From the Jargon File (aka Hacker's Dictionary):
ASCII art: n. The fine art of drawing diagrams using the ASCII character set (mainly `|', `-', `/', `\', and `+'). Also known as `character graphics' or `ASCII graphics'
This means that the images in this blog are not GIFs, JPEGs, AutoCAD blueprints, Lightwave renderings, or anything else of that nature. They're comprised entirely of characters you can type on a keyboard. It's an art form, albeit a strange one.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Various Klingon Starships

Not by me. If not noted, the artist is unknown (and attributions welcome)


Klingon D-7 Class Attack Cruiser

,_o_,
=======
_____----(_o_)----_____
/ `-------------' \
[' `]

______
|_____\_____ _O__ ___
\-----------\________====== /===\
| ______/ \____) \ o /
/ * / \_/
__\____\__ |
}__________} |
______|______
/\ /\
.. / \ _____ / \ ..
||\/ \ |___| / \/||
||* ____\_____/____ *||
||\_/ \_/||


_o_
_,---O---,_
` '

.-=-.

__-, ___ _________
__(__)|___ _______/ |________|
`----------|_______________---/ `----_____|___
( ___+-----------------<---------_____________-----_
`----- `-----------' | +---_/
____/__/___/_____
| ====== ||
|_________________||

//-n-\\
_____---=======---_____
====____\ /.. ..\ /____====
// ---\__O__/--- \\
\_\ /_/

__ __
/ / \ \
\\ ___/~~O~~\___ //
====____/ \.. ../ \____====
-----___=======___-----
\\-u-//

//-v-\\
_____---=======---_____
====____\ /.. ..\ /____====
// ---\__O__/--- \\
\_\ /_/


Klingon Bird of Prey scout vessel
__
/|
/ \
\ \
}]::)==-{)
/ /
\ /
\|__
__
|\
/ \
/ =/
(}-==( :[|
\ =\
\ /
__|/


Klingon D-7M Cruiser (Gym Z. Quirk aka Taki Kogoma)
_
_|_|_
^/ . ..\^
___[=========]___
___-==++""" . /. . . \ . """++==-___
__-+"" __\ .. . . | .. . | . . . /__ ""+-__
/\__+-"" `-----=====\_ <O> _/=====-----' ""-+__/\
_/_/ ""="" \_\_
/_/ \_\
// \\
/") ("\
\o\ /o/
\_) (_/

Vor'cha-class Attack Cruiser (Gym Z. Quirk aka Taki Kogoma)

._____.
I_____I
__/_\__
____--=__/H\__=--____
.====___\ (__I_I__) /___====.
// -----="=----- \\
(_) (_)




B'rel Class (Sparrowhawk (Dave Henn))

-------------------------------------------------------------------------.
| _________ .-~~~-..---..-~~~-. __________ |
| -~.--<<<<<<<`-...--'.---.`--...-'>>>>>>>--.~- |
| =~~.-~ ````\\_`(`._.')'_//'''' ~-.~~= |
| [(o)/ ``.._..'' \(o)] |
| ~-~ |
| Sparrowhawk (Dave Henn) v133maal@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu |
| SUNY Buffalo School of Law A student <-> not an employee |
| Art by S.C.E.S.W. |
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'



/~~~\
/~~~~-------/~~~~~~~~~~~\-------~~~~\
/ /\ ____-------____ /\ \
/ / /~--__ /~ ~\ __--~\ \ \
/ //' ~`----__\ /__----'~ `\\ \
[~|' | | `|~]
`~' | | `~'
|_|
__/___\__ "K't'nga Class Klingon
===~=====~=== Battle Cruiser"
~(~~~~~~ )~ (head-on)
\_ o _/ By Rohan Beckett
~~~

Signature Fodder

Remember when ASCII art was practically mandatory in your .sig file?

Yeah, I'm trying to forget those days too. This won't help.


#---------------------------------------
# Galaxy-class Enterprise-D by Joshua Bell
#
1 ___.----~~~----.___
2 ,--------.-.,-'-------------------`
3 `--------"-'-.,---`~~~-----~~~'
4 '---'-._____/
#
#---------------------------------------
# D'deridex-class Romulan Warbird by Joshua Bell
#
1 _...--'~~~'-.========--.
2 ,-'-,----,------\-,~~~~[@`-\
3 `-.-`----`------|='=====\_-|
4 `---.______.-' `|
#
#---------------------------------------
# Constitution-class Enterprise-A by Joshua Bell
#
0 ________________ _
1 \__(=======/_=_/____.--'-`--.___
2 \ \ `,--,-.___.----'
3 .--`\\--'../
4 '---._____.|]
#
#---------------------------------------
# Intrepid-class Voyager by Benjamin Chee
#
1 __,--=====-.__
2 _________,--'_,--'/_-__-___`--._
3 {======>________,._.-------------'
4 ``---._____/
#
#---------------------------------------
# Cheyene-class by Joshua Bell
#
1 \========||==]_ ____
2 ~~~~~~~~`--. \ .-----'----`-----.
3 \========||==]<======================>
4 ~~~~~~~~~`-----' `----.__,----'
#
#---------------------------------------
# Nebula-class by Joshua Bell
0 _______
1 [_______].----~~~----.___
2 /---/------------------`
3 .-------.-)~~-----~~~'
4 `-------"-'
#---------------------------------------
# Defiant by Joshua Bell
0 _________________________
1 __.--'--,.-' ---------'--'--' /`-.__
2 |__--(--( | NX-74205 ==== /-----.`--._
3 `---.__\ --========)> |__|___)_> `-.
4 \_________|________/ `----'
#---------------------------------------
# D'deridex-class Warbird by Sirius T. Bontea
0 ______
1 _.--~~""":"-`-----'`---._
2 /__ _.--. ____\|~~~~\*;___\
3 C|__l_ ~~ [____D' ____~\ =:
4 \_ `--' _=+='""""~~`--.j
5 `--..__,-~ '
#
#---------------------------------------
# Yeager-class by Benjamin Bickle
0 ___ __,--=====-.__
1 /___\_____,--'_,--'/_-__-___`--._
2 \_/|_[-]_-_{**}_____,__\---------'
3 \ \_--------'
4 {======>