Dragonfire Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) NOTE: THIS BUILD IS FOR WEEK 10, NOT WEEK 9. Location: D04 Terrial Minor Tags: Exploration Mission Log: Entry 12 ~ The alien somehow escaped my clutches yet again and headed for the planet Terrial Minor on the stolen shuttle. Unfortunately for him, he was a terrible pilot and promptly crashed, making it easier for me to locate him. Armed only with a pair of handcuffs, I had him trapped up a small rock outcrop. Nowhere to run. However, I was completely unprepared for what happened next. I should have known MANTIS had a presence on D04... I had no weapons of any kind (not that they would have been any use to me; I had no weapons training) As for the MANTIS guy, he had a Death Ray Blaster! Luckily, I have pretty fast reflexes! However, he kept coming! I frantically scrambled onto the rocky outcrop, but even that was not enough. I silently cursed myself for never getting weapons training. This is the end.... Closing my eyes, I waited for the blast that would end my life. But it never came. Instead, I heard a buzzing sound, and to my joy, a Kawashita Dropship, piloted by a robot and with Commander Turtle kneeling on the back, blaster in hand, rounded the edge of the outcrop and advanced on the MANTIS partisan. However, an evil smile formed on the MANTIS guy's face as he aimed for the belly of the dropship, hoping to cripple it and kill its passenger. I had a split second to act. Fortunately I had been trained in martial arts.... With the MANTIS guy safely handcuffed and secured, it was only a matter of minutes before we located the (terrified) alien. Obviously it was not accustomed to combat. I felt a rush of relief. I had succeeded in my mission and would keep my rank and status - the files were back safely in Kawashita hands and the alien was in custody. As for the MANTIS guy, he had been sent to a detention centre packed with other MANTIS prisoners - we had a lot - but the alien was going to a more secure prison on board the flagship. As for me - well, I decided that I'd better put aside my rangefinder binoculars for now and actually learn to handle a weapon - at the Hyreal Military Academy. The dropship: [ Sorry for the picture-heaviness of the build. C&C appreciated! ] Edited July 26, 2015 by Dragonfire Quote
Big Sal Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Great action shots! I'm impressed you managed to fit all that action in such a small space! Quote
Commander Turtle Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 You've packed a lot into 8x8, I'm impressed! My only suggestion would be for the base to be the same colour as the rock, so they can blend together well. I'd suggest adding an extra tile or two but then you'd have no place to put the figs! The robot is also a good little build. Thanks for the cameo, too! I've got a Dragonfire hairpiece coming in the mail, hopefully soon I'll get hold of a 9488 set so I can do a decent cameo of you and/or Graham soon Quote
LittleJohn Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Nice build! I like the rockwork and border Quote
Dragonfire Posted July 20, 2015 Author Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) Thanks everyone! You've packed a lot into 8x8, I'm impressed! My only suggestion would be for the base to be the same colour as the rock, so they can blend together well. I'd suggest adding an extra tile or two but then you'd have no place to put the figs! The robot is also a good little build. Thanks for the cameo, too! I've got a Dragonfire hairpiece coming in the mail, hopefully soon I'll get hold of a 9488 set so I can do a decent cameo of you and/or Graham soon Yeah, I was debating about that. I decided not to add any tiles to improve the poseability. Actually, that's a good idea, getting parts for other members. I need to get one of those Chima torsos for you ( and/or Tyrus) and some Narbilu hair. BTW, Q also uses the elite clone legs :) Edited July 20, 2015 by Dragonfire Quote
NuckElBerg Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 You've packed a lot into 8x8, I'm impressed! My only suggestion would be for the base to be the same colour as the rock, so they can blend together well. I'd suggest adding an extra tile or two but then you'd have no place to put the figs! I actually like that the base is black, based on the look of Mynderis on the map. All in all, very impressive how much of a story you managed to create on an 8x8 build in a non-micro format. Great job! Quote
Mike S Posted July 25, 2015 Posted July 25, 2015 Great job on packing so much action in such a small area! Quote
Dannylonglegs Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Nice little moc! The story was fun, and the hover pad is cool! ~Insectoid Aristocrat Quote
Blackhawk STX Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Cool story! Good thing Cmdr Turtle was there... Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 This build don't qualify for the exploration tag, but rather military, vehicle, spaceship. Quote
Commander Turtle Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 I thought alien encounters were one of the founding "exploration" suggestions? From the rules, "Build must feature flora, fauna, or an alien first encounter" Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 Alien encounter is meant in a peacefull way. exploration shouldn't be about trying to hurt an alien with handcuff. Quote
pombe Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 Great action! It reminds me of those Hong Kong martial arts/super cop action scenes where they fight in such a small space! Quote
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