Public Progress Thread (Off-topic SFS)

[4KidsOneCamera]

Started throwing together a little LEO station out of some reconfigured SLS parts. I think it’s came together pretty neat! Trying to make a small but detailed station this time around, as opposed to some of my larger station builds.

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[Astatium_209]

Started throwing together a little LEO station out of some reconfigured SLS parts. I think it’s came together pretty neat! Trying to make a small but detailed station this time around, as opposed to some of my larger station builds. View attachment 81195 R

Wow, that's very good looking!

 

[Altaïr]

Wow, the level of detail is amazing!

 

[4KidsOneCamera]

Thanks guys! Hoping to add some more to it sometime soon.

 

[4KidsOneCamera]

Well, I’ve pretty much finished. I’m really happy with the end build, I think it looks pretty cool!

 

[Marmilo]

Well, I’ve pretty much finished. I’m really happy with the end build, I think it looks pretty cool! View attachment 81921

Damn, really cool!

 

[Astatium_209]

Well, I’ve pretty much finished. I’m really happy with the end build, I think it looks pretty cool! View attachment 81921

Whoa!

 

[SFSAbhishek]

Well, I’ve pretty much finished. I’m really happy with the end build, I think it looks pretty cool! View attachment 81921

Beauty

 

[Cresign]

Hmmm this place seems nice, why not give it a go?

My current project is SFS recreation of KSP RSS/RO Vulcan Project made by TD Channel.
The goal is simple, land humans on the Red Planet by 1960, however i have took other challenge than that, do the project on IRIS since i wanted some bigger challenge.

To give you some background on this, here's the diagram of the mission hardware:

For now i have made all of the launch vehicles used to assemble it:

UR-940

Jupiter II

Jupiter I

Stella Amicus (it's the name of the spaceplane on the top, i don't remember the exact name of it's launch vehicle)

Now the ship itself, for now i have the Martian transfer section done, after the ship is assembled in LEO and is ready to depart the two ,,side boosters" ignite, after they are dry the ,,core booster" ignites and puts the ship on transfer to Mars. The next part im working on is the capture & return module which slows down the vehicle to orbit around Mars and does the Trans-Earth injection. I'll post updates on that soon.

It actually got seen by the creator of Vulcan Project himself which is nice, so my duty is to credit him:

Link to TD Channel's Youtube channel:
https://youtube.com/c/TDChannelKSP

Link to the Project Vulcan video:

 

[Marmilo]

Please don't tell me you're gonna be using hawks for deep space travel

 

[Pink]

Mmmm, shiny silver frontiers would look very good on that.

 

[Marmilo]

Mmmm, shiny silver frontiers would look very good on that.

Yes! Yes that's right!

 

[Cresign]

Please don't tell me you're gonna be using hawks for deep space travel

I would like you to look at the engines on the reference image again lol, also thats only for the TMI, capture and return are done by Valiants.

 

[Pink]

You already put half-black engines on the UR-941 rockets, at least make the transfer stage as efficient as the rockets that launched them.
That reference image was not made for SFS.

 

[Marmilo]

I would like you to look at the engines on the reference image again lol, also thats only for the TMI, capture and return are done by Valiants.

If it comes to engine accuracy, what counts is the type of engine (SL or vacuum) or the plume. You can always use the silver texture on nozzle texture for the engine colour. I must say I love the general look.
Also, tHeReS uNuSeD sPaCe FoR fUeL

 

[Cresign]

You already put half-black engines on the UR-941 rockets, at least make the transfer stage as efficient as the rockets that launched them.
That reference image was not made for SFS.

I dont see a need to do that, it just needs to work and thats it.

 

[Cresign]

If it comes to engine accuracy, what counts is the type of engine (SL or vacuum) or the plume. You can always use the silver texture on nozzle texture for the engine colour. I must say I love the general look.
Also, tHeReS uNuSeD sPaCe FoR fUeL

I dont like making engines out of fuel tanks or fairings, it adds to the mass and doesnt include gimbal for example.

 

[Marmilo]

I dont like making engines out of fuel tanks or fairings, it adds to the mass and doesnt include gimbal for example.

Fairings barely weigh anything . I mean, it's your rocket, your choice, we're just giving proposals for improvement. Also regarding the cones on the propulsion modules, I think if you made them a bit curvier, it would look amazing. I know it's tedious work, but usually worth it.

 

[Cresign]

Fairings barely weigh anything . I mean, it's your rocket, your choice, we're just giving proposals for improvement. Also regarding the cones on the propulsion modules, I think if you made them a bit curvier, it would look amazing. I know it's tedious work, but usually worth it.

I get dimensions from pixel measurements, its not perfect but very similar

 

[Marmilo]

I get dimensions from pixel measurements, its not perfect but very similar

Wdym, I wasn't talking about any dimensions?

 

[Cresign]

Wdym, I wasn't talking about any dimensions?

The cone is not that smooth because i wanted to have best dimensions.

 

[Marmilo]

The cone is not that smooth because i wanted to have best dimensions.

I just mean making it more curvy
Like more smaller pieces
Less jagged

 

[Cresign]

I just mean making it more curvy
Like more smaller pieces

Ehh, its good enough ig

 

[Marmilo]

Ehh, its good enough ig

Ok, if you say so

 

[Cresign]

Raw prototype of C&R module