goatman461 Posted January 7, 2017 Location: Ertauq - E03 Tags: Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle, Vehicle, Civil building Extraction 1.1 Extraction 1.2 MANTIS Light Blue Grey Squadron's forward base on Ertauq. [MANTIS comm] "Fighters to your ships. Fighters to your ships. Alert. Alert. Fighters to your ships." [MANTIS Squadron Commander] "Light Blue Grey Squadron. Our spies have found the missing Octan base in the Ertauq sector. Uploading coordinates and schematics to you now... [MANTIS Squadron Commander] "Because of the large number of docked ships and limited defensive capabilities, each of you will have a designated target to..." [MANTIS pilot 1] "The hell?!? (Wilhelm Scream)" [MANTIS pilot 2] "Sir! Iceman's canopy it just... Oh God No!..." [MANTIS pilot 3] "No no no no no no..." [MANTIS pilot 4] "I can't control it sir it's..." [MANTIS pilot 5] ... [MANTIS pilot 6] ... [MANTIS pilot 7] ... [MANTIS pilot 8] ... [MANTIS pilot 9] ... [MANTIS pilot 10] ... [MANTIS Squadron Commander] "Light Blue Grey Squadron! Report! What the hell is going on back there?!?!" [MANTIS pilot 11-14] ... [MANTIS Squadron Commander] "Ertauq Base! This is Grey Squadron Commander Stone! I've lost contact with my squadron. Comms are dark. Scope is clear. No sight of hostiles..." [Hannibal] "Copy Stone. Prepare for ejection." [MANTIS Squadron Commander] "Ejection?!? Who is this? How'd you access this frequency?!? Show yourself you son of a..." [Hannibal] "I am the frequency Commander Stone. Now, it's time to join your men you marauding scum..." [Octan Traffic Control AI] "MANTIS fighter squadron, alter your vector immediately. This is Octan Traffic Control. This is a peaceful facility providing humanitarian relief to the citizens of the Ertauq sector. You have not registered a flight plan and I have deemed your presence hostile." [Hannibal] "Octan Traffic Control, this Commander John Hannibal. I am in possession of 15 MANTIS fighters and require immediate docking..." [Octan Traffic Control AI] "Former Interim-CEO John Hannibal has been dead for 133 cycles. And we are aware of the tasteless clones out there, how dare you desecrate that man. Prepare to be fired up... What! Wait, who's there? No! Stop! ... What's that smell? 01101000 01100101 01101100 01110000..." "Ahhh. That is better. Docking permission granted Extract 3, designation 'Combat Piloting.' Welcome home John." Spoiler Runway design stolen from Blake Foster, but who could blame me? Also, engine design stolen from LucByard, but meant as an homage rather than theft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mediumsnowman Posted January 7, 2017 I love those sand green crates! The station's use of color is exemplary, and the engine continuity with previous MANTIS builds is a nice touch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted January 7, 2017 That's a great built !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LucByard Posted January 7, 2017 20 hours ago, goatman461 said: Runway design stolen from Blake Foster, but who could blame me? Also, engine design stolen from LucByard, but meant as an homage rather than theft. And gladly taken as such You appear to have used a different method to get the 120 degree positioning though it's hard to see from your photos. Have you connected the outer manifold to the technic holes on the wheel-rim piece or is the 3-way axle I used still in there somewhere? 19 hours ago, mediumsnowman said: and the engine continuity with previous MANTIS builds is a nice touch. 'future continuity' perhaps. I haven't used that ship in my AG story... Yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mediumsnowman Posted January 8, 2017 5 hours ago, LucByard said: 'future continuity' perhaps. I haven't used that ship in my AG story... Yet Oops... I saw the link and just assumed it went to an older build by you utilizing that design... that's what I get for being lazy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mesabi Posted January 8, 2017 Very nice build! the colouring with the sand green is very nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goatman461 Posted January 8, 2017 7 hours ago, LucByard said: And gladly taken as such You appear to have used a different method to get the 120 degree positioning though it's hard to see from your photos. Have you connected the outer manifold to the technic holes on the wheel-rim piece or is the 3-way axle I used still in there somewhere? 'future continuity' perhaps. I haven't used that ship in my AG story... Yet On the wheel rim. Lucbyard by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LucasLaughing Posted January 10, 2017 Love the space station! Great job with all the little docking areas and microships. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andromedas Gates Posted January 11, 2017 The judges awarded you 5 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
