Dannylonglegs

Lovely foliage! Great build! Octan seems to be literally everywhere these days... as the saying goes: "Octan: we are everywhere. We are everything. We are inevitable." But seriously, those trees are the bomb! And your scooter's adorable too! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Note: Chronologically this occurs before most of the other G08 builds. Location: G08 Tags: science, exploration //"Log date 319, this is Dr. Danielle Long, recording from the sink-hole riddled dune seas of Planet G08, or, Xerillian. Orbital sensors detected massive biomass readings, however, our efforts to uncover the source of these readings have been futile up until now. Tomorrow we will begin testing our new hand-held Biomass detectors, in effort to figure out where these readings are coming from... Dr. Long Signing off."// //Log date 320, this is Dr. Danielle Long. I am accompanying a pair of Octancorp brand troops, who will be testing our corporation's latest invention: The handheld Biomass detector. Signing off for now."// //"This is Dr. Long with a status update. It's coming from underground. I've tasked the troopers to investigate one of these sinkholes, and the readings are getting stronger. I suspect that the life on this planet is hidden beneath the dune seas.... Wait... Something's moving! The creature seems arthropod-like in form... resembling an earth lobster or scorpion." "Trooper, grab that specimen for me! I wish to inspect it's xenophysiology in my lab!" "Log note: There are more of them now... crawling out of the sinkhole... wow. They just keep coming..." "Trooper! Grab that specimen quickly! Let's observe this from a safe distance!" Trooper1: "Ah! What the Yetornius! They're everywhere! Shit! it bit me!" "....How does it feel?" Trooper1: "I... I can't feel anything! My whole leg's numb! Ah! There's more! make it stop! Make it stop!" "Fascinating... Log note: These creatures seem to induce a numbing effect upon biting would-be-prey." Trooper2: "..." "I need to attend to this matter. Dr. Long signing off."// "Grab me a sample you blithering fools!" Swarm Behavior The desert without the SPET or Dr. Long. (Those Trooper's are toast!) So, I didn't have time this week to build a new ship, but luckily the SPET (Scientific Personnel and Equipment Transport was still kicking around from last week. Those "dunes" were a pain in the rear to figure out, and I think in the future I'll use a different technique than the interwoven round snot you see here, but hey, I'm a scientist, and science is about throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks! Also, this gives me a chance to show off one of the SPET's unseen features: Opening cockpit: So, remember kids! Science is written by the survivors: Yes this was all just a sneaky way to brag about my sexy scorpion collection. My babies... This isn't even all of them either... ~Insectoid Aristocrat

This is probably my favorite build so far. I am humbled by the elegance and vision of this. ~Insectoid Aristocrat

http://oi60.tinypic.com/13yjc6x.jpg The pink lines indicate interplanetary connectivity. Details on each planet can be found here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=98050 It's basically a grid put onto a hexagonal map, with A0l being top left (not a planet) and I11 (again, not a planet) on the bottom right. ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Excellent! Former (once and always) CEO Bob should be around shortly to load your information into our databanks, and supply you with an ID badge! ~Dr. Long

Posh posh! We make up for the "low protein, low fat, low sugar, diet" ABS Steak with our "pick your own flavour!" Probiotic"smoothies" and our GM "corn" products! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Agreed! O.C.S. Sui Juris is excellent! It has a wonderful utilitarian feel and is reminiscent of Star Trek ships! I love that you put both micro and normal scale builds into the one! It really elevates the build! Lovely lava and sciencey stuff going on! You are indeed stepping out of Dr. Long's shadow! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

1. Your.minifigure doesn't actually have to be present in the actual build when it doesn't make sense for it to be so, as would be the case in a Micro build, or if your figure is on the communication device heled by another fig, or commanding a robot to do its dirty work, etc... You could also build an LDD exclusive alaternate figure: in my case that would likely be an all-white body and legs, with a simple female face and a black ponytail (if available. I don't LDD) And use a more detailed figure in physical builds. 2. You don't need to build anything related to your job. You are incentivized to do so, but it is not a requirement. That said, 3 points each week can add up fast, so choose a job you like and which you will like making buulds for. So if you really like building space ships, choose pilot, but if you prefer building Alien environments and cool action stuff like that, go with explorer! If you prefer piracy and espionage, choose special forces. If you like structures, engineer; and if you want to put the science back in science fiction, go scientist! 3. Even small builds help you and your team! Sign up ASAP and get your first build out there! This third week ends late on Sunday (or early on monday. I never remember), so post your figure on a green or grey baseplate if needed! Also sign up for Octan because we're the best! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Welcome aboard, Dr. Vernon! The Octan labs eagerly open their doors to Scientists with credentials as excellent as yours! And, unlike Mantis, we can afford to dispose of our weighing bins and pipette persons after use, as opposed to attempting to clean them out and reuse them, as I hear is common practice in their Corporation. Those trace amounts of chemicals and foreign contaminants do add up. Fill out these forms, and provide a 100x100 pixel image of yourself for your ID badge, and you're good to go! Let's get scientific! ~Dr. Long

Once again, wonderful rockwork! Wonderful snot! I love the alien feel you've really captured! I love this! The foliage too is out of this world! (Puns are always intended, and I won't lie about it. ) the olive green moss with the bley rock outcroppings is wonderful! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Excellent scene! The base is lovely! I adore the slope you fit there! At first I thought I was looking at plates on the interior of an arch piece, but this is far more novel! I love that your half cylinder wall works on both sides! It sort of reminds me of the rebel base on Hoth! (Even though we're probably closer to the Empire, all things considered. ) and the speeder is great too! Love that you've featured red!Pombe and Jebediah helping you test out the craft! I don't have the twins torso too, so I may feature red!Pombe too if/when I feature him in one of my buulds! great work! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Out of curiosity, do the Kawashita actually speak Japanese? Does everyone else speak English or French? Or do we all speak "galactic common." Are there language barriers? ~Insectoid Aristocrat

My word! That is intensely gorgeous! I LOVE that mantis creature! I can totally see that being one of the only waste-walking inhabitants of this planet of otherwise subterranean life! Not only is it perfectly camouflaged for the rock, but also white is an advantagous colour for desert creatures! also it just looks vicous! Well done! Very well done! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Lovely colour control on that foliage! Also great industrial looking bike there! Great job! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Sylph healed Warlen if Vindsval failed to remedy him, but otherwise attacked the feet from the back.

//Great work disposing of another enemy agent. As much as I would have loved to use her in some of our human trials in the lab, (with permission of the board of the ethics boars of course), I understand the need to eliminate such dangerous elements as this "Isabel." Also glad to see the bioscanners are working nicely for you!// Great simple build. The sand work is nice, and I love the dramatic gang-up scene... my only concern is that she seems really happy about her fate! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Excellent lab update! Our planet-side research facilities seem to be coming along very well! Love the vehicle! Also, glad to see your assistant is meeting lab regulations these days! Expect alien samples in a few weeks! ~Dr. Long

Oi git, dis 'ere iz da truf fer sure! I do love the side view of the speeder though. The small traces of the Octan auxiliary colours really spruce it up! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Lovely scene! Simple but elegant, a hallmark of your designs thusfar! I love your story too! Awesome scene of infiltration and espionage (although I thought it was on the asteroids at first) wonderful idea on that active camo! Well thought out and we'll executed! Wonderful build! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Sylph healed himself (put me a little higher in the order so I don't die, if you wouldn't mind! )

Hehehehehehe BTW Octan is Weyland Corp. Kawashita is Yutani, and Mantis is the space marines. I figured it out! ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Lovely build Zeph! I love the black bamboo (did you get the old Jaba's palace set too? ) The poetry is, again, excellent. Your character is a pretty chill, zen kinda guy! Also I love how you describe the world. Raining every day. I can imagine the black bamboo is very soggy! I know exactly what you mean. I hope to try out an idea I have for an ocean in my Alien Competition build, but I haven't had the time to start figuring it out. I looked at the Lego Movie's rough sea scene for inspiration. ~Insectoid Aristocrat

Ah, that reminds me of one of our slogans. "Octan is everywhere. Octan is everyone. Octan is everything. Octan: There is no use in resisting." Gorgeous Octan Logo there! Love the greebles! It totally looks like a wrecked Octan ship!... proof that you chose the wrong Corp, methinks.... ~Insectoid Aristocrat