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I've never been much of an animation guy, but any pro animator is more than welcome to offer to animate things ;) I could probably figure it all out myself, but I really don't have that much free time, I have enough problems as it is with unity and my modeler (for example, some geometry combinations crash my modeler, some settings in unity magically work one minute then not the next or vice versa, and tons of other issues here and there that crop up to disrupt progress)

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...because, without similarly themed parts, no one would likely use this neat idea?

I men, seriously, are you going to use a cardboard capsule on top of all that "real" rocket hardware? I'm loving all the other creative ideas this is spawning. I suppose people who just want the capsule can wait patiently until kerbtrek has it ready. :P

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If people want IVA, that would take some time ;) I'm still not entirely sure of the final design of the pod itself, that's just the base. it's just meant to be an ultra light weight manned pod, like probe weight. It'd be quicker to have the mentos fuel and engine released than the pod itself. but there are still no decisions made of what the sizing/config of those parts will be, after all, I'm just working with what people are throwing out there. I suppose the easiest thing to do is make it an ultra light weight lander that would only have enough DV to land on mun then return by parachute. that's more believable than say, taking off into orbit, without being too cheaty. would be even cooler if there were engine fx or sounds. if someone has a bunch of parts in mind that they'll make themselves, I would release the fuel and engine models with their pack just to consolidate the theme style parts. one thing about ideas though, is they take time to polish.

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If people want IVA, that would take some time ;) I'm still not entirely sure of the final design of the pod itself, that's just the base. it's just meant to be an ultra light weight manned pod, like probe weight. It'd be quicker to have the mentos fuel and engine released than the pod itself. but there are still no decisions made of what the sizing/config of those parts will be, after all, I'm just working with what people are throwing out there. I suppose the easiest thing to do is make it an ultra light weight lander that would only have enough DV to land on mun then return by parachute. that's more believable than say, taking off into orbit, without being too cheaty. would be even cooler if there were engine fx or sounds. if someone has a bunch of parts in mind that they'll make themselves, I would release the fuel and engine models with their pack just to consolidate the theme style parts. one thing about ideas though, is they take time to polish.

Remember, when you make the IVA, every panel must be in crayon... Just sayin'.

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...because, without similarly themed parts, no one would likely use this neat idea?

I men, seriously, are you going to use a cardboard capsule on top of all that "real" rocket hardware? I'm loving all the other creative ideas this is spawning. I suppose people who just want the capsule can wait patiently until kerbtrek has it ready. :P

Oh, I love the ideas, just that perhaps we should stop bombarding the OP with ideas, out of courtesy. Models don't make themselves, they take time!

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I don't think anyone's rushing him, we're just brainstorming and having fun with the concept.

I'm sure kerbtrek has enough mental discipline to overcome this peer pressure you perceive. :P

Personally as a model maker this kind of discussion is solid gold...

For my 2 pennies I can only +1 the call for bendy straw landing gear and maybe suggest another possible route for the IVA scene to take via a cellophane window and a flap cut in the cardboard to reveal the pilot "in game".

I look forward to your release!

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Awesome idea! I can't wait to see what this will be like when its done.

well if I popped a few minor details on the pod, it'd be done now.....but then there wouldn't be a custom IVA or anything. It's basically going to be a re-textured version of the stock apollo based pod, as you can tell, but made from scratch. It's not going to be done anytime soon since I'm working on a bunch of other stuff, and I'd like to have them polished looking rather than be a quick release. I don't like having to make updates or changes down the line, so I make sure what I make is what I want it to finally be, then I can move on without being tied up with old releases. You've got 3 phases in development; 1) coming up with ideas and refining those ideas 2) making those ideas a reality 3) polishing for the final result....even little details can make a huge impact. Then you're talking multiple parts that all have to follow this same path, and be somewhat cohesive with each other.

I will say I won't discourage anyone from making any junk themed parts of their own.

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