marvelBoy123 Posted June 15, 2020 Posted June 15, 2020 *Your entry has earned 5 XP* It was some time before that I had heard of Karius' misfortune on Mustafar. He had quite some experience on the planet and that was why high command had chosen him for a particularly important task. He was to build a modern mining facility on the planet that would serve the needs of the Triumvirate and act as a strong signal to the natives. Well he had begun to build the facility alongside a grand citadel based upon Vader's which he named 'Fortress Karius'. Things went well to start with but all it took was one rogue gravity storm and all his plans were ruined. He ended up with a large floating island dripping lava into a pool below. Luckily the citadel was not damaged but repairs to make the project viable meant that it went way over budget. All I can say is that High Command were not particularly happy with Karius, it took some persuasion to save his life, let alone his rank. http://My Star Wars tensegrity build - Mining outpost on Mustafar/Uogo'cor by marvelBoy123, on Flickr http://My Star Wars tensegrity build - Mining outpost on Mustafar/Uogo'cor by marvelBoy123, on Flickr http://My Star Wars tensegrity build - Mining outpost on Mustafar/Uogo'cor by marvelBoy123, on Flickr The main complaint that I have seen about tensegrity builds is that the chains are functional but do not seem to fit into the build. After my first tensegrity project failed, I called in some help from my Dad, because while I am more focused on design, my Dad has a background in engineering so was better able to know how it could work. While this build was not quite impossible like my last one, I decided to do something that very few people have done with tensegrity - a completely asymmetrical build at the top. I somehow managed to build the top section with an almost perfect centre of mass and so my mining colony was born. This is perhaps the hardest technical build that I have ever done and my first build in microscale, so I would really appreciate your feedback. Quote
Darth Bjorn Posted June 16, 2020 Posted June 16, 2020 This is really cool! I'm not even looking at the tensegrity aspect of it. The micro build castle holds is own and I totally get the Mustafar vibe! Good job... Quote
marvelBoy123 Posted June 16, 2020 Author Posted June 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, Darth Bjorn said: This is really cool! I'm not even looking at the tensegrity aspect of it. The micro build castle holds is own and I totally get the Mustafar vibe! Good job... Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the microscale buildings for a first attempt. Another fun detail that I forgot to mention is the Chima fire claw piece which makes surprisingly good lava! Quote
Ross Fisher Posted June 27, 2020 Posted June 27, 2020 I really like that you worked the chains into the build. A great little design. Kudos for putting it together. Have a Darth Vader bust: Quote
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