ISV Venture Star (WIP)

[cy-one]

Hey,

I'm currently working on the biggest project I have ever started... Hopefully, I'll be able to finish it.

The task I am burden myself with is building a (own interpretation) of the ISV Venture Star, the interstellar ship from James Cameron's Avatar.

Other people that did similar usually "just" model the craft, but I wanted to use the normal functionality of KSP and... well, build it.

A few pictures for you to get the idea:

It really didn't take me long to realize that I wouldn't be able to build this with the basic functionality KSP offers. The biggest problem would be the part count.

I'm currently using the following mods:

- UbioZur Welding Tool (basic frame welding)

- KSP Interstellar (radiators, antimatter engines, etc)

And while I can't use the (better looking) trusses in the following picture, because the UbioZur Tool can't weld them, I will share them anyway. They show the design of the radiator-arms.

After coming even farther than on that picture, I had to restart from scratch because of the mod-trusses. This is the current stage of the project. The frame currently has 1550 Parts, and although I will weld it together, an earlier test showed that it is already taxing FPS heavily :/

We'll see how it goes

[iDan122]

Do you want an almost finished Valkyrie shuttle? One guy hasnt finished it and he gave me the files..

[cy-one]

Maybe at a later stage. Currently, I want to concentrate on completing the basic frame of the ship.

But would you have a screenshot of the shuttle? So I can see the size and style?