[Showcase] Showoff Your Rep-Worthy Crafts

[inigma]

Added this thread to the master showcase thread.

[Martin0]

Carries 5 tons to orbit, can glide all around kerbin when re-entering atmosphere, is flameout immune (vertical engines are awesome) and looks cool.

Uses Adjustable Landing Gear and Near.

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Comes in 3 versions:

Crew Transport

Cargo with long bay

Cargo with short bay

[DerpenWolf]

I was the first person to make a duna SSTO that used ion engines

I also managed this back in early .23.5, Not sure if anyone else had landed a asteroid on the VAB on rocket engines legitimately before this though. May have been the first but I have no clue.

Here is a bunch of the significantish stuff I have made over the years

My first major undertaking, It involved moving a massive vessel I had constructed into Duna orbit (it was pretty huge for me at the time and was during my very early days)

First Jool Space Station (also the only)

My First Jet and Ion engine SSTO

A big, modular laythe base in route getting a gravity assist by the mun

Another Duna Station

SLS Orion

SLS Block II

A very nice looking SSTO

A mega carrier with launch tube and lots of room

And a very cool semi realistic craft that has a more realistic launch system

And last but not least, Kerbal Pool Program

Edited November 18, 2014 by DerpenWolf

[Felsmak]

Just a little surface base!

Now I just need to figure out how to get it to Ike.

[astropapi1]

Just a little surface base!

http://i.imgur.com/nU1cl6S.png

http://i.imgur.com/wCREfoc.png

Now I just need to figure out how to get it to Ike.

Awwww, that's adorable!

A well placed skycrane with an array of reaction wheels might do the trick. You won't get to launch it on a pretty rocket without some clever building, but it may be the easiest way to do it without integrating a set of rockets and tanks to the base itself.

[Mareczex333]

Bentley Speed 8

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[Wanderfound]

Quite happy with this one:

Did somebody tell you that Mk2 cargo bays are too small to hold anything useful?

Stop listening to that person. They don't know what they're talking about.

Instead, come fly the new Kerbodyne Investigator. Long range, ample performance and two integrated exploration vehicles: probe and rover. Deployable, recoverable, highly capable. Explore the solar system for nothing more than the cost of the fuel.

Simple lift off.

And easy climb performance.

Stable under time acceleration.

Cruise to orbit on the nuke.

5,000m/s of ÃŽâ€V still in the tanks.

Time for the first trick.

Release the drone.

A full science payload, 10G thrust and a decent chunk of ÃŽâ€V. Sufficient RCS reserve on board to refill the probe several times over.

Use of thrust limiters recommended for fine manoeuvring; even at minimal throttle, this thing has a lot of kick. Action group 9 will disable the payload RCS during flight, while action group 8 toggles the probe's monoprop propulsion.

Nuclear propulsion makes Munar or interplanetary travel easy. RAPIERs remain in reserve in case of the need for emergency thrust during landing.

Vernors to soften the touchdown; simple to land in air or vacuum.

And now for the second trick; open the payload doors...

...and drop the cargo.

Rovey goodness.

Able to self-right with RCS if flipped. Onboard probe core permits unKerballed operation.

To recover: first park your rover near the rear of the bay.

Raise the rover on its landing struts.

Before lowering the plane's landing gear.

Precise alignment not required.

Use the rover's RCS to push up the last few inches. The rover has sufficient thrust to fly even in full Kerbin gravity. Retract the struts after docking, and redeploy the mothership's landing gear.

Not bad aesthetically, either.

Craft file at https://www.dropbox.com/s/akf8r1akrqoq1wy/Kerbodyne%20Investigator.craft?dl=0

[Ascensiam]

I thought this one was worthwhile.

You can click the picture to check out my corp that makes these vessels.

Edited December 26, 2014 by Ascensiam

[manni01]

My 2 ton payload Duna SSTO

It can bring 2 tons of payload to duna and flyback. All Overfloater style

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My F-18 Hornet replica

That blue is ugly, but

you can see a none colored one:

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And Also a 36 ton payload SSTO (36 tons = 1 orange tank)

[Lost One]

Does it count when we use non-stock parts? And never designed to fly?

Because this little project grew out of a single objective. Build the biggest, most badass fully functional land vehicle the physics engine can support.

Sadly, it's weight is such that even with weapons stripped out, simply moving it across the runway tends to... well, see for yourself

I suppose I could try and build bigger, but I think it's big enough.

For the purpose comparison, here it is next to my mobile factory complex, a facility that has enough internal foundries, refineries, 3-d printers and external drills to supply not only its own needs (it can produce spacecraft from a deployable rear runway), but supply any facilities on a planets SOI.

[andrew123]

Does it count when we use non-stock parts? And never designed to fly?

Because this little project grew out of a single objective. Build the biggest, most badass fully functional land vehicle the physics engine can support.

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/23969662606044038/1C1C0CC09D478BA6B43372B5CAB26524BC7D3628/

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/23969662606093749/378E9D47D0B3049D812821054F330CCC6AB633F0/

Sadly, it's weight is such that even with weapons stripped out, simply moving it across the runway tends to... well, see for yourself

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/23969662601767068/FD478ABAEA25CE2ACC3172D237416DD35D0B8792/

I suppose I could try and build bigger, but I think it's big enough.

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/23969662629226389/E2B2278A69256C67689BDF55D63847A0BFA61F67/

For the purpose comparison, here it is next to my mobile factory complex, a facility that has enough internal foundries, refineries, 3-d printers and external drills to supply not only its own needs (it can produce spacecraft from a deployable rear runway), but supply any facilities on a planets SOI.

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/23969662630925668/D3817C0D34B0ADAEB90FFABE17841D5A96F130FB/

A certain metal gear...

KDX-III King Sejong the Great.

VLS Ripple Launch.

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[Frank_G]

I have just started designing some landers and craft for a Laythe colony.

The first two landers contain habitat, laboratory, reactor, control room and a rover.

The third lander contains a jetboat so far. A fourth lander with the station core and a spaceplane will also join soon.

[SpaceXray]

LEVITANK

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[panzer1b]

LEVITANK

http://imgur.com/a/PvzmN

LOLWUT....

Although i commend you for making it have a cannon barrel thats an actual weakspot as in will instantly blow up when shot at! Id still replace that with a 105 howitzer or something from BDArmory mod.....

Also, how stable (err or unstable) is it?

[Nik_601]

LEVITANK

http://imgur.com/a/PvzmN

You can use one little trick for your tank to make it more stable and easier to build. Just place wheels on your craft as they're placed here:

And you'll have something like that:

[SpaceXray]

LOLWUT....

Although i commend you for making it have a cannon barrel thats an actual weakspot as in will instantly blow up when shot at! Id still replace that with a 105 howitzer or something from BDArmory mod.....

Also, how stable (err or unstable) is it?

Once you learn to casually hover at 1/3 throttle, you're good to go.

I might make a cannon that actually works(single fire).

And btw, I want to keep the engines, since it was basically what I was aiming for. I like how they look.

[zekes]

CIRA VI

Designer: Zekes

Status: COMPLETED

Cost: $3,189,410.00

The largest Zokesian Lifter yet, the Cira-VI has a massive 40 engines in the first stage, and is capable of putting over 800 tonnes of pure cargo into LKO.

Simply stage to fly. I recommend making the launchpad indestructible, or it probably will blow it up on launch.

Download: https://www./?8j35l61x6gy726c

Here is an edited video of it's launch of 779 tonnes of test fuel to orbit - the 3rd stage still had over 1000 m/s of D/V in it.

[manni01]

My one and only Stratus 7

[TheBrisbyMouse]

May I present my most Rep-Worthy craft: The USS Armored Cruiser proof-of-concept.

It's an unfinished warship showcasing 2 360 degree rotating turrets. Did I mention this is totally stock?

The turrets decouple from the hull. In the center of the turret, an I-beam sticks out the bottom through a hole in the hull. 4 landing struts mounted on this beam pointing up keep the turret from popping out(I don't know how you could manage to do that). 24 landing gear arranged in a ring at the base of the turret allow it to rotate. Reaction wheels apply the force needed to spin it around. The guns have 2 elevation settings, 1700m range and 2300m range, toggled with the "1" action group.

I'll post the craft file if anyone wants it; it's something like 2000 parts. It still needs engines, a superstructure, buoyancy, and a way to get it into the ocean with it and the space center in one piece.

[Redrobin]

I thought this one was worthwhile.

~snip~

You're back?!

[Wanderfound]

From http://s1378.photobucket.com/user/craigmotbey/Kerbal/Kerboduna/story

[trippytripp]

That time I flew a mimic Icarus II into the sun.

[varsass]

The Münbler :

Made with B9, Pwing, KAS, and Wayland roverwheels pack.

[firegeek83]

A completely new approach to Kethane drilling. Essentially a self contained intermodal drilling rig that can function as a surface resupply point. Can also be outfitted with a skycrane or additional tanks as needed.

and yes, it can be flown up with minimal expense with an SSTO. Drone-97_Heavy made it enough fuel to transport to the Mun.

[manni01]

My F-22 Raptor next to my Su-27