LucasLaughing Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 Location: E02 – Jurin II Tags: Octan, Land vehicle Note: this build takes place shortly after Oceanographer's Choice. 01 Febrarali 3816 Octan Mobile Command Center “This is Dragonfly 4, calling Octan Command.” “Go ahead for Octan Command.” “Our Guppy has reached the site of the crashed M.A.N.T.I.S. ship. The datacore has been removed from the ship, but there's no sign of the Ophelia, or of explorer Caslaugh-Sing. The M.A.N.T.I.S ship crashed in the middle of a hydrothermal vent field, so it's possible the Ophelia was damaged by one of the plumes, but I'm not picking anything up on our sensors.” “Roger that, Dragonfly. Stand by. Octan Command to Engineering Team.” “Go for Engineering Team.” “Have you determined the maximum dive time for the Ophelia?” “That's affirmative, command, we just finished our calculations. Ignoring all safety parameters, Ophelia can stay submerged for up to 18 hours. After that time, there will not be sufficient oxygen to support life.” “How long has she been down there?” “Sir, she started her dive 26 hours ago.” “Copy that. Octan Command to all units, I'm suspending the surface search for Explorer Caslaugh-Sing. All Dragonfly Boats, retrieve your submersibles and return to base. Air units, continue to fly grid pattern 3-delta – there's still a chance that she surfaced somewhere off course, and has been unable to communicate. CLAPPIE, any luck locating Lu's CLAPPIE unit?” “Sorry boss, Lu's CLAPPIE is missing from the network. It would appear that the Ophelia has been lost." "Alright. Damn. ... Let's get packed up - we still have a war to fight." ------------------- Here are some more pics of the Mobile Command Center. I was hoping to fill the scene in with more vegetation, but I ran out of time. It's a little hard to tell from this image, but the little metallic supports that hold up the trailer swivel up out of the way for travel mode. Deploying the antenna: Full sized pics can be viewed on my Flickr. Thanks for viewing - C & C welcome! Quote
SpacerSteve Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 That's a really cool truck. Just like all your builds it had great detail. I love all the functions. Quote
goatman461 Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 excellent shaping and proportions on the vehicle. some really nice details, too, like the steps into the truck, equipment in the bed, and antenna Quote
mediumsnowman Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 This might be my favorite build of yours yet Lucas! It's really cool how the dish folds up and the windows on the side remind me of the Horizon Express, which is good as that's one of my favorite sets. Looking forward to seeing how this story develops- I hope Lu is okay. Quote
EpsilonEta Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 It's a very good build and it's almost enough interior in the trailer/caravan to get a "building" tag I just find it a little strange that the sub only have 18 hours of oxigen when small spaceships have lifesupport for mush longer (the return capsule from the Apollo project supported three people for three days) a sub could even get oxigen from the water (Rule of drama I guess or Octan is beeing cheap) I was also preety sure this would hapen as son as CLAPPIE said it was no margin for error last week (I also think I know what have hapend but I won't say anything, reading TVtropes ruins stories and take a looot of time) Good build and story anyway. Looking forward to the rest. (I want to see if I'm right ) Quote
Andromedas Gates Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 The judges awarded you 5 points Quote
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