AC_ Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 OoC: This is the first part of a short story line I'm going to attempt to build which is currently based before my last weekly build where I mentioned a malfunction with the GATE (Gravitational Anomaly Transport Engine) on my ship. I thought I'd have a go at making some more story driven builds in a style similar to many of the other people playing this game with multiple pictures. There will be slow progress to the story though because I can't build as quick as some here. ~~~~~~~~~~~ One of Kawashita's fleet of spaceships travelling through the Andromeda system was an old cargo ship operated by AC. It had had a small amount of conversion work done to it for use by Construction Crew Delta which was the official name designated to AC's small team of engineers. While it was relatively well maintained, it's age did occassionally show with the odd problem occuring every so often. Having been reassigned by the Kawashita Group board following some work on planet A06, known as Guinevere, AC instructed his ships captain on where they were required to go to next. Just as the ships GATE was activated, a warning sounded indicating a malfunction. Immediately, AC headed down to the engine room with his engine expert, Dave. [AC] Apparently the problem with the engine was here, on level 3. Any idea what happened? [Dave] The computers monitoring the GATE's systems seem to be reading okay again now. They don't seem to be quite as stable as normal, but it's all reading within tolerances. Whatever it was was only temporary, but it's sent us off course and could cause problems over time. I'll have to study the logs in detail to try to work out exactly what it was. How's this section of the engine looking? These bars never give a good view of what's going on. Better than looking through glass though. Too many reflections with that. I'll unlock the gate and we can have a closer look. Just don't get too close to the engine. Hmm... I don't remember leaving that spanner there the last time I did some work in here. You're not the tidiest of people I know. You probably dropped it as you left. Maybe... Some of those power couplings look a little odd. Kind of crooked. I'll have a closer look at them when the engine's deactivated and cooled down. As long as you can get it all sorted. We're needed planet side as soon as we can get there. ~~~~~~~~~~~ OoC: Having taken all the photos and got them on the computer, I've noticed a couple of things I would like to have changed, but ah well. There's two additional pics below showing the overall model without any figs. Quote
LittleJohn Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Very nice build! I like that you angled some of the walls and the engine is really neat too Quote
Commander Turtle Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 This is really super. It's a very clean build, every part serves its purpose and the height of the whole thing sells it. Quote
SpacerSteve Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Very clean build. I like how you angled the walls and how you build the engine. Quote
Blackhawk STX Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Nice looking engine! The walls work really well, too. Great job! Quote
Kai NRG Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Great work with that power core! The angled walls are really neat too and the entire scene is very clean! Quote
mediumsnowman Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Wow! Might actually be my favorite Cat C entry. The walls, details, equipment and storyline are all stellar. Excellent build Quote
shmails Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 That power core is really cool, and the walls are perfect for showing it off. Great job! Quote
AC_ Posted August 17, 2015 Author Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for the comments so far people. My original plan was for the engine to be horizontally mounted, instead of vertically (that was the first bit I built of this model), then as I added parts, like the protective bars, everything kind of developed from there quite nicely. Also, on the subject of; every part serves its purpose the spanner found by Dave is relevant for my next planned build I'm looking forward to trying to expand the storyline. Just hope I can think of some names, like the name of the ship and other crew members. Dave was all I could come up with for my engine expert's name at the time Quote
Andromedas Gates Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 The judges awarded you 7 points. Quote
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