Discussion Space: 1999 updates ?

Some Falcon Shuttle images.

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Flight dynamics will be similar to the Delta Glider.
 
Regarding the lack of windows in the cockpit, the famous USS Enterprise from the Star Trek universe had no windows on the bridge. Spacedock or space station operations had to have been done solely by instruments, using the external cameras and displaying on the bridge's jumbotron (viewing screen) as needed.
 
True. this is what the cockpit of the Swift looked like.
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I guess if you want to see out I add a camera position.

Working on the Falcon. NGA3 is done.

Superswift has scale issues. The pod aka Pilot ship will not fit into it.
 
Falcon is almost there. Any one know how to save the airlock state for ummu. I have it tied to the side door. I can save the state of the door but the airlock closes and if I close the door from a saved scenarion the door closes but the airlock opens.
 
Good. Waiting on falcon. Need to add crew meshes. I
need to be able to save airlock state.
 
I can't wait to see the Falcon and NGA3. Will they be part of an expansion pack for Moonbase Alpha?
 
yes. I believe so.
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As you can see the falcon will not exactly align up with docking tube.
She will have a crew of 9. You can see the legs of the crew up front.

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And it will be able to carry cargo:
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He is what the designer had in mind. This craft was never seen in the show.
"My Falcon transporter was designed mainly as a transportship to the spacedock before Moonbase was built. I drew the plans in 1987 and relesed them in my blueprint volume#2 or #4 in the early 90's.Can't remember. It's age you know. LOL. But I tried to keep with the Space:1999 spacecraft nose cone styling and to also have that "2001 A Space Odyssey" look to it. I heavily based the Falcon on the 2001 moonbus, even down to the forwad "anti gravity units" protruding from the side of the ship behind the nose con. And the booster engines are obviously from the Hawk. And I was trying for a "cluckier" look to the craft with the Eagle proceeding with a sleeker design. And I figured booster rockets would probably look the same as the what was on the Hawk. The ships' "v" shaped hatches I figured would be the early version of the boarding tube connection on the spacedock launch pad since it doesn't look like it could dock with an Eagle. Back then I was thinking that maybe the Falcon could have been the next wave of the Spaceshuttle so I designed the bottom of the nose cone in a way as to look something like the heat sheilding on the shuttle."
 
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Just missed Tuesday by a few hours :shrug:

[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5128"]Moonbase Alpha Expansion Pack 2[/ame]

Let us know about any problems!

Oops! we found a scaling glitch with the Falcon. I've pulled the Expansion Pack until we figure it out. Sorry :facepalm:
 
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Here is the scaling issue.

The Waste cans were 2 meters. The ones in the image were the 1.3 size for UCGO. So for that I think they fit. But for the "original" size they can not fit. They will not fit thru the doors.



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Is that the only major glitch? If so, how long will it take to fix?
 
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