{"data":{"id":14837,"title":"Portfolio: Cubby Blast","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/14837-Portfolio-Cubby-Blast","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/14837","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/14837","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":3744,"name":"Cubby_final.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/ctqfu3kfmgb5yr\/source\/Cubby_final.jpg","alt":"","size":550876,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2015-07-17T18:34:56+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/3744","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/3744\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":7,"translations":{"en_EN":"\u201cRacks of rifles, stacks of shotguns, piles of pistols,\u201d excitedly promises the Cubby Blast holo-jingle, and the store delivers, firmly establishing itself as one of Area18\u2019s more eccentric locales. While most of the stores on the planet strive to achieve an aura of respectability, Cubby Blast seems to stand in staunch defiance to the corporate culture that surrounds it. Supposedly modeled after a weapons shop on the infamous Spider station in the Cathcart system, this small personal weapons store is pure counterculture. Even the name itself is taken from a Cathcart sales phrase meaning \u201cthe weapon fires fine.\u201d It\u2019s this flavor that makes Cubby Blast a popular destination for all people traveling through the system, whether they are buying a weapon or not.\n\nAt the epicenter of the store is owner\/operator Clor Vee. A heavily tattooed man with a thick Cathcart accent, he is generally the loudest thing in the store, constantly regaling customers with stories about the seedy side of life on Spider. Little is known about the man who opened the store in 2932; cursory background checks indicate a few minor arrests for assault and robbery, but to hear the man himself say it, \u201cI din know many crood that was caught. Blips I ran wit, we got ghosted, not caught.\u201d\n\nIt should come with little surprise that even the origin of Cubby Blast has traces of the scandalous. Clor Vee claims that after decades smuggling weapons and other illegal activities, he began to lose his appreciation for the thrill of living on the edge. As this dissatisfaction grew, he realized that he had established enough contacts within the weapon industry who operated on legitimate fronts that he could build a planetside locale and \u201clet them Creds raze into Vee, ratha then Vee chasin\u2019 em.\u201d The first iteration of Cubby Blast was out of his Freelancer in his Landing Control hangar, before he moved into a small stall nestled in a back alley of the fourth tier of Area39. There he stayed until the Avasi Scandal of 2931 rocked the foundations of ArcCorp. Allegations of corporate malfeasance and insider trading quickly decayed the land values of storefronts across the planet, allowing Clor the opportunity to not only secure a storefront in Area18, but also negotiate an incredibly favorable long-term lease.\n\nCombining an emphasis on personal sales tactics with a fantastic location conveniently near the primary landing zone, Cubby Blast has become a name that weapon enthusiasts and security professionals throughout the empire have come to rely on. Inside, the shop offers a variety of personal weaponry as well as a diverse catalog of support weapons from combat knives to grenades. Defensive products are also available for purchase, as are an ever-changing catalog of military surplus supplies \u2014 from armored flak jackets to even replacement servos for Titan armor. Many customers are drawn to a handsome series of lighted displays that show off the best of what Cubby has to offer (more stock is kept elsewhere, with one or two of each model on display). Thanks to numerous industry connections, limited-edition models of weapons are frequently available fresh from the manufacturer; stocks of these are always extremely limited, and they are never offered via Spectrum.\n\nWhile the store does not currently have room for a shooting gallery, Vee readily allows prospective buyers to activate and test the sights on their weapons in the store (technically a violation of local ordinances, though all parties involved leave well enough alone). He has also cultivated a reputation as someone who can, for a price, acquire special order rarities, often provided \u2018no questions asked\u2019 with newly produced papers. Plastered around the store are sigils bearing a \u201cBest Prices in the \u2019Verse!\u201d promise, although further investigation has revealed that there is no specific system of recourse for those who find the same weapons offered cheaper elsewhere. Note that, on the whole, these more questionable business practices are not specific to Cubby Blast, but are common throughout the defensive weapons industry.\n\nCubby Blast offers an illuminating experience for the aspiring entrepreneur as well as the eager first-time gun buyer. The look and feel of the store manages to strike a fine balance between embracing its colorful anti-establishment flavor and providing an informative shopping experience: for every disparate piece of cultural bric-a-brac (a shot-up Vanduul body target, the obsequious variations on the classic \u2018Imperator Who?\u2019 stickers and the like) there\u2019s also a beautifully lit display offering the latest and greatest in handheld weapon technology. This balance has been so successful that rival companies such as Centermass apparently sent undercover employees to Cubby Blast to study the store\u2019s layout in an attempt to replicate the flavor of the place. This led to Centermass\u2019s somewhat disastrous Cathcart-themed sales campaign in 2941.\n\nIn 2943, a spectrum producer attempted to capitalize on the shop\u2019s oddball reputation by creating a series tentatively titled \u201cBlast Off!\u201d A pilot was produced based around showcasing Vee\u2019s eccentric personality and his knowledge of rare weapons desired by unusual customers. The production was ultimately not picked up and Vee blamed the failure on widespread public resistance to security weapons (an opinion he shares, loudly, with anyone who mentions the failed project within his hearing). Those who saw the pilot episode do not agree that it was sunk by politics, saying instead that Vee\u2019s antics and the generally guarded nature of most customers just didn\u2019t make for a compelling narrative. The end result of the project was an abundance of CUBBY BLAST-branded merchandise, produced by Vee in anticipation of the show\u2019s success, which have been sold off at a huge discount and now frequently appear in ArcCorp thrift shops.\n\nAs the Cubby Blast name and reputation have spread, so have suggestions of expansion. It is a matter of public record that several fund management groups have made significant approaches, hoping to turn the business into a galaxy-wide themed showcase for arms and armor, but thus far, these have apparently been rebuffed. While Clor Vee has expressed interest in the potential for franchising his brand, he recently appeared on an underground spectrum broadcast and was quoted as saying \u201cYeah, the bigawans resen with Creds an all, but wa the Cubby Blast gon\u2019 be widda the Vee.\u201d","de_DE":"\"Gewehrst\u00e4nder, Schrotflintenstapel, Pistolenstapel\", verspricht der Cubby Blast Holo-Klingel aufgeregt, und der Laden liefert und etabliert sich damit fest als einer der exzentrischeren Orte von Area18. W\u00e4hrend die meisten Gesch\u00e4fte auf dem Planeten danach streben, eine Aura der Seriosit\u00e4t zu erreichen, scheint Cubby Blast der umgebenden Unternehmenskultur standhaft zu trotzen. Angeblich nach dem Vorbild eines Waffenladens auf der ber\u00fcchtigten Spinnenstation im Cathcart-System, ist dieser kleine pers\u00f6nliche Waffenladen eine reine Gegenkultur. Sogar der Name selbst stammt von einem Cathcart Verkaufssatz, der \"die Waffe schie\u00dft gut\" bedeutet. Es ist dieser Geschmack, der Cubby Blast zu einem beliebten Ziel f\u00fcr alle Menschen macht, die durch das System reisen, egal ob sie eine Waffe kaufen oder nicht.\n\nIm Mittelpunkt des Gesch\u00e4fts steht der Inhaber\/Betreiber Clor Vee. Ein stark t\u00e4towierter Mann mit einem dicken Cathcart-Akzent, er ist im Allgemeinen das lauteste Ding im Laden und erfreut die Kunden st\u00e4ndig mit Geschichten \u00fcber die sch\u00e4bige Seite des Lebens auf Spider. \u00dcber den Mann, der den Laden 2932 er\u00f6ffnete, ist wenig bekannt; fl\u00fcchtige Hintergrund\u00fcberpr\u00fcfungen deuten auf einige kleinere Verhaftungen wegen K\u00f6rperverletzung und Raub\u00fcberfall hin, aber um den Mann selbst das sagen zu h\u00f6ren: \"Ich kenne viele Krokodile, die gefangen wurden. Blips, die ich mit Witz gemacht habe, wir wurden gejagt, nicht erwischt.\"\n\nEs sollte wenig \u00fcberraschend sein, dass selbst der Ursprung von Cubby Blast Spuren des Skandal\u00f6sen aufweist. Clor Vee behauptet, dass er nach Jahrzehnten des Waffenschmuggels und anderer illegaler Aktivit\u00e4ten seine Wertsch\u00e4tzung f\u00fcr den Nervenkitzel des Randlebens zu verlieren begann. Als diese Unzufriedenheit zunahm, erkannte er, dass er gen\u00fcgend Kontakte innerhalb der Waffenindustrie gekn\u00fcpft hatte, die an legitimen Fronten operierte, dass er ein Planetenlokal bauen und \"sie Creds in Vee einrei\u00dfen lassen konnte, ratha dann Vee jagen' em\". Die erste Iteration von Cubby Blast fand au\u00dferhalb seines Freelancers in seinem Landing Control Hangar statt, bevor er in einen kleinen Stall in einer Hintergasse der vierten Ebene von Area39 einstieg. Dort blieb er, bis der Avasi-Skandal von 2931 die Fundamente von ArcCorp ersch\u00fctterte. Behauptungen \u00fcber Firmenstraftaten und Insiderhandel f\u00fchrten schnell zum Verfall der Grundst\u00fcckswerte von Schaufenstern auf der ganzen Welt, so dass Clor die M\u00f6glichkeit hatte, nicht nur eine Schaufensterfront in Area18 zu sichern, sondern auch einen unglaublich g\u00fcnstigen langfristigen Mietvertrag abzuschlie\u00dfen.\n\nCubby Blast kombiniert den Schwerpunkt auf pers\u00f6nliche Verkaufstaktiken mit einer fantastischen Lage in der N\u00e4he der prim\u00e4ren Landezone und ist zu einem Namen geworden, auf den sich Waffenliebhaber und Sicherheitsexperten im ganzen Reich verlassen k\u00f6nnen. Im Inneren bietet der Shop eine Vielzahl von pers\u00f6nlichen Waffen sowie einen vielf\u00e4ltigen Katalog von Unterst\u00fctzungswaffen, von Kampfmessern bis hin zu Granaten. Auch defensive Produkte sind erh\u00e4ltlich, ebenso wie ein st\u00e4ndig wechselnder Katalog milit\u00e4rischer \u00dcberbest\u00e4nde - von gepanzerten Flakjacken bis hin zu Ersatzservos f\u00fcr Titanpanzer. Viele Kunden sind von einer attraktiven Serie von beleuchteten Displays angezogen, die das Beste zeigen, was Cubby zu bieten hat (mehr Lagerbest\u00e4nde werden an anderer Stelle gehalten, wobei ein oder zwei Modelle ausgestellt sind). Dank zahlreicher Branchenverbindungen sind limitierte Waffenmodelle h\u00e4ufig direkt vom Hersteller erh\u00e4ltlich, deren Lagerbest\u00e4nde immer extrem begrenzt sind und die nie \u00fcber Spectrum angeboten werden.\n\nW\u00e4hrend der Laden derzeit keinen Platz f\u00fcr eine Schie\u00dfbude hat, erlaubt Vee potenziellen K\u00e4ufern, die Visiere auf ihre Waffen im Laden zu aktivieren und zu testen (technisch gesehen ein Versto\u00df gegen die lokalen Vorschriften, obwohl alle Beteiligten gut genug in Ruhe lassen). Er hat sich auch den Ruf erworben, jemand zu sein, der f\u00fcr einen Preis Rarit\u00e4ten auf Bestellung erwerben kann, die oft ohne Fragen mit neu produzierten Papieren versorgt werden. Um den Laden herum sind Siegel mit dem Versprechen \"Best Prices in the'Vers!\" angebracht, obwohl weitere Untersuchungen ergeben haben, dass es kein spezifisches Regresssystem f\u00fcr diejenigen gibt, die die gleichen Waffen, die anderswo angeboten werden, billiger finden. Beachten Sie, dass diese fragw\u00fcrdigeren Gesch\u00e4ftspraktiken im Allgemeinen nicht spezifisch f\u00fcr Cubby Blast sind, sondern in der gesamten defensiven Waffenindustrie verbreitet sind.\n\nCubby Blast bietet ein leuchtendes Erlebnis f\u00fcr den aufstrebenden Unternehmer und den begeisterten Erstk\u00e4ufer. Der Look und die Haptik des Ladens schafft es, eine feine Balance zu finden zwischen der Umarmung seines farbenfrohen Anti-Establishment-Aromas und einem informativen Einkaufserlebnis: F\u00fcr jedes ungleiche St\u00fcck kultureller Ziegelsteine (ein angeschossenes Vanduul-K\u00f6rperziel, die unterw\u00fcrfigen Variationen der klassischen \"Imperator Who?\"-Aufkleber und dergleichen) gibt es auch ein sch\u00f6n beleuchtetes Display mit der neuesten und besten Handwaffentechnologie. Diese Bilanz war so erfolgreich, dass konkurrierende Unternehmen wie Centermass anscheinend Undercover-Mitarbeiter nach Cubby Blast schickten, um das Layout des Ladens zu studieren, um den Geschmack des Ortes zu reproduzieren. Dies f\u00fchrte 2941 zu Centermass' etwas katastrophaler Verkaufskampagne mit dem Thema Kathartkarren.\n\nIm Jahr 2943 versuchte ein Spektrum-Produzent, den Ruf des Shops zu nutzen, indem er eine Serie mit dem vorl\u00e4ufigen Titel \"Blast Off!\" schuf. Ein Pilotfilm wurde produziert, um Vees exzentrische Pers\u00f6nlichkeit und sein Wissen \u00fcber seltene Waffen, die von ungew\u00f6hnlichen Kunden gew\u00fcnscht wurden, zu pr\u00e4sentieren. Die Produktion wurde schlie\u00dflich nicht aufgenommen, und Vee beschuldigte das Scheitern des Projekts des weit verbreiteten \u00f6ffentlichen Widerstands gegen Sicherheitswaffen (eine Meinung, die er lautstark mit jedem teilt, der das gescheiterte Projekt in seiner Anh\u00f6rung erw\u00e4hnt). Diejenigen, die die Pilot-Episode gesehen haben, stimmen nicht zu, dass sie von der Politik versenkt wurde, sondern sagen stattdessen, dass Vees Eskapaden und die allgemein gesch\u00fctzte Natur der meisten Kunden einfach keine \u00fcberzeugende Erz\u00e4hlung waren. Das Endergebnis des Projekts war eine F\u00fclle von CUBBY BLAST-Markenartikeln, die von Vee in Erwartung des Erfolgs der Show produziert wurden, die mit einem riesigen Rabatt verkauft wurden und nun h\u00e4ufig in ArcCorp-Sparsamkeitsgesch\u00e4ften erscheinen.\n\nWie sich der Name und der Ruf von Cubby Blast verbreitet haben, so haben sich auch die Vorschl\u00e4ge f\u00fcr eine Erweiterung verbreitet. Es ist \u00f6ffentlich bekannt, dass mehrere Fondsmanagementgruppen wichtige Ans\u00e4tze gemacht haben, um das Gesch\u00e4ft in ein galaxienweites Themenschaufenster f\u00fcr Waffen und R\u00fcstungen zu verwandeln, aber bisher wurden diese offenbar abgewiesen. W\u00e4hrend Clor Vee Interesse an dem Potenzial f\u00fcr die Franchising seiner Marke bekundet hat, erschien er k\u00fcrzlich in einer Underground-Spektrum-Sendung und wurde zitiert mit den Worten: \"Ja, die Bigawans sind mit Creds a all ver\u00e4rgert, aber wa der Cubby Blast gon' be widda the Vee.\"","zh_CN":"\u201cRacks of rifles, stacks of shotguns, piles of pistols,\u201d excitedly promises the Cubby Blast holo-jingle, and the store delivers, firmly establishing itself as one of Area18\u2019s more eccentric locales. While most of the stores on the planet strive to achieve an aura of respectability, Cubby Blast seems to stand in staunch defiance to the corporate culture that surrounds it. Supposedly modeled after a weapons shop on the infamous Spider station in the Cathcart system, this small personal weapons store is pure counterculture. Even the name itself is taken from a Cathcart sales phrase meaning \u201cthe weapon fires fine.\u201d It\u2019s this flavor that makes Cubby Blast a popular destination for all people traveling through the system, whether they are buying a weapon or not.\n\nAt the epicenter of the store is owner\/operator Clor Vee. A heavily tattooed man with a thick Cathcart accent, he is generally the loudest thing in the store, constantly regaling customers with stories about the seedy side of life on Spider. Little is known about the man who opened the store in 2932; cursory background checks indicate a few minor arrests for assault and robbery, but to hear the man himself say it, \u201cI din know many crood that was caught. Blips I ran wit, we got ghosted, not caught.\u201d\n\nIt should come with little surprise that even the origin of Cubby Blast has traces of the scandalous. Clor Vee claims that after decades smuggling weapons and other illegal activities, he began to lose his appreciation for the thrill of living on the edge. As this dissatisfaction grew, he realized that he had established enough contacts within the weapon industry who operated on legitimate fronts that he could build a planetside locale and \u201clet them Creds raze into Vee, ratha then Vee chasin\u2019 em.\u201d The first iteration of Cubby Blast was out of his Freelancer in his Landing Control hangar, before he moved into a small stall nestled in a back alley of the fourth tier of Area39. There he stayed until the Avasi Scandal of 2931 rocked the foundations of ArcCorp. Allegations of corporate malfeasance and insider trading quickly decayed the land values of storefronts across the planet, allowing Clor the opportunity to not only secure a storefront in Area18, but also negotiate an incredibly favorable long-term lease.\n\nCombining an emphasis on personal sales tactics with a fantastic location conveniently near the primary landing zone, Cubby Blast has become a name that weapon enthusiasts and security professionals throughout the empire have come to rely on. Inside, the shop offers a variety of personal weaponry as well as a diverse catalog of support weapons from combat knives to grenades. Defensive products are also available for purchase, as are an ever-changing catalog of military surplus supplies \u2014 from armored flak jackets to even replacement servos for Titan armor. Many customers are drawn to a handsome series of lighted displays that show off the best of what Cubby has to offer (more stock is kept elsewhere, with one or two of each model on display). Thanks to numerous industry connections, limited-edition models of weapons are frequently available fresh from the manufacturer; stocks of these are always extremely limited, and they are never offered via Spectrum.\n\nWhile the store does not currently have room for a shooting gallery, Vee readily allows prospective buyers to activate and test the sights on their weapons in the store (technically a violation of local ordinances, though all parties involved leave well enough alone). He has also cultivated a reputation as someone who can, for a price, acquire special order rarities, often provided \u2018no questions asked\u2019 with newly produced papers. Plastered around the store are sigils bearing a \u201cBest Prices in the \u2019Verse!\u201d promise, although further investigation has revealed that there is no specific system of recourse for those who find the same weapons offered cheaper elsewhere. Note that, on the whole, these more questionable business practices are not specific to Cubby Blast, but are common throughout the defensive weapons industry.\n\nCubby Blast offers an illuminating experience for the aspiring entrepreneur as well as the eager first-time gun buyer. The look and feel of the store manages to strike a fine balance between embracing its colorful anti-establishment flavor and providing an informative shopping experience: for every disparate piece of cultural bric-a-brac (a shot-up Vanduul body target, the obsequious variations on the classic \u2018Imperator Who?\u2019 stickers and the like) there\u2019s also a beautifully lit display offering the latest and greatest in handheld weapon technology. This balance has been so successful that rival companies such as Centermass apparently sent undercover employees to Cubby Blast to study the store\u2019s layout in an attempt to replicate the flavor of the place. This led to Centermass\u2019s somewhat disastrous Cathcart-themed sales campaign in 2941.\n\nIn 2943, a spectrum producer attempted to capitalize on the shop\u2019s oddball reputation by creating a series tentatively titled \u201cBlast Off!\u201d A pilot was produced based around showcasing Vee\u2019s eccentric personality and his knowledge of rare weapons desired by unusual customers. The production was ultimately not picked up and Vee blamed the failure on widespread public resistance to security weapons (an opinion he shares, loudly, with anyone who mentions the failed project within his hearing). Those who saw the pilot episode do not agree that it was sunk by politics, saying instead that Vee\u2019s antics and the generally guarded nature of most customers just didn\u2019t make for a compelling narrative. The end result of the project was an abundance of CUBBY BLAST-branded merchandise, produced by Vee in anticipation of the show\u2019s success, which have been sold off at a huge discount and now frequently appear in ArcCorp thrift shops.\n\nAs the Cubby Blast name and reputation have spread, so have suggestions of expansion. It is a matter of public record that several fund management groups have made significant approaches, hoping to turn the business into a galaxy-wide themed showcase for arms and armor, but thus far, these have apparently been rebuffed. While Clor Vee has expressed interest in the potential for franchising his brand, he recently appeared on an underground spectrum broadcast and was quoted as saying \u201cYeah, the bigawans resen with Creds an all, but wa the Cubby Blast gon\u2019 be widda the Vee.\u201d"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":67,"created_at":"2015-07-17T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 02:37:29","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":14836,"next_id":14838}}