ARKUM ELO

December 29, 2021

Moff Skal Rhonba and Lieutenant Commander Scosalt Pronma of the once mighty 224th Imperial Armored Division emerge from the unknown regions to pledge their allegiance to The Imperial Consortium!

Moff Rhonba

After devastating losses during the galactic civil war, Rhonba’s starship was hijacked by rebel agents during The Battle of Fondor. The rebels sabotaged the navigation system causing the ship to blast into hyperspace, to places unknown… The 224th managed to reclaim the ship, but was now alone, in unknown territory…

Lieutenant Commander Scosalt Pronma

Scouts of The Imperial Triumvirate had discovered the remaining 224th during their excursion to the unknown regions. By the time they returned to headquarters, the New Republic had repelled the Triumvirate's advance, causing them to splinter into multiple imperial remnants.

August 1, 2021

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Imperial Triumvirtae forces wreak havoc on the citizens of Iridonia. Ortibal bombardment destroys defenses vital to the protection of the planet. Now, light anti-infantry artillary is deployed against the remaining insurgents. The TIE-ap1, also known as the TIE-Mauler is feared for it's brutal tactics involving speed and agility to maul it's enemies down as they flee for cover. Three anti-infantry cannons are mounted beneath it, along with a detachment for a sentry. With the power supply to the urban areas destroyed, the people will starve, berfore they perish against the might of the empire.The insurgents never stood a chance....

August 1, 2021

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Having swept through the outskirts with ease, Bravura squad and the 224th have reached the urban settlements. A brutal close-quarters battle between the remaining citizens and waves of imperial forces takes place. People fight and flee as chaos ensues. The Imperial Triumvirate has shown it’s hand, and the resisting locals have been outplayed. Order and prosperity will soon be upon us. Those who oppose are burned. Glorious victory is now, finally, a certainty! To the Empire!

July 16, 2021

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The Crescentius orbits the Iridonia system. DT-R65 and his BRAVURA Squad are expecting a new presence to join them in the briefing room...

A rush of cold air bursts through the blast door. Moff Koruth enters the briefing. Cold light shapes the silhouette of his shadow. Two of his troopers recruited from the once mighty 224th IAD follow closely.

DT-R65:

Moff Koruth! Your arrival has been long anticipated.

Moff Koruth:

Let us get to the matter at hand.

DT-R65:

Of course, As you can see, Our fleet has blocked off all surrounding hyperspace lanes, and commenced disrupting communications across the system. Cpt. Lemrick has landed with two of my squad. Cdr Bannon and the Reaper squad have landed as well.

The rest of my squad, along with your troops will eliminate rebel forces across the outskirts before destroying these strategic positions near the populated areas. My men are otherwise at your disposal sir.

Moff Kurath:

Excellent work commander. Notify Commander Bannon, Captain Lemrick and Admiral Neimor of my arrival. I will require 10 of your best men and 20 centuries of stormtroopers. Along with the 224th Imperial armored division, wiping out the outposts will be a trivial matter, a display of power that will imprint fear into the enemy. Hold your heavy gear until we reach the suburbs, we will need the fuel…

DT-R65:

Yes, sir...

July 16, 2021

Such a cool scene!

May 24, 2021

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“Ambria was a rather peaceful place...” says Coda as he walks past DT-R65 on his way to the bridge of the crescendo for the briefing. “Apart from the beast that almost devoured me.” DT-R65 replies. Coda grins at him. DT-R65 replies with a deadly stare. Coda halts, and the grin fades slightly. “I suppose it wasn’t my time, not yet.” says DT-R65. Coda releases his breath and nodds with a smile. “A LL-30 blaster pistol will get you far, despite its size.” he chuckles. DT-R65 smiles, for the first time in a while... Mission after mission... putting your life on the line… It takes a mental toll. At the same time, one is always reminded why this effort matters, and the results are palpable. The hope of a new order keeps DT-R65 going.

DT-R65 enters the bridge, all of Bravura Squad is waiting for him around the holotable. The transmission comes through…

“Inscriptions on the pike recovered by your squad revealed the coordinates to a nightbrother stronghold on Dathomir. We’ve had trouble identifying all the markings on the artifact, but it would seem an object, some sort of key has been placed here. Your mission is to recover the key, and document the scriptures surrounding it. Wipe out any resistance.

The nightbrothers are savage warriors, with primitive weapons. Use your technological assets to your advantage. IG-828 will be accompanying you.”

[excerpt from mission log]

A treacherous meeting committee welcomes us with their blunt force weapons and bows and arrows. They don’t stand a chance against our blasters. IG-828 is quite handy with the blaster pistol. The temple is large, a swamp surrounds it, a small settlement accentuates the fact that we will undoubtedly cross swords with more of the night brothers. As we approach the entrance, the sky darkens, and the moons of Dathomir awaken. Lanterns lead the way towards the main entrance, a trap set by the locals. Dolore takes to the heights to cover our position. IG-828, Coda, Ferroce and myself walk spring the trap… A giant boulder crashes into the ground in front of us. We turn around to see a platoon of nightbrothers streaming out from the tunnels and caverns behind us. “30 hostiles approaching from the south” reads through the comms. Dolore has our back. Coda picks off the first barbarians. More of them tumble through the terrain. “Commander, watch your back!” From behind the large boulder a beast emerges, a nydaak. It’s huge arm sweeps towards me and IG-828. The impact slings us towards the cliff, IG-828 flies off the edge into the abyss. I’m left immobilized. Ferroce turns towards the nydak. He blasts it, but it’s hide is too thick. The bolts won’t penetrate deep enough. The beast approaches Ferroce. He runs up an incline to flank it, but the creature predicts his move, smacking him to the ground. Coda stands alone, as Dolore covers him from the nightbrothers. He smacks a power charge into his repeating blaster and lets loose on the nydak. It runs straight at him. The nydak swipes towards Coda as a wall of blaster fire covers it's chest. The swipe narrowly misses Coda, and the creature collapses. It lays motionless in the red dirt. The remaining nightbrothers scatter. The destructive power the heavy repeater displays against the nydak is enough to repel them. Ferroce and I recover, and walk towards the end of the cliff. IG-828 has been lost…

The temple reveals the altar to which what used to be a key of sorts, but whatever was there had been stolen. Our mission is a failure…

April 21, 2021

This is awesome, great job with all the details, and the figures are fantastic!

April 19, 2021

On 4/16/2021 at 8:48 AM, marvelBoy123 said:

Great build! The landscaping looks amazing - especially where it meets that wall! I love the purple background too - really makes the build stand out.

Thank you! glad you like it. :-D

21 hours ago, MKJoshA said:

That's a great walker! Love the use of frying pans. And your terrain is perfect. Subtle detailing and a good color scheme. Nice touch with the mounted heads too.

Check out Inthert.lego for details on the walker! Glad you're a fan of the terrain and detailing! :-P

April 13, 2021

Great build! Love the photography work put into this.

April 13, 2021

15 hours ago, caiman0637 said:

Nice build!

Thank you!

April 12, 2021

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Dathomir had taken the wind out of us… The loss of IG-828 was a major setback. He was never fully decrypted. We would never find all the secrets he had to share with us. A tremendous asset in battle, IG-828 will be deeply missed. However, the expansion of the triumvirate is infinite. We must move on despite our setbacks. Onderon had been an interest of the republic during the clone wars. In uncertain times such as these, all possibilities must be considered. A further expedition of Onderon has to be carried out…

The jungles were thick, moist ground, red with iron sediment and clay covers the planet's natural surface. An absolute nightmare for our walkers…

Upon arrival in the jungle, Bravura squad begins their expedition with searching the former imperial outposts. Any clues as to why the planet was surrendered would be helpful. Unfortunately imperial records had gone cold after the destruction of the second death star. Our own records were scarce, but a few reports of raids from the galaxy’s scum had been filed.

The system has certainly attracted the pykes. Gangsters indicate some sort of wealth to the area. And these outposts weren’t abandoned without resistance… The jungle is also filled with ruins from a bygone era. A historical site… If we can clear out this jungle, maybe we can find more of these ruins, perhaps something of value has been left behind…

Thank you for reading! Be sure to check out Inthert.lego, the designer of the AT-RT!

February 5, 2021

On 2/1/2021 at 10:05 AM, Ross Fisher said:

Some fantastic landscaping here, well done! Your close-up shots are a little dark, though. And I wish you'd included some bigger trees. For such a large slice of the Forest Moon, it's hard to tell.

Thank you very much! The constructive criticism is much appreciated!

On 2/1/2021 at 10:35 AM, Darth Bjorn said:

Agree with Ross' points about the tall trees. That being said, there's soooo much awesome stuff in this... I don't know where to begin, so I'll just riff off a few highlights to me: First off, the base - it is beautiful, and the layering of different levels work flawlessly! Great work on the canisters as well, and lastly the bounty hunters in imperial armor, is a brilliant story point. Of course the galaxy will be crawling with criminals in salvaged imp armor - much like what we see in the resistance show! Nice deep cut!

Well done! 👏

Thank you so much! Glad you like the bounty hunters, definitely took some inspiration from the resistance show, but also from Dengar and Evalo Moral from the clone wars. Seeing some salvaged cloe armor on "civilians" would also be quite cool!

On 2/1/2021 at 11:33 AM, Simulterious said:

Simply amazing!

Thank You!

On 2/1/2021 at 11:41 AM, Macropus said:

Holy Moly! What a big and great MOC.Perfect in every way (except the missing trees, but hey, maybe the empire needed some room for troops and material)

Just one question: Is Moff his name or title?

Thanks a ton! I figured indeed that the empire needed some room for their assembly, and they aren't exactly know for being environmentalists. xD If I had more time to put towrds this MOC I certainly would have added a larger tree as well. His designation is DT-R65, Sirname is Kurath, and his title is Moff.

On 2/1/2021 at 2:32 PM, marvelBoy123 said:

Awesome - absolutely perfect! The landscape is great, especially the colour transitions and the vegetation.Those bounty hunter/ weapons dealer figures look really good too!

Thank you so much! Thrilled you like it! :-D

On 2/1/2021 at 5:21 PM, JintaiZ said:

Nice one! The landscape looks excellent!

Thank you!

On 2/1/2021 at 8:47 PM, caiman0637 said:

Nice!

Thanks!

On 2/2/2021 at 8:30 PM, Brickwolf said:

It´s huge and so well detailed! Most impressive!

Thanks a lot!

On 2/2/2021 at 9:23 PM, Bociephus said:

Oh my gosh, it's MASSIVE. Fantastic build! Way to work in a K-2SO droid. He's the real MVP

Thank you! Yes, K-2SO droids are awesome and overpowered. :-D

On 2/4/2021 at 9:57 AM, Darkspear said:

Up close it didn't look like much, but in the long shot, WOW that's incredible

Yes, thanks a lot! :-D

12 hours ago, MKJoshA said:

So much to love! Your landscaping is fantastic. Your minifigure posing is great. All those shock troopers make me jealous! I just have one question. Is that pit droid bleeding out?

Thank you very much! There is rarely an opportunity to display larger amounts of troopers, so I'm glad I could display my shock troopers with this build. The pit droid has just been stepped on by the AT-RT and coincidentally there was a puddle of blood there from previous troopers. I didn't notice until you pointed it out. Looks a bit odd...xD.

9 hours ago, dvogon said:

Impressive build! I'm taking the notepad to annotate details . The landscape with its color transitions is great and the plants volume on some places is just fantastic.

Thank you so much! :-D

3 hours ago, Stuartn said:

Incredible build. It still has the endor feel to it, with the small trees, yet you've captured an open landscape very well, the detail in teh rockwork and the pathways are very well executed.

Much appreciated, many thanks! :-P

February 5, 2021

It may be small, but it looks very clean. Excellent work!

February 1, 2021

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Our missions on Ambria and Dathomir were a bit too exciting for my liking, although they had earned me a promotion and a trust very valuable to me. Our next mission would be to secure the moon of Endor, where that fateful battle, in which we lost so many, was fought. It was about time we had our revenge, and as the NR rangers suspect shady business going on throughout the galaxy, the core is conveniently in denial of our ever-growing presence. We must be patient. Our time will come. The time when we have amassed enough resources to complete our ultimate mission. The final mission…

As DT-R65 walks out of the lambda class shuttle, the moist air condenses on his visors, bringing him back to when he first fought here. The objective? Acquire weapons stored since before the first battle of Endor and advise the mobilization of troops to exterminate the local fauna.

It seems smugglers and bounty hunter scum had already claimed the weapons cache, and were now selling weapons to both NR and Triumvirate forces. A reminder of the accelerating chaos growing in the galaxy with the New republic regime…

Lieutenant Conwick, operating number ISB-098, is in charge of one of the platoons stationed here. As we make our way towards the received coordinates fallen troopers lay scattered, impaled and beaten. Helmets pierced by pikes decorate this savage combat zone. The fauna was more intelligent than anticipated, and was quick to adapt. We do however have one advantage; brute force.

Conwick approaches on an AT-RT. Haven’t seen one of those in ages… In front of him stands the presumed weapons dealer, a Duros. A Pyke stands beside him, a bounty hunter by the looks of him, no doubt connected to the syndicate. They wear imperial armor, a mockery of the uniform… Their pit droids drop off the crate filled with high standard mandalorian weapons. They will serve the empire most effectively…

Lieutenant Conwick

-Commander Kurath, We are honored by your presence.

Cdr Kurath (DT-R65)

-I see your efforts here have yet to be proven… Your platoon has taken some losses.

Lieutenant Conwick

With all your experience in special operations, we will wipe out the remaining obstacles. Especially with the reinforcements you have dispatched.

A squad of heavily equipped shock troopers march to meet the challenge. The beasts native to this moon will be burned, just like the rest of those who oppose us...

AT-RT design by Inthert. Swamp speeder design by 8thbrotherbrick. AT-DT is of my own design, inspired by Sean Drews and concept art. There are 5 ewoks hiding in this MOC, can you spot them?

January 6, 2021

17 hours ago, Darth Bjorn said:

This is a really clever way to create the feeling of a huge cave! That spider thing is terrifying...

One improvement suggestion would be to add some rock-work to the metal frames. That way it would look more like the metal bars was build into the rock...

Great build!

Yes, I agree, thanks a lot!

14 hours ago, RocketBoy said:

Your pictures always look so good. They really sell your builds.
Feedback: I hope this doesn't come off too harsh, but the essential structure of the build is, naturally, three flat planes stacked on top of each other, with big part rails in between to make it all x32 high. There is a part of me that just sees those three flat planes stacked together when I see the build, and it feels like some height variation inside of the plates would've added some dynamics. Maybe if the back of the build was rockwork and cave wall rather than just the rails, that might be cool too.
That said, structure aside, the three planes are executed with zero flaws. As you demonstrate every time, you've really nailed your tiling/freeform/surface building, and the rocks and props look smooth. I also really like that speeder, I think it's well adapted for the context.
The rock, spider, and speeder are my favorite parts of this. I personally think you should shoot for some non-flat surfaces and leave the big rail parts out next time.
Cheers, it's a great build overall.

Not harsh at all! I appreciate the great feedback, and take it to heart. I'm glad you like it!

5 hours ago, Denal31 said:

Great build! I do agree with the others about adding some rockwork in addition to the metal framing, but this is still a stellar build. Excellent bug design as well!

Thank you very much! I agree as well. :-D

January 5, 2021

On 1/2/2021 at 7:35 PM, marvelBoy123 said:

This is absolutely amazing! The textures are great, the doorways are perfect and the whole thing captures the genesis sequence really well!

Thanks so much! Glad you're a fan of it. :-)

On 1/3/2021 at 1:03 AM, dvogon said:

Truly AWESOME! I have no words...

Much appreciated, thanks a lot!

On 1/3/2021 at 9:26 AM, n1majneb said:

Some nice detailing in the building and do I spot a minifig canister from the games?
And 3po in the mix is a nice nod too

Is there detailing inside the door too?

Thanks, glad you noticed the minikit easter egg, and 3po. Yes there is detailing on the sidetunnel beside the door where the minikit is.. More shots can be found on my flickr and youtube

On 1/4/2021 at 3:20 PM, Thedarkmaster2 said:

The question is where is the jedi whose name may have been Bob?

He's on the top balcony, unfortunately he passed away...

17 hours ago, Ross Fisher said:

Spot on. Perfect.

Thank you very much. :-D

January 5, 2021

16 hours ago, Ross Fisher said:

Yousa people gonna die? I need to know how this ends!

Great build, too.

Thanks, We shall see...

January 4, 2021

On 1/3/2021 at 11:26 AM, marvelBoy123 said:

Beautiful build, the levels are great, the spider creature is amazing and the landscaping works really well!

Thanks a lot!

22 hours ago, Simulterious said:

Awesome! Glad we're continuing to tell this wonderful story together. That's a great infantry support platform too, makes sense for TT to repurpose old tech. Keep it up man!

Yes, likewise, and thank you very much!

January 2, 2021

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Bravura squad has once again been dispatched, this time to Ambria, on the search for Moff Pyerce’s forces. Coda, Dolore and Ferroce along with ISB had approached a settlement north of the LZ. DT-R65 and IG-828 explored the natural formations...

DT-R65, IG-828 and specialists from the ISB roamed the horizon on an infantry support platform, repurposed for imperial use as a transport. A cloud of steam rises a wall ahead of them. IG-828 turns toward DT-R65. He nodds, and directs the speeder towards the steam. A white wall lay before them. “This could be a vent, from a generator, Could also be a natural vent.” says DT-R65. “We should go down there.” says one of the specialists. DT-R65 takes off his helmet, takes a knee in the barron and hot sand. He feels its coarseness between his fingers. The area around the steam has an abundance of minerals from the core.

DT-R65: “I used to work in places like this… I’ll go down. IG-828 will lower me down with his grappling hook.” He puts on his helmet and IG-828 hands him the hook. The temperature rises as DT.R65 descends. “We’re receiving a transmission from headquarters.” says the specialist to IG-828. IG turns toward him, sharply as if being interrupted. The trooper takes a step back, slightly unsettled by this inhuman looking droid. “We are to return to the Crescendo for a new briefing. Bravura has established a base near the settlement, north-west of our position.” The droid turns back towards the steam, and DT-R65 cannot be seen because of it.

“[We will finish our mission here.]” replies the IG unit. DT-R65 turns on his thermal scan, but it’s no use, everything is affected by the temperature of the steam. He turns his head to take a look behind him.

He catches a glimpse of old mining equipment. 8 lights are pointed towards him, but they are moving towards him. He turns off the thermal view…

“Dank farrik…”

Infantry support platform designed by 8th_brother_brick. Modified by myself to fit an imperial theme.

January 1, 2021

On 12/31/2020 at 11:21 AM, Darth Bjorn said:

This is EPIC! Nothing less... Really awesome depiction of probably the coolest scene in that film...

Thanks so much. Yes, I loved that scene as well. The entire geonosian battle sequence is awesome.

On 12/31/2020 at 2:06 PM, Simulterious said:

Nothing else to add to that, truly great!

Thank you!

On 12/31/2020 at 4:31 PM, MKJoshA said:

The whole build is amazing. But I have to point out how great the doorways are. Great work!

Much appreciated! Glad you like it!

On 12/31/2020 at 5:41 PM, JintaiZ said:

What an amazing build! I love the color choices.

Thanks a lot! Dark orange is my favorite color. ;-)

On 12/31/2020 at 9:15 PM, Brickwolf said:

Monumental!

Thanks!

January 1, 2021

Love this!

December 31, 2020

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“The jedi were the guardians of peace in the galaxy. Oh, how they have fallen… I was alive back then, albeit a very young man, I understood the situation quite well. I knew where I stood. I’ve always known. People say you should be open to new ideas. Well, I was, I saw their point of view, and I said: to hell with it. … I once spoke to the great emperor you know, on multiple occasions. Him and I, we came from the same place, in thought as well. You know, the jedi were almost wiped out in the first battle of geonosis. I wish they had been, would have saved the world all this chaos…”

(Death trooper CDR DT-R65 to droid unit IG-828 of the imperial Triumvirate)

More pictures on flickr, and timelapse on my YouTube channel

November 1, 2020

Cool build! love the crates and details!

November 1, 2020

This is terrifying... but also super cool! :-D The red colors contrast nicely

November 1, 2020

Nice transition between the dark tan and tan, clean build!

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