Request Sunshield.

[pip12345]

Since the Icarus 2 is a lot work I found a ship looking like it.
The Longshot.
But I only need a gigantic sunshield now with a docking port in the middle to put it on the Longshot.
So if anybody can make a simple sunshield with a docking port in the middle.
pictures from the shield are in my Icarus 2 thread: http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?p=176453#post176453

Please, This is a simple task.
Just a gigantic flat circle with a docking port in the middle.

 

[gattispilot]

how big and what material/texture?

 

[pip12345]

It has to be a gold texture and I can give you a picture of the shield.

the small ship behind the shield would be the longshot ship.
Link to the ship:http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=15987

 

[gattispilot]

It looks like it is concave rather than flat. I may have a gold texture. It looks like it is as wide as the ship is long.

 

[pip12345]

It looks like it is concave rather than flat. I may have a gold texture. It looks like it is as wide as the ship is long.

Its a little bigger as you can see on the picture.
But the ship that has the sunshield in the picture is way more bigger then the longshot.
Oh, Make it a way bigger then the longshot like 3 times bigger with a some sort of long docking station sticking out on the middle.
Already thanks if you are busy making it.

 

[gattispilot]

Like this. Not sure how long the vessel is. But I can scale it.

 

[T.Neo]

Like this. Not sure how long the vessel is. But I can scale it.

You don't need lateral divisons on a straight cylinder, it just adds polys.

I think...

 

[eveningsky339]

You don't need lateral divisons on a straight cylinder, it just adds polys.

I think...

You are correct.

 

[gattispilot]

here it is as a cylinder The first was a sphere cut in half and squeezed

 

[pip12345]

Gattispilot, The first one you used was the best one. (The squeezed cut in half sphere)
Please if you want use that one and make that pole in middle the half of the size.
Then if you like it you can scale it to the right size.

Edit:
Oh also, If you are gonna make it bigger you have to make the pole in middle smaller.

 

[gattispilot]

Thanks. I will need to dL the ship to get a length. Then make it 3 times as wide.

On the docking tube about how far should it stick out beyond the edge of the shield? Should be be even with edge?

 

[pip12345]

Thanks. I will need to dL the ship to get a length. Then make it 3 times as wide.

On the docking tube about how far should it stick out beyond the edge of the shield? Should be be even with edge?

You mean that pole thing in the middle?
Like 1/3 of the size you had first

 

[gattispilot]

How about this:

not sure what to texture the middle tube.

 

[Hielor]

How about this:

not sure what to texture the middle tube.

The inside of the shield doesn't need to be gold--the outside was gold to serve as a reflector of the heat, but the inside doesn't have that need.

 

[gattispilot]

Thanks. So just a generic grey/white then for the tube and inside shield?

 

[pip12345]

Thanks. So just a generic grey/white then for the tube and inside shield?

Just woke up and refreshed the page and saw this.
It looks amazing.

 

[gattispilot]

How about this.
Unzips to c:\orbiter

Must have spacecraft3.

 

[pip12345]

How about this.
Unzips to c:\orbiter

Must have spacecraft3.

Thank you so much!
Im gonna try it now!

Edit:

How to spawn it in another scenario because I cant find it in the scenario editor.

 

[T.Neo]

Must have spacecraft3.

Does it really need spacecraft3? I'd imagine a simple config vessel would suffice.

 

[Woo482]

a simple config should work, this should be all it needs:

Meshname = Sunshield

Mass = 1000000
Size=1056

;docking port stuff
BEGIN_DOCKLIST
0 0  -183.6662   0 0  1    0 1 0
END_DOCKLIST