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A remix of Varitshol Cairn's HR-53e Micro Faulter with a distinctly Imbrium Lunokhod Industries flavor. Designed to remain faithful to the original's compact profile while offering as many system customization options as possible.
Shoulders courtesy of A. Yates Industries's STOAT.
Feet/Lower leg configuration courtesy of Liu Sim's [EXOSUIT] Iǫtunn.
Hangar Post here: www.mobileframehangar.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6724
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Built for Mobile Frame Zero - a tabletop wargame.
Mobile Frame Hangar (MFZ Community Forums).
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Often planetary conditions are as such that certain crops can only be grown via hydroponics, quickly becoming big business.
My attempt to build an EXPD009 frame by 256ImageWorks.
Also trying out a color scheme for a new MFZ company.
I was going to make more clambers in a nicer color scheme - and then I found out I only had TWO 60471's.
A huge deal of redesigning and tinkering later, I present these chicken-legged Heavies.
Inspired by JP_Nichts's Soalr Array. These generators provide a boost of power to any frame that taps into them. Special station rules: any of the controlling player's frames within h2h range of the station adds 1W when rolling.
Left to right:
• Combat Hardsuit, inspired by Brigador's Mongoose
• Medium Assault Mech, heavily modified from skroberto's Uhlan Marine, carrying a Thermal Energy Rifle by SuspendedAnimation
• Infantry Support Walkers, Riot Control and Assault Variants, by SuspendedAnimation
• Light APC with crew
Loadout:
Ruten Class Mini Gun w/ Drum Magazine (2Rd+Rd8)
Reactive 'Toboggan' Shield (1B)
N.C.U. (Naughty Containment Unit) (1B)
For the MFZ Advent Calendar.
Rascal based on SuspendedAnimation's Spearfisher.
A photograph / record of the light that left the Galactic Center around 100,000 years ago. This is the region of the Milky Way that looks the brightest, located in the constellation of Scorpius. The Great (or Dark) Rift, a series of dust clouds that block the light from the central plane of the Milky Way, is nicely imaged in this photograph. From the top, we are looking at the Constellations of Norma, Scorpius, and Sagittarius.
Ambient light from Duntroon, Mount Pleasant, and the northern suburbs (left) and Kingston foreshore, Fyshwick, and the airport (right) swamp the light from the stars and dust of our galaxy.
By the way, the curved geometry of the foreground region is a “feature” of the fisheye geometry of the wide-angle lens that I was using.
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[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
Photography notes ...
The photographs were taken using the following hardware configuration ...
(Year of manufacture indicated in braces where known.)
- Hasselblad 501CM Body (Chrome) - S/N 10SH26953 (2002).
- Hasselblad CFV-50c Digital Back for Hasselblad V mount camera.
- Hasselblad Focusing Screen for the CFV-50c digital back, with focussing prism and crop markings.
- Hasselblad 45 Degree Viewfinder PME-45 42297 (2001).
- Hasselblad Carl Zeiss fisheye lens - F-Distagon 3.5/30 CF T* (1996).
- Really Right Stuff (RRS) TFC-14 Series 1 Carbon Fiber Tripod - MFR # 13996.
- Really Right Stuff (RRS) BH-30 Ball Head with Mini Screw-Knob Clamp - MFR # BH-30 PRO.
- Hasselblad HATQCH (3043326) Tripod Quick Coupling.
- Arca-Swiss ARUCP38 Universal Camera Plate 3/8”.
- Nikon AR-3 Shutter Release Cable.
- Artisan & Artist ACAM-302 Silk Cord for Hassleblad Cameras (Black).
To minimise the incidence of vibrations, I employed the following strategies :
a. Use of a sturdy tripod.
b. Pre-exposure mirror lock-up.
c. A mechanical shutter release cable.
I acquired 10 input photographs (8272 x 6200 pixels) with an ISO of 1600, exposure time of 8 seconds, and aperture of f/3.5.
Post-processing ...
Finder - Removed the CF card from the camera digital back and placed it in a Lexar 25-in-1 USB card reader. Then used Finder on my MacBook Air to download the raw image files (3FR extension) from the card.
Lightroom - Imported the 3FR images.
Lightroom - Exported the images as 16-bit TIFF files.
StarryLandscapeStacker - Loaded the TIFF files.
StarryLandscapeStacker - Adjusted the automatically derived stars and sky region. Stacked the images, making adjustments for the rotation and translation of the stars from one frame to the next. Output the result as a stacked TIFF file. Also saved the Foreground/Sky mask image.
Lightroom - Imported the stacked TIFF image.
Lightroom - Used the Map module to add the location details to the EXIF header.
Lightroom - Applied various basic lighting and color adjustments in the Develop module to optimize the lighting of the foreground region.
Lightroom - Saved the Develop module settings as a preset.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (8272 x 6200 pixels).
Lightroom - Created a Virtual Copy of the image. Applied various basic lighting and color adjustments in the Develop module to optimize the lighting of the sky region.
Lightroom - Saved the Develop module settings as a preset.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (8272 x 6200 pixels).
Photoshop - Combined the foreground and sky parts of the stacked image produced using StarryLandscapeStacker by performing the following.
Photoshop - Loaded the sky image and the mask.
Photoshop - Loaded the mask as a Selection of the Sky image.
Photoshop - “Selected and Masked” the image using a Feather of 150 pixels.
Photoshop - Output the masked image as a new Layer.
Photoshop - Copied the new layer.
Photoshop - Pasted the layer (Edit / Paste Special / Paste In Place) as a new layer of the foreground image. Blended this layer and the foreground image using Normal blend mode, and 100% opacity.
Photoshop - Selected the foreground layer and made final lighting adjustments (Image / Adjustments / Hue and Saturation and/or Brightness / Contrast etc.) to enhance the blending process.
Photoshop - Flattened the image (Layer / Flatten)
Photoshop - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (8272 x 6200 pixels).
Lightroom - Imported the blended image and made some final lighting adjustments.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (8272 x 6200 pixels).
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
@MomentsForZen #MomentsForZen #MFZ #Hasselblad #501CM #CFV50c #Lightroom #StarryLandscapeStacker #Photoshop #PhotoSync #Sky #Night #Dark #Stars #LakeBurleyGriffin #MilkyWay #GalacticCenter #GalacticCore #Scorpius #Sagittarius #Norma
One more creation for the non-combat frame challenge.
On large yet less prosperous planets with several, distant farming or mining communities it isn't unusual for travelling circuses to appear. Whole caravans of mismatched, scratch-built, brightly colored frames like this vendor buggy roam from village to village, and they are always welcomed with cheers and warm meals. The different kinds of games, shows, and other novelties attract customers for a time, and then the caravan moves on.
...Not much of a game piece, unless you hide an artillery cannon inside - but it could be a really nice station.
"Company! We need that entertainment unit! I still haven't seen the latest holo-film!"
Here's an update after the brick'ning.
From left to right - G38 S3, S2 (headless), and the original S1.
PaB cost: $12.30 for 1 model and gun
BOM: 1drv.ms/1rIkSGC
LDD: 1drv.ms/1GUf3Te
Which one looks best?
Made for the "How to use this book challenge" of VitorFaria's 2017 Frame Instructions Compliation. It's a combination of the torso of DRevD's Scorpio and the legs of Valtarshol's HR-C13, along with some freestyled arms.
On the frozen planet of X-M45, deep within the Septenpolus wilderness, lies the ancient Seed Vault.
This is my contribution to the community MFZ Advent Calendar that I'm "curating". Quite a time crunch to get it done by the due date, but if you are interested in participating, please sign up for a day (December 1st through 24th) on Google Sheets.
Happy Holidays!
(Inspired by Ryan Howerter's Ice Planet Biodome.)
O.G.R.E. Frame - Battle Stance
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Built for Mobile Frame Zero - a tabletop wargame.
Mobile Frame Hangar (MFZ Community Forums).
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DS-3b "Bugbear"
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Built for Mobile Frame Zero - a tabletop wargame.
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Mobile Frame Hangar (MF0 Community Forums)
This star trail image complements the point star image posted on Flickr at ...
www.flickr.com/photos/momentsforzen/39077527464/
This image was a single 34 minute 8 second exposure, which is the maximum exposure length for the CFV-50c sensor. The relative motion between the Earth and the rest of the galaxy produces an apparent rotation of the stars about the South Celestial Pole. I composed the shot such that this pole would be adjacent to the top of the Great Cross. This was a good choice as it produced a strong connection between the Great Cross and the star trails, the two main elements of the photograph.
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Links for background information ...
stmarks.edu.au/
My thanks to the staff of St Mark’s National Theological Centre (St Mark’s NTC) for their friendliness and encouragement of photographing on the grounds of their Barton campus.
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[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
Photography notes ...
The photographs were taken using the following hardware configuration ...
(Year of manufacture indicated in braces where known.)
- Hasselblad 501CM Body (Chrome) - S/N 10SH26953 (2002).
- Hasselblad CFV-50c Digital Back for Hasselblad V mount camera.
- Hasselblad Focusing Screen for the CFV-50c digital back, with focussing prism and crop markings.
- Hasselblad 45 Degree Viewfinder PME-45 42297 (2001).
- Hasselblad Carl Zeiss fisheye lens - F-Distagon 3.5/30 CF T* (1996).
- Really Right Stuff (RRS) TFC-14 Series 1 Carbon Fiber Tripod - MFR # 13996.
- Really Right Stuff (RRS) BH-30 Ball Head with Mini Screw-Knob Clamp - MFR # BH-30 PRO.
- Hasselblad HATQCH (3043326) Tripod Quick Coupling.
- Arca-Swiss ARUCP38 Universal Camera Plate 3/8”.
- Nikon AR-3 Shutter Release Cable.
- Artisan & Artist ACAM-302 Silk Cord for Hassleblad Cameras (Black).
To minimise the incidence of vibrations, I employed the following strategies :
a. Use of a sturdy tripod.
b. Pre-exposure mirror lock-up.
c. A mechanical shutter release cable.
I acquired the photograph (8272 x 6200 pixels) with an ISO of 100, exposure time of 34 minutes 8 seconds, and aperture of f/11.0.
Post-processing ...
Finder - Removed the CF card from the camera digital back and placed it in a Lexar 25-in-1 USB card reader. Then used Finder on my MacBook Air to download the raw image files (3FR extension) from the card.
Lightroom - Imported the 3FR image.
Lightroom - Exported the images as a 16-bit TIFF file.
Pixelmator - Used the repair tool to attenuate some distracting fetaures from the margins of the image.
Pixelmator - Output the result as a TIFF file.
Lightroom - Imported the TIFF image.
Lightroom - Used the Map module to add the location details to the EXIF header.
Lightroom - Applied various basic lighting and color adjustments in the Develop module to optimize the lighting of the sky region.
Lightroom - Saved the Develop module settings as a preset.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (8272 x 6200 pixels).
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
@MomentsForZen #MomentsForZen #MFZ #Hasselblad #501CM #CFV50c #Lightroom #Pixelmator #PhotoSync #Sky #Night #Dark #Stars #StarTrails #TheGreatCross #Trees #MilkyWay #SouthernPointers #Pointers #CoalsackNebula #SouthernCross #Carina #Canopus #SouthCelestialPole #StMarks #StMarksNationalTheologicalCentre #StMarksNTC
Close combat, two soldiers, and artillery.
In the background is a command post with commander holding a flag, and a transport unit, both for use as stations.
The Longbow is a dedicated artillery-support frame. Armed with a C3 railgun, concealed MT-TOW missiles, sensor array, and targeting laser, it can deliver heavy ordinance at range while providing precision-guidance for allies.
Another contribution to the community MFZ Advent Calendar, and a frame no less. It's getting down to the wire to submit (Nov 30th), but If you are interested in participating, please sign up for a day (December 1st through 24th) on Google Sheets.
Happy Holidays!