Variations on the stock Kerbal X

[StevieC]

So, I've been devising some craft based on the game's stock "Kerbal X" rocket. Here's 5 builds I've uploaded thus-far. 3 are stock, 2 use NecroBones' "FuelTanksPlus" mod.

I'll start with the Kerbal X' (pronounced Kerbal X Prime), a version that sacrifices the landing-legs on the upper-stage in exchange for a docking-port, RCS thrusters, and a Launch Escape System.

I also made the Kerbal X Slim, a version of the stock Kerbal X replacing the core booster's upper two X200-32 fuel-tanks with a single Jumbo-64, and replacing each asparagus booster's upper two FL-T400 fuel-tanks with a single FL-T800 fuel-tank to reduce part-count.

Combining the above twain yields the Kerbal X' Slim.

The above 3 use only stock parts. The next two use NecroBones' "FuelTanksPlus" mod.

Continuing on the Slim's notion of reducing part-count, I built the Kerbal X+ next.

And combining that with the Prime yields the Kerbal X'+.

Admittedly, these aren't exactly the most innovative craft, but they're not meant to be. Although I suspect many have built them before me, nobody, to my knowledge, has bothered to name or upload them yet.

I'm eager to hear thoughts on them, though.

[Matuchkin]

But can you do a Kerbal X'slim+?

[StevieC]

No need. the Kerbal X+ supersedes the Kerbal X Slim so + and Slim need not be combined. Besides I'm about to delete my original uploads and replace them with further-refined versions

[Matuchkin]

19 hours ago, StevieC said:

No need. the Kerbal X+ supersedes the Kerbal X Slim so + and Slim need not be combined. Besides I'm about to delete my original uploads and replace them with further-refined versions

I think you should play around with the Kerbal X's booster configs/types, engines, tank configs, and create a table of variants. That will be cool.

[StevieC]

@Matuchkin That's a very good idea! Thank you for suggesting it. I'll make a point of doing that,