this better not be an alani freighter, because things would ugly for the pirates fast.

From Goldfur's: Tales of the Foxtaur Clans #18: Brier Patch

http://furry.org.au/chakat/Stories/TOFC-18.html

Thanks for the link. I gave it to a few others who were curious about the story as well.

Uh, that's "Captain", not Captian...

...Cuss this Dixlexia... Dyxlexia... Dyslexia!

Does the guy on the right have "eyeglasses" painted on the helmet oO ?

Yea like there cool helmet art

I got the idea from US Navy Pilots who'd decorate their flight helmets with various bits of reflective, colored adhesive tape. Not only did each helmet look great personalized, but they also seemed to glow in the dark when light was shined on them.

...And yes. If you look closely, the Pirate with the eyeglasses on his helmet is also wearing eyeglasses behind his helmet visor. His helmet also has "Whiskers" too. A little Homage to my character "Mr. Foxy" which I snuck in there.

cool bit of history, and I was wondering if the glasses guy had any connection with Mr. Fox

I'm certain that every one of us has fantasized, once or twice about being a Pirate.

I remember these. From Mr. Doove's Tales from the Chakat Universe book.

I find it difficult t believe these images are from seven years ago. Things have changed so much in such a short time.

I bet that's you on the right with the drawn up glasses, or a look alike. ^.^

(Sticks index finger into muzzle guard area of helmet in an "Ain't I cute?" gesture.) I couldn't resist making a little homage to Mr. Foxy in some little way.

A dose of Vitamin C would help that Scurvy.

I wonder if Foxes in the wild need Vitamin C? I know they enjoy eating all kinds of fruits. So heck yeah. Bring on the Orange Juice.

Oh my!

V.

I ought toad more spent brass on the ground if I ever draw something like this again.

I love the personal helmet art they each have. Very important for morale and team building if everybody customize their gear like this!

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Also it's intended to intimidate the Pirate's victims, and keep the Pirate crew from shooting each other by mistake. It's kind of fun to come up with the designs too as I have no idea what creatures on the Voxxan planet are intimidating. The Buccaneer wearing tape that makes his helmet look like a Bunny? He's possibly the worst of the lot!

LOL! Naturally! Always a challenge to figure out what a different culture would be like in all its variety. I know that's what is keeping my Triceratops story from truly gelling.

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I read a book a LONG time ago by Ben Bova when he was editing Omni Magazine called "How to write Science Fiction" and the one point he kept stressing over and over again was that readers find Science Fiction stories more interesting if they're about People. (Italics.) So I must say that I find the idea of Triceratops "People" fascinating, and it makes me curious as to how they live their lives, make things, communicate, and interact with each other on their world. But yes. This raises SO MANY questions. What's the planet like? How different is it from ours? Are there things these People can do that makes them different than us? Do they want to be like us, or would they prefer to remain as they are? What is the level of their technology? Questions like these always pass through my mind when I write of the creatures in my stories, and every answer often generates even more questions. I like to believe your characters can look up at the night time sky from their world and think, "I wonder if there's someone out there watching us?" That is always a good start for a story.

Sorry... I tend to rattle on if I get on a subject I find interesting.

It's a good subject to rattle off on! I've had lots of ideas about them and things they would be like and do and what they look for. It's just hard to nail it all down and still have a story to tell.

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