Touring the Mun Arch Research Base [lotsa pics!]

[Wayfare]

A Tour of the Mun Arch Research Base with Herbo Kerman

Or

“What, You Can't Say [bLEEP] on National TV?â€Â

Hey folks! Herbo Kerman here, talking to you over this fancy live-feed camera they sent up on the latest delivery. I'm the Chief Utility Rover Inspector, Operator and Utility Sanitator here at the Munbase. CURIOUS, for short. They put “utility†in there twice just for that reason. Gotta love flight directors!

What's that son? Yeah, you could say that I'm a truck driver. But I drive a truck on the [bLEEP] Mun. It was either that or being a [bLEEP] two-bit television host. Bam!

That beauty behind me is Betsy, my pride and joy. She's got a more boring name on paper. She's been with the Munbase since the first crew came down and she moved pretty much everything into position that couldn't move itself. More on that later. We got some new buggies sent down for daily stuff, but there'll always be someone wanting Betsy's ample power generators and big, solid wheelbase. Heh. Well, let's take a look around before I get too carried away.

This is the Close-up Habitat Arch Observatory Station, or CHAOS. I swear. They pay people to make this [bLEEP] up. It's got a multispectral thingamabob projector pointed towards the Arch that makes those pictures in funny colors that don't mean nothing to anyone. The fella inspecting the new buggy over there is Cordorf, and that would be Ribcan smiling at the camera. Hey Rib! Did that rock move yet? Heh.

We put up these light masts around the Arch so they can see it sitting still even when it's dark. That was a few hours of my time well spent.

So, time to move back to base and show you the rest. They won't let us drive under the Arch because the scientists back home think it might be a portal to a different dimension. I kinda hope it is. I hope it has trucks. And blackjack. And [bLEEP]. In fact, [bLEEP] the trucks and the blackjack. Anyway, the recommended speed limit on the Mun is seven meters per second, so I kinda try to keep her under thirty.

Wheeeeee!

I'd like to see you try that with a loaded truck on Kerbin! I'm carrying the crew cab behind me which we use to move people around. Now that we got the buggies we won't be doing much of that anymore I guess. On front is the lifting fork. It slides right under the docking ports underneath each module, and then the little wheels lift it up so the thing docks. We call those ports [bLEEP] around here. Heh. Alrighty, it's not far to the base, just about six clicks as the duck flies. Not that ducks would fly very far on the Mun. Someone tried that.

Home! These are the hab modules. They house four Kerbonauts each. We got three habs and twelve Kerbonauts manning the base. It works out perfectly. Who would have thunk?

And that's the main Munlab, with the command observatory on top. Malemone is the boss around here. Yo Male! Stop breathing through your mouth, you're on TV! Heh. The fella coming down the ladder is Gerton. Sorry, doctor Gerton. He's the finest scientist that's ever been paid tons to look at a funny rock on the Mun. Here, lemme show you his view. Move it Doc, I'm coming up!

Yep, that is one fine piece of truck right there!

Figured you'd like this shot. This is one of the two Mun Buses we got parked at the base right now. They can hold seven guys each but we only use them for six at a time. Makes the math easier I guess. It's what you come down in and what takes you back up once your rotation is up. Not that that's ever happened, but it's the thought that counts. They're strong enough ships to take you all the way back to the Kerbin Fuel Depot. Now, we should probably take a look at... OH [bLEEP] WHAT'S THAT FALLING FROM THE SKY?

Haha, gotcha! This is a picture I took earlier. That, sir, is the latest and greatest in Mun-roving truckery around. The Mun Mammoth. It's a mobile lab with all the bells and whistles. See, every time we bring something down here, the Muncrane guys say they see stuff twinkling in a big crater a ways East of here. So we're going to check it out. And who's the most experienced driver on the Mun? Yessir. That would be me. Herbo Kerman.

Ain't it something? I heard they had a lot of fun testing this at KSC. They say it runs over everything smaller than it. And most things are smaller than it. Heh. Tends to flip if you brake too hard they say, so I guess I'll just keep her going!

Alright, enough of that. I'm dying to try out one of these buggies they delivered. It's hang-on-for-life driving, but they put on some nifty rollbars to keep you in your seat. Seems they're working on actual chairs with seat belts back home. Will wonders never cease? Let's get going. Yo, Billy-Bobbro! Wanna take this buggy for a spin? Heh. I swear that's his real name.

Wheeee!

Alrighty folks, this is Herbo [bLEEP] Kerman signing out from the Munbase! Hope you enjoyed the show and check back later with the Mun Tug boys for a tour of the orbital facilities. I hear they don't flush well. Heh.

Edited May 20, 2013 by Wayfare

[DerekL1963]

Nice! Ten characters is even nicer.

[Wayfare]

Maybe Bob will host the next episode then. He only says "YEEEAAARGH!"

[allmappedout]

I very much enjoyed this nice conversational tone!

[The Jedi Master]

And now the Kerbal Family Association has to be thrown into a vat of acid or we lose our show...

[Malachai]

Nice. Could have used more censored expletives, though.

[Wayfare]

Herbo was trying to be nice. He really was.

[Malachai]

You think I was kidding? I was not, sir.

[Wayfare]

Neither was the Kerbal Family Association

The Mun Mammoth is currently on a long, long drive towards "something sparkly way over there" and the network has decided that covering the entire trip live is too boring even for them. Right now they're prodding some of the Kerbonauts in orbit to host the next episode. Stay tuned...

[Custard Donut (In Space)]

I really enjoyed that, wonderful stuff.

[Wayfare]

Thanks Custard! This Munbase was swallowed by a game update some time ago. It was laggy and took way too much effort to build, but I learned a lot from it. Plus it introduced Herbo, who is just one cool Kerbal.