My Two Rovers!

[insylem]

Hey Everyone!

I just landed some rovers on Minmus. I did some expermenting with them and tweeking. They are pretty sturdy and can handle a rollover. That was part of the test criteria. I gave them enough RCS to flip themselfs back over. I gave them life support and a winch and pipe end points and plugs from Kerbal Attachment system and Tac life support, and an antenna from Remote tech. They seat two, and they have room to attach science experments while exploreing Minmus. I came up with a deliverysystem that I forgot to test, but worked flawlessly. The rovers were on outriggers extended from the side of my minmus lander ship. Above them were outriggers with winches. I lowered the winches and attached to the rovers. Then I blew the decoupler rings disconnecting them from the support outriggers, and lowered them simutaniously to the surface with the crane. It worked great the first time. Drove the rovoers over to my base. Now I have a way of servicing my base's life support supplies as needed as well.

They seem prety stable and arn't easy to flip over, b ut when they do RCS is spammed to flip them back upright, even on Kerbin. I gave them a roll cage as well. Also, the battery is underneath and I had to put a skid plate on it to keep it from getting bumbed by terrrain if i go over a hill too sharp.

[cantab]

Sounds like you've covered all your bases. Pics?

[insylem]

Id love to, but how do I post them? I cant find a way to upload them.

[Bomoo]

Try image grr. http://imgur.com/

[Capt. Hunt]

this forum doesn't have an uploader, you'll have to put them up on imageshack or photobucket.

[insylem]

Ok I'll have to do that after work. Thanks

[Dispatcher]

Flickr works as well.

Edit: might as well show you my Minmus rovers:

The first is a prototype of my standard rover, which was first intended for Minmus. It uses ion engines as well as RCS thrust (in case it flips over); besides electric wheels:

<img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/12664561473_c29eae9c9f_b.jpg" width="1024" height="640" alt="newDetached">

It also rolls well on its sides (not intentionally, but more sides absorb more damage):

<img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7448/12664450355_0edd351efa_b.jpg" width="1024" height="640" alt="rollsWell">

This other is intended for Minmus or lower G body. It uses mainly reaction wheels (but has some RCS), and is more novelty than anything, as rolling uphill can be a challenge:

<img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3788/12843453373_0f59422ae8_b.jpg" width="1024" height="640" alt="rolver">

Looking forward to seeing your rovers!

Edited March 10, 2014 by Dispatcher

[Rowsdower]

Try image grr. http://imgur.com/

I second this one. It's easy to use and quickly turned into a major host of choice. Never given me an issue.

[Xacktar]

I keep meaning to build one of those ball-rovers... and I keep getting distracted from it.

Those look really nice! I can tell a lot of time has been put into them.

[Dispatcher]

Thank you, Xacktar! Still wanting to see the rovers which the OP described.

[Macko939]

I think I've managed to do it.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/mackomacko/screenshot/3300316195360663941

@edit

sorry didnt mean to post it here

Edited March 12, 2014 by Macko939