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Space stations are generally classified by a standard naming system – the name of the system that they occupy, followed by Roman numerals indicating the planet they orbit (if any). If more than one station orbits a planet, this is suffixed by a Greek letter (thus satisfying both schools of classicists!). For example – Perseus-II-Beta, or Sirius-IV-Kappa. The stations generally adopt a more familiar name for day-to-day use which can range from straightforward ('Mars Central') to the more prosaic ('Heaven's Gate').
The station designated Gliese-III-Alpha is known by its crew as Pioneer Station. No-one else much cares what it's called, as it is a remote research station studying the four uninhabitable planets of the Gliese-876 system. It spends much of the time looking for exploitable minerals on the two rocky planets, or useful gases in the upper atmospheres of Gliese 876b and 876c, the two gas giants.
It's generally a quiet life onboard the Pioneer. Roughly half of the small crew are scientists, concentrating on their research, while the others are dedicated to keeping the station running – maintenance, admin, medical and so on. Many have dual roles – a couple of the research team have rudimentary training as physicians and form the station's medical department, while the maintenance team also double up as the logistics crew when the supply shuttle makes its monthly rendezvous.
Today we're introducing some of the station's crew as our first venture into 28mm SF figures. As with the station itself, these are all 3Dprints sculpted by David Sheff. We are offering them in two scales – 32mm heroic scale, or slightly smaller 28mm versions which will match better with ranges such as Stargrave. Prices for the two sizes are the same, since the difference in the amount of resin used is negligible.
The first four comprise two members of the research team – Michael Straight is a geologist, while Dr. Whitman is a chemist studying the atmospheres of 876b and 876c, also doubling as the senior medic on the station.
Helen Shackleton is the shift leader of Maintenance Crew A, and an expert on the station's life-support system. Bullneck Thompson is a member of her team, particularly valued when heavy lifting is required.
SF28-201 – Michael Straight – £4.00 GBP
SF28-202 – Dr W Whitman – £4.00 GBP
SF28-203 – Helen Shackleton – £4.00 GBP
SF28-204 – Barry "Bullneck" Thompson – £4.00 GBP