glugg23 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 How can you make a good looking space station using only the vanilla parts? Mine always end up too heavy and very ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMadGameplay Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I think your best option in the current version is to use mods, but If you are too heavy but want to use the vanilla parts why don't you try the Orbital Construction mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKerbinator Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I would advise you to try to make a station that looks cool, but also from usable parts. So make your space station mainly from fuel tanks. And feel free to add engines wherever possible, you can jettison them once you're in orbit.My last advice would be to have the structure revolve around one or more central 'pillars', which should be the extension of your rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5@1312EWULFX Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) Here is a pic of my Space Station in orbit it weighs 77tons , can also land on mun and minmus i think the game needs stock solar panels to make stations look better. Edited August 16, 2012 by 5@1312EWULFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxMurder Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) You can actually make rather nice stations with strictly stock parts. They wont look as nice as Kosmos pack stations but they get the job done...For the station body and structure use the structural fuselage as it is much lighter than the fuel tanks. Once you are in orbit you wont need much fuel so design your launch vehicle to take you almost there This way you can get away with just having a small engine and a single fuel tank for circularization and orbit operations. Alternatively you can use a stack of RCS tanks and linear RCS for station propulsion. The extendable ladders can be used as decorative antennas or solar panels, inverted landing legs for satellite dishes, stacks of big radial decouples for experiment racks. To get perpendicular modules just place a radial decoupler on the main body then put a 90degree turned fuselage onto it so it is half inside the body. I will post some pics of a few of my stock stations/satellites later.EDIT: Actually I already have a few!Sorry for the lack of spoiler... WTF kind of forum engine has no spoiler tag?!? Edited August 16, 2012 by MaxMurder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5@1312EWULFX Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 cool stations man, a few ideas I hadnt thought of may need to borrow a few lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) The Mononational Space Station: Most of the parts are dummies just for looks, but it's got scattered handholds and ladders for EVA practice, and up toward the nose, there's the "external treadmill" for kerbinaut exercise. Edited August 17, 2012 by Vanamonde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamarocks777 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 this was the coolest looking thing i've seen with stock parts. i used the wing connecters on mine but you gave me more ideas. love the space shuttle looking thing even though it looks more like a dream chaser. Good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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