Lord Tyrus Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Lord Tyrus had been assigned a medium priority mission from Officer Brickdoctor along with fellow ISB officer Goatm An and Imperial pilot ace, BEAVeR, to investigate reports of Rebel activity, originating from the ice-ball world of Barab II. They had been assigned a Valor-Pattern Assault Gunboat, an experimental craft combining the air-to-ground supremacy of the LAAT gunships along with the durability of the STC003 Starcrashers and the transport ability of Lambda Class Shuttles, in order to transport the squad of Stormtroopers that was accompanying them. "We're coming in too fast! Officer VeR, what are you doing! Officer Brickdoctor said you were the best type of pilot that could be assigned to this mission." Lord Tyrus exclaimed. "Relax, I've worked with BEAVeR before, Tyrus. He's a great pilot," Goatm said, "Although maybe not the best type for a soldier," he muttered. His previous missions with BEAVeR had made it evident to him that he was unable to take a life, thus making him a poor candidate for a high-ranking Imperial pilot. He even felt sympathetic feelings towards the Rebels that he would be willing to testify against him if he was to fail him on this mission. He could sense that he was gaining the attention of the very important and influential people in the Emperor's fleet. He didn't want anyone messing up his almost certain promotion, especially this disloyal pilot. He was good at everything in his job, except the essential power to shoot someone. Simple as that. "It's not my fault! We've been hit!" BEAVeR replied. The thick, white clouds of Barab II's atmosphere wizzed by revealing a clean white blanket that was Barab II's surface. However, they were approaching at too steep an angle. Suddenly they were pulled into a tight spiral with the center a small spire poking through the surface. " Hold on, although I don't think the crash would be too bad, we've flown past the mountain, worry over, snow's fairly soft compared with rock." "Well done Sherlock..." A Stormtrooper muttered. "Silence!" Goatm yelled, "You don't want to see me when I'm angry!" Lord Tyrus turned off the live feed from the troop bay. Thud. Screech. Bang. Silence. The cockpit's viewscreen went blank. "Rear hatch it is then," Said Tyrus. As the crew in the front; Tyrus, Goatm, the Stormtrooper sergeant and VeR, opened the door to the troop bay. They were in for a shock. Only two of the nine Stormtroopers in the troop bay were still alive, one of them unconscious. The remainder were smashed up a bit. The crates and boxes had dislodged in the troop bay by the shot and were smashed into the the troops. The straps that held them into their seats were unable to be opened until the craft had landed, for safety. However, this proved a major downfall as the troopers were unable to escape as they were crushed by crates weighing nearly a ton. This was feedback that Goatm could file back to the design team. Lord Tyrus and BEAVeR helped the two remaining troops out and quickly looked away. Following that, Tyrus grabbed a rope, opened the rear hatch and, dropping the reel of rope, clambered down, closely followed by the other five. Tyrus got out his Macrobinoculars and surveyed the area. There was a spire, near to where they had been brought down. There were mountains in the distance with buildings on top in the same style as the spire He thought he could see figures on the horizon. Suddenly they were greeted as a wave of blaster bolts hit them. "Take cover!" Yelled Goatm, activating a distress beacon from his pocket, "Head to that gorge!" But they didn't know what was in for them... Oh I forgot, can I have this judged please! Edited January 5, 2015 by Lord Tyrus Quote
Kodan Black Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Nice build. The snow looks good and it conveys the sense of a crashed ship well. I might suggest a bit more debris and maybe more distressing on the ship itself. From a realistic point of view that crash angle would result in cleaning the occupants out with a hose, even into snow that kind of physics would trash the ship and anything in it. Something more like 45 degrees or less would be closer to what would be physically possible. Good lead into the episode! Quote
Lord Tyrus Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 Nice build. The snow looks good and it conveys the sense of a crashed ship well. I might suggest a bit more debris and maybe more distressing on the ship itself. From a realistic point of view that crash angle would result in cleaning the occupants out with a hose, even into snow that kind of physics would trash the ship and anything in it. Something more like 45 degrees or less would be closer to what would be physically possible. Good lead into the episode! I know it's not perfect, but I don't have enough time to correct it. The crash angle looks more extreme in pictures than in real life. Quote
markus1984 Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Yes, a really good MOC with an good story! The crashed ship looks very nice. Well done! markus Quote
Lord Tyrus Posted January 4, 2015 Author Posted January 4, 2015 Yes, a really good MOC with an good story! The crashed ship looks very nice. Well done! markus Thank you! Quote
LucasLaughing Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 That's a cool ship - I think you strike a nice balance between the greebled middle section and the smoother wings. Your minifig posing looks great - something I always appreciate I also like the little details like the footprints in the snow and the snow/ice on the spire. Good work! Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted January 6, 2015 Posted January 6, 2015 The crash is well captured. I like this. Quote
MKJoshA Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 This is well done. I think the picture would be better with different lighting, and maybe more pictures. But I like what I see! Quote
Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Judges have awarded you 3 XP! Quote
Tariq j Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Great MOC, I like the way you've built the crash scene. And the use of SNOT techniques on the ground. Quote
Lord Tyrus Posted January 10, 2015 Author Posted January 10, 2015 Excellent, must be fun doing this. What SoNE? Yep it's great! You should sign up! Great MOC, I like the way you've built the crash scene. And the use of SNOT techniques on the ground. Thanks! Quote
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