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AbaKon — Combat Evac

Published: 2012-01-11 20:43:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 1744; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 100
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Description As hostilities with the Mor-Taxan Advocacy dragged on, border outposts on both sides tended to fall under attack with little or no warning. When Early Warning Outpost NV-22 found itself facing a deadly bombardment, a distress signal was sent out. Arriving almost as one, NCC-1631 Intrepid and NCC-1219 Keeler swing into action. As Intrepid confronts the Advocacy attackers, Keeler evacuates the survivors of the shattered outpost. Then, with Intrepid laying down covering fire and maneuvering to shield her escape, Keeler pushes her engines to the limit and heads for safer space.

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USS Keeler is a freshly repainted version of Rich Merk's classic Antares-class freighter. The Intrepid is a reskinned variant of Aggi's Enterprise (converted using Celtic Archie's slightly fantastic tutorial). The background is, I think, from Thinkstock.com.

As with all of my Keeler images, these are done in tribute to the volunteer and professional paramedics, EMTs, and other first responders work long hours and regularly place themselves in harms way for the sake of total strangers who, as often as not, have voted to cut their pay or eliminate their collective bargaining rights. I don't know how they do it, but I'm sure glad they're there.
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Comments: 13

RobCaswell [2012-01-12 19:19:15 +0000 UTC]

Great sense of dynamic movement (as opposed to "static movement"???) to the elements. Lovin' the Keeler stuff!

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AbaKon In reply to RobCaswell [2012-01-13 14:54:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I am too!

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Gunnut51 [2012-01-12 02:45:51 +0000 UTC]

Does the "Fighting I" survive?

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AbaKon In reply to Gunnut51 [2012-01-12 18:03:53 +0000 UTC]

Until it gets eaten by a space germ...

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Gunnut51 In reply to AbaKon [2012-01-12 23:17:45 +0000 UTC]

I forgot it was before that.

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AbaKon In reply to Gunnut51 [2012-01-13 14:57:19 +0000 UTC]



actually, I did a piece that solved that little problem for my beloved Vulcans...

[link]

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Doga-87 [2012-01-12 02:23:42 +0000 UTC]

If only I had a truck load of money and a production contract with Paramount...

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AbaKon In reply to Doga-87 [2012-01-12 18:05:25 +0000 UTC]

Nah. That never works out well. You have to deal with...dare I say it?...marketing departments.They know better than you do.

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Ptrope [2012-01-11 21:38:14 +0000 UTC]

I'm likin' this series a lot

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AbaKon In reply to Ptrope [2012-01-11 22:20:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. It is liking you a lot too.

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SlingBlade87 [2012-01-11 20:46:34 +0000 UTC]

Grab the wounded and RUN LIKE HELL!

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AbaKon In reply to SlingBlade87 [2012-01-11 20:48:12 +0000 UTC]

And be glad they don't strap you on the outside, like in M.A.S.H.

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SlingBlade87 In reply to AbaKon [2012-01-11 20:50:11 +0000 UTC]

So long as I've got a vac-suit I can live with that. I bet the view's better from out there.

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