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Island Express a subsidiary of Sector 7 Space Laboratories The Island Express Company started when I realized how many times I used the Old Airbase Island as a benchmark for my craft builds, I figured if I am going to build a useful craft it should at least go a considerable distance. Also when building watercraft I often found myself going to the Island just to see it in the background of my watercraft. Below is my latest work from Island Express and the logo that was created for it. Note: Many of the craft had design changes so you may see some differences in them from the pictures and video. See below for more details. More Photos Here The Island Express Ferry Project When I started building the Ferry I wanted to have some vehicles to transport to the Island, easier said than done in KSP as we know. So a Rover was my choice for something small like a car and quick to build, here is where my adventure began. One problem after the next arose as it does in KSP which just adds to all the fun and the first problem appeared quickly. The Ferry's Hull was hitting the coastline before the ramp leaving a gap that would not allow vehicles to drive aboard, now here comes the idea of a boarding ramp, it takes a little adjusting of the Ferry's distances to work. Next problem was loading muiltiple craft on the Ferry to show the capability of the Ferry, well this was time consuming lauching one at a time and I am focused on a Stock Only process for others that don't use Mods like Hyperedit. Next solution transport mulitible rovers at one time and the idea was a Rover Cart to travel with many at once. Next hurdle was loading so many Kerbals to drive them and a Tram came to mind. Now with all the Rovers and Kerbals loaded we are heading to the Ferry to board......yea right! The Rover Cart started sliding into the water, now we have to decide to lauch the Rover Cart again and the Tram again or just push it to the beach and continue boarding. This is where the Aqua Tram was going to come into play. I was able to push the Rover Cart and load more Kerbals if needed, both Trams are very useful. The Personnel Carrier is another idea I thought about during the Ferry Project and wasn't planned to be a part of the project until I started tweaking the top of the Ferry and realized that the top could be a Heliport for the Personnel Carrier. After all these craft started becoming a fleet I decided to call it The Island Express Pack. I hope you enjoyed this little summary of my adventures with the Island Express Ferry and I hope you enjoy the craft as well. Craft Files Island Ferry https://files.secureserver.net/0sYFjfHIMEUQQR Rover Cart https://files.secureserver.net/0siPp4RjyVixCB Note: All front landing gear needs to be lowered to exit the ramp Personnel Carrier https://files.secureserver.net/0sfwxUyLpTcBor Rover 7 https://files.secureserver.net/0sb5pNoROloBGh Island Tram https://files.secureserver.net/0sC6viqVDJb9oT Island Tram with Launcher https://files.secureserver.net/0sZ4jepCzFyg7I Aqua Tram https://files.secureserver.net/0sdGGZBjbEOGSB Boarding Ramp https://files.secureserver.net/0swBmoe8oy133P NOTE: These Craft Files are no longer available here but can be found on Kerbal X if you do not find one that you would like please PM me and I'll see if I can help.