Kodan Black Posted July 31, 2015 Location: F08 Raduon Tags: Science, Octan, Civil, Land Vehicle // PERSONAL DIARY // After my recent issues with vehicles I decided to let ED-208 select and pilot our vehicle for our latest mission. Dr. Long assigned me to create a drone to explore Raduon and send back data. It was great that I got to have a brief meeting with her about the mission, though she did seem like her mind was elsewhere. Probably still worried about the reports of activity in unexplored space towards the core. During the meeting I updated her on the status of my work with flowers and awesomnium. I wanted to make sure that the work I had done wouldn't be lost while I was gone. She assured me that it would be handled. I guess she must have asked ED-208 to look into it because he mentioned to me that "There won't be any problems with THOSE flowers", so that was good to hear. It was nice having my companion watching my back as always. My original design for the drone was unarmed, in fact I'd never integrated weapons into any drone before. However, Dr. Long was quite insistent that after the numerous robots and drones we had lost lately the drone should be capable of self-defense. Not that I could argue with such a wonderfully smart and strong woman anyway! Being a bit unfamiliar with weapons in general I asked ED-208 to help me with the gun. I wasn't sure we needed one capable of piercing a foot of armor, but ED-208 pointed out that we have no idea what kinds of flora or fauna the drone might come across. It was weird though he was oddly specific about "sneaky white flowers", but he had a point that we don't know what alien species or even other corporations the drone might face. The gun on our vehicle was even more of a surprise. ED-208 said it was merely a precaution, but I'm not sure we needed a gun capable of destroying a heavy assault mech on a purely scientific mission. I guess that is why I'm no weapons expert! The vehicle itself was pretty barebones, but really we just needed it to get the drone out into the field. I had invited Dr. Long to accompany us on this mission to see how the drone performed in the field, but she said she was too busy. I figured that would be the case but wanted her to know that I would be happy to have her along any time. I'm sure the drone will do good work and hopefully with the attached armament it won't be abducted by any of the other corporations. I can't believe they would steal our robots, but then again it seems like most of the other corporations make their employees do lots of the manual labor we've delegated to robots so I can see why they would want to. ED-208 said there was no worry about him being captured. Even if they managed to disarm him, he has a self-destruct that would wipe out a small city. I asked him about what the parameters were around when it would go off though since I'm always with him, but he said while he couldn't discuss the specifics for security reasons that I shouldn't worry. I'm sure Octan did a great job with his programming so I should have nothing to worry about, besides he is here for my safety! Extra pics: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted July 31, 2015 Neat vehicle! I like the "either side" seating, and the cannon! Great reference to all the robot stealing that's been going on too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccoyed Posted July 31, 2015 Awesome vehicle. Reminds me of the Warthogs from Halo a little bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmails Posted August 1, 2015 Very cool, that droid is really nicely done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Sal Posted August 3, 2015 Awesome drone and vehicle! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted August 3, 2015 Very nice build! I'm really liking that vehicle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goatman461 Posted August 3, 2015 cool mech and vehicle design. your landscapes are also drastically improving. some 1x green plates would help give the ground a little more subtle variation but your foliage layout is good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garmadon Posted August 3, 2015 Excellent build and vehicle, the wheels and gun are capital, and the seats and rugged feel are also fantastic! Very nice landscaping as well, though I do agree with goatman that some small green plates (and tiles) would improve it even more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodan Black Posted August 3, 2015 Good feedback, alas my supply of green is quite limited. I need to get some more, but the stupid PAB wall has yet to cooperate. The 1x1 light green rounds are a new addition to my collection. I probably overdid it with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pombe Posted August 5, 2015 That's a fantastic vehicle and drone! Also, I like the way you set up the scenes on the terrain! Great way to tell a story! Also, great story! Too bad Dr. Long's idea of arming our drones won't likely work, as our drones weren't subjugated by M.A.N.T.I.S....they were merely talked into leaving our employ because of our harsh working conditions! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob De Quatre Posted August 6, 2015 The judges awarded you 4 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
