New Personal Log Entry: 4.3.818.A.S. Baby's Got Wings
Absolutely Awesome.
With that lovely gravy train of Tridente parts rollin' into Java I managed to piece together the engines on that sucker. The three things are nothin' but oversized Sabre jets. I mean hot damn, how basic can you get? That's Border Worlds for ya, Love it.
Anywho, Mister Lobsterguy was callin' me some kinda lunatic for thinking I could rebuild one of these things. Now naturally he's wrong, but unfortunately I didn't make him place a bet so the joke's on me.
After scrounging up enough half-beaten parts and a new afterburner assembly, I finally got the Outflyer Four's engine system into some respectable shape. Now, granted, the afterburner was easy, and the engines were just overblown stuff like I said, but I reckon it's that jury-rigged cruise engine that was the tough part. Tryin' to squeeze constant engine burn out of those beat up things took quite a lot, but thank the Outcasts for those big damned intake vents all over it; cooling them didn't look half as bad as it coulda been.
So I took her out today, with a couple of IMG fellas looking on all bugeyed of course, and put her through her paces. I am mighty pleased to say that that bird's got some kick. Throttled up to Min power, no sweat. Took the afterburner nicely, burned through to the tolerance limit and it recharged all the way. Then came the cruise, and I'll be honest, was a tiny bit worried, but as always I kick ass and so did those engines; running down fellas in a cruising Tridente is freakin' fun. Trying to dodge all those rocks is a bit less fun, but I reckon I'll get used to it.
Hah, that cocky SOB, says I couldn't do it... *pompous voice* "Oh really? Well good luck with that." HAH!
Anywho, absolutely Awesome. Freakin' great, I swear to God. She may be somethin' of a flying junkheap at the moment, but the engines are purring with the best of 'em. Next on the list is bodywork, of course; don't want it flying apart out there. 'Course, I like the way it's all beat up lookin', makes it look like a veteran or something, y'know? I rigged the lights, though, no sweat with that. It's got blue runnin' down the sides, twin headlamps, standard nav lights in the right spots...
Damn I rule...
Can't wait to get her in tip-top shape. Would love to see the looks on those fellas' faces when they're about to pirate some poor miner and this freakin' beast comes screaming down on top of 'em. I reckon they won't like it too much. 'Course it's only business; nothin' personal against the Outcasts or anything. But if they try to shoot me down, well, I don't need to say much else there do I? As for the Police and such, they prolly won't like seeing her around either, but maybe they'll change their minds when they find out how awesome the driver is?
Did I mention I rule?
Well that's enough for today, I got a lotta work to do on that sucker, but by God she's my next masterpiece. She'll never replace the Outflyer, oh no, that girl's my trusty steed. But the Outflyer Four will turn heads, and shoot heads, like there's no tomorrow.
