mrcp6d Posted September 28, 2015 Location: H06 - Farmolis Tags: vehicle, land vehicle, exploration --Weekly Explorer's Transmission-- --Log of Eagle-Eye Silver-- --28 Septembrinali 3815-- Mr. LaRose called me back home to Farmolis to test a new toy speeder. The new model of the high speed Super Swiftsure! Zipping through the forests and plains of the Farmolis wilderness, I put the Mk. 2 through its paces. It’s not all that maneuverable really, but in a straight line on a chilly, low humidity day this speeder will approach 500 kph with a tail wind. While none of the Swiftsures—much less the “Super” models—have much in the way of cargo space for actual exploration gear and sensors, due to their range and speed, I told Jacques that the Super Swiftsure Mk. 2 ought to be standard issue for scouting missions on suitable planets to map potential points of interest for follow-up with more scientifically equipped explorers. --End-- C&C is always welcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted September 28, 2015 Very nice speeder and I really like those trees! Great touch with the knocked down vegetation behind him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodan Black Posted September 28, 2015 Wow that terrain is amazing. The speeder has a nice shape and some cool racecar-like features such as the headrest which looks kinda F1. Next time I'd suggest pointing the front canards down both for the visual interest, but also because I initially missed them due to the angle of the shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goatman461 Posted September 28, 2015 great looking vehicle, looks like a clean version of something on the Star Wars universe. the base looks great and I like the varying height of mushrooms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TenorPenny Posted September 28, 2015 Well executed speeder, nice lines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcp6d Posted September 29, 2015 Very nice speeder and I really like those trees! Great touch with the knocked down vegetation behind him! Thanks Kai! I grabbed the "exhaust-blown" brush idea from a couple of our other Octan builders that have done similar things. Wow that terrain is amazing. The speeder has a nice shape and some cool racecar-like features such as the headrest which looks kinda F1. Next time I'd suggest pointing the front canards down both for the visual interest, but also because I initially missed them due to the angle of the shot. Thanks Kodan! I agree with the bad angle here, the aero engineer in me kicked in saying "dihedral in low wings is good!" And I listened... great looking vehicle, looks like a clean version of something on the Star Wars universe. the base looks great and I like the varying height of mushrooms Star Wars but prettier was exactly what I was going for! Well executed speeder, nice lines. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Gidman Posted September 29, 2015 This is just so awesome! The tree, wind-blown grass, and that speeder... Amazing job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andromedas Gates Posted September 29, 2015 The judges awarded you 5 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcp6d Posted September 30, 2015 This is just so awesome! The tree, wind-blown grass, and that speeder... Amazing job! Thanks Graham! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted September 30, 2015 Excellent build, mrcp6d! The trees are fantastic and I love that speeder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David FNJ Posted October 1, 2015 That's great! The blown grass and bushes add a lot as others have said already, and that speeder design is ace! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrcp6d Posted October 2, 2015 Excellent build, mrcp6d! The trees are fantastic and I love that speeder That's great! The blown grass and bushes add a lot as others have said already, and that speeder design is ace! Thanks guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
