Going Down: Beyond the Gates of Antares

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**nerdfest09**

Phew! thank the lord for that! I thought i was the only one......

**dsteingass**

Haha 12 foot drywall sheets break easily don't they?

**Theophony**

I never had any problems, but one of my lumber dawgs busted every edge every time by ramming the stack to make sure the load was against the backrest. Not sure how he's still employed, he destroyed a 4' wide steel rack by backing into it. His excuse was he didn't know it was there. The rack had been there since the store opened 7 years before, and he had run into it multiple times before. Now some of you might think.."well he's on a forklift and its only 4' tall" two problems with that. 1 kids and some employees are only 4' tall, and you have to look out for those. 2 when I say 4' rack I'm talking wide, it's 16' tall and 4' deep as well. He also didn't bother to tell anyone about it and somehow the managers walked by it for three days before I showed it to them and asked if they had seen it.

**dsteingass**

You telling me you never hit a bump and it bounced and cracked?

**Dr H**

Theophony wrote:
nerdfest09 wrote:
Theophony wrote:
. All the warehouses I've seen in necromunda have been missing something.

Ummmm walls of filthy adult erotica?

Got that covered already .

Covered in what???

Nice forklift. Liking the details of the fork end.

**Theophony**

@dave, nope, one of our rules was to keep the floor spotless, kept the damages down, made the place look good, and saved us big time versus trip an fall claims.
@Dr. H, yep, I'm proud of the front, I even have it so the backrest can slide right or left, it is held in place right now with double sided tape.
Oh and there may be a centerfold from playskull magazine in a supervisors office. Look at those optical implants

.

**dsteingass**

We had a bump at the back door (where the clear plastic things hung) I always thought they should've graded it better

**Viktor von Domm**

Theophony wrote:
hk1x1 wrote:
Excellent work on that gantry, and the conveyor belt, it all looks fantastic.
What you should probably do is build you own little corner of Mars, then you could have servo skull factory's as far as the eye can see .

My cunning plan is to build a necromunda table that is a manufactorum. It will be like a third shift with no supervision. It answers the age old question of what happens when you closer the refrigerator door, only this is what happens when the supervisor throws the off switch. Too bad he doesn't know that the off switch malfunctioned years ago and a rogue servo skull was in charge of fixing it. Since then all the servo skulls have been "on" 24/7, and all essential updates have been skipped. This has caused many of the servo skulls to become self aware, and with awareness they have gone crazy after decades of repetitive work stress. From time to time the servo skulls loose track of time and don't get everything cleaned up in time, when the supervisor returns the next morning, he figures the only possibility is a break in. The police have sent servo skulls to investigate after these incidents, but they too have been corrupted by the others.

LOL... somehow this sounds like a bit autobiographical?

and... seeing the new forklift...

i need to show you a well...a video... it is a kind of film that gets shown from generation to generation here... it is a bit bloody... so be warned...also... it is in german...but here are some of the adventures of forklift driver klaus... you need to watch this:

and theo... man... i like your jokes come to a plastic reality... specially the stacked up parcel landslide... awesome

**Theophony**

Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut, aber das war als scheiss lustig.

Now to change my plan and have this be servo skull driven....of course by Klaus (not Santa).
Also now on the list....
chainsaw
Couple o mangled servitors
And a wall with a bell
Next to the bell will have to be a typical American style sign saying "____days since last workplace accident"

**Dr H**

I think the bloke with the knife in the top of the head is my favourite there, the way he snaps it off.

Do you really get signs like that in America, Theo? I always though they were just a plot device.

**Viktor von Domm**

Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut, aber das war als scheiss lustig.

LOL...

well it was rather ovious that you would make the forklift steered by a skull? wasn´t it?

and for me the star is actually the alarm bell

**Theophony**

@Dr. H, everywhere I've worked they have had this sign posted on the same wall as all the legal stuff that must be posted. Like minimum wage, employee rights, and equal opportunity rights. So I'm pretty sure it's mandated somewhere.
@Vik, it was going to be a person operated forklift, but have multiple servo skulls playing around on it. Now it's going to be operated by Klaus. The arlam bell will have to be servo skulled also.

**Viktor von Domm**

lol... a servo skull then with that lil hammer banking on it´s side... and i imagine it to have a rather annoyed look

**Theophony**

I don't know how to make a skull look annoyed, besides he probably enjoys ringing the bell at inappropriate times. Using the fire alarm signal or lunch period bell right after the start work bell.

**dsteingass**

Theophony wrote:
I don't know how to make a skull look annoyed,

Give him eyebrows?

**Theophony**

dsteingass wrote:
Theophony wrote:
I don't know how to make a skull look annoyed,

Give him eyebrows?

lol, best idea since my servo skull with the Afro.

**Viktor von Domm**

^that... and have is eyes go all stalk eyed^^

**Galorn**

Viktor von Domm wrote:
Theophony wrote:
hk1x1 wrote:
Excellent work on that gantry, and the conveyor belt, it all looks fantastic.
What you should probably do is build you own little corner of Mars, then you could have servo skull factory's as far as the eye can see .

My cunning plan is to build a necromunda table that is a manufactorum. It will be like a third shift with no supervision. It answers the age old question of what happens when you closer the refrigerator door, only this is what happens when the supervisor throws the off switch. Too bad he doesn't know that the off switch malfunctioned years ago and a rogue servo skull was in charge of fixing it. Since then all the servo skulls have been "on" 24/7, and all essential updates have been skipped. This has caused many of the servo skulls to become self aware, and with awareness they have gone crazy after decades of repetitive work stress. From time to time the servo skulls loose track of time and don't get everything cleaned up in time, when the supervisor returns the next morning, he figures the only possibility is a break in. The police have sent servo skulls to investigate after these incidents, but they too have been corrupted by the others.

LOL... somehow this sounds like a bit autobiographical?

and... seeing the new forklift...

i need to show you a well...a video... it is a kind of film that gets shown from generation to generation here... it is a bit bloody... so be warned...also... it is in german...but here are some of the adventures of forklift driver klaus... you need to watch this:

and theo... man... i like your jokes come to a plastic reality... specially the stacked up parcel landslide... awesome

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

**Theophony**

Viktor von Domm wrote:
^that... and have is eyes go all stalk eyed^^

Oh now there's an idea.... I think I found a small enough spring earlier...maybe a little putty.....

@galorn, amen to that, funniest thing I've seen in a while.

I wish klaus would have a second day at work, even if not operatin a forklift. They could have made a great series out of that character.

**Galorn**

Theophony wrote:
Viktor von Domm wrote:
^that... and have is eyes go all stalk eyed^^

Oh now there's an idea.... I think I found a small enough spring earlier...maybe a little putty.....

@galorn, amen to that, funniest thing I've seen in a while.

I wish klaus would have a second day at work, even if not operatin a forklift. They could have made a great series out of that character.

unfortunately he lost his head...

Automatically Appended Next Post:
now with subtitles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChOHnSL7ZCg&feature=share&list=TL7zc8E4PuZw8

**Viktor von Domm**

at galorn .... wow amazing... I never thought it would be a subtitled version of that vid... so I didn´t bother to look for one... thank you mister...

I think it was for the best...er... ok... for the poor chaps he chopped up really^^...

and theo... I would just use the smallest rod you have and attach maybe even just some rivets made from PC... thus you are done quick and easy instead of really hating it to make it with spring... and the effect would mostly stay the same...

**Ruglud**

Excellent fork lift Theo, you can send it round to move my pallets of ammo boxes for Brian's comp

**Theophony**

@ruglud, yes, I have pallets to move of mine first, and if klaus keeps dropping stuff it may take some time. You may want to up your insurance in the mean time.
@vik, I'm going to check out the subtitled version, but I almost prefer having to figure it out myself. That way I can entertain all sorts of notions.

Finished watching expendables 2, much better than the first in my opinion. Will number 3 feature segal?

Engine compartment

I know it would be a bread away from the rest of the group, but should I make klaus a servitor or a servo skull?

**Galorn**

My vote is servitor (wit h a detached servo skull head)

**Theophony**

Okay, even more done to it now. Tacked the 1/2 servitor onto the lift for a looksie.

Working on this reminded me of an old project....

But what's coming up behind him......

oh klaus, someone ring the bell.

**Viktor von Domm**

LOL... i didn´t knew what i would inspire here with that vid...

i think the servitor is a good choice!... and that forklifter looks almost finished!

**Theophony**

You do bring out the best

in us Vik.

It's almost complete, or as far as I'll take it anyway. Some more detail for it will happen, but there are contests going that I need to catch up on.

His does have me wanting t o do a steam roller though, just like from Austin powers.

The subtitles on the movie ruined it o me, it was so much better filling in the words on my own. I did see some other YouTube videos though which will probably make it into my manufactorum. Also must watch 1000 ways o die again, I remember one worksite accidents that might transpire here as well, including a forklift incident or two.

**Viktor von Domm**

His does have me wanting t o do a steam roller though, just like from Austin powers.

i think such a vehicle would be the logical next thing to happen...really!

You do bring out the best in us Vik.

why thank you theo!!!... i take that as a huge compliment!

and funnily... 1000 ways to day is airing here too... bloody show...and so many facepalms you can do^^

**Dr H**

Forklift is looking great.
Steamroller is most definitely needed, and then you'll need a JCB and a dump-truck and...

**Theophony**

@dr. H, what is a jcb?
@Vik, shows Darwin may be right on a few things as long as god allows.