Big Sal Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Location: D03 Tags: Civil, Science Are you sure you don’t want a helmet Sal? I’m sure I do want a helmet Williams - it’s freezing! But this glorious beard simply won’t fit in one. Uh…right. Anyway, I thought you were supposed to be curing hay fever on Aeristus? What? Oh, yeah… I, uh, ‘delegated’ that… I really don’t think this is what Sal had in mind! So I take it the ice core drilling isn’t going well? Ugh, no. It’s so damn cold that three of the generators have given up completely. We’re down to the last one. But it only takes one to power the drill and I need that ice core yesterday, so get drilling! Sal, if that last generator dies we won’t even have enough power to radio for help. We can’t risk it. Damn it Williams, science is all about risk! Fire it up! Haha, see! It’s working! The generator can’t take much more of this! We need to shut it down! NO! Keep drilling, we’re almost there! Almost… almost! Whoops… Thanks for reading! The snow effect is the first time I've tried anything like this - let me know what you think of it! The spoiler contains all the photos without the snow effect, in case you hate it. Any other comments and criticism welcome, as always Oh, and the drill really works! Edited July 20, 2015 by Big Sal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpacerSteve Posted July 19, 2015 Wow! Great use of the ice planet base! I also really like how you used the tank tracks to make a snow covered tarp. Great build this week! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted July 19, 2015 I do believe this is my favorite build of yours thus far Such brilliant use of the raised baseplate, wonderful snow effects, and a crazy cool working drill Sweet MANTIS buildings as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EpsilonEta Posted July 19, 2015 Defiantly better with the snow. Also, I vote to put Sal in charge of all MANTIS operations, can't fail Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aliencat Posted July 19, 2015 Really cool build, great use of that baseplate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted July 19, 2015 Amazing build, Sal! The baseplate works beautifully here and I love that the drill actually works! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodiziorobs Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) You had me at Ice Planet baseplate Once again, great details everywhere Sal! I love the legs and the overall design of the drilling station. Some clean Sci-Fi while also being very industrial. Edited July 19, 2015 by rodiziorobs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmails Posted July 19, 2015 You are so great at combining fantastic, funny stories with perfect pictures. I like the snow effect, it adds to the mood, and as always you builds are so creative! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mediumsnowman Posted July 19, 2015 I love the story and equipment, but I'm not a fan of using the huge premolded baseplate. Still a great build though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David FNJ Posted July 19, 2015 Wow, that drill is just amazing! That story is just hilarious Typical Big Sal Great job incorporating that base. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccoyed Posted July 20, 2015 Great build. Echoing everybody else's specific compliments because this build is bang on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodan Black Posted July 20, 2015 Funny story as always. I like how you made the mushrooms and put snow on top of everything. The sagging tarp with snow is very nicely done. No helmet could hope to contain that glorious beard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pombe Posted July 20, 2015 Stand back, for Big Sal is going to do science! Excellent build and great idea to use that baseplate for functional purposes! The ice core drilling is awesome! Great story as always and I personally like the snow effect which makes it feel more real and cold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commander Turtle Posted July 20, 2015 Great work again Sal. It's always good to see you at work, not least because you do more harm than good to your company! Building up the baseplate with white snow makes it work pretty well considering, and I like the photo editing. I think Vesa Lehtimäki is the hero for special effects and he does a really good talk about it here. I thought this was pretty inspiring, maybe you will too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NuckElBerg Posted July 20, 2015 As always, great build Sal! Great science is about knowing which risks to take. Unfortunately for Big Sal though, he seems to want to take them all. I was a bit sceptical about using such a large, raised, prefabricated baseplate, but you utilized it very intelligently for hiding the drill, so creds for that! Anyway, great snowy build, I really think the added snow adds to the overall mood, so good choice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robuko Posted July 21, 2015 I can actually feel the cold from this build! Very bold use of the raised baseplate, and it looks great here. Very convincing ice core drill too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aeralure Posted July 21, 2015 As always the story and the build is great fun. Really like that the drill works too. The snow was definitely a nice effect here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcp6d Posted July 21, 2015 Dang man, this is way cool. 6983 was one of my favorites of my childhood LEGO sets (Deep Freeze Defender & Solar Snooper FTW!), so that base scores some major points with me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Sal Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks so much everyone! Glad you liked the snow effects. I know some people don't like the big shaped baseplates, but I started on this build and it was just sat there on top of my pile of baseplates, all like: "Oh, I see you're doing a build on a cold planet. You might even call it an ice planet. Y'know, like that theme I'm from. You'll probably need to build a lot of rocks to hide that ice core. Just saying. I wonder if I'll ever get used for a MOC..." And how could I resist? It's just so beautiful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andromedas Gates Posted July 22, 2015 The judges awarded you 5 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike S Posted July 22, 2015 As usual, another great build and story! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferdinando Posted July 23, 2015 I'd be speechless if I wasn't busy laughing for the flamethrower guy. Awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Umbra-Manis Posted July 23, 2015 Awesome build sal! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
