Skylab 1973 rebuild

[gattispilot]

Sure. So for version 2 both panels deploy. Not sure about the shielding.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

That'd be more than fine dude!
Looking great so far

 

[gattispilot]

We will get this for the eva bay.
I think that top ring should be black?
But besides that. I think it is good.

 

[Urwumpe]

Looks good so far, pretty close to the photos now.

 

[gattispilot]

I will darken the ring. It looks like white boxes? along that ring also? I might look at the Eva bay.

I watch news coverage of Skylab and I did see the fireman pole. Now I need to find it on a plan so I know where it was and how long,...

 

[gattispilot]

Weird. Now some materials are not seen. almost washed out?
the 2 i noticed are
MATERIAL METALBLACK0
0.066667 0.066667 0.066667 1.000000
0.066667 0.066667 0.066667 1.000000
0.611765 0.611765 0.611765 1.000000 100
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
MATERIAL METALBRASS0
0.580392 0.423529 0.231373 1.000000
0.580392 0.423529 0.423529 1.000000
0.709804 0.556863 0.372549 1.000000 100
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000

I might just replace with a black and brass texture and make shiny?

 

[gattispilot]

Here is what I have so far. I am using VesselBuilder right now for testing.

The only animation is the hatch right now. But I think the mesh might be aligned wrong?

This is what the old code was:
_V(0.7377, 0.1196, 1.6002), _V(0, 0, 1), (float)(-90 * RAD));

but in VB:
0.214 0.721 1.666

the x and y are reversed.
I may use beacon for the lights rather than part of the mesh?


Also need to move the foot restraint as the hatch hits it.
I might pull the covered area back out on the other side of the truss??

 

[gattispilot]

New mesh and cfg. I might need to adjust the hinge of the hatch.

If the mesh is good then I will clean it up and start some animations,....

 

[gattispilot]

I think this mesh is good. You may see holes in the mesh. Because the VC mesh is not loaded in there. The airlock has an interior. I think the hand rails are good. I am not sure about the hand rails near the base of the ladder.

 

[Urwumpe]

Are you planning to make a useable VC or only one for the looks?

 

[barrygolden]

You might think about using the AMSO CSM just looks and flies better

 

[Urwumpe]

You might think about using the AMSO CSM just looks and flies better

Whats wrong with the flight behaviour of Project Apollo?

 

[barrygolden]

Mainly the detail in AMSO seems better I do like the saturn S 1B with the opening of the petals if they stayed on the S IVB stage

 

[gattispilot]

Are you planning to make a useable VC or only one for the looks?

What do you useable? I think the airlocks hatches,... will work.

 

[gattispilot]

I just used an Apollo for docking test.

I can make the MDA hatches open BUT should the droque covers be a mesh that can be roved else you may not see the Apollo thru the hatch

 

[gattispilot]

I think there were basically 2 skylab add-ons 1973 and 1980. I am not sure the differences, Not sure if it is just different things that were added to Skylab.

I am going thru the mesh relabeling the parts for animation.

As far a VC goes it is the internal parts. You will be able to float thru.

Things I can do as far as animation in the VC. The eva hatch animation. the 2 airlock hatches near the airlock. the hatch at the top the OWS.

In the MDA. open/close the window. On the docking ports. I can animate the hatches also. BUT those Droque covers are there. Should be made removeable.

 

[Urwumpe]

I think there were basically 2 skylab add-ons 1973 and 1980. I am not sure the differences, Not sure if it is just different things that were added to Skylab.

I think the Skylab 1980 version was for the Space Shuttle Rescue / Reboost mission. Unless you are planning a full Skylab add-on, let somebody else do it and focus on the core product. I could for example imagine doing a Space Shuttle Vessel / Skylab mission pack IF a reference Skylab add-on exists.

 

[gattispilot]

I think the core should be a dockable, arrays and ATM animated. Parasol. and eva hatch. And a Lauchable scn.


An correct eva guy would be great also

 

[Urwumpe]

Yes. But if I am allowed to call some loud IMHO here: A space station needs a IVA crew. Being alone in space is not really immersive, seeing no other people in a space station strange. Also it could easier give an idea, how large the OWS actually is, especially compared to the Soviet DOS stations

 

[gattispilot]

Oh. I have 3 guys there one by the table. one by the hatch on top of the OWS and one in the MDA. They just float around at locked location