Star Trek Ships Of The Line: 2005 Wall Calendar (Star Trek (Calendars)) (Calendar)

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Product Description

The Ships of the Line 2005 Calendar is the only place where passionate fans can find fourteen original pieces of Star Trek art. Each month, this one-of-a-kind calendar features a spectacular, awe-inspiring image of one of the most fascinating parts of the Star Trek vision: the ships of the line. Created exclusively for this calendar by Star Trek design experts at Paramount and presented in a unique horizontal format, these images make up a truly unrivaled calendar. This is a favorite not only among fans, but also among collectors for unparalleled artistry and originality evident on each monthly spread.

Product Details

• Calendar: 24 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (September 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740744275
• ISBN-13: 978-0740744273
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,119,518 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply amazing!, November 29, 2004

By	S. Davison (Illinois, QCA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I ordered this I figured it would be the standard fair, that is, the Calendar opens up vertically. Picture above the fold and calendar below. With standard pictures/artwork/renders of varies ships.
Well wasn't I amazed when this was not the case at all. The Calendar is horizontal. The artwork is amazing. It takes up the entire horizontal surface of the calendar. With the days placed strategically out of the way but very see-able. Also, there are dates for the casts of the shows also placed on the page. But the real highlight is the magnificent artwork. This is something to keep well after 2005 is long gone. I was actually stunned by the wonderful artwork and I couldn't help but crack a huge grin on the centerfold.
If you need a calendar to write on this is NOT the one to get, but if you want something beautiful to look at and enjoy while you're looking up a date. This is a must buy.

Well worth every cent!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than last year, but not quite perfect says this fan!, September 22, 2004

By	Another Trek Geek - See all my reviews

I am pleased to say that the 2005 Ships of the Line Calendar has some truly amazing artwork that rivals (some might even say surpasses) the 2001 entry. However, I do have some minor & one major point of annoyance with the selection of images. The major issue is that yet again, images from Enterprise clearly dominate most of this calendar. Counting the cover artwork, there are 8 out of 14 images dedicated to Enterprise. The makers of this calendar must have listened to last year's feedback & managed to incorporate references to all of the shows & movies. For that, I am grateful. However, due to the overabundance of images exclusively dedicated to Enterprise, we are only allowed two pictures from Deep Space Nine (apparently trying to make up for last year's omission) with only one image dedicated exclusively to the Original Series, Yoyager & The Next Generation each. Now onto my minor peeves. The cover art is of the NX Beta warp sled/rocket seen on an episode of Enterprise. I think that there are other ships that fans would have prefered to be included in the calendar, let alone choosing this dark horse to be on the cover. Also, using an image that is basically a rocket with warp nacelles on wings does not instill in a casual store browser an immediate association with Star Trek. From a marketing perspective, a better cover image should have been used. The April picture uses a much too small picture of the NX in the bottom center of the frame. Thus, it is cut in half by the binder line. Had the ship image used been bigger or merely offset to the left side of the page, it would have looked much better. But the worst mistake I observed, was in the centerfold. Here, we are treated to an image of all Starfleet vessels named Enterprise around a Fleet Museum. Beautiful! Except that instead of the true Enterprise B variant, the image used is of the standard Excelsior class. Also, & I admit freely that my obsessive fan boy tendencies are taking over, the movie era Enterpise is parked next to the version from the Original series & both clearly show the registry # as 1701. Thematically, the movie era Enterprse should have been labled 1701-A in that shot. Despite my observations, this latest calendar is a welcome addition to my Ships of the Line Calendar collection and I look forward to future installments.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Amazing artwork, Too much NX-01, and strange date layout, January 15, 2005

By	M. Hollinger (Norman, OK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The artwork, as always, is amazing. The 2-page spreads look great up close and 10 feet away. Like last year's Ships of the Line, this one features the NX-01 a bit too much.

My main reason for not giving it a 4 or 5 star rating is that the actual layout of the dates is non-standard! Instead of the standard five rows of seven days like every other calendar I've seen, the layout artist chose two rows of 15 or 16 days. This makes it a bit harder to glance at the calendar and see just what day "next Thursday" might be, forcing the viewer to scan along the line to find the day, labeled in a relatively small font.