So given it is a "2021 add-on", not a retrogaming thing, how many faces should have the main body of the rocket ? I used the number of 60 for other addons. 60 is not bad for the Proton because it has those iconic 6 protruding engine pods, and I'll certainly end dividing stuff by 6. Is 120 crazy ? What do you think ?
Also those aft skirts are a bit tricky... There's an angle on the drawings that helps a bit, but the real thing is 3D-ish... Any good close-up pictures of the aft end are welcome.
Edit : like that https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1764468168-e1555085841577.jpg
or that... beautiful ! https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1320043592.jpg
Had a hard time figuring out they put the engines right between the strapon tanks and the core. Not yet sure how they hooked the tanks to the body on the aft section. The 6 radial tanks architectures was dictated... by railway infrastructures, bridges and tunnels : 4.1 meters was the absolute maximum, and that's the diameter of the core. They shipped all the pieces in Baikonur and assembled them there, where they had a lot of room to do that.
Also those aft skirts are a bit tricky... There's an angle on the drawings that helps a bit, but the real thing is 3D-ish... Any good close-up pictures of the aft end are welcome.
Edit : like that https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1764468168-e1555085841577.jpg
or that... beautiful ! https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/1320043592.jpg
Had a hard time figuring out they put the engines right between the strapon tanks and the core. Not yet sure how they hooked the tanks to the body on the aft section. The 6 radial tanks architectures was dictated... by railway infrastructures, bridges and tunnels : 4.1 meters was the absolute maximum, and that's the diameter of the core. They shipped all the pieces in Baikonur and assembled them there, where they had a lot of room to do that.
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