P-40 Warhawk
Aircraft of WWII
The Curtiss P-40 fighter was used by the Allies in World War II, playing a major role in the North African, Southwest Pacific, and Chinese theaters. The “Flying Tigers” were a group who famously decorated their P-40s with a shark mouth.
P-51 Mustang
Aircraft of WWII
The North American P-51 was widely used by the Allies in World War II as a bomber escort in the European theater, with limited service in the Pacific theater.
Pac-Ghost
Video Games
One of the ghosts (Blinky) from Namco's arcade classic Pac-Man.
Pac-Man
Video Games
The dot-munching character from the arcade game of the same name.
Paint Bone
Mister Bone
A paint brush with a BONE handle!
Party Favors
General
A cluster of X4 mines.
Notes: 'Party Favors' is just one of our cute names for bombs, esp. when bouncing mines is turned on and we're flooding the map with them.
Pencil Power
Hobbies, Television
A flying pencil!
Notes: If any of you ever watched "Commander" Mark Kistler's The Secret City TV series back in the '80s, you'll know what this means.
Phoenix Interceptor
Video Games
The speedy Phoenix Interceptor ship from Descent3.
Phoenix TI-83
Video Games
Based on the ship from the TI graphing calculator game of the same name.
Notes: The greenish border is meant to show that the game is played on an LCD display.
Phony Bone
Mister Bone
Looks like the two forearm bones.
Notes: Phony Bone… as opposed to the REAL Bone!
Pigskin
Sports
It's a football.
Notes: The laces (in the original) were tricky to do.
Pointy Bone
Mister Bone
A pointy bone.
Notes: See "Pointy Pisser" below.
Pointy Pisser
Mrnexrad
A pointy ship.
Notes: This was a joke on Bmw, who played as "Pointy" once.
Pottsylvania Creeper
Television
Based on a man-eating plant from an series of episodes of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Quote: Boris: "Well, that's it, Natasha!" Natasha:"Squirrel is kaput?" Boris: "When Creeper grabs them, they stays grabbed!"
Prometheus-class
Star Trek
U.S.S. Prometheus NX-59650, "Message in a Bottle" (VOY).
Notes: Sadly, I've never seen that episode—I've heard it's pretty funny.
Pure Dill
General
A dill pickle.
Notes: This is our 'polite' way of saying "Pure BS".
Pyro-GL
Video Games
The main ship in Descent3.
Notes: While similar in appearance to the GX from the first two Descent games, its ROF is a bit slower, which is especially noticeable when using the Plasma Cannon. (Guess that's why they invented the Rapid Fire power-up…)
Pyro-GX
Video Games
The ship from Descent and Descent II.
Notes: The Black Pyro from Descent3 is a very similar design (but with better ROF).
Rake Man
General
A rake.
Notes: I did the best I could on this one, but I'm not completely satisfied with it.
Ram
Animals, Games
A ram's head.
Notes: Refers to a wild symbol from an annoying virtual slot machine I play occasionally.
Rammer
Video Games
The aptly-named "rammers" from Atari's coin-op game Gravitar, which are always trying to run into your ship.
Ray Kinsella
Movies, Sports
A baseball bat and ball.
Notes: The name is the main character (played by Kevin Costner) of the classic baseball film Field of Dreams.
Recognizer
Movies
A Recognizer, primarily used for capturing stray Programs and as escorts.
Notes: Modeled after the new Recognizers in Disney's TRON: Legacy.
Resistor
Technology
A 1 kilo-ohm (KΩ) carbon resistor.
Notes: Per the Resistor Color Code, the stripes here are brown (1), black (0), red (×100), and gold (±5%). So, the value is 1000Ω (or 1KΩ) ±5%.
Romulan Bird-of-Prey
Star Trek
"Balance of Terror" (TOS).
Romulan Warbird
Star Trek
"The Neutral Zone" (TNG), et al.
Romulan Scout
Star Trek
"The Best of Both Worlds, Parts 1 & 2" (TNG), et al.
Rum is Gone!
Movies
Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum!
Notes: Referring, of course, to Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, where Elizabeth burns all of Jack Sparrow's rum and Jack says, "Why is rum gone?"
Saber-class
Star Trek
U.S.S. Yeager NCC-61947, Star Trek: First Contact.
Sauron
Literature, Movies
Based on Sauron's helmet from the prologue of the first movie. Sauron is the Dark Lord trying to take over Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Notes: Slightly smaller than it used to be, again because of TZX-Mod.
Scimitar (left)
Literature
A scimitar with a sapphire set in the pommel, used by Drizzt Do'Urden in the Legend of Drizzt novels by R.A. Salvatore.
Notes: The oversized crossguard, of course, is an artifact of XPilot being snippy about ship sizes again. (The actual size of the crossguard would be much narrower.)
Scimitar (right)
Literature
Another scimitar used by Drizzt in the Legend of Drizzt novels.
Notes: Yes, it's a exact mirror image of the other one. Saves time.
Schnapps
Mrnexrad
A suspiciously Coca-Cola-like red soda can with an S on it.
Notes: Mrnexrad often refers to Coca-Cola as "Schnapps" (an alcoholic beverage) or "Coke with ethyl" even though he doesn't drink. (And neither do I!)
Screw
General
A screw.
Screw Attack
Video Games
One of the abilities that Samus Aran can acquire in the Metroid series of games.
Scythe
General
A wicked-looking scythe.
Notes: I use this for Halloween occasionally. And talk in all caps. "I AM THE GRIM INSECT…" (Annoying, huh?)
SD Padres
Sports
The logo of the San Diego Padres baseball team.
Notes: I'm proud to say I spent MORE time on this ship than on that crummy Dodgers ship! Go Padres!
Sentry Ship
Video Games
An enemy ship from Atari's Gravitar arcade game.
Notes: After some debate, I changed the name from "Scouter Ship", because it makes more sense.
Sergeant Bone
Mister Bone
A Bone with a sergeant's three chevrons of rank.
Notes: This was 'Commander Bone' before I corrected it.
Sevens!
Games
Three blue sevens from a slot machine.
Sherlock
Literature
A magnifying glass.
Notes: Named for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. (I've been reading those stories lately.)
Shoe Phone
Television
Maxwell Smart's shoe phone from the spy spoof TV series Get Smart.
Notes: In memory of the late Don Adams. Quote: Max: "Hello, CONTROL Central? I'm switching to my eyeglasses. Put a hold on my wallet, but keep my shoe open."
Shooting Star
General
A 3-D rendering of a star.
Short Sword
General
Yet another sword, made for lack of any better ideas.
Notes: And fit for a king!
Shuttlecraft
Star Trek
NCC-1701/7, "The Galileo Seven" (TOS).
Quote from a Star Trek poster: "Don't put all your ranking officers in one shuttlecraft."
Silver Eagle
Hobbies
A representation of a US Silver Eagle coin.
Skull & Crossbones
General
The universal symbol for pirates.
Quoth me: "I be Redbeard, the scourge of Arrrblivion and meanest pirate ever to sail the Silent Sea!"
Sleepy Bone
Mister Bone
An modification of "Cloak Bone", making the diagonal line into a Z.
Notes: Zzzzzz...
Slimer
Movies
The green ghost from Ghostbusters who likes to pig out on food.
Quote: "Who ya gonna call?"
Slot Machine
Games
A slot machine—you know, the kind that actually spits out coins!
Notes: Three lemons… Woo Hoo!
Smaug the Golden
Literature
Smaug was the dragon from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
Snowspeeder
Star Wars
The Rebel snowspeeders are T-47 Airspeeders modified to endure the icy cold of Hoth.
Notes: From The Empire Strikes Back.
Sovereign-class
Star Trek
U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E, Star Trek: First Contact, et al.
Notes: The XPilot ship design distortion is pretty obvious here—the nacelles are supposed to be as long as the saucer.
Space Captain
Video Games
Based on the ship from the DOS shooter Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom.
Notes: Originally simply called "Mutant Bat"; renamed when I made an actual bat shape (Mutant Bat II).
Space Fury
Video Games
Based on the ship from the arcade game Space Fury.
Space Station K-7
Star Trek
"The Trouble with Tribbles" (TOS).
Notes: Obviously (or not-so-obviously), those squares are supposed to be round.
Spin Cycle
General
A washing machine.
Spy Ship
Video Games
One of the enemy ships from the Namco arcade coin-op Bosconian.
Notes: Don't let this ship get away, or it'll set off Red Alert and you'll be bombarded by enemy ships!
Star Destroyer
Star Wars
Your generic, garden-variety Imperial-class Star Destroyer.
Notes: From the original Star Wars trilogy.
Steamrunner-class
Star Trek
U.S.S. Appalachia NCC-52136, Star Trek: First Contact.
Stinger
General
An experimental ship I made with reversed left and right guns.
Stuffed Insect
Arthropoids
A stuffed-up InsectoidIII.
Notes: For Thanksgiving.
Spitfire
Aircraft of WWII
The Supermarine Spitfire was the most widely produced Allied aircraft during World War II, used primarily by the British Royal Air Force.
Super Destroyer
Star Wars
Short, of course, for Super Star Destroyer; specifically, Darth Vader's flagship Executor from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Super Tank
Video Games
The faster Super Tank from Atari's arcade coin-op Battlezone.
