Tarsus

I've just finished making a couple of guide videos showing how to build and fly a replica space shuttle using only stock parts. I thought I would share it. Download link for finished ship is - https://www.dropbox.com/s/v3cq5h7jml4kd4u/Shuttle%20mk3-e.craft?dl=0

I've found that landing an unpowered aircraft it's better to drop in very steep to keep your speed up, in the video I over shoot slightly but I had a little bit of fuel left to make the turn. An easy modification on that ship would be to swap the small rocket for a rapier and then add an intake or two. It shouldn't effect the thrust balance too much but the lower efficiency should be taken into account.

Here is a video tutorial showing how to build and fly a realistic space shuttle using only stock parts. The ship in the video can be downloaded at - https://www.dropbox.com/s/mux4ddewl78hirp/Shuttle.craft?dl=0

This is highlights from all my videos so far put into a music video, hope you enjoy it.

My best so far, 416m/s, the screenshot was taken the instant the fuel ran out and it decelerated super fast at sea level.

Part 6 is also done, this will be the last video from my current save game as I am probably going to be sticking with career mode for a while now.

It's been a while but part 5 now complete. My ship makes it long journey to Duna and lands all the parts needed to construct the base.

I tried loading up an existing base with the new legs, all the legs begin retracted and when you lower them by base leans over to the one side because of weight imbalance. I didn't try detaching anything as I was worried it wouldn't go back together again.

Ive just finished a base on duna using a very similar style of rover construction. I launched the entire base and landed it in one go then attached it together on the surface using a rover. Ive been making a video log of the entire thing here, the actual landing and construction videos will be online in a few days once ive edited and uploaded them.

Part 4 now up. Ive suffered a bit of a set back with an unexpected wobble but I fix it by replacing the central strut of the mothership.

I always forget to deploy the solar panels on probes

Part 3. I have put up the first two sections of the mission ship, the engines and the station module. I also begin to refuel the whole thing.

Part 2 is now up. As I have so long before my next Duna encounter orbit I decide to launch a small mission to the Mun, a replica of NASAs LADEE space probe.

After I lost my previous save file due to the latest update and I lost all my old recording and screenshots due to a hard drive "incident" I'm starting from scratch with a new and improved mission to colonize Duna in the name of all Kerbinkind. Episode #1 is just an intro and a simple rover landing to scout out the perfect location for the base. Thanks for watching and comments are welcome.

I got 112.8G in a rocket assisted reentry, ill post a video as soon as I have a chance to edit it. Edit- video done.