Majorjim! Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 6 hours ago, EpicSpaceTroll139 said: Yes, I do intend to have one that opens like the real thing. I'm just hoping that with all the experience I've had with hinges so far, it might be relatively easy to make what amounts to four large, rounded doors... No need for hinges in the faring matey, they detach in all but the earliest Apollo flights. I look forward to seeing what you come up with. 4 hours ago, Servo said: Testing my Kanada Arm. I had the idea for something like this in the shower, Both @sgt_flyer and myself have made stock Canadarms, independently I should add, although his was much better than mine, you really should check it out. It's a work of art! See the vids on his youtube page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
septemberWaves Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Something I've been working on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicSpaceTroll139 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) My Lunar Module is just about finished. I just need to refine the landing leg deployment mechanism, and set the legs up in the folded position ,(and perhaps refine the look of the ladder, it looks weird and floaty right now). Problem is that the lander is just over 300 parts... I might have to go through and find ways to reduce part count before integrating it with everything else. Side note: I've been designing the thing without reaction wheels, so the thrusters are used for attitude control as well as translation, like IRL. The solar panels don't work either (still wish I could paint them though). Edited March 7, 2017 by EpicSpaceTroll139 Ladder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
septemberWaves Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 @EpicSpaceTroll139 It looks like the two of us have a Space Race going on. Although my Soviet replicas aren't stock and I think your Apollo LM looks far more impressive than my LK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, EpicSpaceTroll139 said: My Lunar Module is just about finished. I just need to refine the landing leg deployment mechanism, and set it up in the folded position. Problem is that the lander is just over 300 parts... I might have to go through and find ways to reduce part count before integrating it with everything else. Side note: I've been designing the thing without reaction wheels, so the thrusters are used for attitude control as well as translation, like IRL. The solar panels don't work either (still wish I could paint them though). It looks great mate! It need a little cleaning up and it looks like there's no room for a rover and science stuff, or? I know apollo 11 didn't have a rover but it's nice to have one. :-) have you tested the ascent stage? I found that the COM/COL indicators where inaccurate when making mine.. It took a while to balance it, as I also didn't use reaction wheels. I love the extending landing legs! Edited March 7, 2017 by Majorjim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicSpaceTroll139 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Majorjim! said: It looks great mate! It need a little cleaning up and it looks like there's no room for a rover and science stuff, or? I know apollo 11 didn't have a rover but it's nice to have one. :-) have you tested the ascent stage? I found that the COM/COL indicators where inaccurate when making mine.. It took a while to balance it, as I also didn't use reaction wheels. I love the extending landing legs! Thanks! Indeed I have tested the ascent stage, and though I had tried to balance it in the VAB (I had to resort to sticking small ore tanks in the back), it did have a slight unbalance. I think I've fixed it though. I still need to test descent and landing, though I don't expect very much trouble from that. I might squish some science doodads in there. On the rover: possible, but highly unlikely. If I manage to trim down the part count on the lander by a lot, I might consider attempting a rover, but otherwise probably not (Nobody Most people won't want to play with a super high part count monstrosity). If I do, I'll probably have to redo a fair bit of the descent stage to make room. Edited March 7, 2017 by EpicSpaceTroll139 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Well I'll be darned, it fits. The only thing that bulges is the Mk3 center section! Now there's the problem of the ~30mT, 35m long payload on top of a rocket... not sure I'll gain much stability by launching tori this way. Rune. It'll sure cut on drag compared to previous versions, there's that... Edited March 7, 2017 by Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, EpicSpaceTroll139 said: Thanks! Indeed I have tested the ascent stage, and though I had tried to balance it in the VAB (I had to resort to sticking small ore tanks in the back), it did have a slight unbalance. I think I've fixed it though. I still need to test descent and landing, though I don't expect very much trouble from that. I might squish some science doodads in there. On the rover: possible, but highly unlikely. If I manage to trim down the part count on the lander by a lot, I might consider attempting a rover, but otherwise probably not (Nobody Most people won't want to play with a super high part count monstrosity). If I do, I'll probably have to redo a fair bit of the descent stage to make room. Well, it looks amazing so far mate! And don't worry, most vehicles have some kind I ballast to balance things out, I know I had to, just one of those things when making accurate detailed craft like this. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Trying to make an oil rig, not sure where this is going... Would be cool if I can make it work, lowering drills and stuff....Tips would be welcome. Edit, well, it floats, looks like a thing from Star Wars.....I guess I'll keep playing with this some more. Edited March 7, 2017 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Ultimatum Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I have been working on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. It is still in need of it's new fins along the side. I built it before the video was released this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, __Ultimatum said: I have been working on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. It is still in need of it's new fins along the side. I built it before the video was released this morning. Nice, maybe you can launch it from my new to be rig that has just got new lights that we are testing right now so we can see what we are doing when we make very long sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Triop said: Trying to make an oil rig, not sure where this is going... Would be cool if I can make it work, lowering drills and stuff....Tips would be welcome. Edit, well, it floats, looks like a thing from Star Wars.....I guess I'll keep playing with this some more. Well, the obvious thing is KAS, but if you want to keep it stock, @Azimech did a thing with an ungodly amount of parts and playing with the rigid attachment tweakable that kind of worked like a winch, IIRC. I'm sure he'll be happy to refresh all our memories momentarily! 2 hours ago, Rune said: Now there's the problem of the ~30mT, 35m long payload on top of a rocket... not sure I'll gain much stability by launching tori this way. What do you know, a few winglets, and it werkz! With core recovery, even. Given the core is something like 70k√, the boosters 4k√, and the whole thing 177k√ to put on the pad, that is kind of nice, works out to a launch cost of about 7k√ in fuel and 4k√ in SRBs, for the longest ~30mT payload you'll ever see. There is no actual second stage in there, BTW, the core makes orbit, I just got the payload nicely sectioned. Rune. The fins obviously had to go backwards, given the news of the day and the shape of that fairing. Edited March 7, 2017 by Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, Rune said: Well, the obvious thing is KAS, but if you want to keep it stock, @Azimech did a thing with an ungodly amount of parts and playing with the rigid attachment tweakable that kind of worked like a winch, IIRC. I'm sure he'll be happy to refresh all our memories momentarily! Yep, I have KAS but I'haven't used the crane thingies yet, Azimech does great things, but I'm not going to stick thermometers in holes just to make things spin. As for my project, overenginering as always..."Triop Industries, making solutions into a problem" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicSpaceTroll139 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Triop said: Yep, I have KAS but I'haven't used the crane thingies yet, Azimech does great things, but I'm not going to stick thermometers in holes just to make things spin. I believe the specific contraption Rune was referring to doesn't even involve any bearings. It's just a whole bunch of trusses connected end to end forming a structure that looks kind of like a spring, and stretches down to the seabed under its own weight. One would be hard pressed to come up with a simpler solution Edited March 8, 2017 by EpicSpaceTroll139 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, EpicSpaceTroll139 said: I believe the specific contraption Rune was referring to doesn't even involve any bearings. It's just a whole bunch of trusses connected end to end forming a structure that looks kind of like a spring, and stretches down to the seabed under its own weight. One would be hard pressed to come up with a simpler solution And where can I find the thread for such a fascinating contraption ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Triop said: Yep, I have KAS but I'haven't used the crane thingies yet, Azimech does great things, but I'm not going to stick thermometers in holes just to make things spin. As for my project, overenginering as always..."Triop Industries, making solutions into a problem" Well, when you DO want something small to spin, you will want to put antennas in holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 28 minutes ago, EpicSpaceTroll139 said: I believe the specific contraption Rune was referring to doesn't even involve any bearings. It's just a whole bunch of trusses connected end to end forming a structure that looks kind of like a spring, and stretches down to the seabed under its own weight. One would be hard pressed to come up with a simpler solution Yup, that's the one. 20 minutes ago, Triop said: And where can I find the thread for such a fascinating contraption ? You'll have to summon Azi yourself for that info, I'm afraid. Rune. Contrary to popular belief, I don't remember everything I've ever read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Rune said: You'll have to summon Azi yourself for that info, I'm afraid. Do I look like Alladin ? Anyway, working on a drill as we speak, thing is radioactive OP but I don't care, 30 ore in 5 minutes, I'll take it. Tested it on dry land, forgot it had to sink, so added some "compressed water" This will hunt you in your sleep: Going to need more struts... Edit: And lights... Edited March 8, 2017 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 25 minutes ago, Triop said: Do I look like Alladin ? Anyway, working on a drill as we speak, thing is radioactive OP but I don't care, 30 ore in 5 minutes, I'll take it. Tested it on dry land, forgot it had to sink, so added some "compressed water" This will hunt you in your sleep: Going to need more struts... Edit: And lights... Here you go: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Majorjim! said: Here you go: Thanks, that is awesome. I'm gonna leave Azi in his wonderlamp for this, there is always another way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicSpaceTroll139 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Triop said: And where can I find the thread for such a fascinating contraption ? https://kerbalx.com/Azimech/77I--Offshore-Mining-Platform-v10 Edit: ninja'ed Edited March 8, 2017 by EpicSpaceTroll139 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, EpicSpaceTroll139 said: Edit: ninja'ed Woosh ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castille7 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Triop said: Do I look like Alladin ? Anyway, working on a drill as we speak, thing is radioactive OP but I don't care, 30 ore in 5 minutes, I'll take it. Tested it on dry land, forgot it had to sink, so added some "compressed water" This will hunt you in your sleep: Going to need more struts... Edit: And lights... I have one of these on my drawing boards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Castille7 said: I have one of these on my drawing boards! It's an interesting subject, the oil rig, watching a docu now to learn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castille7 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 18 minutes ago, Triop said: It's an interesting subject, the oil rig, watching a docu now to learn more. I use to delivery supplies and crew members to these type Rigs in the Gulf Of Mexico for quite a few years, that's what inspired the Crew Boat Rage Runner I built, this Offshore Platform is something I've been planning for a long while but I've been side tracked from it with other projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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