Starship Jeb

[RedDwarfIV]

Since my last challenge [which no one seemed interested in] involved using mostly balanced parts, this challenge will be all about precision configuration [as you try to make insanely powerful boosters or liquid engines that don\'t tear your ship apart], and your ability at construction.

Basically, build a spaceship Jeb will be proud of, then mod some engines to get it into space. In this case, Jeb will surprisingly be asking for a ship that looks as cool as possible, with at least some functionality. Boosters are appreciated, but not nescersary.

[RedDwarfIV]

My first attempt. Not particularly impressive.

[Tim_Barrett]

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=5185.0

Drop your jaw in awe, there is a DL link too 8)

[Caesar15]

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=5185.0

Drop your jaw in awe, there is a DL link too 8)

so many mods required...

[Tim_Barrett]

so many mods required...

So many lazy people...

Seriously, it\'s well worth it.

[Caesar15]

So many lazy people...

Seriously, it\'s well worth it.

so little memory

[trbinsc]

*Casually Leaves this here*

That might help.

[Caesar15]

*Casually Leaves this here*

That might help.

I was thinking about that the whole time

[RedDwarfIV]

Needs to be a spaceship. Kerbol orbits are good. Basically, you want some boosters to get a massive hulk of a cool-looking spaceship into space.

[comradephil]

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=5152.0

Since Tim_Barrett and I couldn\'t decide on a winner, why don\'t you do it for us?

[Tim_Barrett]

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=5152.0

Since Tim_Barrett and I couldn\'t decide on a winner, why don\'t you do it for us?

That was alot of fun, we need to bash our heads together and fight again!

[comradephil]

Yeah! But the problem I\'m having atm is that struts don\'t work for me so all my large rockets apart from C7 stuff is wobbly

[Herpderpsslerps]

This is jeb approved!

[RedDwarfIV]

This is jeb approved!

That\'s cool. Current holder of \'Jeb\'s favourite cool ship builder\' award.

[gabyalufix]

Something I built a while ago. Seemed fitting.

The PolyPrefix-Class Single-Stage Space-Sea-Tri-plane.

It appears to be moon-capable, though the only time I really tried I crashed--mostly due to stupidity. I turned on my SAS and time warped, but forgot to turn off RCS.

9x C7 spaceplane motors.

I actually edited the cfg\'s on those radial chutes, reducing the drag so that I can use them as drogue chutes without getting torn apart when they open.

I usually (but not always) lose the bottom pair of engines when I land.

That means that the nose gets driven into the water if I try to take back off.

Hilarity ensues.

I might try to take this up tonight.

Edit: forgot to include the craft.

[RedDwarfIV]

That\'ll be good if you can get it to space.

[gabyalufix]

No problemo.

I\'m not sure why this plane flies so well. All my previous attempts fall apart, stall out, have the glide plane of a grand piano, can\'t lift off, or don\'t have enough fuel. This one does insanely well, and I\'m still not 100% sure why . . .

Glamour shot:

[Tim_Barrett]

No problemo.

I\'m not sure why this plane flies so well. All my previous attempts fall apart, stall out, have the glide plane of a grand piano, can\'t lift off, or don\'t have enough fuel. This one does insanely well, and I\'m still not 100% sure why . . .

Glamour shot:

I don\'t 'Epicly huge Lunar Base Building Style' will work on planes.

Not entirely aesthetically pleasing, but it flies I guess it can be called a plane.

[RedDwarfIV]

Iconic in its own way, but I don\'t think the water skids work in this instance. Remember, you\'re currently up against Tim, a master of building smeg from C7. Whilst I really like the idea of a tri-spaceplane, the skids ruin the effect.

[gabyalufix]

I\'ll never beat the falcon--but if I must fail, I choose to fail as big and over-complex as I can get past the horizon!

I know just what it needs . . . a solar array!