(Factions Ep. 6 - Cat A) L13 - Fondor - CFS: Gonna Need A Bigger Gun

[Fenghuang0296]

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Astrid Speccroix’s Logs #1

Hello? Is this thing on? I hope so.

My name is Astrid Speccroix. I came to Fondor because I’d heard rumours that the Confederacy of Free Systems was conducting an operation here, and I wanted to petition them to help my home planet. I don’t think I really thought through what ‘conducting an operation’ meant.

Stormtroopers. It meant Stormtroopers. So here I am, hiding behind a pile of crates as those damn bucketheads assault an innocent citizen, and all I have between them and me is the backs of their heads and a burnt-out old slugthrower.

If I get out of here alive, I’m going to buy a bigger gun.

(First build for Factions, yay! Personally, not bad given I was late to the party and threw it together out of whatever I had lying around.)

Edited September 5, 2020 by goatman461

[marvelBoy123]

Nice first build, like the use of tiles!

 

[Simulterious]

Pretty cool build!

[n1majneb]

I like the archway using those big pieces, works really well!

[MKJoshA]

Great archway! I'd suggest taking your photos with more light so you can get a lower ISO.

[Fenghuang0296]

5 hours ago, MKJoshA said:

Great archway! I'd suggest taking your photos with more light so you can get a lower ISO.

Yeah? I don't really have a photography setup . . 

On 9/1/2020 at 9:30 PM, n1majneb said:

I like the archway using those big pieces, works really well!

It's not supposed to be an archway it's supposed to be an entire building actually . . or at least a facade. I got the idea for the design from the building in this image;

It should really be a lot taller but I didn't have enough parts, and I had to replace the transparent colours with black because trans colouring gave me a bunch of ugly lines that I didn't have the parts on hand to fix. 

[n1majneb]

7 hours ago, Fenghuang0296 said:

Yeah? I don't really have a photography setup . . 

It's not supposed to be an archway it's supposed to be an entire building actually . . or at least a facade. I got the idea for the design from the building in this image;

It should really be a lot taller but I didn't have enough parts, and I had to replace the transparent colours with black because trans colouring gave me a bunch of ugly lines that I didn't have the parts on hand to fix. 

I stand corrected, that’s actually a nice faithful interpretation!

 

 

[Fenghuang0296]

2 hours ago, n1majneb said:

I stand corrected, that’s actually a nice faithful interpretation!

Glad you think so! Honestly, I’ll probably revisit this sometime soon with a BrickLink or B&P order; make it a lot taller, add the proper trans purple colours (thank goodness the 1x6x5 panel exists in trans purple). Maybe I’ll resubmit the upgraded version this time next year and earn CFS a few more points on Fondor. (Or some other planet. :P)

[Ross Fisher]

17 hours ago, Fenghuang0296 said:

23 hours ago, MKJoshA said:

Great archway! I'd suggest taking your photos with more light so you can get a lower ISO.

Yeah? I don't really have a photography setup . .

I'd have to agree. Your SigFig is so unique, but here you can hardly make her out.

A makeshift photo setup is pretty easy. A lot of builders use a large piece of card, a couple of lamps, and whatever camera they have to hand. I use my mobile.