[O - H08] All right stop, collaborate and listen

[pombe]

Location: H08 - Sinden's Run

Tags: Vehicle, Land Vehicle, Spaceship, Exploration, AG, Octan

++Pombe, personal log, start recording++

I have just returned from an extensive and exhausting meeting with one of Kawashita's sales and marketing teams on Jurin II, where we spent the entire time debriefing one another. As tired as I was, however, I wanted to meet with Eshey to go over what she has accomplished while I was away. Ava Gato, the Kawashita inter-corporation relations officer, was also on hand, apparently having accompanied Eshey on her assignments.

Ava spent the meeting emphasizing how difficult Eshey was to work with, using the word "hard" several times to describe my apprentice. I can't help but agree with her, given Eshey's penchant to suspect that every living thing she encounters on her assignments to be dangerous. I will consult with Big Z on how to help Eshey deal with her issues.

Unfortunately for us, Ava was being called back by her superiors. She wished us well and headed back to Kawashita space in her personal starfighter.

Eshey and I met with Big Z to see what his solution to Eshey's problem was.

His solution was as elegant as it was brilliant. He's always someone I can count on when I need help or advice. He came up with a personal exploration vehicle that uses chemicals that when combined can be used to cryogenically freeze living things. Dr. Long won't have much to complain about much longer!

I decided to send Eshey to H08, or Sinden's Run, an asteroid belt rich with awesomnium, for her next assignment and to test Big Z's new vehicle. I would have liked to join her, but I was barely able to walk from all the debriefing I did with Kawashita's sales and marketing team, so I decided to stay aboard the Axle to recuperate.

Her report from Sinden's Run indicated that she landed and explored one of the larger asteroids, and was successful in finding awesomnium. Additionally, she encountered little rock like aliens, which when she instinctively pulled the trigger on her weapon, were frozen instead of obliterated, unlike in her past assignments. These were collected, and I hope Dr. Long will be pleased.

++Pombe, personal log, stop recording++

 

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EDIT: Whoops...could the mods add [O - H08] to the title of this post, please.

Edited March 23, 2017 by pombe

[shmails]

Those aliens made me laugh out loud, and then they got frozen! Too good, great story man!

[Mike S]

I love the shape of the Kawashita fighter! Cool rock aliens also! Just one question though... Why is Pombe in his underwear?

[LittleJohn]

Great work! I love those little aliens

[mccoyed]

That ship is so sleek and amazing. Very unlike any of the other designs we're seeing in KG. I also think those aliens are super cute and you wisely chose a simple parts selection. Great work!

[robuko]

Great ship, super cute aliens. Win!

[Zaael]

Haha, I had a great idea it seems! Nicely done!

[Big Sal]

Hahaha! I love that pombe's nakedness isn't mentioned at all in the text but is reflected by the horrified minifig expressions I also love that debriefing seems to have acquired an alternate meaning

Story aside, the builds are great too! I especially like the ship and the cute creatures! Great idea showing them frozen in those ice blocks as well!

[Kodan Black]

That ship is great. I like how expressive you make the minifigs via different faces, and the story continues to be excellent!

[goatman461]

Nice rock work and I really like how you froze the aliens, NPU. I think the spaceship could have benefited from a slight angle to the wings, they look a little plain as they are.

[Umbra-Manis]

Nice vehicles!

[NuckElBerg]

Aww, I'm gonna miss Ava Gato! Everything is awsome hard!

The design of the spaceship is really incredibly sleek, almost to the point that it doesn't look like Lego anymore... I don't know if that's good or bad, but it's certainly impressive!

Also, cute little vehicle and creatures, great build all in all!

[aeralure]

Love that Kawashita fighter.

[mrcp6d]

One of these weeks pombe's near birthday suit attire is going to have to be either explained or rectified else a certain doctor might get involved!

Another nice series from you pombe. The ship looks incredibly sleek, though I do think the photography kind of lets you down here. I think it's probably lighting more than anything-->need some some more of it.

[pombe]

Thanks, everyone, for the kind words.

I figured that if I could build M.A.N.T.I.S. vehicles in Blacktron colors, why not pay homage to Spyrius with Kawashita colors?

I think the spaceship could have benefited from a slight angle to the wings, they look a little plain as they are.

I originally thought about either swinging the wings up or back/up, to create a Star Trek vibe for the starfighter, especially since I had already done the front section in a saucer shape as a tribute to Spyrius. I encountered stability issues and scrapped the idea due to time constraints. Now that I think about it, I could have done just backswept wings, which would have been simpler to do. For some reason it just didn't occur to me in the moment.

The ship looks incredibly sleek, though I do think the photography kind of lets you down here. I think it's probably lighting more than anything-->need some some more of it.

I completely agree! Something about my photography just doesn't pop. For now, I am stuck with just using the camera on my iPhone 5, but I'll take your advice and go pick up a couple lamps this week to improve my lighting.

Everyone else:

I am completely open to criticisms, comments, and advice. And not just from my Octan teammates. Part of my goal in AG is to improve as a builder, so please don't be afraid to dish it out.

[Andromedas Gates]

The judges awarded you 4 points.