Scorcher43 Posted October 22, 2022 Posted October 22, 2022 (edited) After touching down in Gorkonnam as part of a PSIC intervention force, the 5th Duke of Telson Lancers were immediately put to work in establishing a presence and assisting the population. A Squadron was given the task to rebuild a farmland region in the country's centre following exercises by the local Gorkonnam Army mechanised troops, which had torn up the region's fields despite the protests of the populace. The area had reminded Mike of the potato farms surrounding the regiment's home of Telson City, he was missing home already. The locals needed help planting the next crop or they'd miss the growing season, losing their livelihood. So like the big damn heroes they are, the Lancers set about to help them. Mike's troop had found that the biggest issue the locals faced was actually ploughing their fields, most of their machinery had been used as target practice for the Gorkonnam Army's tanks. So they had come up with a solution, hitch up a plough to the back of a Bushmaster and turn it into a tractor. Turns out it did that job pretty well. Mike figured once they retire them they could sell them to farmers after their little field test proved its capability. The mastermind of the entire operation was Trooper George Hobbes, he came from a family of farmers and was studying agriculture at Telson State University. Corporal Wates figured he might as well use that knowledge, so he had him liase with the local farmers who spoke English enough that Hobbes could help organise the ploughing and planting. Mike had never realised how enthusiastic he was about farming before he was out in his element. Hobbes: ...once the next season comes along, you've got to switch the crops around. Its very important to maintaining the level of yield and... Farmer: Boy, I have been farming since before your parents even met each other. We know what we are doing. Mike had been put on a detail to help spread out the seeds into the ploughed land along with Scofield. Scofield had applied his cam cream again (At this point Mike figured he just liked how it felt) and spent the whole time complaining about how heavy his bag was despite it being only 7kg. Mike just missed home, he really missed Suzie, but he knew this was more important than just him. He swallowed the feelings. Scofield: How do seeds weigh this much mate? This sucks, surely we can let the locals handle this, I joined to shoot shit and get paid to go camping, not be a farmer like Hobbes. I fix computers in an air conditioned room for my civvie job, I should've been a sig. Farmer: Your friend... his brain... stupid yes? Mike: Mate you don't even know the half of it... Gramson, always fashioning himself a womaniser, began hitting on local girls. He somehow figured him being "exotic" would make him irresistable. He was yet to find any success... Extra Pictures: I should note that the design for the bushmaster is not originally my own, it is based on the instructions by Brick Designer, I just remodelled it to the correct camouflage scheme. Edited September 20, 2023 by Scorcher43 Images stopped displaying, updated the embeds. Quote
Mirror1810 Posted October 22, 2022 Posted October 22, 2022 I am at a loss for words. That is so amazing. Even though the build itself is a little bland, you more than made up for it with the photos and the story! It is just great. Quote
Scorcher43 Posted October 22, 2022 Author Posted October 22, 2022 Thanks mate, I’m trying to get better with my photography so that’s really nice to hear. Yeah the build didn’t come out exactly as I envisioned it, I haven’t made too many builds outside of urban environments, so any advice would be great! Quote
Mirror1810 Posted October 22, 2022 Posted October 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Scorcher43 said: Thanks mate, I’m trying to get better with my photography so that’s really nice to hear. Yeah the build didn’t come out exactly as I envisioned it, I haven’t made too many builds outside of urban environments, so any advice would be great! Well, for the river maybe some type of waves or little rocks in the water, but for the field itself I can't really say anything. Maybe some 1×1 plates scattered around to give it a bit of texture, or just some grey 1×1 round plates as rocks. You definetly are great at artificial stuff, that car looks amazing. Quote
Scorcher43 Posted October 22, 2022 Author Posted October 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mirror1810 said: Well, for the river maybe some type of waves or little rocks in the water, but for the field itself I can't really say anything. Maybe some 1×1 plates scattered around to give it a bit of texture, or just some grey 1×1 round plates as rocks. You definetly are great at artificial stuff, that car looks amazing. That sounds pretty good thanks. I can’t take all the credit for the Bushmaster, I basically took the design from Brick Designers instructions and then remodelled it to the correct camouflage pattern. Quote
Feuer Zug Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 Field expedient plow, I like it. While not great on the small details, the story does help. Good build. Better lighting would help with the photos. I know, my lighting was trash when I began too. Quote
Scorcher43 Posted October 24, 2022 Author Posted October 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Feuer Zug said: Field expedient plow, I like it. While not great on the small details, the story does help. Good build. Better lighting would help with the photos. I know, my lighting was trash when I began too. Thanks mate, yeah I’m gonna try and make sure my story isn’t the saving grace next time and improve my environmental builds. I’ll try and experiment with the lighting a little too, thanks for the review. Quote
TribunM Posted October 28, 2022 Posted October 28, 2022 I really like your concept! The setting displayed here as well as the concept of your regular troops. And it's well executed! Also planning on doing regulars, so happy to see some others :D Quote
Scorcher43 Posted October 30, 2022 Author Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 10:38 AM, TribunM said: I really like your concept! The setting displayed here as well as the concept of your regular troops. And it's well executed! Also planning on doing regulars, so happy to see some others :D Yeah mate I always thought that more mocs with regular troops as the focus are a bit more interesting to me. Great to hear you're going down the same road! Quote
ParmBrick Posted November 3, 2022 Posted November 3, 2022 Lovely scene, humanitarian aid to the population is always welcome! Quote
Scorcher43 Posted November 3, 2022 Author Posted November 3, 2022 4 hours ago, ParmBrick said: Lovely scene, humanitarian aid to the population is always welcome! Cheers, humanitarian work is always a nice change of pace for military building. Quote
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