06-19-2005 10:43 PM

Arefin Bari

Re: pic: A JVN original.

I sense two things.

First, a flying robot soon to be appear in a FIRST field designed by JVN.

and secondly, a caption contest picture.

06-19-2005 11:00 PM

Greg Marra

Re: pic: A JVN original.

A 'bomb rack' seems slightly excessive for a FIRST competition. I think that this robot would be perfect for when you just need to get that 14th tetra on the center goal.

06-19-2005 11:03 PM

K.Shaw

Re: pic: A JVN original.

wow you have waaay too much free time haha

06-19-2005 11:07 PM

Joe Matt

Re: pic: A JVN original.

That's not very GP for the other airships in the area....

"Quick! To the HindenNeun!"

06-19-2005 11:24 PM

Aaron Lussier

Re: pic: A JVN original.

I like the Apocalypse Now reference.

06-20-2005 09:24 AM

Adrienne E.

Re: pic: A JVN original.

I heard some rumor that this picture may have gotten him his job at IFI

06-20-2005 04:44 PM

slickguy2007

Re: pic: A JVN original.

I am loving the propulsion jets or should I say the drill motors. Sorry John, those went out along with the 2004 game.

GO 1403!!!

06-20-2005 06:23 PM

Karthik

Re: pic: A JVN original.

I'm not sure if the "Scary Face" is refering to the face on the blimp, or the face on the designer...

06-20-2005 06:53 PM

tckma

Re: pic: A JVN original.

A bomb rack doesn't seem to be quite "GP," now does it?

06-20-2005 10:26 PM

Rob

Re: pic: A JVN original.

Nice blimp John, but unfortunately it isnt the original FIRST blimp concept...

My brother came up with the blimp idea for our rookie year back in 1996, and his drawing was eerily simmilar to yours.

He stuck with the aviation theme, and is now designing autopilot computers for the Airbus A380 (now thats a scary thought).

So how did you plan on filling the balloon portion using legal kit parts?

Rob

06-20-2005 10:38 PM

tiffany34990

Re: pic: A JVN original.

i've gotta say i love the face lol...

it's just sooo artistic ya know... it better be under the weight limit now...

06-20-2005 10:46 PM

tckma

Re: pic: A JVN original.

...well it's got to be lighter than air to float, so of course it's under the weight limit!

06-21-2005 12:05 AM

John V-Neun

Re: pic: A JVN original.

Whoa... one from the archives...

That picture is from Kickoff 2002, my freshman year at Clarkson University and first year on 229 (back then we DID have drill motors). I was just goofing off, and joking around with some of our HS kids. "Death from Above" was the result...

It is actually inspired by the "Kirov Airship" unit from the videogame Red Alert 2.
Kudos to anyone who recognized that...

I never claimed to have any originality...

Still not quite sure why this means I have "waaay too much free time haha"...

-JV

PS - Yes, GP is lacking... bad John, bad.