'Til touchdown brings me 'round... - a photo on Flickriver

            During the maintenance of Arcturus Outpost’s LL-928 Galaxy Explorer it is standard procedure to disconnect the primary engines from the craft and set them up for repair, and refurbishment of any worn components.

For who knows what reason, Ensign Shawn Stevenson got it into his head to climb on top of the disconnected engine. While it rests in it’s maintenance harness, he engages the engine expelling whatever fuel was left in the injection system and pretends to ride it like a rocket! “I'm a rocket man!!”

--- Many of us have gotten a kick out of the silly and old school idea of using the detachable engines like a little rocket ships suggested on the back of the 10497 box. So I thought it would be fun to come up with something as a nod to that. I usually treat the Nova Team series a tad more serious than this, but I wanted to honor the box art and I thought this was a good compromise. And before you ask, yes that’s a Photoshopped Benny head. It was the best expression I had in my collection to express the absolute joy our “rocket man” was feeling. However, I still wanted this image to match the rest of the Nova Team series look.

To learn more about Nova Team's other adventures visit their album: flic.kr/s/aHskpavQh5

Taken on: August 11, 2022

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