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Location: H06 Tags: Vehicle, Land Vehicle, Building, Civil If the rest of the Executives really thought that I was going to take this dinky speeder on a top secret mission, well... they were wrong. Home sweet home and time to pimp that speeder! Okay, better get busy! Much better! To be continued! C&C welcome!
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Tags: Science Sector: H04 OK this is a redo of the build I never showed last week (because it sucked) story will actually come this time. along with it will be better pictures and more of them. It'll actually be a pretty good story... but I don't want to take the pictures in these mediocre light conditions. All other builds will be from past weeks. This is the only one to be judged. ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Location: H07 - Quantus III Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=117535 Currently, somewhere over Yetornius.... Thanks again for the rescue! I have no idea why my starfighter wasn't responding to my controls. It seems Tabman here has terrible luck with starfighters, sir. He keeps getting lemons that have control failures. They're not starfighters! They're tanks! And why do you keep letting him drive them out of the hangar?!?! In any case, it worked out and we have flight data to pass to our engineers. On behalf of Octan, we'd like to thank you both for submitting the designs and for test piloting the prototypes. Unfortunately, Eshey and I have to take our leave of the Merchant Confederacy. A situation has come up and we are needed elsewhere. A situation? Yes. A mechanized Christmas tree developed by our combat division has gone rogue and disappeared. A what has gone rogue? A mechanized Christmas tree. We believe it stowed away on a transport ship and escaped to Quantus III, where we suspect it will try to hide in the forests there. Why do we make such things?!?! That sounds serious, sir. Indeed. Our assignment is to locate it and terminate it. We can't have rogue Christmas trees running loose. It would be bad for business. Before you leave, let me buy you a round of drinks. This is the bridge. We have a contact that has just dropped out of a gate. It's transponder identifies it as the Octan vessel O.C.S. Shaft. It has been granted permission to pull alongside us for a ship to ship transfer. That would be our ride. Thanks for the offer, Mr. Vayne. Perhaps another time. Any time. And good luck! Sir, this is the Shaft. We are ready to receive you and Eshey. We're on our way, Sue. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later.... Sir, we have arrived in system and are on approach to Quantus III. Excellent. Have we located the tracking beacon of the Christmas tree? Tracking beacon? We hide tracking beacons in all Octan products in order to data mine for location information regarding where our customers use our products. It turns out that these beacons are also useful when one of our products go rogue and need to be hunted down. We track our customers?! Isn't that illegal?! Are you a lawyer, Eshey? Let our legal division handle these matters. Sir, we've located the beacon. Good. Let's prepare for atmospheric entry so we can make visual contact. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On Quantus III.... There! Sir, we've made visual contact with the Christmas tree! It appears to have seen us and is trying to get away! Note: the blue sky background is recycled from this build: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110926 and therefore should not be judged. Alright. Take us over it. There's no way it can avoid the Shaft. Eshey, go prep for the drop. Wait. I'm dropping to terminate the Christmas tree?! Don't worry. You'll get to use this mech. How do you feel, Eshey? I feel hard. Excellent. Hold on a second! This mech has no weapons?!?! I wouldn't send you to take on a military grade Christmas tree unarmed. You'll be using this triple chainsaw halberd to take it down. Do you approve, Eshey? Yes. Yes, I do. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHRISTMAS TREE. TIME TO DIE. YOUR DAYS OF RUNNING ARE OVER. I AM YOUR DEATH. I AM YOUR END. Uuuuuuuuu! Uuuuu! Uuuu uuuu uuu uuuuuuuuu uuuu! Uuuuuuuuu uuuuuu uuu! Uuu uuuu uuuuuuuuuu uuu uuuuu uuuu! Uuuuuu! U uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uu uuuuuuuu! Uuuu uuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuu! ESHEY, STOP!!! You guys say that you're Christmas present aliens who didn't have a Christmas tree to be under until Christmas, and this tree saw your plight on social media, felt sorry for you guys, and came all the way out here so you could have a Christmas tree to be under? So you're asking us to not terminate the Christmas tree? WHHAAAAAAAAAT?!?!?!?!?!? 11001001001001 00100000001110101 001001111101100101010010 101010011010010000101010010101010100101 1101001010100010101011010100101011111010001010001. You couldn't help yourself after you read their story? And you promise to come back to Octan after the present aliens are opened on Christmas day? Well, you certainly are full of the Christmas spirit! Eshey, stand down. We'll let the Christmas tree complete this task with the understanding that it will return to us afterwards. Uuuuuuuuuu! Uuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuu uuuuuu uuuu! Uuuu uuuuuuuuuuuu uu uuuuu u! You're telling me that you contain a firetruck for little Timmy? How excellent! I'm sure Timmy will be so thrilled to get a firetruck for Christmas! Wait!!! A little kid is going to tear you apart on Christmas day and take your innards?!?! Won't you die?!?! Aren't you scared?!?! Additional pics under the spoiler tag, and comments and criticisms are all welcome!
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Location: E01 - Donwarr Tags: Vehicle, Spaceship OT-67 Personnel Transporter Excerpt from the Octan Corporate Guide to Spacecraft, pg. 153: The OT-67 Personnel Transport is a ship designed solely to move troops and equipment from capital ships to the planetary surface. It holds a whopping 12 passengers and 2 pilots. It usually travels in tandem with ships such as the OT-Cog 1 and the Resolute. The OT-67 is lightly armed, so escorts by smaller fighters such as the OFX Gunstrike and the OF-44 Bumblebee are necessary. What it lacks in firepower, the OT-67 makes up for in armor and storage capacity. OT-67 Personnel Transport OT-67 Personnel Transport Unedited: (If for some reason you hate them ) The ramps fold down and the roof sections come off to reveal the interior... Personnel Transport Personnel Transport Personnel Transport ...and my updated collection of Octan sig-figs! Sorry for the blurry photo. Thanks for looking! Comments and criticism welcome. If anybody wants any different angles or something, just let me know.
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Location: H06 Farmolis Tags: Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // I was working on some new hardware for our drones while ED-208 was getting a hip actuator replaced. It was a bit weird with him not being around but it turned out I wouldn't have to worry about being alone for too long. Our delightfully different CEO pombe called me to say that he needed me to attend a social gathering in his place. Apparently there was some urgent situation that had come up that he and Eshey needed to handle and he needed someone to attend this function. The hosts were twins named Tomax and Xamot. They were throwing a party at their place and they said to come dressed how you would like. So I decided to go casual and swap out my usual helmet for a hat. I was a bit intimidated by all the fancy people at the party though. I also wasn't aware that showing up on time for a party isn't what you are supposed to do. When I arrived only a few other people were there and some entertainer was singing some songs I had never heard of. Once the party really got going I felt a bit nervous with all of the people and called it a night early. But I think despite not having talked to anyone all evening and mostly just people watching from the corners the party was a great success. I sent pombe a thank you card for giving me the chance to socialize on his behalf. Note: This was my first try at brick build furniture, so any feedback or suggestions would be appreciated! Extra Pics:
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Zimunsk Ocean Expedition Part #1 Tags: Vehicle Space/sub <--not to sure, engineering, G06 place: G06 Zimunsk Ocean Expedition for Biomass rich for future research. Mrs. Smith has been tasked to work out the kinks of the new submarine research vesicle O-EV-003 dropped off on the planet G06 Zimunsk, we managed to find this shifting ocean and prepare our cargo ship (next story part) and drop the sub in. The waters here are dark, dark blue and offer little light but for now mrs. Smith can manage. and some regular lit shots of the sub: Cheers Thank you for looking comments always welcome Working on part 2 and 3 for this next two week break
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Location: I06 - Yetornius Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship, Fleet Bonus Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116997 Currently, somewhere over Yetornius.... So, Ishmael, how's the new prototype starfighter handling? She handles well enough, sir. There are some minor kinks we can work out between test flights. Glad to hear it. Keep track of anything you'd like us to improve. Copy that, sir. So these starfighter prototypes were developed as collaborations between Octan and the Merchant Confederacy? Indeed. The Merchant Confederacy have specific needs for their starfighter designs. We figure other customers may have need of similar designs. So the Merchant Confederacy submits the designs, we develop the prototypes, they test them, and we get the rights to manufacture and sell them. They get to keep the first lot off the manufacturing line, which of course, helps us work out any last minute bugs before we open up the starfighters for military contract orders. I see. Betsy May, this is Tabman, do you copy? Reading you loud and clear, Tabman. My starfighter...she's not responding to my commands. The thrusters don't seem to be operational. Don't tell me...pull Tabman up on screen. That's not a starfighter! It's a tank! We let him of all people submit starfighter designs?! And how is it that no one mentioned anything during the production of the prototype? What are you talking about, Eshey? It's clearly a starfighter. In fact, based on the specifications, it's a special type of starfighter known as a Vic Viper. See the two frontal prongs, the two side wings, and the single dorsal fin? Classic Vic Viper. It has no thrusters and has tank treads! It's a tank! It seems I'm going to have to send you back to the vet for more psychiatric therapy. I can't believe you still can't tell the difference between a starfighter and a tank. Tabman, I'm looking at the exterior of your ship, I don't see anything that's out of place or damaged. What part of "it has no thrusters" is not out of place?!?! Betsy May, this is Tabman, it seems that an alien has pulled up alongside us in formation. It appears to be a two headed turkey with a body made out of tofu. It must be one of the legendary space tofurkeys I've heard rumors about! What? What in the finger? A turkey with a tofu body? And why does it have two heads? IT MAKES NO SENSE!!! Of course it does. It's both Thanksgiving and Novvember. Gobble gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble! Gobble. Gobble gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble. Well met, Sally and Gordon! I'm Bruce Vayne. I'm a pilot for the Merchant Confederacy. Gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble. Gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble. Gobble gobble gobble gobble gobble. Sally's a dermatologist and Gordon's a fisherman? Interesting! Come aboard the Betsy May later. Drinks are on me! They both share one body!!! How do they even go to work?!?! And what genitals does that body even have, given that one head is a girl and one head is a boy?!?! Eshey, that's rude! I think I'll have to send you to sensitivity training, as well! Additional pics under the spoiler tag, and comments and criticisms are all welcome!
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Location: F08 - Raduon Tags: Spying, Piracy Log Of Jebediah O'Reilly, Entry #026: Scramble Code 613Alpha76 Encryption Key [classified] Security Clearance 10 or Above Required for Access I've been a fool. I tried to run, I tried to hide from my past. It found me. This shouldn't have happened. It's a miracle Dr. Long managed to get us out. Both of us. We should be dead. I knew... I should have seen it before. I've been there before... at the station. I wanted to forget- forget. I won't see a psychiatrist. I can put it behind me, I've done it before. I will do it again. Corporate wasted no time getting me back in the field. I've been assigned to investigate reports of Kawashita activity on Raduon. Anything to keep my mind off the events of the last few days... technically the events of the last few years. That's enough of that. This is a mission log, not a diary! Better up the security... if this got into the wrong hands, my career might as well be over. I'd have to fake my death, change my name... Oh wait, I've already done that. Dammit, get back on track Jebediah! Pull it together. There's something. Looks like a Kawashita comms beacon. I could just blow it up... ...or bug the line. Much better. The information gained will be even more valuable than simply destroying the beacon. On a side note. Dr. Long made me wear that ridiculous blue spacesuit... didn't even match the time period. Some buffoon in charge of handling my regular uniform back in present day has misplaced my helmet, and I have to wear this stupid regulation one until they find it. Someone is going to have hell to pay when I get back to the Axle. End Log Entry #026 Extra photos and commentary in the spoiler.
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Location: I06 Tags: Building, Civil, Vehicle, Land Vehicle [at least I assume that's what a speeder is] Pombe, did you somehow miss that this is an important executive branch meeting? No way. Can't you tell I'm wearing dress pants? Well, moving on, can anyone tell me why were asking Guy to handle this mission instead of, I don't know, anyone else? Watch what you say, he's second branch executive now! Hey guys! Sorry I'm late. I popped on over as soon as I could, but Octan has some stiff security checks! No problem, Guy. Hannibal, you got this one. Okay, Guy. So we've got a top secret mission for you, but first things first - we've had a new speeder rigged out for you. Behold! The Ultra! Ultra what? No, just Ultra. I thought you said that I had this one. Of course. Go ahead. Wait a second. How am I supposed to sit on that thing? Hate to say it guys, but Guy's got a point! Oh, that's no problem. We'll take off the propulsion caps in a jiffy. Is that really a good idea? Of course! And - there you have it! I think I'm still missing something. How do I ride that? Just like this! Umm... That doesn't really make a whole lot of sense, Pombe. What are you supposed to do when it starts moving? This! That's really... something else... Well, it might work. If you think so! Well anyways Guy, before you go - we've got some of the absolute latest technology for you. Don't judge by appearances. This is the most wear-resistant head set out there! Seriously?! This feels so... ...dorky... I think he looks great! So cute! Yeah, right on! *sigh* So... how am I supposed to hold the gun and drive the speeder at the same time? Hmm... You know, that gun is probably worthless anyways. I agree. I'd just leave it behind. To be continued...
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Location: F02 Lesser Drigo Tags: Science, Land Vehicle Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // With Dr. Long still sidelined with all of the issues relating to our time machine discovery I once again found myself serving our delightfully different CEO. It is always an honor to have pombe ask for my assistance and I was overjoyed to have him request I stop by his office. Interestingly, I noticed that his copy of Domination for Dummies was different from my own. It must be because he is an executive that his was written by a Mistress T and based on her outfit from the cover she seemed to be VERY stern. I also really have to respect pombe, despite being an explorer he showed last week that he had a lab for conducting experiments and I noticed he also had a book titled "Advanced ATM" which must be his way of exploring his engineering side. I think he was also researching to hold out during interrogation because there was one titled "Learning to Love Pain." He was curious to see how we could manipulate plants into having larger root systems to access water deeper in the ground. He gave us some seeds and asked me to see what I could do with them on Lesser Drigo. I made great progress and we had many plants growing within a few days. I recognized this plant as the one from pombe's lab last week and it must be his favorite kind because he sent ED-208 very precise instructions on how to best harvest the plant. He also asked us to use the desert environment to dry the plants out, which makes sense as they would be easier to transport that way. We were also fortunate that pombe had supplied us with a helpful vehicle that we could use to spray various plant foods and other beneficial chemicals on the crop. I'm still not sure why pombe referred to it as the "3 baller", but he seemed very amused by the shape of the chemical storage container. ED-208 wasn't happy that the vehicle was unarmed but pombe was most insistent that we not have anything that could accidentally destroy the crop or set it on fire. He said that would be a disaster and that he would be "majorly bummed." And I certainly don't want to disappoint our CEO! ED-208 seems to have an affinity for pombe and he was actually very eager to help out. He got involved in some of the plant care, which was great to see. I'm very happy to see that ED-208 is such a fan of our CEO and I guess pombe's associate Sue has had ED-208 help teach her discipline. Which makes sense as robots are very logical and disciplined! Extra Pics: [
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Location: H06 Tags: Vehicle, Land Vehicle, Building, Civil, Airplane Time to get me a surf board! Hi, A's Surf - how can I help you today? Do you guys rent surf boards? Of course! What size would you be interested in? Hmm... I can probably handle the professional size... You sure? Actually, no. I think I'll take a beginner's. Wise choice! Just a sec... how's this? Yep, that's great! You'll take it then? I believe I will! It'll be $25 a day. I'll do three days, then - here ya go. Have a good time! *kkkzzzcckk* This is John Hannibal, come in Guy. Umm... I know you're on vacation, but we've got a top secret mission for you... To be continued! Another overview: And a few shots of the shop on its own: Had a good deal of fun building this one - C&C welcome! Thanks for looking!
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NOTE: Yes, this is an Alien build. Let me know if I messed up any of the formatting. Location: F09 - Arium Minor Tags: Piracy The Zoid slaver returns from his bathroom break to find his trap has netted another hapless Octan colonist! It has been a prosperous week for the Zoid.
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Location: F04 Illustria Tags: Science, Spaceship Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // Given all that has been happening lately I decided to take out one of Octan's Personal Entertainment Recreational Vehicle space speeders to clear my mind. ED-208 was getting a thorough cleaning and would be gone for a few hours anyway. As I was speeding around outside the Axle I received a call that I was needed to return to the ship for a project from our CEO pombe. Knowing it must be important I returned and got ED-208 so that we could immediately begin whatever pombe needed from us. Some Octan office worker gave us the briefing on what we were to work on. It turns out pombe wanted to investigate the potential for Awesomnium enhanced lubricants. It was a very clever idea and one that I felt would greatly benefit the company. Oddly though the specifications from pombe only required thermal protection for +20 degrees above 98.6F and a breakdown resistance period of a few hours. Which all seemed very low. At first I thought maybe he meant 98.6C, but even that seemed like a low amount. I asked the office worker if this was all correct and he assured me it was. I then realized that pombe must be setting a low initial bar as a proof of concept, and then once we established it was possible we would increase the protection amount. I asked which lab I would be using and the office worker said there was no lab assignment and that all the labs were currently in use. I wasn't sure what to do, but luckily pombe arrived just then and said that I could use his personal lab. Initially I was quite surprised he had a lab given that he isn't a scientist, but then I realized it made sense since he is our CEO. When we first got to his lab I was very surprised that the first thing I saw was his name written on the floor. I asked why he had his name on the floor and he said: "How else would anyone know this was my lab?" I replied that he could certainly put a sign on the door and assign it in the ship's directory but he said: "Yeah, but how would they KNOW?" It occured to me that I clearly wasn't understanding his point and that I didn't want to appear dumb in front of our CEO so I quickly agreed with him and entered the lab while he went off to do important CEO things. I was so fortunate that he even took the time to show me to his lab and let me use it! I would have to ponder what he meant though. I was a bit confounded by what was in his lab. I'm not sure exactly what he did in there, but I did see that he had set up a small area with a laptop, some lubricants, and a microscope for me. The rest of the area had a lot of strange things in it. It also smelled strongly of whatever plant it was that he had growing. ED-208 commented that it was a "good strain" and "very potent". I'm not sure what that means. I told ED-208 not to disturb anything as I wasn't sure what experiments pombe was running, but he went over and picked up a drill looking device and said: "Oh, he did decide to upgrade to the Drilldo 5000... good choice." I wasn't sure what a "Drilldo" was, but ED-208 seemed to know what it was so he must have talked to pombe about it. If ED-208 was helping our CEO I certainly couldn't complain! I was sure that all of my hard work for Dr. Long must have gotten me noticed by our CEO and that is why he had me working on this special assignment. It isn't like he just randomly said he needed a scientist and picked the one who came first alphabetically! Extra Pics:
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Location: I06 - Yetornius Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship, Fleet Bonus Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116744 Currently, somewhere over Yetornius.... Sue here. I'm at their last known coordinates. I don't see the whale nor the Ramrod. I hope the search on the poop asteroids is going better. Any luck? Normal Guy? HoNEy!!! KliK WhERe aRE kLIK YoU?!?! I take that as a no. Ethel, Hombre, how about you guys? Bqllr! I guess that's also a no. Alright, let's keep looking. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Meanwhile, inside the colon of the space whale.... WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT WON'T START?!?!?! It appears that many of the Ramrod's systems have been damaged by exposure to the space whale's gastrointestinal tract. I'm afraid she won't fly. WE'RE TRAPPED IN THE SPACE WHALE'S COLON?!?!?! [violent tremors rock the ship] WHAT WAS THAT?!?!?! Peristalsis. It appears that a poop is coming our way. We'll be incorporated into the next poop asteroid if we don't get out of here soon. I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF A POOP ASTEROID!!! Anyways, the solution is simple, Eshey. We need a starship that's immune to the hostile environment of the space whale's G.I. tract. And there's only one thing I know that's immune. We'll need to build a new starship out of... ...space whale flesh. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later.... I can't believe we built this thing. Behold, the flesh viper! I can't believe how gross this is! Why did we bother incorporating the Octan logo?! What were you doing during those marketing seminars and workshops that I sent you to? You should know the importance of branding and recognition! [violent tremors rock the ship] CRAP IN A HAT!!! LET'S GO!!! LET'S GO NOW BEFORE WE BECOME PART OF THE POOP!!! Initializing systems. All systems nominal. Alright, let's take her up. Making our way back out the way we came. Hold on, hard to starboard! Now hard to port! Another steep climb! There's the sphincter! We're almost there! SENSORS SHOW THE POOP IS RIGHT BEHIND US!!! And we're free! WE MADE IT!!! HOLY AVOCADOS, WE'RE NOT POOP!!! No, we're not, Eshey. Unidentified flesh starship that just flew out of the space whale's butt, this is the O.T.C. Mojito Madness. Is that you, sir? Mojito Madness, this is Pombe. Eshey and I are alright. In fact, we have both fresh poop samples for the lab analysis and Halloween treats for everyone! THE POOP AND THE TREATS ARE MIXED TOGETHER IN THE SAME BUCKETS!!! It'll be fine, Eshey. We'll separate the treats from the poop before we hand them out. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Next: Additional pics under the spoiler tag, and comments and criticisms are all welcome!
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Location: E09 Tags: Vehicle, Airplane... well, sorta. Well, after that traumatic experience at the camera fixer's shop, a relaxing day of hang gliding is just the thing for me! Couldn't find a better way to celebrate my promotion, either! You know, this vacation thing is pretty good. I think I'm gonna have to keep it up. Next week we should probably... hmm... yep, that's it! I'll go surfing! So, a bit of a quickie from me today - I've been working on a surf related build and just didn't feel like rushing it so I popped this one out instead. But you should see the surf one next week, hopefully! C&C welcome!
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Tags: Land Vehicle, Science (follow-up to past "experiments", although this aspect of the story is intentionally ambiguous.) Sector: G03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~Meanwhile, in real life~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Long: "So, yeah, I will need you to file those follow-up behavioral reports by the end of the week. But it seems he's made excellent progress." Engineer: "Well yeah! He's hardly made a peep, since... you know..." Dr. Long: "Good to know. A quiet worker is a happy worker." "Log date 470, This is Dr. Danielle Long. The Subject's behavior has improved dramatically. I await a full data sheet from his handler, but I suspect that our behavioral improvement methods have finally rendered the subject a functional employee. Perhaps we can expand these methods to solve other problematic employees. I can think of a few who would potentially benefit from them... Dr. Long out, for now. Must check progress of Top Secret rescue mission." I've been experimenting (Science!) with that vertical border technique I'm seeing so often in GoH and some other expert builds. I'm actually quite pleased by even my own neophyte work here, so I will definitely try the technique again in the future. ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Location: E03 - Ertauq Tags: Civil, Land Vehicle Tram Stop #6, Aketi Outpost, 3800 AD. 11 Novembrinali. Mrs. Long: "That damn tram is late again! Time is money and I needed to be at this meeting yesterday!" Mrs. Long: "There it is! About time too." Jebediah O'Reilly: "When the tram stops, I'll grab Blendin from under the nose of that unsuspecting policeman..." Meanwhile, in the station maintenance shed... Mysterious Assailant: "That should keep him quiet. Now, Mrs. Long, you'll pay the price for draining an entire planet of natural resources and causing the natives to go extinct... the Serpent's Head takes no prisoners. All in the name of 'science'... bah! The Axis was doomed from the start." Mysterious Assailant: "You'll get a nasty surprise when that tram comes off the rails... Just have to disrupt the magnetic field that binds the tram to the rails and everything will go to hell." Mysterious Assailant: "Just pull the lever..." Mysterious Assailant: "...and push the big red button." Back on the platform... Jebediah O'Reilly: "You're coming with me..." Tram Driver: "Woah! What's going on?!" Mrs. Long: "This is certainly against regulation! I'll be filing a formal complaint with the Bureau of Public Transportation..." Tram Driver: "What the hell!?" *crash* *explosion* *various fire noises* Mrs. Long: "Uhhh..." Mysterious Assailant: "Goodbye Mrs. Long. It wasn't nice knowing you. Please, think before you do something drastic. The Serpent is always watching..." TO BE CONTINUED!
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Location: F04 Illustria Tags: Science, Land Vehicle Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // Upon my return to the Axle I filed a detailed report about my time with the Ter Tahls and highly suggested that we collaborate with them. I also suggested to Dr. Long that Tor be invited to the Axle to meet with her. I wanted to go over my report in further detail in person, but Dr. Long said she was very busy with the issues around the time travel device. She also had a rather pressing matter that she said she needed me to take on personally. Of course I was honored that she would ask me to take on a task for her. Apparently our new CEO pombe had told her that he was giving her a new ground speeder as a way of thanking her for her dedicated service. She indicated she was nervous about such a gift given pombe's reputation as somewhat of a free spirit. I was tasked with checking over the speeder to ensure that there were no surprises. I was quite happy to be entrusted with such a task, so ED-208 and I set about reviewing the speeder thoroughly. It was being stored in a bay on the Axle while the finishing touches were added. The first thing we found was a note that read: "Hope you have some fun with this. I know you sure need some D!" I pointed out to ED-208 that clearly pombe's secretary Eshey had written it as there was a grammatical mistake, it should read: "Hope you have some fun with this. I know you sure need some, D!" ED-208 seemed to agree as he said "Yeah, that must be it." Although pombe seemed to be getting a little informal for my tastes calling Dr. Long by the first initial of her first name: Danielle. I visually inspected all of the speeder while ED-208 decrypted and analyzed the control software. It was running Octansoft and it must be that because we were aboard the Axle the decryption was so easy. I guess the encyption key was actually "password123". ED-208 said he had seen stronger encryption on vending machines, but that wouldn't make sense as all our vending machines also run Octansoft! It was good though that we found absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Dr. Long seemed very relieved to hear that the speeder was just a standard speeder. After leaving her office I ran into pombe in the hallway and mentioned that Dr. Long was looking forward to using her speeder. He said that he hadn't installed the "special accessories" yet and that he was on his way to take care of it now. Based on the vibrating box he was holding he must be installing a massage chair in it. That should certainly help Dr. Long relax a bit! Extra Pics: I tried to detail it as much as possible, note the area between the seats. You really can't see it due to lighting, but the area under the green between the seats is red for a center brake light
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Tags: Science, Land Vehicle Location: H04 Story and better pictures to come tomorrow morning, but the crux is this is the capsule by which Jebediah will be returned to his proper time and space. The item you see Jebediah with in his story is its "key" and a means by which Dr. Long can very generally track his temporal location. True to form, and the subject matter, the story for last week's build was sent to last week's future... the present... or, rather, the future of my present, as I am definitely writing this in your "last week" it's a bit hard to explain... I'll let the good Doctor at it: "Log date 456, This is Dr. Danielle Long, recording a top secret mission report. Octan's--and my own--most trusted special forces operative, Jebediah O'Reilly must be sent into the past to retrieve the hapless fool of a physicist, Dr. Blenjamin Blandin who seems to have inadvertently triggered the machine to activate and create a rift in time and space centered around the blue box. I have reviewed the theoretical work done by Blandin, and he seems to believe that such a rift would not be able to shut unless the majority of any materials brought back in time are returned to their original time and place... while fascinating, this news is quite... um... irritating, to say the least. Once Blandin's anachronistic exploits have been reversed... well, he's definitely fired. Dr. Long out." Dr. Long: "Ok, Jebediah, I'll be brief. Retrieve Dr. Blandin, wherever.... or, Whenever, he may be, and return by activating this capsule with your noise-emitting leverage-optimizer. Dead or alive matters little. Just the majority of his anachronistic mass must be returned. He's as good as fired to me." Jebediah: "why does the capsule look like a car?" Dr. Long: "Well, we're a bit low on funds for "Employee retrieval and extraction". Normally we don't... do... much... of that. So I could not refuse when one of our Engineers volunteered his antique car for the task. He was very insistent on it actually. What an odd fellow." Jebediah: "Ok, and what about the Blue uniform?" Dr. Long: "well, we don't exactly have Historians on the Axle... so I had this modeled after the garb of the deceased inhabitants of the Facility. We don't know very much about his location or time... other than that it seems to be linked to earth or its moon. Both of which have had breathable atmosphere for a long time... so you should be fine in that. I had you inoculated against earth diseases long since irradicated, as well. Wouldn't want you bringing back to common cold, now, would we." Jebediah: "Sounds like you thought this all out." Dr. Long: "That is my job. Haven't missed a week." Jebediah: "alright, whelp, let's send me back in time then." Dr. Long: "Excellent." "Here it is. The rift exists right around the blue box. You simply need to touch it. I will watch you through your noise-emitting Leverage-optimizer, which can be tracked with some repurposed special equipment developed for long distance space flight. Good thing you're going back in time, and not forward. Although... who knows how this will effect the present... so... Don't step on any butterflies." "Got it." "Good luck." ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Location: I06 - Yetornius Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship, Fleet Bonus Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116312 Currently, aboard the Axle, somewhere over Yetornius.... Eshey, reporting for assignment. What's going on here?!?! I'm administering corporal punishment to Sue for breaking protocol and offering unsolicited advice to the CEO. That's not appropriate! And why is Hombre here? I'm not sure really. He just sort of showed up so I've been spanking him, too. Less talking, more spanking!!! I'm almost done here. I'll meet you over in the hangar bay in a bit. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later, in the engineering bay.... Are we seriously going to give a space whale an anal probe? Eshey, if we want to get the freshest poop samples, we will have to travel deep inside the space whale. That's why we have these things developed by Big Z to help us. The first are exosuits equipped with pooper scoopers and poop collection buckets. Why do those poop collection buckets look like jack o' lanterns? Because it's Halloween, Eshey. Um...okay. We'll use this next generation deep exploration vessel, the O.C.S. Ramrod, to penetrate the whale sphincter and enter the whale. Once we're inside, we'll travel to the colon, where we'll land the ship and embark with the exosuits to search for fresh poop. Alright, lets head out. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On approach to the space whale.... There it is, Eshey, right where Ishmael's coordinates said it would be. Bringing us underneath...and there it is...the butt hole! Penetrating the sphincter. Making our way towards the colon Let's hope the space whale doesn't have a bowel movement while we're in here or we'll be ejected back out into space. Quite violently, too, I think. And that's just not the normal farts and number two's. We'll be ejected if the whale sharts, as well. Quite messily, I'm afraid. Alright, here we are - in the colon. Landing the Ramrod. Eshey, prep the suits. I can't believe I'm doing this.... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In the colon.... Eshey, keep your eyes out for fresh poop that's been trapped here. How are you even breathing? I can't even imagine the smell.... Interesting, look here, Eshey - alien coccoon pods! It seems that aliens have... ...colonized the colon. Oh look! They're hatching! KILL THEM!!! KILL THEM NOW!!! USE THE POOPER SCOOPER!!! Hold on, Eshey, let's not get violent. In fact, they are trying to communicate with us. Eh eh eh ehe ehehe eh eh. Eh ehehe, ehe eh eh eh eh. Eh ehe eh. You're names are Ellen and Clive? And you've been waiting for trick or treaters all night and we're the first ones? And you have pretzel treats for us? Well then, trick or treat! Yes, please, place the pretzels in these buckets. THAT'S WHERE THE POOP GOES!!! We'll sort it out later, Eshey. Next: Additional pics under the spoiler tag, and comments and criticisms are all welcome!
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Location: E09 Tags: Civil, Building Hi there! I've been recommended for a camera fix. You got a broken camera? No problem! I can handle that! Great! How long will it take? Well... what exactly seems to be the problem? It's hard to tell exactly, but the thing is, I dropped it in a lava fall and then a coworker dropped it into a geyser after fishing it out of the lava and then while I was getting it back out of the geyser it sorta flew up into the air with me and we landed kinda hard, so what with the one thing and the other thing... I think it might have some problems. Um... okay. So... well... we could try to fix that... or, you know, it might just be better to get a new camera? What d'ya think? Hmm... Yeah, I think I might just get a new one. You know, that's what I'd do too! Okay, well, see ya! Have a great day! Come back any time! The empty shop: C&C welcome! I think this is the first time I've done the inside of a workshop like this, it was pretty fun!
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Location: F10 Arium Major Tags: Science, Land Vehicle Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // The Ter Tahls had been kind enough to once again lend their facilities to ED-208 and myself. This was a much larger warehouse style facility that suited our task of creating and testing drones very well. ED-208 had decided to modify one of the drones I had created and gave it some armament. He had insisted that it was needed and it also would be useful in testing the new target acquisition and tracking software I had written. As he finished up the modifications on his drone I made a few last tweaks to the largest of the drones that would be used for recon. With its sophisticated communications gear I was sure it would be useful to the Ter Tahls. My other 6 legged drone was made to explore more uneven terrain and handle smaller locations. I had shared all of the designs and specifications with the Ter Tahls for their use. Tor seemed most interested in the 6 legged drone for its ability to handle underwater exploration. I told him that if he located any Awesomnium to be sure to let Octan know as they would be very happy to buy the rights for it. I'd come to really appreciate Tor's companionship and I think even ED-208 was beginning to settle in. He hadn't suggested we sabotage or blow up their facility in quite a while! And I noticed that he no longer insisted on having a weapon in his hand. He was willing to set it down on the cart the Ter Tahls had loaned to him for working on his drone. I think ED-208 was appreciative of their warrior culture and all of their many traditions. He even said I could learn from the Ter Tahls about being more of a man. Which didn't make any sense since they were a totally alien race and not humans! All of that made our orders from Dr. Long to return to the Axle all the more difficult. I knew that with an alien fleet in a neighboring system she had great concern over our safety, especially due to our knowledge of the time travel device but we still felt like there was so much to learn from the Ter Tahls. Tor said that we would always be welcomed and that perhaps in the future he could come to the Axle and meet the revered Dr. Long. I knew that she would be excited for that possibility and that Tor would be so amazed by her. I found myself excited at the possibility and I was sure Dr. Long would be thrilled to hear my full report! Extra Pics:
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Location: H04 - Crofter's Ridge Tags: Log of Jebediah O'Reilly, Entry #025: After last week's debacle Dr. Long ran a ton of tests on Nate and I before she let us go anywhere. Something about being worried about "a zombie outbreak" aboard the Axle. Dr. Long: "This won't hurt. Much. Actually this is going to hurt a lot. Please, hold still. Once she finally let us out of her custody I was sent to Crofter's Ridge, something about a contingency plan for "Project Icarus" Some legend about a Greek kid who flew too close to the sun and died... scary stuff! One day I was summoned to Dr. Longs office. Apparently it was "urgent" and "to come at once" I wonder what's up this time? End Log of Jebediah O'Reilly, Entry #025 Dr. Long: "Odus, take this down to the front office. I swear, this is 420,248th time I've cited Pombe's dress code violations!" Odus Dillberg: "Of course, Danielle. Whatever you say." Dr. Long: "Good. Now get out of here." *knock* *knock* Dr. Long: "Come in. Shut the door behind you please." Jebediah O' Reilly: "Hey, long time no see? Ha ha, I crack myself up." Dr. Long: "That's Bobs joke." Jebediah O' Reilly: "What do you need?" Dr. Long: "I'll keep things brief. Last week I discovered we had recovered a time travel device from the facility. This is Project Icarus. Advanced testing began this week..." Jebediah O' Reilly: "Something went wrong, didn't it?" Dr. Long: "Stop interrupting. *sigh* Yes, something went wrong. An employee named Blenjamin Blandin was... er... accidently sent into the past." Jebediah O' Reilly: "What?!" Dr. Long: "Yes. You trained my troopers, you cooperated with the Gauntlet... right now you're the only one I can trust with this information. I fear what would happen if this device fell into the wrong hands... Let's just say... Well, you know, President Business has already been targeted for 9 separate ethics-based assassinations. I need you to follow Blendin into the past." Jebediah O' Reilly: "And retrieve him?" Dr. Long: "Or kill him. Whichever is easier. He mustn't be allowed to interfere with the timeline!" Jebediah O' Reilly: "I understand." Dr. Long: "You have 24 hours to prepare. Meet me in Testing Room 12A and we will begin the procedure." Dr. Long: "Oh, and one more thing... failure is not an option." Jebediah O' Reilly: "I don't fail." <<<TO BE CONTINUED!>>>
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Location: H04 - Crofter's Ridge (The time machine is currently located on H04, and the traveler is tied to the machine) Tags: Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle Previously... Credit Where It Is Due The Wrong Hands Chasing Time Aketi Outpost, a bustling city located on the edge of the Milky Way galaxy. 1st Novembrinali, AD 3800. *bazoomp* *flash of blinding light that I'm too lazy to edit in* Jebediah O'Reilly: "Oof!" Jebediah O'Reilly: "Where am I? Maybe the question I should be asking is when am I?" Jebediah O'Reilly: "Let's figure out the basics, then I can get down to business. Let's hope Blendin hasn't lost his head..." Bank Attendant: "Welcome to City Bank. How may I help you?" Jebediah O'Reilly: "What's the date today?" Bank Attendant: "The date? It's Novembrinali 1st, of course." Jebediah O'Reilly: "Yes, yes, I know that, but the year?" Bank Attendant: "3800 AD, what else would it be?" Jebediah O'Reilly: "It worked... Thank you." Intercom: "Bank closes in 5 minutes." Jebediah O'Reilly: "Closing already? It's the middle of the day!" Bank Attendant: "You haven't heard? An organization calling themselves the Serpent's Head have been targeting large corporations. Last week they bombed the Octansoft tower on the other side of the district! All the banks have been on high alert and they've cut our hours in half. Have you been living under a rock?" Jebediah O'Reilly: "Oh, I've heard of them..." *bang* *crash* Blenjamin Blandin: "Oi, U-u-u-unhand me, y-y-you fiend!" Policemen: "You're under arrest for disturbing the peace. Stop struggling, you will only make it harder on yourself..." Blenjamin Blandin: "S-s-stop! I-i-i'm from the future!" Jebediah O'Reilly: *facepalm* TO BE CONTINUED... Thanks for looking! Comments & criticism welcome, as always. Please, excuse my awful attempt at background removal on the first picture.
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Sector: H04 Tags: Science, Civil "Log Date 454, This is Dr. Danielle Long. Samples of the native species analogous to earth coral are currently being retrieved for testing on the Axle. It is in diverse biomes such as this one that the most profitable compounds are typically discovered. I expect this will yield many a new product for Octan... but only time and testing will reveal these compounds. I am surfacing presently. Dr. Long out." Odus Dillberg, Dr. Long's Secretary: "Ah, yeah, right there, biological samples collection droid. Right there on my shoulders. yeah. Lots of stress to relieve there. Mmm." Dr. Long: "Another day, another misappropriation of Octan equipment." Odus: "Ah! Didn't see you there Danielle!" Dr. Long: "What exactly have you tasked this specimen collection droid with? This is hardly protocol. Where are your clothes?" Odus: "Oh, I had the droid store them in one of his little compartments!" Dr. Long: "You know those compartments will not open after they've been shut except for within one of the Axle's "Hazard Assessment" Labs?... Right?" Odus: "Oh." Dr, Long: "I'll take that as a no. Any calls come in while I was working?" Odus: "Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me! Kodan called! He's in sector F10 with that thing you told me to send to him! Well! He has some important news to share with you! I took a message!" Dr. Long: "If it was important, why didn't you forward it to me?" Odus: "Well, you sounded like you were having fun looking at all the cool animals and stuff under the sea, so I didn't want to bother you." Dr. Long: "What is the message?" Odus: "Oh yeah... Project Icarus is a time machine! Surprise!" Dr. Long: "A WHAT?! And you didn't inform me of this immediately?!" Odus: "Surprise!" Dr. Long: Cancel my appointments for tomorrow. I will be re-assuming control of this project. I want the object delivered to the Axle immediately. Thereafter, I will assess the object's safety and begin preparations for a thorough inspection of its capabilities. I also want any information Kodan may already have acquired. This must all be conducted with the utmost secrecy. I would not want a time machine to fall into the wrong hands." Odus: "You got it boss!" Dr. Long: "Oh... And one more thing. Send Kodan and his handler robot, ED-208, something to keep them safe. A pair of Ma.K. hard suits. Knowledge is dangerous." Odus: " Hard Suits for Kodan and that Ed guy, got it!" ______________________________________________________________ One Week Later, in the remote H04 sector........... In one of the Axle's ejectable high-risk labs... "Log Date 461, This is Dr. Danielle Long. This device is remarkable. Project Icarus was indeed an apt title for this project, as It must be the source of the anachronistic facility in which it was discovered. It would appear that the original Scientist who created this device are long dead. Perhaps slain in a Zoid raid. But some of the facility's personnel escaped with the Ter Tahl sentients of sector F10's Arium Major. I consulted with their people regarding this device, but the only novel information with which they could provide me was that the device was volatile. I have decided to house the object in its original container: a Blue Box, and perform a myriad of tests on it to assess its safety. Thereafter I will conduct tests to determine how... if... It works. A Time Machine is a fixture of science fiction, but the laws of physics preclude its creation in the real world. Should I indeed have my hands upon the genuine article... Well... This could fundamentally alter Humanity's understanding of the universe... And remove the restrictions of time and space from Octan's quest for resources. With a time machine... well... The possibilities are limitless.... But I'm getting ahead of myself. We first must determine if it works... And then how... before we can use it. To this end I've tasked a select team of theoretical physicists with the inspection of the machine, and its safe operation. We're working around the clock to figure this puzzle out. For the time being, I will leave this in the capable hands of Blenjamen Blandin, one of Octan's finest physicists. Dr. Long signing off." Dr. Long: "Dr. Blandin?" Blenjamen Blandin: "Y-y-y-yes, Dr. Long?" Dr. Long: "I will be in my office looking over this data. Please continue your work. I want this object monitored 24/7. Don't let anything happen to it... and if it activates, I want you to eject the lab. Even if you are in it. Understood?" Dr. Blandin: "I-I-I, uh, Understood." Dr. Long: "OK, Great." ___________________________________ Later....... Dr. Blandin: "Uh, oh! Great S-s-scott! The F-f-f-flux Inhibitor is l-l-loose!" "Wha-Whoah!" OoC: Don't worry. The "Octan has a time machine" will not last Long. No spoilers. but yeah. ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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