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PMW-HV-Thunderbird FAB1 (lvl 10 offensive CPU T2 Alpha11)

Pears Motor Works was commissioned by International Rescue to make 6 identical luxury limos with a few extra hidden features.. The Thunderbirds need to get their vehicles updated for the 26th century and trusted PMW to do so. This build is ready for alpha11. My entry for Xcaliber's November Designers Challenge.

The FAB1 is a fairly cheap, steel, offensive reconnaissance HV, ready to be upgraded to CPU Tier3. It will suit your early- to midgame needs. Plenty of fire power to take down some turrets and plenty off thrust to avoid incoming fire and take all the loot back home. An easily upgradable steel outer hull will protect your cargo extensions, PMW does suggest to take the level (CPU tier) 3 bullet proof shield upgrade package along with armoured plating as soon as you have found some more sathium.
You did a POI on foot, grabbed some of the few rare materials needed, spawn in the FAB1, find materials for T3 CPU, and easy sailings from there!
Before entering battle, lower you hover height to about 1m, to have maximum pitch!

- 4 gattling guns
- 2 homing rocket turrets
- 1875 ammo
- 11191 cargo
- detector / scanner
- spot light
- O2 dispenser
- fridge
- armour locker
- health station
- clone chamber
- pressurized cockpit
- 3 fuel tanks
- 2 O2 tanks
- 6 jump boosters
- automated drone hatch / entry
- standby mode switch (dont let your food spoil whilst robbing that POI ! )


PMW made the FAB1 easy to upgrade. Besides armouring the hull further, you can also upgrade this limo to CPU Tier3 with; a shield, pentaxid tank, constructor and an extra generator.
On the underside of the vessel you will find some plastic blocks that you can remove to install these features. The 2nd generator can go under the hood, above the shield generator.
In the cockpit you can remove the 4 purple blocks on both sides of the drivers seat to install the T3 CPUs. Under the drivers seat you can find space for a constructor. Removing these blocks will slightly decrease the cargo capacity of the vessel, but makes it almost totally bulletproof. You could also add the constructor in the current T2 CPU setup, it will take it about 2000 over CPU, but still will have 100% efficiency with it on board..
Some colour options are listed in this brochure, there is 16 million colours to choose from!

Of course modelled after the pink limo from the Thunderbirds series. Considering making a SV version too, since in the 2015 animated "Thunderbirds are go" series (where this is mainly inspired by) there was a fly mode that had unfolding wings and VTOL thrusters.

Other Vehicles from Thunderbirds:
Pears-SV-Thunderbird 2 (lvl 20 CPU T4 offensive transporter)
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1924089399
Pears-CV-Thunderbird2 POD2 (lvl 10 CPU T1 Cargo warp POD)
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1924136891
Pears-HV-Thunderbird Mole (lvl 10 CPU T2 miner)
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1924171079

villa base in the background: Pears-BA-F L Wright Falling Water lvl 10
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1633116438

made for the Xcaliber November Designers Challenge:
design a alpha11 CPU tier2 compliant build (base or vessel of choice) in the experimental branch
https://www.twitch.tv/xcaliber___ https://discordapp.com/invite/4BBQfux
join in on the fun, no contests, just exchange of ideas and see how people interpret these challenges.

for Xcaliber's October Challenge (make a replica) I did Thunderbird 2, the mole and the TB2 POD.
I will make these alpha11 ready and upload them soon.
Slowely but surely I will make the whole Thunderbirds series vehicles for Empyrion, and contemplating on Tracy Island base.. wich might become a bit too large. Will see. Throw in a follow if you want to keep up to date with this series.