Open Source Construction Techniques for Craft Aesthetics

[ZodiaK]

giant balls, obviously

[1greywind]

Nice, but what can it be used for?

Usage #1:

Usage #2:

Uses for Rings - orbital bases or interplanetary ships with "artificial gravity".

Uses for Cylinders - O'Neill's style habitats or orbital docks.

Spheres and domes: domed planetary bases, etc.

[9t3ndo]

Two variants to hide the *0.25

FIRST

*part clipping not needed

SECOND

[astropapi1]

Hey, fantastic idea! Definitely going to use this on my next SSTO.

[astropapi1]

Um, so I was messing around with my latest SSTO and noticed something. You know about those new sleek intakes? Well, you can also use them to hide landing gear if you use some clever placement.

It's really nice to have new ways to hide the ugly landing gear we've had since 0.15. Thinking about it, we really need new landing gear parts...

[Kurotenshi]

Nice Idea, I also always try to hide that ugly wheel casing

Here's a quick fairing tutorial. 2.5m fairing that splits in 3 parts

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[Hydrazine_Soup]

Nice Idea, I also always try to hide that ugly wheel casing

Here's a quick fairing tutorial. 2.5m fairing that splits in 3 parts

http://imgur.com/a/3FB8x

Awesome idea, really like it!

+rep given

[GusTurbo]

Create pontoons and boat hulls with the new structural intakes!

The structural intakes (like the old radial intakes) are very buoyant and impact-resistant on water. Using the following technique, you can create pontoons for seaplanes and boat hulls that look cool, rather than being an odd jumble of the ugly grey radial intakes.

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A quick boat I threw together:

Edited November 2, 2014 by GusTurbo

[Majorjim!]

Create pontoons and boat hulls with the new structural intakes!

The structural intakes (like the old radial intakes) are very buoyant and impact-resistant on water. Using the following technique, you can create pontoons for seaplanes and boat hulls that look cool, rather than being an odd jumble of the ugly grey radial intakes.

http://imgur.com/a/vkH4o

A quick boat I threw together:

http://i.imgur.com/TZqf7gS.png

I was wondering about those! Time to rebuild my Sea bi-plane!

Thanks Gus.

MJ

[astropapi1]

You know those new stack intakes? Well, I found that by using a cubic strut (or enabling radial attachment for my fellow EE users) you can clip half of it into the fuselage for a more streamlined design. You can even rotate it or adjust its pitch, so it's a pretty customizable design tip, especially useful for replica designers.

Here's a quick design to illustrate my point:

The part on the back is just a nose cone from Procedural Parts, but you can stick all sorts of stuff in there. Some extra fuel, a capsule, a satellite for extra SSTO science... you name it. Would love to see what you guys can come up with using this.

EDIT: Just noticed my rep thingy says I'm the reason many kerbal space programs are successful. cool!

Edited November 24, 2014 by astropapi1

[Rune]

You know those new stack intakes? Well, I found that by using a cubic strut (or enabling radial attachment for my fellow EE users) you can clip half of it into the fuselage for a more streamlined design. You can even rotate it or adjust its pitch, so it's a pretty customizable design tip, especially useful for replica designers.

Here's a quick design to illustrate my point:

http://i.imgur.com/fQIycRM.png

The part on the back is just a nose cone from Procedural Parts, but you can stick all sorts of stuff in there. Some extra fuel, a capsule, a satellite for extra SSTO science... you name it. Would love to see what you guys can come up with using this.

EDIT: Just noticed my rep thingy says I'm the reason many kerbal space programs are successful. cool!

Actually, you can do the same thing without the strut if you turn surface attachment on for the intake with Ed Tools. Well apparently I can't read, you already said that. But it IS a cool way to put them, which is why I used it on the new Dart. In fact, you can also do the back side with another, and get a bit more air that way:

Rune. I never know what to put here.

Edited November 24, 2014 by Rune

[Yukon0009]

I don't know if anyone has done this yet, but here is my contribution:

It's basically a crew cabin clipped into the MK2 cockpit with the short MK2-Mk1 adapter on the front.

[TheBrisbyMouse]

I have something that's good looking and practical, the wing strut. When you build a big plane, you need to strut the wings. A lot. That's when part count becomes a problem. I discovered something clever the other day.

It's hard to see, but when you mouse over the white part of the wing, you can see it highlighted.

But on the black part, it's NOT highlighted, because as far as KSP is concerned, it's not really there! What does this mean?

You can hide a strut there! I'm not doing a good job, because this is for demonstration purposes. Strut the wingtips for best effect.

[Majorjim!]

I have something that's good looking and practical, the wing strut. When you build a big plane, you need to strut the wings. A lot. That's when part count becomes a problem. I discovered something clever the other day.

http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah154/thebrisbymouse1982/screenshot204_zpsa3e29ad9.png

It's hard to see, but when you mouse over the white part of the wing, you can see it highlighted.

http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah154/thebrisbymouse1982/screenshot205_zps3ab12263.png

But on the black part, it's NOT highlighted, because as far as KSP is concerned, it's not really there! What does this mean?

http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah154/thebrisbymouse1982/screenshot206_zps32f66da8.png

You can hide a strut there! I'm not doing a good job, because this is for demonstration purposes. Strut the wingtips for best effect.

Yup, the wings are so thick you can hide struts in them, nice for a clean look.

[Majorjim!]

Hi all,

Its been a while since I posted anything here so today I would like to show my way of making a stock landing gear bay using the cargo bays.

You can place a cubic strut and then a cargo bay upside down on it. Then turn the cubic strut inwards pulling the cargo bay the correct way up and recessing it into the belly of the aircraft.

Then you add more either end where you want your wheels to be. As long as you place the wheels correctly they wont clip through the cargo bay doors.

Here are some pics and a vid to show it in action. Ignore the plane, its a rough build testbed.

Not a bad way to get a nice smooth belly. Mmmmm.

MJ

[Yukon0009]

"Shielded Fuel Tanks"

This is something I found out after crashing a space shuttle.

(ignore the active engine in background)

So I came up with this:

The engines are hidden inside a Clamp-O-Tron Shielded docking port. The engines can be fired whether the shield is open or not.

[GusTurbo]

I can see some cool uses for that. Very nice!

[Yukon0009]

Thanks!

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[Giggleplex777]

Looks like the OSCTCA badge is gone. Anyone have a backup of it?

Nevermind, it just reappeared.

Edited December 15, 2014 by Giggleplex777

[astropapi1]

Looks like the OSCTCA badge is gone. Anyone have a backup of it?

Nevermind, it just reappeared.

Mine is gone too, just gonna steal the link from your sig. :/

[GusTurbo]

Hey all, I've uploaded the OSCTCA badge to the KSP wiki, so there shouldn't be any issues anymore with it becoming unavailable.

New link here: http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/w/images/2/2b/OSCTCA_Mini.png

[astropapi1]

Hey all, I've uploaded the OSCTCA badge to the KSP wiki, so there shouldn't be any issues anymore with it becoming unavailable.

New link here: http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/w/images/2/2b/OSCTCA_Mini.png

Fantastic!

I haven't been playing lots of KSP lately (really miss EE, man), so there's no tips coming from me any time soon. :/

EDIT: Uhm, it's giving me a 404. Just gonna use Giggleplex's link for now.

Edited December 18, 2014 by astropapi1

[Majorjim!]

Hey all, I've uploaded the OSCTCA badge to the KSP wiki, so there shouldn't be any issues anymore with it becoming unavailable.

New link here: http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/w/images/2/2b/OSCTCA_Mini.png

Yeah 404 for me too..

[GusTurbo]

Ah, it got deleted from the wiki. Anyway, a non-Imgur hosting solution would be ideal.

[Giggleplex777]

Try this link: http://i.imgur.com/gZuItEk.png