Made my first part because of you incredible modders

[Daelkyr]

I've been playing KSP for a while now, and have always been amazed by the impressive and helpful modding community for the game. This last week I decided I wanted to try my hand add making some parts myself. Pouring over these forums and watching the tutorial videos has been amazingly helpful. It got me from having no idea what I was doing to finally making my first part. The RPT-1 Igniter.
[IMG]http://1drv.ms/1WZqnpO[/IMG][URL="http://1drv.ms/1WZqnpO"] http://1drv.ms/1WZqnpO[/URL]

It was a lot of fun to make, and plays into an idea that I can't quite seem to find done anywhere else, Manned and Unmanned at the same time. But again, thanks everyone for all the help.

- Josh

[RoverDude]

Congrats :)

[legoclone09]

Awesome model! The texturing is good too, I could never learn to be able to do that.

[Daelkyr]

[quote name='legoclone09']Awesome model! The texturing is good too, I could never learn to be able to do that.[/QUOTE] Thanks for the kind words. Painting a UV map is both super easy and really hard. If I could do it, you could too.

[Guest]

[quote name='legoclone09']Awesome model! The texturing is good too, I could never learn to be able to do that.[/QUOTE]
I agree. That's better than the majority of my textures.

[Stone Blue]

Nice part! Congrats... :thumbsup:

I agree, the community was very helpful when I made my 1st part...There are LOTS of excellent tutorials and info out there, also.
I had never done ANY modelling, or programming, and I was able to make a working GPS antenna for Figaro (Kerbal GPS), as my 1st part:

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/tU2Oxhj.jpg[/IMG]

The hardest part was not the modelling or the texturing, or even writing the .cfg; but using Paint to actually piece together the texture from different elements...Especially the tiny blue image of Kerbin... lol

Then the .cfg file was really easy, too.

Its quite a feeling after you finish your 1st working part, isnt it? :D

Hopefully your post will encourage other people to give making parts, a shot...

EDIT: Ooops...sorry, did not mean for that pic to be so huge... See, I cant even Imgur very well, but I made a WORKING KSP part!... lol

[legoclone09]

Also, welcome! Can't believe I forgot to say that, and I hope you have a good time here!

[Daelkyr]

Thanks again for all the kind words. I tried something more ambitious today. Working my way towards command pods.


[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wlqhsqO.png[/IMG]

[MrChumley]

Awesome job!

[Stone Blue]

Nice!

[Guest]

[quote name='Daelkyr']Thanks again for all the kind words. I tried something more ambitious today. Working my way towards command pods.


[URL]http://i.imgur.com/wlqhsqO.png[/URL][/QUOTE]
That's awesome!!! Please release this when it's done!