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Searching this forum for 'chibi' brings up a few tiny shuttle designs, but most are just scaled down, so I set out to build something with "proper" chibi/SD proportions. I quickly gave up trying to make an external tank and solid boosters work, so the orbiter sits on top of a liquid booster instead. Nonetheless, I think the result is kawaii:

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Shuttle-chan on the pad.

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Sayonara, Kerbin-san.

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Stage 1 separation.

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Circularising.

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Landing; engine bell hot from burning off excess fuel.

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Shuttle-chan parked in front of Tower-senpai.

Shuttle-chan comes complete with an abort sequence and emergency parachutes:

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"Baka!"

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"Geez, Val, no need to get all tsundere."

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"Bill, you okay back there?" "Um, I guess..."

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"Bob? Bob! Bob, look at me. Use the bag. No, the bag!"

If you're interested in boring technicalities, this next section is for you:

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The booster fins are too small to achieve static aerodynamic stability in the pitch axis; SAS prograde hold is mandatory during ascent.

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Planform of the orbiter.

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Stability is marginal* with full tanks...

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...But improves as fuel is consumed.

And finally, if you must have a copy of Shuttle-chan for yourself:

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*Not as suicidal as it looks here, thanks to a draggy fuel cell mounted high on the rear bulkhead.

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