[Q10 - Ota -TT] Mando encounter (Murder on the Frozen world part 3)

[marvelBoy123]

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Farantros narrative: 

Well as I continued to gather evidence, more and more I came back to the native Snogar. I was able to put it off no longer, so I arranged a meeting with the chief at a Triumvirate mining colony right on the edge of their holy lands. Once the Triumvirate had found Agrocite on the planet we had sent in the elites to protect it. And so I found myself in the middle of the bleak tundra of Ota in the company of the legendary Triumvirate Super Commandos and a potentially murderous savage. 

http://Murder on the Frozen World part 3 - Meeting with the Snogar by marvelBoy123, on Flickr

http://Murder on the Frozen World part 3 - Meeting with the Snogar by marvelBoy123, on Flickr

http://Murder on the Frozen World part 3 - Meeting with the Snogar by marvelBoy123, on Flickr

http://Murder on the Frozen World part 3 - Meeting with the Snogar by marvelBoy123, on Flickr

The chief seemed on edge throughout our entire conversation (whether that was due to the presence of one of the galaxies most elite fighting forces or the fact he was hiding something I do not know). He could confirm that the statue was a native symbol of ritualist sacrifice of an enemy but denied any involvement. Besides, his alibi didn't hold up well - he claimed that to the Snogar time has little importance and that he often spent days hunting alone in the tundra. What made me even more suspicious was his motive, at the first mention of the mining plans he became agitated and that quickly turned to anger. I couldn't say how he did it but he was certainly my prime suspect. 

Spoiler

An overview shot:

http://Murder on the Frozen World part 3 - Meeting with the Snogar by marvelBoy123, on Flickr

I don't have two of the white Mando helmets but I've done my best to show the two individuals in the build. This has certainly been one of my favourite builds that I have done, I wanted to give a strong sense of the layers of the snow landscape and I experimented with SNOT landscaping on hinges to give a more rounded base. In the machinery etc I took quite a lot of inspiration from Kessel which gave me an excuse to rewatch Solo. This will be my last build on Ota as part of the murder mystery but look out for @Tariq j's builds coming soon. As ever I appreciate your feedback.

 

[Merc4Hire]

Awesome work, the terrain here is especially really well done! I especially like the shaping on the pillar like rock. 

[Ross Fisher]

It's a really believable glacier, there. And I will always have a soft spot for Imperial Super-Commandos.

I think that's a perfectly fair way to get around not having enough helmets, although I might've switched them over, so that the guy next to Farantros had his helmet off. But a very cool build. I look forward to seeing the rest of this series. 

[marvelBoy123]

Completely agree as to which one should have had the helmet, I just prefer the look with the helmet so wanted him to be more visible. As for the landscaping, it was certainly a challenge to get right and took about 80% of the white parts that I have, but I think that the overall look was worth it in the end. Ironically, the techniques that I used in the pillar were heavily inspired by my earlier work on the misshapen tree on Rishi.

 

Edited June 10, 2020 by marvelBoy123

[Darth Bjorn]

Great build - I especially appreciate the imperial looking structure carved in between the ice. That looks really good! Also your red protagonist really pops in the white surroundings - beautiful...

[MKJoshA]

Your snow work is awesome! This is a really good build and your efforts really show.

[Simulterious]

Well done!

[n1majneb]

Great build here, 

I like the glacier detail here too and the way the door integrates into the ice. But who did it?

Time to review the posts...