VK-318 Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Yes, the Galactic Empire has committed atrocities, but what government hasn't? The Empire provides a stable political and commercial environment for her citizens, and that is something worth fighting for. That's why I joined the Imperial Armed Forces. I didn't join because I particularly liked the work, or because I had any particular respect for the way the army is administrated. I have even less respect for that aspect of the organization now. I squandered a few years of my youth prospecting in the Outer Rim, and in so doing I learned a great deal about the use, abuse, and value of explosives.It was enough to enlist as a demolitions specialist when I joined a new battalion being formed on my homeworld of Correlia. At the time, I was proud to see the title there, on my ID cards: Vladimir Volker, Operating Number VK-318, Enlisted Specialist. I am rather less proud of it now. I was quickly transferred out of that battalion and into a unit that had no need of an explosives expert, so the "enlisted specialist" became more or less meaningless. What it meant now was that if a job came up that nobody was stupid enough or brave enough to volunteer for, I got picked. Take my first deployment. Following an attempted escape on the original Death Star battle station, we were deployed to help accelerate the completion of that vessel. But do you think I got a security-guard posting? Oh, no. Not even a heavy-equipment operator. Guess what I drew. Tech support. It didn't take me long to get bored out of my mind. It's not to hard to see why. For one thing, I don't know what species they had in mind when they designed those computer terminals, but as far I as can figure they must have been built for Wookiees. The chairs were no good, either; they felt like sitting on a slab of sheet metal. And you would think that the troopers who got assigned to drive, say, a hovercrane, would have some idea how to power it up every morning, but nope. I had to tell one specific soldier how to do that every morning. Every. Single. Morning. But, hey, that's what I enlisted for. I stayed there for a few months, then they started drawing down the extra troopers. I was redeployed for my next assignment about a week and a half before the Battle of Yavin. Pretty good timing, I think. My first free build done! I would like this judged, please (Looks like I forgot to put a commlink back after removing minifigs.) (Again, no commlink. ) I attempted to construct the signature Death Star wall pattern from memory in in a way that I could build with the parts available to me, and I think I actually did pretty well. Anyway, here's my first free build. Enjoy! Edited Wednesday the fifth of March to correct grammar. Quote
VK-318 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 Um ... I think I posted this in the wrong forum. It's supposed to be in Watto's Junkyard, right? If somebody could straighten me out on that, I'll fix it on my next build. Quote
korpen4444 Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 Um ... I think I posted this in the wrong forum. It's supposed to be in Watto's Junkyard, right? If somebody could straighten me out on that, I'll fix it on my next build. It's a free build. So you can post it here. Episode builds MUST go in Watto's Junkyard though. But I like your build it looks really neat. Love the small and concise look of it. Quote
LucasLaughing Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 LOL, desk jobs are the worst! I love the imperial symbol hanging inside each cubicle, and I've talked to many tech-support people who sounded as though they were speaking through a stormtrooper helmet. Now that you're serving on board the Avenger you should finally be able to put those explosive skills to good use Quote
Nom Carver Posted March 5, 2014 Posted March 5, 2014 I love the walls, thats a great way to get those white stripes to look right, I may borrow some of your ideas later, thanks for the inspiration and welcome to the empire, I am sure you will get to kick some rebel butt pretty soon. Quote
VK-318 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Posted March 5, 2014 Korpen4444: Thanks for the tip! I'll get that straightened out when I submit my Episode IV entry ... Nom Carver: Thanks for the compliment! I'll do my best. Quote
VK-318 Posted April 6, 2014 Author Posted April 6, 2014 Um... by the way, 1 month and 1 day without judging ... If anybody could give Brickdoctor (I know that's not his name anymore, but it like it better the old way ) or the judges (if you know who they are ... ) a little reminder? Quote
Nom Carver Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Um... by the way, 1 month and 1 day without judging ... If anybody could give Brickdoctor (I know that's not his name anymore, but it like it better the old way ) or the judges (if you know who they are ... ) a little reminder? I would also like to know what's up with the XP count, I am pretty sure our efforts will be accounted for later, but I also think that XP may end up disappearing. Quote
VK-318 Posted April 7, 2014 Author Posted April 7, 2014 I would also like to know what's up with the XP count, I am pretty sure our efforts will be accounted for later, but I also think that XP may end up disappearing. Not sure what you mean by that. Do you mean that people are going to start loosing track of their XP? I know I haven't: I haven't gotten any yet. If you mean the judges/administrators might loose track of them, aren't they being updated by Brickdoctor when judging happens? I suppose that could be a place where they would disappear, but I'm still a bit confused. Quote
Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Judges have awarded you 3 XP! Your character's stats will be updated shortly. Quote
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