Warringer
09-16-2011, 05:43 PM
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{{Shipbox
|shipname = ''Thrillmaster''
|shipimage =
|caption =
|hull = custom Hull
|length = 167.55 m / 267.55 m with extended arms
|width = 67 m / 97 m with extended Arms
|height = 25.6 m / 45.6 m with extended Arms
|mass = 2,443,287 kg
|drivetype = 5x ArcJet Ion Engine (speed drive)
5x Philo MKIII Fusion Torch acceleration engines
|driverating = 0.025c with Ion Thrusters
Max Acceleration 30g
Max Delta-v: 44000 km/s without external tanks, 50000km/s+ with external tanks
|weapons = 6x 20mm Railgun Defense System
750 mm Kinetic Missile Launcher 'Jeb's Special'
|manufacturer = Whistler Orbital Services
|owner = Whistler Orbital Services
|faction = Rhodanites (Pulpers)
|datelaunched = May 16th, 2012
|purpose = Orbital Debris Collector/Orbital Maintenance Craft
Mobile Dry Dock
|crew = Jeb Kerman (AI)
varies
|auxvehicles = 6x Orbital Sled
|status = '''Active'''
}}
With the relatively large success of [[Whistler Orbital Services], good company finances and a good number of problems with people with space ship problems, [[Naedial Warringer|Naedial] suggested in mid-2010 to build a larger purpose vessel that can act in the same way as the [[Toy Box], but also offer Dry Dock capacities for space ships in dire need for repair.
Rather then order the ship from someone else, the people of Whistler decided to take stab at building another ship. Not taking any more contracts for the time being, aside from their long term contract, they began to build the ''Thrillmaster'' in late 2010.
However it was initially planned to name the ship ''Henry Whistler'', but as soon as Jeb came online, he named the ship ''Thrillmaster'' and threatened everyone who did not use his name to use as test subject for an experimental rocket.
In its basic shape the ''Thrillmaster'' is build from a larger number of 40 foot ISO containers, like most Whistler constructions, but with a larger internal bay and a dedicated workshop. To service vessels and ship larger then the internal bay a number of extensible arms are included into the design to keep the ship or vessel marooned close to the ''Thrillmaster''.
The ''Thrillmaster'' got internal fabrication facilities in the form of a conventional workshop and a unique Fabber system consisting of robotic arms, three professional 3D rapid prototyping machines and a good dozen RepRap Darvin devices. All machines in the Fabber are waved to increase the productivity and the quality of the end product.
The Defense System was added as an after thought with the growing number of Boskone Incidents in late 2011, before SOSCon even started.
The Kinetic Energy Missile 'Jeb's Special' is the result of Jeb playing around with hardtech rockets and hearing about a rocket from the 60 that could pull 600g. He managed to copy the propellant and intended to market the rocket as Courier Rocket, but since the propellant ran out too fast for any use, it was re-purposed as a Kinetic Energy Missile instead to give the Thrillmaster some offensive capability. Initially propelled by a small speed drive for maneuvering purposes the missile ignites and propels the rocket at 700g for 5 seconds towards the target.
== Known Vehicle Quirks ==
* ''Vorsprung Duct Technik:'' If something on the ''Thrillmaster'' breaks, they strangely enough most things run better after being repaired with duct tape. However the crew makes normal repairs pretty fast or most parts of the ship would only be kept together by duct tape. Only the coffee machine is not repaired normally as the coffee is the best damn coffee this side of Earth since a duct tape repair.
* ''Ba Dum Dish:'' The ships sound system plays a rimshot every time someone cracks a joke. Regardless of how bad it is.
* ''Needs more Boosters:'' Somehow all ships that are repaired by the ship leave with a couple of boosters attached to them. No one has any idea where they come from or who mounted them. Once ignited the boosters wobble. A lot!
* ''It can toast?'' Sometimes the Fabber system integrates a toaster into a system it builds. It does not matter of it is a pump or a large engine.
== Known Crew Quirks ==
* ''Yeeeeehaaaaaa!'' As soon as the ship activates its acceleration drives, Jeb’s face can be seen on every non-vital screen, with a huge grin on it, while he is generally cheering. If there are any problems during acceleration, he cheers even more. Speeddrive travel is boring to him...
* ''I got me a rocket:'' Jeb usually tries to build hardtech rockets in his spare time. Most fail spectacularly. Safe for the Kinetic Missiles 'Jeb's Special'. And even that one was intended as courier rocket...
* ''They are everywhere:'' In late 2012 Jeb build a couple of Kerbal robots to help the crew. They eventually developed slightly demented personalities and can be found just about everywhere on the ship. Someone once commented that they are a strange mix of Rabids and Minions... And not even Jeb has any idea just how many he build as he left the ships Fabber active without control for a few days. A few of them can make a mean toast...
== Trivia ==
* In late 2015 the ''Thrillmaster'' proved to be capable of servicing the [[Starfleet] [[Gagarin-class] Alan Sheppard after it had a run-in with a larger asteroid that damaged the ships engines and the ''Thrillmaster'' was close enough to be among the first to respond and the only one able to actually help out to do repairs.
== Stories ==
{{Space Ships}}
[[Category:Space Ships]
[[Category:Whistler Orbital Services]
{{Shipbox
|shipname = ''Thrillmaster''
|shipimage =
|caption =
|hull = custom Hull
|length = 167.55 m / 267.55 m with extended arms
|width = 67 m / 97 m with extended Arms
|height = 25.6 m / 45.6 m with extended Arms
|mass = 2,443,287 kg
|drivetype = 5x ArcJet Ion Engine (speed drive)
5x Philo MKIII Fusion Torch acceleration engines
|driverating = 0.025c with Ion Thrusters
Max Acceleration 30g
Max Delta-v: 44000 km/s without external tanks, 50000km/s+ with external tanks
|weapons = 6x 20mm Railgun Defense System
750 mm Kinetic Missile Launcher 'Jeb's Special'
|manufacturer = Whistler Orbital Services
|owner = Whistler Orbital Services
|faction = Rhodanites (Pulpers)
|datelaunched = May 16th, 2012
|purpose = Orbital Debris Collector/Orbital Maintenance Craft
Mobile Dry Dock
|crew = Jeb Kerman (AI)
varies
|auxvehicles = 6x Orbital Sled
|status = '''Active'''
}}
With the relatively large success of [[Whistler Orbital Services], good company finances and a good number of problems with people with space ship problems, [[Naedial Warringer|Naedial] suggested in mid-2010 to build a larger purpose vessel that can act in the same way as the [[Toy Box], but also offer Dry Dock capacities for space ships in dire need for repair.
Rather then order the ship from someone else, the people of Whistler decided to take stab at building another ship. Not taking any more contracts for the time being, aside from their long term contract, they began to build the ''Thrillmaster'' in late 2010.
However it was initially planned to name the ship ''Henry Whistler'', but as soon as Jeb came online, he named the ship ''Thrillmaster'' and threatened everyone who did not use his name to use as test subject for an experimental rocket.
In its basic shape the ''Thrillmaster'' is build from a larger number of 40 foot ISO containers, like most Whistler constructions, but with a larger internal bay and a dedicated workshop. To service vessels and ship larger then the internal bay a number of extensible arms are included into the design to keep the ship or vessel marooned close to the ''Thrillmaster''.
The ''Thrillmaster'' got internal fabrication facilities in the form of a conventional workshop and a unique Fabber system consisting of robotic arms, three professional 3D rapid prototyping machines and a good dozen RepRap Darvin devices. All machines in the Fabber are waved to increase the productivity and the quality of the end product.
The Defense System was added as an after thought with the growing number of Boskone Incidents in late 2011, before SOSCon even started.
The Kinetic Energy Missile 'Jeb's Special' is the result of Jeb playing around with hardtech rockets and hearing about a rocket from the 60 that could pull 600g. He managed to copy the propellant and intended to market the rocket as Courier Rocket, but since the propellant ran out too fast for any use, it was re-purposed as a Kinetic Energy Missile instead to give the Thrillmaster some offensive capability. Initially propelled by a small speed drive for maneuvering purposes the missile ignites and propels the rocket at 700g for 5 seconds towards the target.
== Known Vehicle Quirks ==
* ''Vorsprung Duct Technik:'' If something on the ''Thrillmaster'' breaks, they strangely enough most things run better after being repaired with duct tape. However the crew makes normal repairs pretty fast or most parts of the ship would only be kept together by duct tape. Only the coffee machine is not repaired normally as the coffee is the best damn coffee this side of Earth since a duct tape repair.
* ''Ba Dum Dish:'' The ships sound system plays a rimshot every time someone cracks a joke. Regardless of how bad it is.
* ''Needs more Boosters:'' Somehow all ships that are repaired by the ship leave with a couple of boosters attached to them. No one has any idea where they come from or who mounted them. Once ignited the boosters wobble. A lot!
* ''It can toast?'' Sometimes the Fabber system integrates a toaster into a system it builds. It does not matter of it is a pump or a large engine.
== Known Crew Quirks ==
* ''Yeeeeehaaaaaa!'' As soon as the ship activates its acceleration drives, Jeb’s face can be seen on every non-vital screen, with a huge grin on it, while he is generally cheering. If there are any problems during acceleration, he cheers even more. Speeddrive travel is boring to him...
* ''I got me a rocket:'' Jeb usually tries to build hardtech rockets in his spare time. Most fail spectacularly. Safe for the Kinetic Missiles 'Jeb's Special'. And even that one was intended as courier rocket...
* ''They are everywhere:'' In late 2012 Jeb build a couple of Kerbal robots to help the crew. They eventually developed slightly demented personalities and can be found just about everywhere on the ship. Someone once commented that they are a strange mix of Rabids and Minions... And not even Jeb has any idea just how many he build as he left the ships Fabber active without control for a few days. A few of them can make a mean toast...
== Trivia ==
* In late 2015 the ''Thrillmaster'' proved to be capable of servicing the [[Starfleet] [[Gagarin-class] Alan Sheppard after it had a run-in with a larger asteroid that damaged the ships engines and the ''Thrillmaster'' was close enough to be among the first to respond and the only one able to actually help out to do repairs.
== Stories ==
{{Space Ships}}
[[Category:Space Ships]
[[Category:Whistler Orbital Services]