CobaltWolf

Apollo could (barely) cram 5 people in, if you remove/shorten the shocks that cushion the crew couches during landing. In real life, this modificatoin was actually proposed, but it was supported by attaching retro rockets to soften the landing, and they would have landed in (iirc) the desert rather than the sea.

According to the wiki, block V carries 4, 3 and 4 carry 5.

Best thing this side of Windows 3.1.

Hrmm, that's disappointing. I don't want to wind up with a FASA-type setup where there is a parachute mount, cover, and then 3 attached chutes... I want to keep it one part. I think the first thing I'll do tonight is open up FASA and look at their Apollo again, just to confirm what I do/don't like about the way it's set up. I have no idea how I'm going to get around that stock limitation tho...

I recognize that camera... I don't know when I'll get back to SEP! Probably once the LEM for BDB is done.

Probably not going to do that. There is little to no external differences. Unless @e of pi shows up to justify it...

heck yeah! Though I wonder, what was the launch configuration for AARDVK? Did it have an aerodynamic fairing cone on top of the cargo module? I can't imagine it was full enclosed. Anyways, I'll be trying to stream tonight! Maybe even start UV unwrapping? I had some questions for any helpful modders that might be happening by. Specifically, does stock support multiple parachute canopies in a single part? @Shadowmage sorry to pull you back but you know a lot about how awful the stock modules are. I've also been thinking about textures... Specifically, I think I might do a 1024 for the command module parts, and another for the service module stuff? That way I can guarantee the textures and normal maps as sharp as possible. In terms of design, I'm looking for areas where I can simplify the appearance somewhat, since the complexity needs to be reeled in to keep a stock aesthetic.

I will be trying to stream tonight if you want to show up

EDIT: OMG its so big...

@benjee10 has says he is busy with real life video work. He'll prolly be back at some point.

2.5m. Same as stock Mk1-2.

400cm, obviously.

@Sir_Fanchcan't it be rescaled in the RO patch config? It should be somewhere around Corona size, that's about what I scaled it to in relation to my Agena.

Possibilities... So many things to make...

Yeah, I didn't use any cheaty methods to put it together, but it occurs to me that the player wouldn't have that part yet in the tech tree.

I used the radial structural nodes from stock. You could easily add a node_attach for the Agena docking cone using the coordinates for the bottom node, and then allow surface attach in the attach rules section.

Over 1k rep in 4 months. Yipes! I blame these people for liking everything I post: (List is by no means inclusive, just my most upvoted recent post)

wait. Is the list in the OP sorted by rep count? 0.o

Yup! There is a (poorly updated) roadmap linked in the first post if you want to see more of what's to come. For Atlas V, the 5xx fairing base will come in the form of a special interstage adapter for Centaur (or something, I'm not sure if it matters, since you can just put the new 2.5m fairing base under the 1.875m interstage). And the boosters are/were modeled but I wasn't happy with the way they came out. Good news is they can be made in a solid afternoon if I set one aside. *shrug* ok! hrmm. Maybe I'll try and take a look at the sizing again.

The Gemini GLV has just about exactly enough DeltaV IRL. What about the Titan 1 though? If its outperforming Titan 2 that's a problem. @hraban I haven't looked into the other things you notices, but the docking mechanism just had the general shape roughed in, I have to go back and add more detail. I'm struggling to not put too much detail in. I don't want to wind up like the FASA Apollo For those interested, some fun facts: the heat shield and capsule are indeed separate. The umbilical connects the capsule to the SM, and is not animated. I figured we all could deal with some visual clipping at separation. Its part of the decoupler, which is a separate part. The bottom of the ring of raised sections at the top of the SM is the bottom of the decoupler. Right now the complete CSM is something like 13 parts, though 4 of those are the RCS blocks. The service module is (unfortunately) one part, I couldnt find a satisfactory way to break it up. I'm not sure how the inside of the cargo bay segments will be modeled. The Block 3 SM will feature (as in ETS) a modified LEM Ascent Engine in place of the SPS.

How about this?

Meanwhile...

Awesome!

Did Titan just... suck? In real life? That it underperformed other launchers?