Kodan Black

Everything is awesome! I like the color usage and the greebling on the antenna is fantastic.

Nice mechs, each has their own style that works well with their corp!

The cheese waves are really clever. I admire your dedication for covering 2 48x48 sheets in those clear 1x2s, oof! Good action and a nice and instantly recognizable nod to classic Batman.

Location: F03 Forring Tags: Science, Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle, Civil Building Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // After last week's efforts to better refine our abilities to find Awesomnium we received orders to head over to Forring to assist in the search for Awesomnium there. I obtained one of our "area defense" space drones and removed all of the missiles and other weaponry. I swapped in side scan radar, a front mounted ground penetrating radar and other scanning equipment. These drones typically operate just outside the atmosphere in space waiting for targets, so having it operate at that altitude and scanning for signs of Awesomnium wasn't going to be a problem. Dr. Allison and I headed out to a small Octan building on the planet where we could best analyze data and alter the flight path of the drone. She had some new mathematical models she wanted to try out to see if they would be more efficient in finding metals. I was certainly happy to have the assistance as the corporation can use all the help it can get in our current conflict with the warriors of MANTIS. Given our state of affairs with them and that Forring is a MANTIS controlled planet I was happy that ED-208 was available to accompany us to the planet's surface. I guess he had properly helped Sue with some sort of "back door adjustment" and she needed several days of rest. I'm not sure what they were adjusting the back door to, but it must have required a lot of work if Sue needed a few days to recover! ED-208 had found a MANTIS mech on Jurin II last week and we had brought it with us. He was in the process of getting it in proper working order and upgrading it when we had to ship out. It wasn't quite done, but it was fully functional and armed. I didn't expect we would encounter heavy resistance since we were going to a remote Octan base, but having some firepower was a relief. He had managed to remove a lot of the human controls and better integrate it with his own robotic form to make the responsiveness much better. It was a marvel to see it operate as an extension of his own body! Hopefully Dr. Allison's models prove beneficial and we are able to refine our capabilities to find Awesomnium. It was good to be back working with drones again as that is my primary speciality. I think that Dr. Allison is even becoming a bit more comfortable in the field now, though she did seem to want me to go into the Octan building with her while ED-208 maintained watch. She said she had something to show me, but I told her that we would lose the signal to the drone from inside the building and that she should bring it out to me and show me outside. I guess it wasn't anything that important as she said: "Ugh, never mind. I should just show ED-208 like Sue!" Extra Pics: ED-208's mech has legs that swing and the part below the knee can twist 360. My first real attempt at a minifig scale mech. Also the gun traverses and can point up and down. The whole thing managed to be pretty easy to balance despite making it up as I went.

Nice looking insect! You did a great job with the color blocking.

An instantly recognizable interpretation of one of my favorite sets also. That paired with the Black Seas Barracuda provided endless hours of entertainment.

Wow, that is really impressive. I love all the little details and it holds very true to the source!

I like the look of 7239 more, plus it seems to have more with the boat and the cool firemask helmet.

All of my money to Roberto of 4.

The puns are fantastic! Some great parts usage on your micro build! The interior of the cave micro was particularly well done also. Love the showroom too! You and Sal have the most consistently amusing threads!!!

I had no idea there were that many Octan torsos! Impressive collection, I'll have to go look up how many there are.

Location: E02 Jurin II Tags: Science, Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle, Civil Building Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // As the corporation continues to try and protect itself I was transferred from the OCS Belle Homme over to our newest battleship the OCS Excelsior. Most people seem to refer to it as the OCS Excessive. I guess when CEO pombe decided to have it built his explanation was: "Everyone knows that bigger is better. Therefore biggest is best." It produces enough electricity to power the main cities on Farmolis. It produces enough thrust to actually impact planetary rotation. And it has enough weaponry to bombard a planet into being devoid of life. Fortunately with typical Octan efficiency we've automated most functions and have robots do the majority of the work, so despite being the size of a small moon it can be crewed by as few as 10 Octan employees! One of the Weapons Engineers told me they had to upgrade the armor and anchor points of the main triple turret as it initially fired with enough power to actually buckle the plating around it and they had a pressure leak. He said it was lucky our corporation is so invested in robots as they lost a couple robots but no human lives! Once again CEO pombe tasked ED-208 with our protection on Jurin II. He needed Dr. Allison and myself to head down to the planet for some analysis of some rock chunks to help refine the search for Awesomnium. On the shuttle down to the planet I was temporarily lulled into seeing a dump truck without realizing the scale. It was only once I had figured out that the things next to the dump truck were buildings I recognized the sheer scale of the vehicle! It was absolutely enormous. One of Octan's subsidiary companies apparently made it and it was so massive that they end up breaking it down into many components just to transport it from planet to planet. Once on the surface we made our way to the mining outpost and got to work. ED-208 was ever vigilant on guard while Dr. Allison started her analysis. I decided to get my hands a bit dirty and do a more personal review. I noticed there were different deposits within the sample and even differing qualities of the Awesomnium present. While I'm not a geologist by training, I did find it interesting work. The mining robots we saw were brand new, clearly the corporation values the resources here. I will admit the robots are kind of annoying as every time you talk to them they say "Roger, Roger". ED-208 was clearly amusing himself with his less advanced cousins because he kept asking them things so they would say "Roger, Roger" over and over. The mining outpost buildings were new and very clean. I was actually surprised to find them so sterile given the nature of the job, but one of the workers explained that mining involves a lot of science (like we were doing) and that you wouldn't want contamination causing the corporation to pursue Awesomnium at the wrong place which would be very expensive. Extra Pics: Had to remove one side to get it to balance on end...

Hilarious story as always. Hard to believe it is an Octan facility with no robots present! Very nice build in the plant.

I like the fence, very good shape and style! Well done house, I guess being an exec means a big bump in salary!

I never played the game, but always liked the artwork of 40k. Love how this looks, a seamless blending of the two genres!

Yay, my 2nd 5!

All my monies to piggy bank Bob!

It is tough because I think all 3 corporations are "the bad guy" in a sense, but from each corporation's perspective they are the good guy. And while I know Goatman's been the most vocal in this thread I think blowing up 2 ships full of people and murder aren't necessarily better depictions of Mantis. I understand taking things personally a bit when your own corporation isn't portrayed in the best light but I think as long as its within the general realm already shown from that corporation it shouldn't be seen as abnormal. Side note: I have no problem with either of the builds posted, just needed recent and relevant examples.

My favorite shot was the KRAB doing its thing cutting the wires. That was a really brilliant MOC and picture. The Mantis ship has a great sense of scale and is very nicely designed. I like the light up shots too. My one critique that is more of a personal choice is that the blue window color being used for both the engines and windows seems slightly odd. I do my best to make my windows non-blue to avoid it. I'm a bit OCD on that sort of thing though.

Great build, especially the micro station and all the NPU. I liked the story, but my favorite part was the bit about using a land vehicle in a meaningful way! I find myself saying that to Kodan on a nearly weekly basis.

Maybe the best AG build. So many wonderful scenes and so much story telling. Plus there are multiple cliffhangers! Fantastic.

Can I help that you guys waste a lot of space? I actually felt like I tend to overly cram stuff in so I wanted to do a more spacious and "clean" build.

In typical American fashion stories should likely stay away from sex, nudity, etc and stick to safe for the whole family violence. ;) I would hope that humor can be in the same line as the team's builders present it: for instance we've had builds with Octan's over-reliance on robots being our downfall, or Mantis liking gross food. As with most things in life intent is a big factor - if you set out to be nasty it will probably be poorly received. And if you set out to be funny but miss the mark you have to accept that too. I think given the 18+ requirement here that darker is certainly permissible, but we also want this to be a fun game. Read Goatman's build again... I have to say the "rape and pillage" line seems a bit minor. I mean, I get you don't want things to escalate, but there is a fair bit of leeway on interpretation for how that could be meant. I think given the rest of the story it could be hyperbole of the destruction of the colonists instead of the literal. Like when someone says a corporation "raped the Earth" it can mean they just polluted a lot. I think there also is some amount of language barrier given the international nature of EB and certainly some colloquial phrases can be misunderstood.

Great Mantis ship! The underwater scene is fantastic, especially the red and white tube worm looking things.

Location: E02 Jurin II Tags: Science, Land Vehicle, Space Vehicle Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // Given the state of war that exists between Octan and the other corporations, all personnel have been instructed to be much more aware of security. Our delightful CEO pombe had requested that Dr. Allison and I investigate a Mantis lab on Jurin II. I became a bit concerned for how volatile things were when he not only insisted that ED-208 escort us, but Sue didn't even object. Perhaps she is still just in mourning after the profound loss of our friend. I always felt like Normal Guy was a good guy, a great employee, and just a really easily relatable fellow. I can't even imagine how his girlfriend Eshey must be doing. But sadly, in times of war, work must keep going. So ED-208 selected his weaponry to keep us safe and we proceeded to the Octan Heavy Cruiser OCS Belle Homme, recently renamed in honor of our departed colleague. Not knowing the strength or position of Mantis forces on Jurin II, ED-208 had acquired an armed scout car for us. We were glad to have both the speed and weaponry on our trip through enemy territory. ED-208 seemed to really enjoy being back in a gunner's seat and both Dr. Allison and I felt far more comfortable with him along. I think Dr. Allison was extra nervous because she seemed to want to hang onto me during the trip, given how new she is to field work and just in general I think that she was looking for reassurance. Upon our arrival at the lab we began our work. Dr. Allison got down to analysis while I began inspecting the various machinery. ED-208 was on high alert for any Mantis forces that might have returned or in case it was a trap. It looked like the lab hadn't seen any activity in a week or two, but it was still active. It was, in typical Mantis fashion, heavily fortified and quite militaristic in nature. They seemed to be doing some research on liquids, but we weren't quite sure why. It eventually became clear that they were pulling in some of the abundant water from the planet to combine it with locally sourced Awesomnium. They seemed to be attempting to develop a beverage for their forces that would imbue the drinker with benefits from the Awesomnium while also hydrating them. We were able to find some data in various computer logs that showed they hadn't been very successful. Dissolving the Awesomnium in the water had proven difficult and they mostly ended up with very gritty water that tasted terrible and instead of the Awesomnium being absorbed it simply wound up getting peed out. We collected all the data we could and proceeded back to the Belle Homme to prepare our report. I did notice that ED-208 vented some of his frustration at the loss of Normal Guy upon the machinery before we left. Such a tragic loss is hitting all of us hard. RIP Normal Guy This diary entry is in honor of our beloved comrade. Extra Pics: