Show Me Your CRAZY Landers

[NeoMorph]

I'm really quite interested in lander construction because ones that look like they should work perfectly end up crashing and burning while ones that look like they couldn't get off the ground, let alone land in one piece, end up flying perfectly.

Do you choose fat stubby ones with multiple engines or narrow tall ones with single engines. Maybe choose radial engines angled away from the body even. Nukes seem the weapon of choice for long duration, efficient ones.

I just know that it's one of my favourite pastimes in KSP. Like this one I was messing with using SmartASS and Translatron to control it precisely.

It's something I'm looking into as a moon hopper for transport (will eventually use KAS to move cargo).

[oggylt]

Sometimes i do like pointing 3 engines outwards, sometimes i use poodle, but like myself i go into threads like this to see some photos so there is my lander/rover combo used poodle for maneuverability, and one poodle on the rover, rover lander was off center so i had to land them both in one go.

also what is the benefit of outward pointing engines?

[Tommygun]

It's still a work in progress, so I'm not sure how well it will fly yet.

[NeoMorph]

I've only just clicked that you have cat tracks on that lander. Thinking of going for a Thunderbird Mole look eh?

[Guest]

I give you Lunar Sputnik! Hey, ya gotta use that leftover hardware for something other than museums.

[Tommygun]

I've only just clicked that you have cat tracks on that lander. Thinking of going for a Thunderbird Mole look eh?

I guess it does. I'm using NovaSilisko's new Wet workshop mod for the fuel tank so I can turn the fuel into a transport bus after landing.

[Cubic Cube]

This is my test run of an all-purpose giant cubic lander. I'm trying to send it to Eve on a giant bedstead platform. My mission: a cube on a round trip for every planet!

If one gets stuck on the ground I'll just rename it as a colony.

[J0hnsmine]

That reminds me of a borg cube. *downloads on sight*

[Cubic Cube]

With patience and extreme mouse control I have made a more cubic Cube Lander. Fully plated walls and it doesn't peel apart on the launchpad. However, flying a cube has a few minor control issues. For example:

And here's a another craaaazy lander. By crazy I mean stupidly top heavy and overloaded. It began as a huge stack of lights and batteries, but soon I realized its true form. BEHOLD THE FUNKY BOY!

It's a true UFO. Undeniably Funky, Ohhhhh! (I will find a mod with more colorful lights in the meantime)

[Giggleplex777]

[GusTurbo]

Pineapple Express!

From this thread.

[Ozzallos]

Maybe not craay-zee, but unconventional hanging module types.

Most builds of this type have fully independent emergency seperation abilities, shown above.

It's fully possible to safe land the full-up lander, and seperate the module to land in parallel