#ssf3298

[joecowtoy]

After finding a suitable safe shelter in the cavity of a rock, snowtrooper special forces unit SSF3298 set out to explore more of the strange exposed surface. . The Great Hoth Heat Wave has awoken another new species. SSF3298 have discovered ginormous footprints. After measuring the displacement of soils and depth of the print, they were able to calculate the weight of this new, never before seen beast at approximately 58,967 grams. Scales of magnitude larger than the Wampa, it could quite possibly be the largest creature the empire has encountered, if you don’t include the Exogorth (space slug). . But where is it...!? 🤔🤷‍♂️ . #starwars #lego #legostarwars #hothheatwave #snowtroopers #footprint #disappearingact #ssf3298

[joecowtoy]

May the 4th be with you! . After nearly a year stranded on the surface of a melted Hoth in the great #HothHeatWave the mists of water had dissipated. The heat melted the ice and Hoth turned into a lush swampy rain forest for several months. The swamps soon dried out leaving much of the lush vegetation screaming for water as it slowly transformed into wretched crunchy dryness. Everything has become pokey and rugged with upwards of 5-10 feet of dead vegetation piled by the wind into great swaths of what used to be snow drifts... SSF3298 has grown accustomed to their new life and have all but forgotten the Death Star and the Empire. Freedom sure was worth the trade of all the technology the empire affords. They do miss the finer things in life; but they were able to fashion a solar oven and make fresh blueberry cheesecakes using Wampa milk and some bluish berries that weren’t actually blueberries but they seemed sweet enough. The Wampa milk was essential, but extremely life-threatening to obtain; nevertheless, the craving of blueberry cheesecake drove them almost to madness! . #lego #joecowlego #ssf3298 #hothheatwave #stereoscopic #stereolego #joecow3d #toy_photographers #stuckinplastic #bricknetwork #brickcentral #galacticwarming #forgottensnowtroopers #snowtroopers #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #starwars #legostarwars #wampacheese (at San Tan Valley, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_wWYR2FcFb/?igshid=1bx8jp1jeuf0g

[joecowtoy]

The Hoth Heat Wave had thoroughly steamed away any semblance of the barren arctic wilderness Hoth was known for. Massive forests of thick greens and other flowering plants made exploring difficult. SSF3298 made their way slowly hacking through the dense undergrowth that seemed to burst out of the muds overnight. At some point they decided to climb above the canopy to get a better heading of their waypoints. After hunkering down for several months in caves they had finally gotten a rather cryptic broken message to return to their landing zone. Unfortunately it had been overgrown beyond recognition. They had no way to know where it was... . #hothheatwave #ssf3298 #snowtroopers #springtime #lego #legostarwars #starwars #returnofthefifth #toy_photographers #utahtoycrew #voigtlander25mmf095 #getolympus

[joecowtoy]

After spelunking through one of the more shallow holes, SSF3298 did not dare venture beyond the light... the caves were full of what looked like frozen ice pillars but they were warm to the touch. It must be some sort of crystalline gypsum selenite or mica. As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, the light from the shaft bounced around and reflected through the crystals. The whole cavernous space was splashed in a faint dull glow, reminiscent of a full moon on a dark night. As they moved deeper into the cavern their disturbance fractured the light. The shadowplay on the walls came alive with protruding crystals making fearsome shapes of beasts. They paused and the shadows copied them. Nerve-wracking to say the least; but after a thorough examination they found the space void of danger and suitable for a basecamp. . #hothheatwave #ssf3298 #lego #legostarwars #snowtroopers #hoth #stuckinplastic #toy_photographers #utahtoycrew

[joecowtoy]

While venturing in search for more tracks, SSF3298 discovered a white mountain in the distance that looked completely covered in snow. They wrongly assumed it to be a glacier resistant to the current Hoth Heat Wave. After a few days of travel they reached a wall of white stone jutting out of the deep mauve-brown mud. They had been looking forward to the coolness of the snow and had even planned on unpacking their shovels, ice picks, and sleds... Oh well - this newfound geographic anomaly would be the perfect place to set up camp in camouflage. . Check out and follow the tag #hothheatwave for more of their adventures! . #ssf3298 #starwars #lego #legostarwars #olympusomdem5 #helios44_2 #russianlens #manualfocuslens #utahtoycrew #southernutah #cedarcityutah #stuckinplastic #toy_photography #tbirdnation (at Cedar City, Utah)