conquered race mentioned in Action Stations.
• "G'mar" - Star system seen in Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "Ghostwalker" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Pasqual" - Star system seen in Wing Commander IV.
• "William 'Howdy' Van Horn" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Space Terror" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Qarg" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Tr'L Rass" - Epsilon Sector, Tr'L Rass Quadrant
• "Redclaw" - Originally Baktosh nar Kiranka from Wing Commander I.
• "Margay" - Terran wild cat.
• "M'shren" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u Caxki Quadrant
• "John 'Majestic' Guentzel" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt/designer.
• "Najji 'Fireclaw' Ragitagha" - Darket ace from Wing Commander III.
• "Ralagha" - Derived from Ralgha (Hobbes).
• "Hoplophoneus" - Terran wild cat.
• "Hhallas" - Kilrathi clan introduced in Freedom Flight.
• "Kilra'hra" - Kilrathi word for the lower class, from Freedom Flight.
• "Jubara" - System near Kilrah mentioned in End Run.
• "K'rissth" - Vega Sector, Roberts Quadrant
• "Alton 'Steel' Litich" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Brian 'Sultan' Sutton" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Honor Bearer" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Gorth" - Previously conquered race mentioned in Fleet Action.
• "Thrak'hra" - Kilrathi word for the noble class, from Freedom Flight.
• "Raghra 'Pride of the Hhallas' nar Hhallas - Another good 'make your own adventure' character. Is he related to Hobbes or Gharal? How?
• "Grant 'Rogue' McDaniel" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Koractu" - Kilrathi sword first mentioned in Pilgrim Stars.
• "Tr'p-Khar" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'U'Tak Quadrant
• "Serval" - Terran wild cat.
• "Jugara" - System near Kilrah mentioned in End Run.