Yukon0009 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 damn, I haven't done anything noteworthy in ages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temstar Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 PSA: The big space shuttle wings and associated flaps can survive been flown through the air at six times the the speed of sound, backwards. Now I just have to make sure the external tank can actually survive reentry and be flown to a safe landing at the runway. Credit goes to @sgt_flyer for trying the "Winged ET" idea first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rune Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 It would be awesome if I finished this to my satisfaction, wouldn't it? Currently running into a bit of a problem with the booster's TWR. I have to get a lot of dV out of them in order to get them to space to "extend" the booster's wings, but I don't see the way without going all 2.5m and then Iwould only be able to fit two boosters... or I could "cheat" it and use them as unnecessary ballast and complication! It has the TWR on the core. Rune. Vectors are so OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temstar Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Oh wow, it's got the little jet engines and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 One falcon 1 launch gantry, some assembly required: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Surprisingly tiny self-contained ISRU rover. Rune. And it survives the deployment with no broken wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Just now, Rune said: Rune. And it survives the deployment with no broken wheels! It's rather unceremonious. two ladders would make a nice ramp. I forget if you can rover on ladders. Would look cooler though. And more in line with a real spacecraft. Edited December 29, 2015 by Majorjim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Assembly complete, even though we lost the little wrench it comes with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbadevlin Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Lol nice launch tower and nice ISRU I dont think that extended ladders have hit boxes thought, as i know that kerbals can walk right through them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Just now, Mad Rocket Scientist said: Assembly complete, even though we lost the little wrench it comes with. Cool man, I'm happy to see someone using that technique. It's definitely one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Majorjim said: It's rather unceremonious. two ladders would make a nice ramp. I forget if you can rover on ladders. Would look cooler though. And more in line with a real spacecraft. Nope, can't rover on ladders, and airbrakes are too short. I could use one of your hinges (or two) and I could make a ramp (not really, not enough room). But then the lander+refinery bundle wouldn't be 70 parts then... and it's meant to go with a ~200part ship all payload included, so I'm already treading dangerous lag territory (TWR on the mothership is about 0.06). I guess I'll have to infer a non-visible winch... or, you know, actually use a real one with KAS+a structural beam. Rune. Look at the bright side, you guys get to mod your own! Edited December 29, 2015 by Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankbuster32 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 22 hours ago, Rune said: It would be awesome if I finished this to my satisfaction, wouldn't it? Currently running into a bit of a problem with the booster's TWR. I have to get a lot of dV out of them in order to get them to space to "extend" the booster's wings, but I don't see the way without going all 2.5m and then Iwould only be able to fit two boosters... or I could "cheat" it and use them as unnecessary ballast and complication! It has the TWR on the core. Rune. Vectors are so OP. I'm working on something similar: That is the returning bit that, coupled with a couple of orange droptanks (with associated nosecones) and a front assembly, is going to lift 30t to LKO when I'm done with it. Vectors are indeed OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturnianBlue Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I'm working on making my PTBoat actually have combat capability in NAS-BDA, so I can finally give my PTBoat a purpose in battle. I'm at ~221 parts for this version, which is based off the minimal version. The main problem is that my torpedoes aren't reaching fast enough speeds for the explosive missile cone to explode by default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 9 minutes ago, Rune said: Nope, can't rover on ladders, and airbrakes are too short. I could use one of your hinges (or two) and I could make a ramp (not really, not enough room). But then the lander+refinery bundle wouldn't be 70 parts then... and it's meant to go with a ~200part ship all payload included, so I'm already treading dangerous lag territory (TWR on the mothership is about 0.06). I guess I'll have to infer a non-visible winch... or, you know, actually use a real one with KAS+a structural beam. Rune. Look at the bright side, you guys get to mod your own! Sorry if that seemed harsh.. I like the simplicity of it, part of your proposed update to the grand tour architecture I assume. I really should tackle that one of these days. With ISRU I suppose it could be made much smaller now. One to think about at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Majorjim said: Sorry if that seemed harsh.. I like the simplicity of it, part of your proposed update to the grand tour architecture I assume. I really should tackle that one of these days. With ISRU I suppose it could be made much smaller now. One to think about at least. No offense taken! Besides, you got me thinking... this is not more convenient (I actually break the wheels more often, and it takes tons of time to set up), but it does look very nice, even done on the runway. Imagine on Tylo! Besides, if I can haul it back up (doubful, but hey, a man can hope... and F5 a lot), I would only need one for the whole freaking Grand Tour. The mass savings... Rune. All the equipment fits on a single kerbal's back, too. Edited December 30, 2015 by Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafni Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 1 hour ago, Majorjim said: Cool man, I'm happy to see someone using that technique. It's definitely one of my favorites. do you have a tutorial for this trick? I seem to remember talk about this. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Just now, Dafni said: do you have a tutorial for this trick? I seem to remember talk about this. thanks Thinking of it was the trick. It's easy to reproduce. As you can only offset one end of a strut you need a way to offset both ends. By using the no offset mod you just use a small part, the thermometers are best as they can be completely hidden by the strut ends. Just offset the small part and strut to it. Then you can move each end where ever you like. Just now, Rune said: ThingsNo offense taken! Besides, you got me thinking... this is not more convenient (I actually break the wheels more often, and it takes tons of time to set up), but it does look very nice, even done on the runway. Imagine on Tylo! Besides, if I can haul it back up (doubful, but hey, a man can hope... and F5 a lot), I would only need one for the whole freaking Grand Tour. The mass savings... Rune. All the equipment fits on a single kerbal's back, too. For a modded version that's perfect. I know there is no simple way to do this stock.. It looks fun too.. Hmm.. nope. Must.. resist.. mods... Edited December 30, 2015 by Majorjim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafni Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 9 minutes ago, Majorjim said: Thinking of it was the trick. It's easy to reproduce. As you can only offset one end of a strut you need a way to offset both ends. By using the no offset mod you just use a small part, the thermometers are best as they can be completely hidden by the strut ends. Just offset the small part and strut to it. Then you can move each end where ever you like. oh, its just a hidden part... man, why haven´t I thought of that. Thank you, many things make sense now. I´m using the no offset mod and the editor extensions since a few weeks now, great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Majorjim said: For a modded version that's perfect. I know there is no simple way to do this stock.. It looks fun too.. Hmm.. nope. Must.. resist.. mods... Actually, I am also zeroing in on the simple stock way... you just VTOL the refinery out and back into the bay. And mayhaps use your imagination to infer the winch? Rune. The stock, complicated way, I will leave to others as usual. Edited December 30, 2015 by Rune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Just now, Rune said: Actually, I am also zeroing in on the simple stock way... you just VTOL the refinery out and back into the bay. And mayhaps use your imagination to infer the winch? Rune. The stock, complicated way, I will leave to others as usual. I like that idea. Given the sparsness of planets you need you design in fun things to do. That sounds like a fun challenge too. So the rover claws to the ascent/descent vehicle? Any way to attach a small docking port to the mother craft for the rover to dock with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgt_flyer Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 30 minutes ago, Majorjim said: Thinking of it was the trick. It's easy to reproduce. As you can only offset one end of a strut you need a way to offset both ends. By using the no offset mod you just use a small part, the thermometers are best as they can be completely hidden by the strut ends. Just offset the small part and strut to it. Then you can move each end where ever you like. For a modded version that's perfect. I know there is no simple way to do this stock.. It looks fun too.. Hmm.. nope. Must.. resist.. mods... 1 minute ago, Rune said: Actually, I am also zeroing in on the simple stock way... you just VTOL the refinery out and back into the bay. And mayhaps use your imagination to infer the winch? Rune. The stock, complicated way, I will leave to others as usual. wouldn't a mechanism like that work (modded or not) ? (quick & dirty paint ;)) basically, while the arm (or synchronised arms, if placed on both sides of the rover) is swinging, it will naturally pull the rover upwards while moving it outside of the bay, before lowering it towards the ground (like the system used on some trucks carrying those big dumpsters) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majorjim! Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 (edited) Just now, sgt_flyer said: wouldn't a mechanism like that work (modded or not) ? (quick & dirty paint ;)) basically, while the arm (or synchronised arms, if placed on both sides of the rover) is swinging, it will naturally pull the rover upwards while moving it outside of the bay, before lowering it towards the ground (like the system used on some trucks carrying those big dumpsters) You mean with stock parts? Also the bit of text you quoted me on is about something different. Unless i am mistaken. I have made something like this with stock parts already using my thermometer hinge. It is bigger and a bit more complex. It could be done with fewer parts if you use bigger parts. And seeing as this would be a bigger mechanism with only one arm it would be easy to put together. Edited December 30, 2015 by Majorjim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMSP Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 On 12/29/2015 at 8:45 AM, Rune said: It would be awesome if I finished this to my satisfaction, wouldn't it? Currently running into a bit of a problem with the booster's TWR. I have to get a lot of dV out of them in order to get them to space to "extend" the booster's wings, but I don't see the way without going all 2.5m and then Iwould only be able to fit two boosters... or I could "cheat" it and use them as unnecessary ballast and complication! It has the TWR on the core. Rune. Vectors are so OP. That looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderSpock Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I'm working on Serenity from Firefly.... Not sure where to go to from here in terms of shape and design... Any advice is appreciated. It uses tweakscale and IR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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