This Week on Nova Team

“Paladins 12 and 13 we have a distance unusual sensor contact, could be Blacktron activity.  Set course to 0.16 by 242 and check it out.  The convoy is going to prepare to jump to rendezvous site Foxtrot 6 based on your findings.”
“Roger that Convoy Control, setting course and going in hot”
“I’m on your six Boxcar”
“Roger Lucky”
“Good luck you two hopefully it’s nothing but if not we’ll see you at Foxtrot 6”

Rob Damiano’s Nova Team story telling is fantastic.  I always get excited when seeing a Nova Team thumbnail when browsing through Flickr.  After a long absence he’s back with the LL-824 Paladin Escort Starfighter.  I love the side by side seating that is facilitated by using the large cockpit form Bennie’s SPACESHIP, SPACESHIP, SPACESHIP.  The side by side configuration has been used on a few fighters but the tandem (one in front of the other is much more common), the design choice has led to a delightfully bulky heavy starfighter.  The whole build is covered in NPU but I think my favorite is the flick-fire missiles used as the core of the Photonic Missiles on the underside.  Hopefully this is the signal for the start of a new Nova Team story arc.  For those unfamiliar with Nova Team the recipe for Nova Team Punch is as follows:

2 cups excellent neoclassic space building
1 cup fantastic photography with top notch editing with special effects (both practical and digital)
1 cup of riveting storytelling
½ cup Star Trek Influences
¼ cup of custom uniform decals
1 Tablespoon each of other sci-fi influences including but not limited to Star Wars and Aliens
Serve over Ice and enjoy the tasty beverage