The assembly platform hasn't yet been moved. However, Workshop-2 is absolutely ready for it, once Housekeeping and Manufacturing get together on clearing out Workshop-1 so that the Platform *can* be moved.
I tell you, the past two days have been crazy ones. Or was it three? Probably three. I started out with a migraine on the first day and got only a little bit accomplished. I did manage to secure some prototyping and manufacturing supplies. Bren and I looked at the parts we'd need to build his Fig-3, a Dug Slicer. Looks like there were 3 different Dugs released, all of which have potential in various areas (primarily in arm position or outfit). We're trying to figure out how we can hang accessories off him - there's not much to work with! I'm thinking an Airborne Trooper's sachel.
I picked up some masking tape, "metallic brown hammered" fusion spraypaint, some 8 yards of craft tubing that will replicate conduit, and a fork-truck. Hey - a load-lifter has to have something to shift loads. Oh, and I got another Cmdr Faie. I'm thinking that is the Imperial Commando. My version, anyway.
I took his rigid hood off today and shot it down with fusion OD Green. It's drying in Workshop-2 as I type. It looks promising. I'm going to start with a large-scale splinter-pattern, I think. Something like Brit/Dutch/NZ DPM or Rhodesia's brushstroke. Those are nice-looking - and effective - patterns. After that, I'm trying to figure if I want to go poncho/cape or just kama. If kamas, I'll try one from a GalMarine first. A poncho or cape would have to be built up from scratch, but might look better. I'm sure there's some number of older rigid capes and such that I could appropriate and redecorate. I want to try and leave the armor untouched, unless maybe to recolor the brown accents on the original figure. One thought on a partial cape would be to use the "cape" from a Boba Fett fig and repaint it appropriately. If I go with capes, I'm sure I'll use one or two of the Fett wraps.
Imperial Sharpshooter squad or Imperial Commando squad. Prolly Commandos. The WEG gamebook has a description of Sharpshooters already. I think they only have helmets and breastplates. So, GalMarine or Snowtrooper body with more "uniform-y" arms and legs for them! Lots of At-St helmets, then... I want to use a sniper-plate from an Airborne Trooper or a Cmdr Baccara on one of the figs and give him the "swept-back" rifle from an AT-ST Driver or McSnowie as a sniper rifle. That would make a nice change from the IG-88 or - Maker forbid - Barrett. I have one Faie holding the South African sniper they used as the pattern for the Halo sniper. No magazine. We'll give it a try and see how it goes in the build-up phase. I'll prolly post a pic of it tomorrow for quick feedback from the 'Yarders, at least. I think it might be different enough to pass.
Yesterday got hosed first by Zoological needing critter maintenance. The feeding facilities for the dairy herd had been judged...inadequate, so I had to overhaul that segment of the Station. Then one of the tenants needed help with a cargo-lighter. Finally, I spent a lot of time repairing the main landing pad surface. Recent solar storms had eaten away the surface, leaving it barely useable and most definitely dangerous. That kept Bren and I going late, but it made a distinct improvement.
Most of today was spent with Housekeeping in Workshop-2, getting it ready for the Assembly Platform. Everything went very well, even if it did take far longer than I would have liked. As I said previously, once Manufacturing and Housekeeping get together on clearing off the platform, we can move it.
I also did some work with Bren on our commo-array. We'd upgraded some units recently and needed to test them out over the local system. Generally, everything went quite well and we are pleased overall with the progress in that area. I talked with one of my consultants and he made some suggestions for improvements I could make for the shuttle systems. Fortunately, they are relatively low-cost and should give a fairly high return on investment. Some of his suggestions, however, had to be relegated to "later on" after the Station sees a bit more profit.
Well, tomorrow I figure I'll get Marketing in to shoot some sample holos of the Faie fig I've got going - I'll put the painted hood on the one holding the rifle and then swap out rifles. That way, I can see how things will go. Will likely throw in the other Faie as a spotter. Wish I could find one of those Macau "GET FIVE FOR 99 CENTS!!" auctions, featuring Cmdr Faie. Oh...I'll grab Bren's Faie as well, since he's pulled the soft-goods off his. Have three squadmates working up a good sniper hide. Prolly break out some Protech stands and get out in the dirt for one while I'm at it.
I looked at some vintage Hoth playsets - Turret/Probot and Imperial Attack - as potential diorama/display shelves. Would it be sacrilegious to repaint them into, say, Geonosis red-orange? Or something else like that? I need to retreive my T/P set from the old 'Station next time we are thru there and see how well it holds the new figures. They do make a nice rocky-looking set, tho. Repaint them in a granite look, maybe...
My block of Sculpey seems to have ruined. It had no give at all and tended to crumble when I squeezed the edges. Blast. Another thing on the list to get/replace.
Well, that's enough of my ramblings committed to photons for now. I've already got a lot to do tomorrow, so I best get rested up for it.
