"Space Station Ideas for X-Wing?" Topic

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Rod Langway	07 May 2013 5:32 a.m. PST
Looking to scratch-build an orbital station for X-Wing, not Death Star level by any means, just a standard planetary defense installation with say a half dozen turrets and shield generator. Any ideas of existing kits/parts that would be useful? Been looking on eBay to no avail, just a few real world, Star Trek and the Babylon 5 kits. Sure I could use the DS9 with some modifications, but looking for alternatives as well. Thanks
Doms Decals	07 May 2013 5:49 a.m. PST
Old school Cylon Basestar kit? link
Allen57	07 May 2013 5:55 a.m. PST
How about one of the larger UFO flying saucer kits as a starting point? This kit from Pegasus could be modified or auction auction
cloudcaptain	07 May 2013 6:14 a.m. PST
If you are looking to do some Rim Space gaming try "welding" hulls of larger ships together into a station. Add external weapon systems and docking platforms. Some LED lights. I have done this for fleet scale games.
AndrewGPaul	07 May 2013 6:15 a.m. PST
Buy a big lump of foam – that green stuff for flower arrangements, hack lumps out of it and add assorted bits of plastic kits. Voila, a space station built into an asteroid.
Dervel	07 May 2013 7:22 a.m. PST
Thinking big chunks of foam insulation glued and broken up to look like an Asteroid? Then add some bits here and there..
CmdrKiley	07 May 2013 7:32 a.m. PST
Some of the platforms from the video game should be easy to make. link link link link
miniMo	07 May 2013 8:11 a.m. PST
What a great idea! Super scenario building block for stopping the shuttle from getting to the station, or getting far enough from it to jump to hyperspace. There are quite a few plastic model kits from historical to imagined. Here's just a quick google image search: link edit: following one of the image links brought me to Fantastic Plastic fantastic-plastic.com Clunky to navigate, but the great thesauros of aviation/space kits!

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