Platform 47 by CyberGooch

Cinema 4D • Science Fiction • posted on Jun 29, 2005

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Description

Owned by Nurugosha Industries and built on the planet Durius II, "Phemodrin Core Superplatform #47" was the largest teritium mining and processing facility in the galaxy. A recently colonized planet, Durius II had an unstable subterranean structure, and it was suggested by more than one report to delay building until further studies could be made. Despite warnings from both the Intergalactic Mining Union and OSHAN, the platform was constructed due to unusually high concentrations of teritium. Under peak operating conditions, the mining platform was able to extract, process and refine over 400 cubic tons of teritium ore a day. Because of this, it was by far the most lucrative of the phemodrin platforms, which were already intended to dominate the galactic refinery business. But on Nalan 63rd, 387, at 1825 (stellar time), a slice-blasting rupture triggered a series of enormous underground explosions that fractured the already delicate subterranean foundation. The entire platform collapsed into an ever-widening chasm, taking a large part of the surrounding mining colony with it. Thousands were killed from the collapse itself, with hundreds of others succumbing to the hostile atmosphere without any functioning life support. This ranked the catastrophe as one of the worst peacetime planetary mining disasters in history and, by far, the most famous. This photo, taken only two Earth months before the tragedy shows the refinery at full operational capacity. Today, the incident which has come to be known as simply "Platform 47" serves as a somber reminder of the often disastrous results of putting greed before the safety of the workers involved. ____________________________________ Cinema 4D, with post work in Photoshop and Particle Illusion ____________________________ Thanks for viewing!

Comments (29)

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Eugenius

10:36PM | Wed, 29 June 2005

Extraodinary image and killer story! The modeling is fantastic and the lightening is perfect! Nicely done!

dookie_16

12:25AM | Thu, 30 June 2005

fantastic detail superb job

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wackiej

12:31AM | Thu, 30 June 2005

Wow! Incredible! So much detail and once again, a fantastic story that although fiction, could easily parallel the current mining industry. A lot of thought and work went into this and I think you did an excellent job.

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Sans2012

12:54AM | Thu, 30 June 2005

Excellent scene and modeling! The only thing is the lights in the "Phemodrin Core Superplatform #47" look a bit sketchy. Maybe there is a few to many.

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MarkHirst

1:11AM | Thu, 30 June 2005

Beautiful atmosphere and lighting effects - you can almost hear the hiss of steam and the pounding of machinery

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kimariehere

1:12AM | Thu, 30 June 2005

oh mann this is beyond cool!!! ITS AWESOME!!! WOW I AM FLOORED AT your creative ability!! totally imagination and ingenuity!!! WOW!! BRILLIANT WORK I SAY!!!

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