@AWESOMENESS360 Elon musk sending his red roadster into earth-mars transfer orbit, and the song was the background music on the CGI video predating the event by one day...
@LiamW I am seriously thinking about having a gun-based shield system as of now, and adding damage to the gun will make it a nasty surprise for anyone who is on the receiving end of a house-sized dagger, I assume. And yes, this thing is going to be inspired by the Intercipias CIWS, a weapon that I loved for its efficiency, and hated for lagging up my (junk of a) phone.
@GeneralOliverVonBismarck Normally speaking, a fleet carrier (which this build isn't, it's closer to a light carrier) do not sink that fast, and just where did you get 800mm torpedo tubes (normal torpedo tubes are 21"/533mm)? Also, beware as carriers do not normally operate alone. The surrounding destroyers and helicopters might be a bit trigger-happy when somethng finally showed up on their sonars.
That said, if you ever manage to get a carrier with neither destroyers nor helicopters surrounding it, it will prove a easy prey. I would rather write something closer to "A series of explosions on the waterline, another carrier started to founder. Beware of the steel-fleshed sharks that lurks down below."
Also, based on your description, Cold Waters or Silent Hunter Series, I assume?
@GeneralOliverVonBismarck Before you realize, a squadron of helos are starting to converge on the spot directly over your sub... An anti-submarine torpedo is now dropped, and starts to home on you... Perhaps it's a good time to flee the scene.
@XxLukeRZxX I think this suit closely resembled the character Baselard from the Frame Arms Girl franchise - with the biggest difference being the pilot and the weapon loadout.
Perfect build! Have to say that I had problems trying out previous units thanks to my junk of a phone (even for this one I have to remove pretty much every piece of weaponry and detail just to make it work as intended on low physics...)
"When they say "buttefly effect", I didn't expect they mean a butterfly with plasma cannons and anti-ship missiles... It's too late now."
Just kidding! Nice build!
Great job!
I can tell there is a strong influence from the "艦これ" game/anime series , but could you please tell me which fairies are used in the introduction? Thanks!
Also, are "wing gun"/"gatling gun" modules used to simulate the spent casing?
@F104Deathtrap That said, the real killers of Bismarck are two British battleships and half a dozen other ships... The only difference the swordfish made is to slow Bismarck down enough for the Royal Navy to chase it down and turn it into swiss cheese with their cannons... Royal Navy outnumbered and outgunned their German counterpart in both world wars.
@spefyjerbf Is it supposed to be a civilian glider / photographic aircraft? The wingspan meant it's supposed to fly REALLY slowly, and thus not a good idea for freighters, jetliners, or anything remotely related to military use.
@realluochen9999 Better not, this post had gathered enough controversy already, and a print of this on the web? I'm afraid this site would be taken over by flamers, trolls, and overly religious people around the globe.
@Fluffysheep This is just typical anime mecha/exo-suit outfit, nothing strange. Check "Expelled from Paradise" for an anime movie with the female protagonist wearing similar outfit.
@spefyjerbf Making the engines pointing at each other at first with rotators/VTOL ports to cancel out the thrust at the beginning, and make all the thrust to full use at full throttle?
@I401SenSuiKan Sorry if I caused any confusion... What I was trying to ask in the previous post is that whether this build has anything to do with the name you are using in SimplePlanes... And it turned out to be what I've been expected, sooooo... Great build!
"Beam Cannons are like the sniper rifles of the dogfighting world" That description reminded me of a certain mobile game called "Galaxy on Fire 2" and the in-game description of laser beams...
It’s an ideal world we’re talking about. Socialism done right. Plenty of funds.
So a solarpunk / far future utopia, gotcha. Or I guess every civil engineer's wet dream with near-limitless funding and no pre-existing infrastructure in the way.
What can I say? I’m a vindictive person.
Oh yes you are, that's for sure!
Personally I'm the laid-back "live and let live" utilitarian type whose only moral compass is "don't hurt others and don't be mean, it decreases total utility in the society", so... yeah.
Nice talking to ya though, as I'm an amateur worldbuilder I tend to collect all these insights on "what-could've-been"s, especially b/c my worldbuilding is largely speculative where a lot of real-life engineering constraints are somewhat loosened due to futuristic technology and/or fantastical elements.
1×2m definitely sounds a bit large for longer-distance use. Typical bicycle trailers and pedestrian wagons are about 1/4 of the size.
Oh great, even more infrastructure expenditures. Does sound appealing though given I personally hate anything outdoors.
(Also TBPH I'd consider cars already less appealing as-is given the insurance and maintenance fees involved. Plus separating the road from pedestrian/bicycle traffic plus more people using transit already makes roads safer and more efficient. Artificially punishing cars - or any other modes of transportation - sounds rather vindictive IMHO, especially after the roads are already separated.)
YES to cars being end-point modes of transport. It also makes battery-electrics (or even capacitor-electrics) more viable due to the shorter ranges involved and the fact they can recharge on the train.
I can see those being dragged on a large wagon without too much issue, unless they're incredibly heavy.
How large is your wagon, and for how far? I do have a bicycle trailer for small grocery trips so I'm really unsure about the size of the wagon you're referring to. (Hopefully you aren't talking about a rail wagon! A horse-drawn one is also straight out.)
Most people should be able to get by without driving.
Although I do agree with the sentiment, the damning word here is "most", and even then it would only be applicable for people living in denser cities. Plus, there are common forms of inclement weather (non-flood level rains, high winds, dust storms) that makes driving preferable to walking/cycling between stations and destinations. IMHO widespread automobile usage is not and should not be considered a moral evil or a social problem in and of itself, end of discussion here.
Japan needs to go further, basically. More trains!
3m rail gauge or bust. Trains being too narrow is why tanks can't get any bigger; it's why the Maus is so narrow (despite still being incredibly wide). It all comes back to trains.
Sir I think I found your life story. (The locomotive in question is likely a Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST BTW just to prove my 'tism cred.)
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... Hmmmm.... if we do get ulta-wide gauge rails one day, roll-on-roll-off trains anyone? Both in the "rolling parking lot" sense for trains to carry cars/jeeps directly to popular camping sites and bypassing highways and "moving bike racks" that supports a start -> bicycle/scooter -> train -> bicycle/scooter -> destination route.
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...... Oh, right, assuming we can miniaturize fusion reactors, VTOL trains for disaster relief, anyone? Or failing that, using trains to transport disaster relief VTOLs as close to affected regions as possible.
@Graingy
About the same size as a small carry-on suitcase. Large enough that carrying them on buses and trains (or dragging them on a wagon on foot) are impractical but not large enough to warrant a truck.
The only "sacrifice" I'm seeing with the existence of larger shopping centers and shopping trips is the existence of cars and large parking lot in and of itself.
Yes to delivery and esp. aerial delivery. Rail network just for parcel delivery is straight out given the infrastructure and maintenance required. Nobody in the right mind should promote replacing cars with VTOLs if just because VTOL'ing is hella inefficient energy-wise.
PLEASE DON'T BLOW UP MOUNTAINS WITH FUSION BOMBS GOSHDARNIT ! ! !
Even if we ignore the X-ray/Gamma/neutron radiation released by even a pure fusion device, just imagine the ecological disaster created by randomly removing mountains to build ultra-wide gauge rails, plus the localized earthquakes and whatnot....
Japanese trains are overcrowded b/c Japan is kinda overcrowded in and of itself (large population + little useable landmass = recipe for disaster), and their city planning (plus economic model) meant working hours would concentrate a few city's worth of people in a select few downtown areas, which is just... inefficient. Still, Japan is among the only countries with a constantly maxed-out rail network plus a largely localized grocery shopping, so I'd still say Japan is at least a really good reference point for city planners to make transit-friendly cities.
I guess we can end the discussion here and agree to disagree on the form of future transport systems, but I guess two things we can definitely agree on is "we desperately need more and better transit esp. in the US and countries with similar urban planning" and "replacing everyday automobiles with VTOLs is a BAD idea", eh?
@Graingy
So should I rent out a truck just because I have five cardboard boxes' worth of stuff or a single TV set to move around? Probably not.
Large grocery trips are objectively more efficient time-wise. Personally, why bother with five trips when you can get everything you would need for the next two weeks in one trip? Also I'm pretty sure the Japanese are doing exactly what you're saying about smaller shops and more frequent grocery trips, so we do have a precedent we can follow for more efficient urban planning. Cars there are still used for longer leisure trips though.
Rail gauge is limited not only by the international standard but also by practical concerns like "terrain" and "turning radius" so.... nope for most applications for rail.
Once again, I guess Japan does offer a good example on how to make full use of public transit (high-speed rail for long-range intercity travels, light rails for short-range intercity and inner-city travels, busses for less populated regions), yet they still have quite a few cars on the road, so I really don't think cars as a means of individual transportation would (or should) go away any time soon.
More and better transit would definitely make roads safer and faster for cars though so for me the solution is to always diversify instead of considering it a moral imperative to promote any particular means of transport above others and shoehorn it in use cases it's less compatible with.
Is this supposed to be a maritime patrol plane?
+1@AWESOMENESS360 Because you commented "TO SPACE WE GO", I thought about one certain Tesla that actually went into space as deadweight...
+1@AWESOMENESS360 Elon musk sending his red roadster into earth-mars transfer orbit, and the song was the background music on the CGI video predating the event by one day...
+1@EliteArsenals24 @trolman The post you guys are talking about is this one, right?
+1Fallout 4 broadsider, anyone?
+1What happened to the old one?
+1@LiamW I am seriously thinking about having a gun-based shield system as of now, and adding damage to the gun will make it a nasty surprise for anyone who is on the receiving end of a house-sized dagger, I assume. And yes, this thing is going to be inspired by the Intercipias CIWS, a weapon that I loved for its efficiency, and hated for lagging up my (junk of a) phone.
+1Wait, you are a mod now? Congrats!
+1Nanuchka?
+1@GeneralOliverVonBismarck Normally speaking, a fleet carrier (which this build isn't, it's closer to a light carrier) do not sink that fast, and just where did you get 800mm torpedo tubes (normal torpedo tubes are 21"/533mm)? Also, beware as carriers do not normally operate alone. The surrounding destroyers and helicopters might be a bit trigger-happy when somethng finally showed up on their sonars.
+1That said, if you ever manage to get a carrier with neither destroyers nor helicopters surrounding it, it will prove a easy prey. I would rather write something closer to "A series of explosions on the waterline, another carrier started to founder. Beware of the steel-fleshed sharks that lurks down below."
Also, based on your description, Cold Waters or Silent Hunter Series, I assume?
@GeneralOliverVonBismarck Before you realize, a squadron of helos are starting to converge on the spot directly over your sub... An anti-submarine torpedo is now dropped, and starts to home on you... Perhaps it's a good time to flee the scene.
+1The link to the Gryphon is:
+1https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/jd5Bjf/Gryphon-Personal-Transport-Vehicle
Good to see another build from you! Nice work!
+1@XxLukeRZxX I think this suit closely resembled the character Baselard from the Frame Arms Girl franchise - with the biggest difference being the pilot and the weapon loadout.
+1Why do I have the word "Vossk" showing up in my mind the second I saw this thing in flight?
+1Perfect build! Have to say that I had problems trying out previous units thanks to my junk of a phone (even for this one I have to remove pretty much every piece of weaponry and detail just to make it work as intended on low physics...)
+1"When they say "buttefly effect", I didn't expect they mean a butterfly with plasma cannons and anti-ship missiles... It's too late now."
+1Just kidding! Nice build!
Is modified engine power and/or fuel consumption allowed?
+1Nice to see you again, Spefy!
+1This is not a destroyer, this is a Destoria-class heavy space cruiser……Anyways, Zar Belk!
+1So... The beer tank is repurposed from an airship?
+1@Mainblocks Great! Thanks for the information!
+1Great job!
+1I can tell there is a strong influence from the "艦これ" game/anime series , but could you please tell me which fairies are used in the introduction? Thanks!
Also, are "wing gun"/"gatling gun" modules used to simulate the spent casing?
@F104Deathtrap That said, the real killers of Bismarck are two British battleships and half a dozen other ships... The only difference the swordfish made is to slow Bismarck down enough for the Royal Navy to chase it down and turn it into swiss cheese with their cannons... Royal Navy outnumbered and outgunned their German counterpart in both world wars.
+1@FlyingNarwhal We don't have the third...
+1@spefyjerbf Is it supposed to be a civilian glider / photographic aircraft? The wingspan meant it's supposed to fly REALLY slowly, and thus not a good idea for freighters, jetliners, or anything remotely related to military use.
+1@Lumian300 Looking forward to more videos and builds from you. Good job!
+1Also, nice job on the energy claw!
@realluochen9999 Better not, this post had gathered enough controversy already, and a print of this on the web? I'm afraid this site would be taken over by flamers, trolls, and overly religious people around the globe.
+1@Fluffysheep This is just typical anime mecha/exo-suit outfit, nothing strange. Check "Expelled from Paradise" for an anime movie with the female protagonist wearing similar outfit.
+1A fictional Hetzer?
+1@spefyjerbf Making the engines pointing at each other at first with rotators/VTOL ports to cancel out the thrust at the beginning, and make all the thrust to full use at full throttle?
+1that max="0.001", enginePowerMultiplier="1000" trick, I assume?
+1@I401SenSuiKan Sorry if I caused any confusion... What I was trying to ask in the previous post is that whether this build has anything to do with the name you are using in SimplePlanes... And it turned out to be what I've been expected, sooooo... Great build!
+1@CenturiVonKikie Thanks for teaching! I will try out different combinations and setups of those gyro-stabilizers / flywheels in my builds.
+1Great Build! The ship reminded me of the Galaxy on Fire series due to its zero turn radius...
+1What are the infinite rotators used for? Stabilization?
+1Soooooo... That's where you get your name from? Or perhaps its the Kancolle I-401?
+1"Beam Cannons are like the sniper rifles of the dogfighting world" That description reminded me of a certain mobile game called "Galaxy on Fire 2" and the in-game description of laser beams...
+1This rocket launcher reminded me of the "rocket launcher" from video game "Galactic Junk League". Good job!
+1@RailfanEthan Sorry, but I cannot understand what you are talking about... The link after the exclamation mark was broken.
+1@AudioDud3 "All Nova pilots, interlock and form a blockade! The Dark Aster must not reach the ground!"
+1@GuyWhoBuildStuff
RAW, you can probably change to code to
[min] + RAND/m * [max-min].Lemme guess, a what-if scenario for if the AC-119G/K "Shadow/Stinger" was developed and deployed in the midst of WWII?
@Graingy
So a solarpunk / far future utopia, gotcha. Or I guess every civil engineer's wet dream with near-limitless funding and no pre-existing infrastructure in the way.
Oh yes you are, that's for sure!
Personally I'm the laid-back "live and let live" utilitarian type whose only moral compass is "don't hurt others and don't be mean, it decreases total utility in the society", so... yeah.
Nice talking to ya though, as I'm an amateur worldbuilder I tend to collect all these insights on "what-could've-been"s, especially b/c my worldbuilding is largely speculative where a lot of real-life engineering constraints are somewhat loosened due to futuristic technology and/or fantastical elements.
@Graingy
Keks.
1×2m definitely sounds a bit large for longer-distance use. Typical bicycle trailers and pedestrian wagons are about 1/4 of the size.
Oh great, even more infrastructure expenditures. Does sound appealing though given I personally hate anything outdoors.
(Also TBPH I'd consider cars already less appealing as-is given the insurance and maintenance fees involved. Plus separating the road from pedestrian/bicycle traffic plus more people using transit already makes roads safer and more efficient. Artificially punishing cars - or any other modes of transportation - sounds rather vindictive IMHO, especially after the roads are already separated.)
YES to cars being end-point modes of transport. It also makes battery-electrics (or even capacitor-electrics) more viable due to the shorter ranges involved and the fact they can recharge on the train.
@PlaneFlightX Thanks!
@Graingy
How large is your wagon, and for how far? I do have a bicycle trailer for small grocery trips so I'm really unsure about the size of the wagon you're referring to. (Hopefully you aren't talking about a rail wagon! A horse-drawn one is also straight out.)
Although I do agree with the sentiment, the damning word here is "most", and even then it would only be applicable for people living in denser cities. Plus, there are common forms of inclement weather (non-flood level rains, high winds, dust storms) that makes driving preferable to walking/cycling between stations and destinations. IMHO widespread automobile usage is not and should not be considered a moral evil or a social problem in and of itself, end of discussion here.
Choo Choo Muh Fren!
Sir I think I found your life story. (The locomotive in question is likely a Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST BTW just to prove my 'tism cred.)
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... Hmmmm.... if we do get ulta-wide gauge rails one day, roll-on-roll-off trains anyone? Both in the "rolling parking lot" sense for trains to carry cars/jeeps directly to popular camping sites and bypassing highways and "moving bike racks" that supports a start -> bicycle/scooter -> train -> bicycle/scooter -> destination route.
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...... Oh, right, assuming we can miniaturize fusion reactors, VTOL trains for disaster relief, anyone? Or failing that, using trains to transport disaster relief VTOLs as close to affected regions as possible.
@Graingy
About the same size as a small carry-on suitcase. Large enough that carrying them on buses and trains (or dragging them on a wagon on foot) are impractical but not large enough to warrant a truck.
The only "sacrifice" I'm seeing with the existence of larger shopping centers and shopping trips is the existence of cars and large parking lot in and of itself.
Yes to delivery and esp. aerial delivery. Rail network just for parcel delivery is straight out given the infrastructure and maintenance required. Nobody in the right mind should promote replacing cars with VTOLs if just because VTOL'ing is hella inefficient energy-wise.
PLEASE DON'T BLOW UP MOUNTAINS WITH FUSION BOMBS GOSHDARNIT ! ! !
Even if we ignore the X-ray/Gamma/neutron radiation released by even a pure fusion device, just imagine the ecological disaster created by randomly removing mountains to build ultra-wide gauge rails, plus the localized earthquakes and whatnot....
Japanese trains are overcrowded b/c Japan is kinda overcrowded in and of itself (large population + little useable landmass = recipe for disaster), and their city planning (plus economic model) meant working hours would concentrate a few city's worth of people in a select few downtown areas, which is just... inefficient. Still, Japan is among the only countries with a constantly maxed-out rail network plus a largely localized grocery shopping, so I'd still say Japan is at least a really good reference point for city planners to make transit-friendly cities.
I guess we can end the discussion here and agree to disagree on the form of future transport systems, but I guess two things we can definitely agree on is "we desperately need more and better transit esp. in the US and countries with similar urban planning" and "replacing everyday automobiles with VTOLs is a BAD idea", eh?
@V I thought the same until I did my own test a while ago as well...
@Graingy
So should I rent out a truck just because I have five cardboard boxes' worth of stuff or a single TV set to move around? Probably not.
Large grocery trips are objectively more efficient time-wise. Personally, why bother with five trips when you can get everything you would need for the next two weeks in one trip? Also I'm pretty sure the Japanese are doing exactly what you're saying about smaller shops and more frequent grocery trips, so we do have a precedent we can follow for more efficient urban planning. Cars there are still used for longer leisure trips though.
Rail gauge is limited not only by the international standard but also by practical concerns like "terrain" and "turning radius" so.... nope for most applications for rail.
Once again, I guess Japan does offer a good example on how to make full use of public transit (high-speed rail for long-range intercity travels, light rails for short-range intercity and inner-city travels, busses for less populated regions), yet they still have quite a few cars on the road, so I really don't think cars as a means of individual transportation would (or should) go away any time soon.
More and better transit would definitely make roads safer and faster for cars though so for me the solution is to always diversify instead of considering it a moral imperative to promote any particular means of transport above others and shoehorn it in use cases it's less compatible with.