"28mm Space Station" Topic

Has anyone ever bought those Jr Miniatures Space station wall sets? If so what do you think about them.

Tom

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Tom

Looks a bit grubby for a space station. I expected gleaming control panels… flashing lights, computer screens … that sort of thing.

Probably why they are sold unpainted, MajorB. :)

I guess it depends on the type of space station with the level of cleanliness. I would think the Admiral of the Fleet's orbiting barracks would be spotless, but a mining vessel would be filthy.

No, you really do need to keep EVERY ship as clean as possible. It's both a crew health and a ship longevity thing.

I have been on 40+ naval vessels this spring doing Materials Condition assessments (no subs) and for good or bad, that looks typical. :-)

Lost Pict

I have been on 40+ naval vessels this spring doing Materials Condition assessments (no subs) and for good or bad, that looks typical. :-)

So are you assuming that a space station must be a military installation?

No (I was referring to the Admiral of the Fleet's orbiting barracks), but ships (naval or commercial), airplanes, and assumedly space stations are all machines that are inherent difficult to keep clean and shiny on the insides.

Lost Pict

and assumedly space stations are all machines that are inherent difficult to keep clean and shiny on the insides.

That would depend on whether the inside of a space station is an inherently dusty environment.

Given that dust is:
"particles in the atmosphere that come from various sources such as soil, dust lifted by weather (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution. Dust in homes, offices, and other human environments contains small amounts of plant pollen, human and animal hairs, textile fibers, paper fibers, minerals from outdoor soil, human skin cells, burnt meteorite particles, "
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust

one wonders how much would actually be present in space?

I wonder if anyone will have these for sale at Historicon?

Can't wait to see yours painted up, MajorB!

Given that dust is:
"Dust in homes, offices, and other human environments contains small amounts of human and animal hairs, textile fibers, paper fibers,human skin cells"

Consider that a spacecraft or space station is a closed environment. Unless the recycling systems are 100% effective (and how likely is that) then there is going to be a build up of this sort of stuff over time.
(Come to think of it, ever looked at pics of the interior of the ISS!)

Given that there seems to be an assumption that future space hardware is going to be operational for decades at least even centuries then the interiors are probably going to get a bit manky on older craft.

On even an admiral`s flagship, if its not straight out of the yards then there are probably corners where things have just been "painted over" or ignored.

The occupants of this work station labor in a space station that is neglected by its owners and underfunded, understaffed, and on the edge of complete shutdown unless…

Nice work, sir!…

This article might be of interest:

science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2007/11may_locad3

As well as the above mentioned mold on the ISS, MIR was quite overrun with fungus.

well I have 50 pieces or so, I paid about $1,200 USD for them all, just been sitting on my shelf for years, trying to decided what to do with them. I am sure I coudl have a really cool space base or space station battle.