Mesabi

Great build @Ayrlego! I like the simplicity of the build, and how crisp it looks. I will be showing what lead up to the events of Captain Tyrell's capture, but I cannot do so until the 16th. Stay tuned everyone! I will also be issuing an in character statement at some point as well.

@Kwatchi, Please view my proposal in the Sea rats thread for factories in december.

To Captain Silas Pike, Charlatan Bay Naval Escort, From Agnes Mesabi We must apologize for the actions of Captain Tyrell and the Icarus Returning. The WTC Captains have been acting up lately, and it is time to discipline them. While the WTC may operate it's own navy and military separate from Corrington, we still must follow orders. This is a case in which WE, the WTC have failed. NOT Corrington. Captain Tyrell will be arrested and tried shortly. As we are the sole causes of damage in this situation, please let me offer some restitution. The WTC is prepared to build 2 medium or larger factories in Charlatan Bay, out of pocket, to ease the tensions, but we humbly ask you return the WTC Beacon, and hope that this would be a fair agreement. Please consider my words, and my apologies. OOC: Yeah, this is all on me. Like i said, I'll build you two factories in exchange for the Beacon's return. I'll build you one factory regardless to ease tensions. And really, sorry, this is all on me.

I updated the topic with pictures and character descriptions. Let me know what you guys think, I really enjoyed fleshing out the characters more. Also, I was in an AMCRA, I just needed to make my own topic for it.

My Entry into Cat A

Location: Jameston, Celestia Type: Medium Commercial Jameston Basecamp by North White, on Flickr Agnes awoke with a start at a table full of papers. Jameston Basecamp by North White, on Flickr "What the? How the $#@$# did I get here?" She asked angrily "Good morning!" Said Pete Zanzibar "I'm glad to see you've come too." "You didn't answer the question, you pinstriped idiot." Agnes muttered. "Well.... after you left the gunpowder factory, you walked into a pineapple tree. You then challenged it to a duel, and blew it up with TNT." Said Pete "And?" "Well, then you tried to rob a general store with a stick." "And?" "And we realized it would just be easier to buy out the store, and set up headquarters there, and let you think you robbed the place." "Oh." Jameston Basecamp by North White, on Flickr "So, anyways, the elites are all here, and we're going to go find that fabled orchard." Said Pete "Wait, who's running things in Mesabi Landing?" Asked Agnes Jameston Basecamp by North White, on Flickr Pete stopped smiling. "Him." He said quietly. "Oh." Said Agnes. "Well then, let's get this show on the road." Jameston Basecamp by North White, on Flickr FIN Thanks for viewing my entry into Challenge 6! As usual, I'm the first to post . I really tried to imitate @Ayrlego's style with this build. I probably failed, but I'm happy with the amount of texture I put into the build. C&C appreciated! More pictures

Participants: Mesabi Vessels: WTC Aurora; WTC Copperhead Coffers: 10 Dbs Troops: 10 WTC Marines, 20 WTC Volunteers Purpose: To boldly go where no Corlander has gone before, the south Characters: Madin disappeared into the Horizon as the two ships sailed around the peninsula. Southbound and down by North White, on Flickr The Copperhead had been adapted into the flagship of the expedition, well most of the men stayed aboard the Aurora. Southbound and down by North White, on Flickr In the Cabin of the Copperhead, Count Mesabi, Darby, Dmitri, and Samantha studied the maps. Southbound and down by North White, on Flickr "You know, I'm just happy to get away from Agnes for a while." Said the Count. "Did I ever tell you she once challenged an Apple tree to a duel? Then she blew it up with a cannon." "Eye two am fleeing from my wife." Said Dmitri, "She is much liek your woman." "I'm still not sure why you need an accountant to travel to the new world." Muttered Darby. "Well, someone needs to count the amount of TNT we have." Said Samantha wryly. "I did. It's a lot. Why do we need TNT to discover a new world?" Asked Darby "Darby, I think you know why." Said the Count. Darby did not, but realized he would never get an answer. FIN

WARNING DATA NEEDS UPDATING, I WILL FIX SOON! Well, another TMCRA has passed, and it's time to see who made it and lost it. I'll be posting a write up, but here's everyone's scores, with upkeep calculated... Name Ships Score Ships total Upkeep Profit Total Extra Ayrlego 10 2 122 306 184 Blackdeathgr 12 5 280 360 80 Bodi 9 3 55 58 3 Bregir 26 9 838 493 -345 Brickwolf 1 1 0 173 173 Capt Wolf 15 3 310 1671 1361 Captain Genaro 9 2 75 476 401 CelesAuriven 2 1 0 28 28 Charlatan Bay 5 2 5 63 58 Stole the WTC Beacon >:( Dukesc 51 16 2131 1892 -239 Lost class 4, captured class 2 ETTC 12 3 145 311 166 Uses ships not in the registry... Faladrin 5 2 0 85 85 Flavius Gratian 2 1 0 112 112 Garmadon 5 2 0 402 402 gedren_y 7 2 25 176 151 Gulagurag 2 1 0 0 0 Kai NRG 8 2 40 209 169 Kaiju 10 3 55 405 350 WTC Beacon stealer KolonelBeamter 47 7 2365 1334 -1031 KotZ 7 2 5 53 48 Lost class 5 Kwatchi 8 2 55 230 175 >:( Legostone 18 4 360 943 583 MAESTRO 8 2 50 841 791 Maxim I 9 3 25 478 453 MCTC 10 3 55 879 824 Mesabi 10 2 123 154 31 Lost the Beacon Mike S 9 2 90 344 254 Entered the same ship 3 times... MKJoshA 12 2 220 143 -77 Phred 31 11 1255 1207 -48 Ambition and Aspiration are the same? Pombe 3 1 0 0 0 Professor thaum 5 2 0 362 362 RNTC 14 3 227 307 80 SilentWolf 16 5 243 718 475 Sir Stig 7 2 5 145 140 Umbra Mantis 7 2 25 473 448 Total 412 115 8904 15831 6927 I didn't do settlements, nations, or NPCs, for brevity. @Puvel, you have been omitted, as I cannot find the ship class of The Defiance. Please remember these are not in character statements, I'll deal with the loss of the Beacon later.

Location: Mesabi Landing Tags: Small Commerce Yet another warehouse by North White, on Flickr Mesabi Landing had to store all the stuff it ascertained. But it was also a popular place for the WTC infantry to slack off... FIN C&C appreciated, Nothing big or interesting today. Just a quick build to help me build up Mesabi Landing.

Location: Jameston Type: Medium Factory Agnes angrily stomped all the way over to the next WTC factory Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr Pete Zanzibar stood outside. "Madam Mesabi! Have you come to inspect our factory!" Asked Pete Excitedly "This the Gunpowder one or the Bottle one?" Asked Agnes "The Gunpowder one, madam." Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr "Perfect, just the one I was looking for. And let me remind you, I'm not drunk, I just drank enough to keep my nerves steady." Said Agnes. She dropped the two muskets by some empty barrels. "Well, I'll just show you inside, so you can see everything!" Said Pete, nervously Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr "Gunpowder is made of three ingredients. Sulfur, Saltpeter, and Charcoal. We have to import in the Sulfur, but the other to ingredients are manufactured here." Pete Paused. "But, unfortunately, we have to have a Corrington officer to watch everything for safety reasons." Said Pete. "Hey now! Let's see you do this job as well as I do." Said the Corrish Officer Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr "All you do is tell us how much of each ingredient gets dumped in a barrel from that cheat sheet!" Yelled Pete back "Yeah, but I'm certified to read the cheat sheet. Are you?" Said the Officer Smugly. "No... Moving on. We dump barrels of Urine into sand to make saltpeter." Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr "So that's what that smell is..." Muttered Agnes. "Yes, that reminds me can we build a scented candle factory next? Or perfume?" Asked Pete. "I'll think about it." said Agnes, rolling her eyes. "Next, we make charcoal. We do this in that room over there." Pete motioned to a small room off to the side of factory. Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr "And finally, we combine the sulfur, the saltpeter, and the charcoal, in a big vat." Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr "And we just take the powder out and put in buckets." Finished Pete. "Great great great... Can I borrow some?" Asked Agnes drunkenly. "Why?" Asked Pete. "Agnes needs to go shoot someones." Agnes burped loudly. Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr "Uh, I guess... I don't think we have that caliber of ammunition here though, we're using a different type for the advanced rifles." Agnes sighed loudly. "Why is everything so hard!" Gunpowder Factory by North White, on Flickr She kicked open the door, and left in a huff. FIN Thanks for viewing my third factory of the month. I tried to recreate the process of making gunpowder to the best of what the internet says. Hopefully it looks different enough then the last one I did. I made this one bigger and tried to fill the area fully. @Ayrlego I could probably build one more for Jameston to license. I'd really like to do a Musketball factory to end the story arc. As usual, C&C appreciated.

Location: Jameston Type: Medium Factory Agnes and a WTC Elite walked to the edge of Jameston, where the new musket factory had opened. They had been told to only build their buildings on the edge of town for reasons everyone knew. Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr Two Bored WTC Infantrymen stood in front of the factory. "Woah Woah Woah" Said the First. "We're guarding this building. We don't need any of you elites around!" "Yeah, Scram! We don't take your type here." Said the Second. Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr Agnes sighed. "What is it with you grunts? Is someone jealous they aren't called elite?" "No..." Said the first sheepishly. "Good," Said Agnes smugly, "Trooper, stay out here and show them how to guard a building." Agnes entered the building leaving the three soldiers to argue outside. Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr The Foreman greeted her. "Sorry for the delays, countess. We had some trouble constructing the building." "All in good time, mr. foreman. Now, show me how this factory works." "Of course!" Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "First, Metal is pounded into the rough barrel of the gun." Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "It's taken over to the furnace, where it's heated, sealing the cracks." Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "Once it's been forged, we let it cool over here." Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "Meanwhile, we assemble the flintlock mechanism." Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "Additionally, the stock is cut out of wood." Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "All of the pieces are brought to the master craftsman at the crafting table." Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "And the musket is assembled." Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "Then we just package them." Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "You see, we run an efficient and productive factory here in Jameston. And now that we're operational..." Agnes cut the foreman off. Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "Now that the factory is operational, I can put you out of your misery and put one of Mordo's men in charge." Said Agnes, with a rare smile. "Did you just pull those out of the box there? Because those aren't loaded..." The foreman said calmly. Musket Factory by North White, on Flickr "Damnit." FIN Thanks for viewing my latest factory! I hope to get one more out before the month ends. I'll take my 200 Dbs, thank you. C&C appreciated. I hope this is accurate enough for musket production. I'm not entirely sure how the barrels were made, so that part might be a bit off.

Certainly! Here's where it was introduced, during Nova Malto. She also fought off pirates in the last TMCRA I would, but it's at my house, and I'm at university at the moment. I'll be on break by Dec 15th, But I can't touch it till then. Understood, Bregir. It took me a lot of time to build that water though. And it's quality water.... And I understand, since it really is a whole lot of blank space. Again, I'll work on another entry, and I'll beef this one up when I get home in about three weeks.

Very nice @Capt Wolf! The lighthouse is very well textured, and coloured. The water is well done, and I like the story. So, what's your take on the type of property a Lighthouse is?

The Ship is the WTC Beacon, I launched her right before the Nova Malto incident. Thanks! No, you're right @Drunknok. Not at all my best work. I'm happy with how the water turned out, but that's just water. I was worried about the deadline, and just wanted to get something out. And you're right. It's basically some tracks on some gray plates. I think I'll make another contribution to the railroad, and really put a lot of effort into that one. Now that the deadline is gone, I can take my time a little more. Thank you for calling me out here. Close! It's a Brickarms Crate. I bought a few from Brickmania at the Mall of America.

Very nice Ship @Drunknok I love how it's just bursting with details. All around, it's a well made ship, and the WTC is honored to have such a fine ship among her numbers.

And with the agreement completely hashed out, Agnes stumbled out of the bar, got on her horse and rode off into the sunset. (Just making sure everything we agreed upon is final )

My entry to the wagonway Loading dock by North White, on Flickr Mine's a 48x48. How close are we?

Location: Kings Harbor Type: Minichallege The End of the Cocovia Wagon was in Kings Harbour, built by the WTC, who had first dibs on unloading their ships. Loading dock by North White, on Flickr The WTC Beacon sat docked next to the pier, a boarding ramp attached. Loading dock by North White, on Flickr The Crew looked on in confusion. "How is this more effieicent then just sailing around the island?" Asked the lookout. "Look at my hat!" Said the first mate Loading dock by North White, on Flickr Loading dock by North White, on Flickr The multi car horse drawn carriage was loaded, and drawn away, off to quinsville Loading dock by North White, on Flickr FIN Thanks for viewing my entry to the railway. It's 48x48, or 2,304 studs. Most of which is water. And a prebuilt ship. So, uh, if it doesn't qualify, I'll understand. C&C appreciated!

Another ship I've been working on. I'll try to get some better pictures up. WTC Destroying Angel by North White, on Flickr

Mordo reiterated Agnes responded. "Well, you have ambition, that is for sure. But how will the WTC export these resources? We barely have enough ships to go around. I'll accept your demands on a few conditions. First, we need to be able to request to build plantations in your absence. Say you have a bad month. We won't fault you as long as you allow for us to build plantations in your absence. Second, you need to provide a ship for us. At the very least, a ferry between Cascadia and Argentia. We can't be hauling you around day in and day out. If you agree to those to points, I think we have a deal. And Waiter, Bring me another fresh bottle! This one had all the booze go away!"

Location: Belson Tags: Ship Having been launched and loaded, the WTC Judgement Sat majestically in Belson's harbour. WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr On the Bow were four chase guns, ready to blow the hell out of anything that tried to escape. WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr The Figurehead held the scales of justice, and a sword, ready to judge all that crossed the WTC WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr The Judgement was crewed by the WTC's finest, the WTC elites. WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr She was captained by Captain Gage, a veteran of the Juniper Wars, and a staunch supporter of the WTC. WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr The Ship had both a captain's cabin and a map room, each lit my large stained glass windows. WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr And she was ready to take to the seas.... FIN Well, thanks for viewing my latest build. I haven't had a lot of time lately, and I've spent it touching up this fine ship. She also has a fairly decent interior as well, but I lack the parts to properly furnish it. In game, she has 20 cannons, though I only have 12 ATM. Maybe I'll spend more dough so she can be more accurate. Hmmmm..... I also need to add the sails, I just wanted to get this up for the time being. The Judgement is a Class 7 and her stats are: Range =4 Maneuver =2 Firepower =8 Crew =5 Cargo =1 Hull =7 Total Used =27 @Bregir tried to make me make her more accurate, but he failed, and I kinda just made it how I wanted. Overall, I'm very happy with how she turned out, and I can't wait to build another one. I can in no way, shape or form license or operate this ship, so I think she'll be the story only ship of Agnes. But I'm not sure, as if I build a couple large factories, I could probably afford her.

Very nice build Thaum, and another fine distillery from you. I always like the amount of detail you put into your LDD builds, and you've really improved!

Good to see another Challenge! You guys really love Jameston for some strange reason.

Well, the Judgement is about 90% finished! I just have to do custom sails, and find those missing doors. WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr WTC Judgement by North White, on Flickr So, @Bregir, I did the curvature thing, by sinking the middle of the ship a block. Maybe that's not exactly what you were thinking of, but whatever. Also, I decided to keep the middle deck high, since I liked how it looked. I think she's a class 8. @Maxim I disagreed, but I'm going to defer to @Bregir, or anyone else on the court. I'll try to upload some better photos as I add the finishing touches. @kurigan you okay mate?

Just Licensed the build!