Next Gen Jebediah. (WIP) (Now slightly less creepy)

[electronicfox]

I took this up as a little side project between work. A somewhat more realistic version of Jeb. Hopefully I'll be taking this all the way to a game-ready model.

The space-suit is mostly inspired by the Gemini suits (Which I believe the original Kerbal suits are also based on).

Its still WIP so stuff is missing.

---UPDATED VERSION--

Following some tips later, and his face looks more kerbally now.

--LOOKIT, ANOTHER UPDATE--

Edited November 25, 2014 by electronicfox

[CaptRobau]

It's impressive, but also very terrifying at the same time.

[electronicfox]

It's impressive, but also very terrifying at the same time.

Im still working out the face a bit. Trying to find a good balance between Kerbality and reality, while avoiding pure creepy.

[Voyager55]

Perhaps Kerbals smell through some other part of their body, that would eliminate the need for a creepy nasal cavity and restore some Kerbality. Impressive nonetheless.

[Whirligig Girl]

No lips, and one eye must be bigger than the other (The Right Eye is bigger!). Also, Kerbal finger-tips are kinda flattened at the end, and I actually like the mittens better.

http://cdn.pcgamesn.com/sites/default/files/kerbal%20space%20program%20career%20mode%20update.jpg

Additionally, while I do like the Gemeni-style space suit on this model, THe Stock space suits are more based upon the ISS/Shuttle space suits.

And Kerbals smell through their mouth.

Edited November 25, 2014 by GregroxMun

[electronicfox]

No lips, and one eye must be bigger than the other (The Right Eye is bigger!). Also, Kerbal finger-tips are kinda flattened at the end, and I actually like the mittens better.

http://cdn.pcgamesn.com/sites/default/files/kerbal%20space%20program%20career%20mode%20update.jpg

Additionally, while I do like the Gemeni-style space suit on this model, THe Stock space suits are more based upon the ISS/Shuttle space suits.

And Kerbals smell through their mouth.

I came to the conclusion of the Gemini suits based on the straps around the Kerbal suits, and the metal rings around the gloves/base of the helmet, evidently I want quite right

I never saw mittens as being a good idea in space due to the lost dexterity (then again, chunky cloves arent exactly known for allowing nimble finger movements either), and I personally prefer gloves. I'll likely chunkify the fingers more though to allow room for the flat-endedness, and to make them look more padded.

As for the face, I'm taking that advice on board and seeing how it turns out.

[Whirligig Girl]

Overall it just needs to be more flat. There's still sort of a bulge at the mouth, and the mouth is not wide enough.

[electronicfox]

More changes to the face, and now includes an EVA jetpack.

Edited November 25, 2014 by electronicfox
Better images

[Raven.]

This looks pretty darn good. Definitely better quality than stock Jeb.

[Whirligig Girl]

The lack of pupils disturbs me. And the mouth still looks weird. It's curvy, like a frown, then a smile, then a frown. I don't like it. It needs to be just a smile (or frown!)

[_Augustus_]

The lack of pupils disturbs me. And the mouth still looks weird. It's curvy, like a frown, then a smile, then a frown. I don't like it. It needs to be just a smile (or frown!)

[electronicfox]

I agree.

Anyway, so when can we expect a mod for this? I want bigger, better, faster, stronger Kerbals.

I can get as far as having this as a game-ready model and rigging it appropriately, but I do not animate well at all, nor would I know how to replace the in-game kerbals. Maybe if someone else took it from a rigged model, they can have a go at getting it in-game.

[tg626]

I think the fact that they have mittens for Eva suit gloves is an important part of their juvenile appearance. Just my two cents, I'd loose the individual fingers.

[HafCoJoe]

Someone has to make a mod for this somehow.. And also all of the KSP wheels you have in sketchfab! Those tractor treads are pretty cool! And also that TF2 flamethrower... I'd use that any day.