totm june 2018 Work-in-Progress [WIP] Design Thread

[ethan829]

Thanks for the advice, I think I got it!

Sidenote: trying to mix radial and mirror symmetry is a real ......

[RogueMason]

The Marathon light cruiser, a new ship class based on the Pegasus/Stargazer concept that'll be put into service ASAP.

These images show a slightly different iteration to the current version.

I've also put together a version that uses an independent centrifuge (Porkjet's Habitat Pack) in place of the torus, though I prefer the torus version at the moment.

[Azimech]

Very WIP, all stock. Using my PO2 engines as a base, I've made a bi-directional variant. One turboshaft per wheel. Steering is done by braking on the bearing of either front wheel. All four wheels are powered. The base of the shape is the Citroën BX, a car I own myself.

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The right shape and size are slowly emerging.

Edited March 20, 2015 by Azimech

[Yukon0009]

Azimech........But.....how......how......HHHHOOOOWWWWWWWW

[Azimech]

Something I wanted to do for a long time ... I had a driving chassis in less than one hour, was a bit amazed by that, I drove it for half an hour and traveled 30 clicks towards the mountains.

Anyway ... it's actually very easy to build something like that. It helps if you know a thing or two about car construction. In Dutch it's called a "self-carrying body", meaning the car suspension is directly mounted on the frame instead of having a seperate chassis. Don't know the correct word for it in English.

The headlights are visual trickery, obviously.

First version, with a chassis:

Edited March 20, 2015 by Azimech

[fenya]

I am trying to control two aircraft at the same time

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Also I make a space ship for delivery of this lander to the Jool system

Lander is so light it can be lifted by my rattletrap-crane, but the spacecraft still goes heavy

[Rune]

First of all, Azimech, wow. You are taking this turboprop thing to a whole other level. It was hard to judge size there!

Also, nice to see that flush torus, RogueMason, I'm glad I was of help. Which BTW reminds me, mine got loaded and everything and now I'm in the point of no return: JA-01 'Ascension' is going hyperbolic after some veeeery slow burns, and JA-02 'Von Braun' will soon follow once it approaches periapsis for the final ~10min push. Dude that was a long time burning in the dark, with the clock firmly in the yellow at ~1m/s^2.

JA-03 through 05 are Base Pack cargo flights, and JA-06 an opportunistic science sat I threw together at the last second. I estimate I burned through about 3 or maybe even 4 million √ right there, since it's built in a career save and one of these costs upwards of √1,200,000 with all the support craft and everything. A small armada is going to Jool!

Rune. Will I run the clock fast enough to get there before 1.0?

Edited March 20, 2015 by Rune

[eorin]

I'm working on a star wars serie of mini vehicles

[Majorjim!]

I'm working on a star wars serie of mini vehicles

http://i.imgur.com/vdXUPPG.png

http://i.imgur.com/seMdMZI.png

That's very cool man! So cute.

How far can it fly?

Edited March 20, 2015 by Majorjim

[soulreaver1981]

tweaking and tunning a new ssto.

almoste done

[sgt_flyer]

WIP proton launch pad used only the first stage of my proton with a lot of ballast to speed up the design there are 6 FLT-100 fuel tanks + aerospikes hidden in the middle of the pad's structure, used as smoke generators for the launch

(with hidden stability enhancers... thanks to the offset tool, i don't need those to 'cling' to the sides of the rocket anymore - i can offset them enough to fully hide then inside the pad's structure, to place my own mock up support systems ^^)

full launch pad - post launch.

the 6 i-beams with antenna's at the end start angled at mid height of the pad, extending to the bottom of the proton. when decoupled, they fall until their end reaches a small 'basket' made of ox-stats - during the fall, the small rcs fuel tanks serve as guides - once the thing hit the basket, the RCS tanks serve as counterweights, folding the I-beams inside the recess all in all, these small animated things are only 12 parts each

simply gravity based physics !

only thing i did not made, was closing back the protective doors of the real thing around the clamps once they are folded - that would have made the part count skyrocket

Edited March 21, 2015 by sgt_flyer

[Spartwo]

Wheeee.

What.

Oh dear.

[soulreaver1981]

i still want to make this idea work

a plane that splits to load the cargo.

the new version (the mark 6 i think) still closed.

the first version

i think the new version looks way better

[Slam_Jones]

Stuck a new "arm" on my station today, to help guide and attach approaching modules. Similar to the Canadarm, but with a fork at the middle joint, and launchable grappling hooks at the end.

It can also "walk" across the station to wherever it's needed next, using the hooks and the claw.

Mods: KAS, IR, Kolonization

This is part of my all-SSTO program.

[Yukon0009]

My new shiny Dragon V2

[Guest]

@ fenya : Wow! This lander looks so cool, care to show a bit more?

Also I assume the double controlled planes comes from the decoupling glitch right?

@ soulreaver : Interesting wings, I want to see how it handles now

@ Yukon : True to the original and simple, nicely done

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Here's just a shape research that I made, inspired by a StarCitizen's ship called the

X-85 Runabout.

The total weight of the frame and wings is under 1t and 100parts, so I could end up using it for a shuttle type lander or even an SSTO perhaps.

Edited March 22, 2015 by RevanCorana

[soulreaver1981]

@ fenya : Wow! This lander looks so cool, care to show a bit more?

Also I assume the double controlled planes comes from the decoupling glitch right?

@ soulreaver : Interesting wings, I want to see how it handles now

@ Yukon : True to the original and simple, nicely done

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Here's just a shape research that I made, inspired by a StarCitizen's ship called X-85 runabout.

The total weight of the frame and wings is under 1t and 100parts, so I could end up using it for a shuttle type lander or even an SSTO perhaps.

http://i.imgur.com/zlFOm41.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Jh806Lf.jpg

Thanks revancorana and thats a sweet looking craft you have here.

[Guest]

Thanks man, I also made a 300i (almost) working in FAR and a bunch of other stuff that I probably won't finish, but may well be worth a look, so just throwing it in here:

300i

PAK FA T-50 1/1 scale (FAR)

New Goo Box

Mosquito Frame

F-22 1/2 scale (FAR)

Edited March 22, 2015 by RevanCorana

[sgt_flyer]

916 parts of madness (or soviet engineering ? - guess it's a little bit of both ) - the rocket + payload on their own is 701 parts

Luna 17 standing on the pad... - yes i know i still need to rework the staging just wanted to see the finished thing standing on the pad

guess this monster incorporates quite almost all of my latest building techniques (and some old ones too) ^^

Edited March 22, 2015 by sgt_flyer

[Yukon0009]

Wow.......just wow.....

[soulreaver1981]

the splitter now opens up

[Yukon0009]

I've downloaded the OPM mod and decided to send kerbals there-Sarnus-4.

Turns out the propulsion drive can SSTO.

[Majorjim!]

My new shiny Dragon V2

http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah315/Yukon0009/screenshot25335_zps2szdrxge.png

Ah yes, based on that other guys Dragon. The one we all thought was a mod. I forget who it was.. Its a cool part to use for it. nice and sleek.

[Yukon0009]

Ah yes, based on that other guys Dragon. The one we all thought was a mod. I forget who it was.. Its a cool part to use for it. nice and sleek.

Yeah, I based it off Flying Beaver's Griffon.

[Majorjim!]

Yeah, I based it off Flying Beaver's Griffon.

That's the one. Have you got a launcher for it yet? Done a powered landing from orbit? That is very fun indeed!