Mk1 Cockpit Questions

[esinohio]

So I'm messing around doing some modeling and decided to take on the MK1 Cockpit for some fun. My question is about those insets on the front of the cockpit circled in red. What are those insets for? An intake of some kind? A reaction thruster/RCS port like those on the front of the space shuttle? Just eye candy to make the low poly model pop?

And the grey ports just to the left on the side below the cockpit circled in blue, I'm guessing those are either hand/foot holds or more random eye candy panels?

Edited September 14, 2014 by esinohio

[magnemoe]

The gray ones are a integrated ladder, you can get the kerbal to climb them, and you can mount an retractable ladder below.

The black are just decoration, as in they would probably have an mission on a real plane, air intakes for cockpit air and cooling of equipment probably.

[Pecan]

As above - but I would point out that the cockpit models are being redone for 0.25 so unless you're really just messsing around for fun it might not be worth putting a lot of effort into them as they are.

[esinohio]

Oh I'm just having some fun in Blender doing Hi-Poly models for the hell of it and needed some clarification on those individual pieces up there. Makes it a bit easier to model I think when you know the specific functions. Thanks Pecan and Magnemoe! It appears I've got some details to add.