The Kerbal Dakar 2017 entry vehicles thread

[Triop]

21 minutes ago, Draconiator said:

and I have no clue how I survived this.

 

 

Lucky your bananana didn't split

 

 

I got stuck...IN THE SHADE !, no more power, sun is going down behind the mountain, guess I'll have to spend the night here...

DAKAAAARRRRRRRRR !!!!!

Edited December 16, 2016 by Triop

[Triop]

10 minutes ago, DoctorDavinci said:

Definitely get in on this buddy ... It's a whole hell of a lot of fun

And a motorcycle you say ... hmmm, might be possible in a stock entry

Imma gonna investigate this 

Tried it, looked good, drived terrible.

 

[Triop]

I just have to share this..

 

[GDJ]

Cool video!

This is what I have so far:



So far just under 2.4 tonnes. Just needs fuel, Oxidizer and fuel cells.

[Azimech]

18 hours ago, DarkOwl57 said:

 

ARGH! Another wheel failure! I mean I know that this is a challenging track, but we HAVE to find a way to keep that from happening!

 

How are your damper settings?

17 hours ago, DrunkenKerbalnaut said:

Might ruin the aesthetic, but what about using a bunch of the smallest plane landing gear (the little caster one), and turning their friction way down?

Those are pretty weak. I use the smallest retractable.

[DrunkenKerbalnaut]

Idk. Should I? It's a bit too goofy NOT to do it. 

[Azimech]

17 minutes ago, DrunkenKerbalnaut said:

Idk. Should I? It's a bit too goofy NOT to do it. 

Well, at least you've got the crash tolerance of a tank ;-)

[DrunkenKerbalnaut]

Just now, Azimech said:

Well, at least you've got the crash tolerance of a tank ;-)

I'm climbing mountains as we speak. The doors act like training wheels. And if your bored, you can quickly adjust the deploy limit to make it jump 5 meters. 

[Azimech]

Just now, DrunkenKerbalnaut said:

I'm climbing mountains as we speak. The doors act like training wheels. And if your bored, you can quickly adjust the deploy limit to make it jump 5 meters. 

Now that's creative :-D

[DrunkenKerbalnaut]

Just now, Azimech said:

Now that's creative :-D

It's called the SolarPolarRoller. I may use it as the basis for a Duna Crawler. 

[mrmcp1]

Having a break from my hovercraft (as it isn't very good on large inclines)

Started building a jet powered car

Also managed to rescue the crew of the destroyed hovercraft

[Azimech]

You know what ... I think I might enter my own car in the race.

[mrmcp1]

6 minutes ago, Azimech said:

You know what ... I think I might enter my own car in the race.

Go for it. Your cars are great

[Azimech]

First (ugly) draft ... it's powered by 1.2 Juno, giving it a top speed and acceleration comparable with mine, 176 km/h, 0 - 100 km/h in 10 seconds. It's got a real body structure underneath the panelling made out of Vernor engines so it's pretty safe in an accident.

While I'm typing this, the car is driving unattended and without control, during the first stage at full speed.

Correction ... just passed the first flag in 15 minutes. Not bad for a standard road car ;-)

 

 

The real car is a Citroën BX 19 GT from 1985, I've replaced the 1.9 petrol engine and manual 5-speed with a 1.8 turbodiesel, 4-speed automatic, his name is Flying Frankenstein.

[DrunkenKerbalnaut]

7 minutes ago, Azimech said:

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You know, after watching Triops' Dakar video, my various Kerbal-type designs are less attractive. Seeing the cars they used in the first 2-3 years of the real Dakar, I certainly can't bring myself to use jet engines. Of course, not judging those who will, but I think the juice will be sweeter having finished with a real-world analogue type of vehicle. 

I guess I'll be finishing a proper texture for FrogStomp  .

[Azimech]

6 minutes ago, DrunkenKerbalnaut said:

You know, after watching Triops' Dakar video, my various Kerbal-type designs are less attractive. Seeing the cars they used in the first 2-3 years of the real Dakar, I certainly can't bring myself to use jet engines. Of course, not judging those who will, but I think the juice will be sweeter having finished with a real-world analogue type of vehicle. 

I guess I'll be finishing a proper texture for FrogStomp  .

Depends on how you use jet engines ;-)

Do you build a cannon with fantasy performance or something I'm doing right now, trying to mimic real life performance. 

If I would go fully electric, I wouldn't be able to do that, man those wheels are weak! And even with this 1.2 Juno, I can't drive straight up a mountain

[DrunkenKerbalnaut]

18 minutes ago, Azimech said:

Depends on how you use jet engines ;-)

Do you build a cannon with fantasy performance or something I'm doing right now, trying to mimic real life performance. 

If I would go fully electric, I wouldn't be able to do that, man those wheels are weak! And even with this 1.2 Juno, I can't drive straight up a mountain

No I'm with you, there. But I don't want to spend forever developing a drivetrain just yet. Lord knows I'm too damn picky to use someone else's, and too indecisive to make my own haha. 

[GDJ]

1 hour ago, Azimech said:

If I would go fully electric, I wouldn't be able to do that, man those wheels are weak! And even with this 1.2 Juno, I can't drive straight up a mountain

Yeah the best I can do with mine is a 42 degree climb, then the motors run out of steam.

But......that's still not bad. Just have to do some switchbacks in the mountains.

[Slam_Jones]

Hey, what mod are people using for the strut-like frames?  I've looked for a mod like that FOREVER but had no idea there was one!   (Also, this talk of petrol/diesel engines?   Is this a mod now?)

Edited December 16, 2016 by Slam_Jones

[mrmcp1]

Finished my shake down run of all the stages

This is what it did to my car

 

[Triop]

Ready for some stage 2 training

 

[DarkOwl57]

11 hours ago, Azimech said:

How are your damper settings?

I don't know about the damper. I think that the higher the number is, the less the car is going to sink? Or is that the spring?

[Azimech]

16 minutes ago, DarkOwl57 said:

I don't know about the damper. I think that the higher the number is, the less the car is going to sink? Or is that the spring?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(device)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_absorber

Have fun, good read :-)

2 hours ago, Triop said:

Ready for some stage 2 training

 

 

I see that sun and think ...

 

 

 

If it were called "Teletubbie Space Program" they easily would've collected all the weirdos on the planet by now. Tsss ... Such underachievers.

[Slam_Jones]

On 12/14/2016 at 9:53 AM, SpannerMonkey(smce) said:

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What mod allows you to build frames like this??  And that internal combustion mod, what is it?  Please and thank you!

[Triop]

20 minutes ago, Slam_Jones said:

 

What mod allows you to build frames like this??  And that internal combustion mod, what is it?  Please and thank you!