Request The LP Explorer Car - Orbiter-Forum

Graham2001 · 07-10-2017, 03:09 PM

I spotted a rather snappy looking 1960s era 'Moon Buggy' on a site devoted to plastic space toys.

It was the product of a rather shadowy Hong Kong manufacturer known as 'LP' who seem to have supplied plastic spacemen to just about everyone. Pictures (Showing all known variants.), including the interesting detail that the tracks/running gear seem to have been copied off a Panzer IV(!) can be found at the link below:

http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpG...LPexplCrB.html

I think it would make a nice addition to the Orbiter universe.

jedidia · 07-10-2017, 03:34 PM

Very classy, design, I love it!

4throck · 07-10-2017, 05:04 PM

Reminds me of the Space:1999 moon tanks ! We do have those for Orbiter.... time to implement them using General Vehicle

Graham2001 · 07-11-2017, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4throck

Reminds me of the Space:1999 moon tanks ! We do have those for Orbiter.... time to implement them using General Vehicle

One other thing that might help in scaling, from the looks of the packaging illustration (Linked below...), the cabs held two suited astronauts side by site.

http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpG.../LPexpCrP.html

Sadly there is another illustration which shows the astronauts seated one behind the other...

http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpG.../LPspvehP.html

So it will be up to the designer which one he uses.

gattispilot · 07-11-2017, 10:51 AM

Here are the lasertanks. If you wanted the wheels to turn you would need to hard code general vehicle into your dll. If you wanted the animation to work and main vessel and wheel vessel would be needed.

07-10-2017, 03:09 PM	#1
Graham2001 Orbinaut	The LP Explorer Car I spotted a rather snappy looking 1960s era 'Moon Buggy' on a site devoted to plastic space toys. It was the product of a rather shadowy Hong Kong manufacturer known as 'LP' who seem to have supplied plastic spacemen to just about everyone. Pictures (Showing all known variants.), including the interesting detail that the tracks/running gear seem to have been copied off a Panzer IV(!) can be found at the link below: http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpG...LPexplCrB.html I think it would make a nice addition to the Orbiter universe.

07-11-2017, 01:19 AM	#4
Graham2001 Orbinaut	Quote: Originally Posted by 4throck Reminds me of the Space:1999 moon tanks ! We do have those for Orbiter.... time to implement them using General Vehicle One other thing that might help in scaling, from the looks of the packaging illustration (Linked below...), the cabs held two suited astronauts side by site. http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpG.../LPexpCrP.html Sadly there is another illustration which shows the astronauts seated one behind the other... http://www.triangspacextoys.info/SpG.../LPspvehP.html So it will be up to the designer which one he uses. Last edited by Graham2001; 07-11-2017 at 01:22 AM.

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07-10-2017, 03:34 PM	#2
jedidia shoemaker without legs	Very classy, design, I love it!

07-10-2017, 05:04 PM	#3
4throck Enthusiast !	Reminds me of the Space:1999 moon tanks ! We do have those for Orbiter.... time to implement them using General Vehicle

07-11-2017, 10:51 AM	#5
gattispilot Addon Developer	Here are the lasertanks. If you wanted the wheels to turn you would need to hard code general vehicle into your dll. If you wanted the animation to work and main vessel and wheel vessel would be needed.