[K-A06] You Have GOT To Be Kidding Me!

[Blackhawk STX]

Location: A06 Guinevere

Tags: Kawashita, Guinevere, Airplane

What the heck is this? I'm supposed to be doing a recon patrol in this desert, but I don't even know what I'm looking for! M.A.N.T.I.S. forces? If I do run into Bugs, this crate doesn't have any weapons! What scrap pile did they pull this pathetic piece of crap from? The wing block looks like it came from another vehicle, and the engine bucks like a Direstanian kengerbeast. It quit on me once already, and I had to land to give it some "extreme maintainance" just to get it going again. I swear I still have grit in my underwear...

Is this a practical joke? Part of the hazing process? Am I being "punk'd"? If Aera is behind this, I will SO graffiti her pretty little Reppu. It ain't funny!

Oh, well. Gotta pay your dues, Rookie. Gotta pay your dues...

F-550 FLIT-R (Fast Launch Individual Transport, class R)

The F-550 was originally designed as a small aerial craft suitable for light duty tasks such as recon, scouting, and aerial surveying. Equipped with a DG-60T4 thrust unit, the craft had incredible acceleration for its size, which aided in its usefulness as well as its survivability. The addition of the modular wing block futher added to its mission profile, granting longer range and greater maneuverability. It also allowed the FLIT-R to perform other duties in customized variations, such as topographical scanning, electronic warfare, and even light air-to-ground attack capability.

The F-550 was also popular in the civilian market, mostly appealing to the young adult crowd, who appreciated its high acceleration and speed. Several localities even tried to ban it, quoting its "obscene thrust-to-weight ratio". Still, it proved quite popular, and thousands were sold throuhout known space.

Although no longer in production, the FLIT-R is still very common and can be seen in various conditions performing a wide range of missions.

So, here's my first build for AG. It's also my first free build in, well, longer than I care to remember! I don't have a lot of bricks, which limits what I can do, but I wanted my first build to have my figure in it instead of going LDD. Still, it was fun, and I'm looking forward to doing more. Many thanks to Aera Lure, for providing technical support. I haven't done forums before, so Aera's help in this (and the photography) is much appreciated!!

[Mike S]

You did an excellent job with a limited collection! The yellow turned out very nice for the desert. Great story too... somewhat similar to my next week's build where Mister S gets chewed out... ha I'll just leave it at that

[aeralure]

I've seen it before, but I'll echo Mike S's remarks and say that yes, it's an excellent first build given you had limited parts to work with. You should be pleased given it's a first free build in who knows how long. I'm quite fond of the story and it's follow through with your posing and facial expressions. I'm still laughing at the wrench bit which turned out well.

Graffiti my Reppu will you? Careful what you start!

Looking forward to what else you do! Welcome to Kawashita, rookie pilot!

[rodiziorobs]

Nice little build, and the "extreme maintenance" cracked me up (that wrench!)

[deraven]

The minifig posing for the "maintenance" is great!

[Jody Meyer]

Throwing thing makes things work better..I should know I a mechanical Engineer...

Great little build and of course we all have to start somewhere.

[Niloc]

Throwing the wrench! Neat little build. Don't despair Blackhawk, Kawashita will dispash a rescue mission if you wish

[Blackhawk STX]

You did an excellent job with a limited collection! The yellow turned out very nice for the desert. Great story too... somewhat similar to my next week's build where Mister S gets chewed out... ha I'll just leave it at that

Thank you, Mike-Sensei (that is what the "S" stands for, right? ) I am slowly building up my collection, which should provide for more i nspired lunacy... I hope!

I've seen it before, but I'll echo Mike S's remarks and say that yes, it's an excellent first build given you had limited parts to work with. You should be pleased given it's a first free build in who knows how long. I'm quite fond of the story and it's follow through with your posing and facial expressions. I'm still laughing at the wrench bit which turned out well.

Graffiti my Reppu will you? Careful what you start!

Looking forward to what else you do! Welcome to Kawashita, rookie pilot!

Thanks again, Aera! Both for your help, and for getting me involved in AG!

Nice little build, and the "extreme maintenance" cracked me up (that wrench!)

Thanks! Yeah, I had fun coming up with that little scenario. Glad it worked!

The minifig posing for the "maintenance" is great!

Thank you! It was fun coming up with the poses. Aera and I were cracking up the whole time we were shooting them...

Throwing thing makes things work better..I should know I a mechanical Engineer...

Great little build and of course we all have to start somewhere.

Lol!

Throwing the wrench! Neat little build. Don't despair Blackhawk, Kawashita will dispash a rescue mission if you wish

Yeah, well. Temper, temper. But it felt sooo good at the time! Thanks for the rescue offer, but I finally got it going again, with the proper amount of "TLC". The sand in my undies is another story, however...

It does, doesn't it? Great stress reliever as well! Though the brass tends to frown on it for some reason...

[Kodan Black]

I liked the part where you kicked it, been there, done that! It is a nice little craft and you did a great job matching your story to the pics. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work!

[shmails]

Very funny story, and I love the pictures you took. Nice work!

[Blackhawk STX]

I liked the part where you kicked it, been there, done that! It is a nice little craft and you did a great job matching your story to the pics. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work!

Thank you! I hope to keep the story quality high as I build my resources and skill level.

Very funny story, and I love the pictures you took. Nice work!

Thanks! Yeah, visuals really help to sell a story!

[Big Sal]

Haha, love your approach to maintenance!

[Andromedas Gates]

The judges awarded you 4 points.

[robuko]

Nice build, great minifig posing!

[aeralure]

Congrats on your first build - first free build in longer than I can remember, first building game build. You did well! Kawashita is honored.

Edited June 23, 2015 by aeralure

[Boxerlego]

Wow, Excellent build! You did a great job on it! Keep up the good work!