Babylon 5 Helios Project Station

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This is my take on a bridge from what could be done today to lead us to the Babylon 5 series era of technology. I have named this model The Helios Project. The Lay out of the station utilizes design intent to the fullest. But who cares right? This is a B5 Remix. Physics wise the Fore, Midship (yellow’s and blue sector) and Aft rotate for artificial gravity. The center is hollow to allow materials, transports and goods to be circulated between both Human and Alien area’s. Note: This would be pre Babylon Project, so there is no comparable Green Diplomatic Sector here. This is a multipurpose station with intent for duplication and consequential stationary deployment along Shipping Lanes between designated Boarders. The station has a Red sector, this is a Military resupply sector. There are 4 grey sectors, with 4 mini Fusion reactors centralized. Design flaw; ouch right? Wrong, Sometimes you have to burn the paperwork. (keep reading, its just a joke about the story element to come((Earth Force)) Why 4, because preventative maintainance, predictive failure analysis and 3 plans should one go off is a safer bet than just having one, it’s a real thing. One at a time with regular service intervals. That actually can make or break any kind of operation. Solar panels in different directions purposefully placed to supplement power usage and provide auxiliary power, and to recharge supplementary batteries that would be supplementing the mini Fusion Reactors; from all directions light can come in. That’s what the cylinders thru the Solar Panels would be.Yes it wouldn’t be Earth Force if there wasn’t some dark hidden story line in the name of good.So story wise, what would the Earth Alliance do with something like this, a resupply / shopping mall with no Diplomatic intent… SPY. This is why it’s covered with Dish style message interception receivers and jammers. This would be as if a Mall, which we all knew and loved was also turned into a Spy Network… Perfect place, perfect time, and a reason for war ships to be passing through, “Resupplying” even if almost constantly to guard it and carry information too and from.Helios in Greek Methology is the God of Sight. Because listening is also seeing with your imagination. The Center of the station, Blue 2 would be that epicenter of this story arch, the area where all monitoring and analyzing of data along with personal quarters and what have you would be held and separated from the other sectors. Medical would be closer to the center axial shipping lane, which sounds friendly enough but would also of course with “these people” have that infamous dual research purpose. Then something acceptable, then a tight security and straight into the real reason why it’s there in the first place. Also the reason why the aft section of the Station has the outer ring of open areas just outside of its own axial shipping lane is for Station Supply Cargo. Yes there’s a place for everything, and everything has its place, its Naval. Yes, if that aspect got in the way of its own purpose, well, then it wouldn’t all work would it?Also, if I could sketch up a space station, this is how I’d do it. So enjoy.Of course without the EA dark twist story element. This is a remix of Babylon 5 model parts, so it kills me to say it’s not my own. Please do not sell my remix’s and little creations on EBay… I saw that earlier and it just makes my skin crawl. So please, feel free to 3D print this, enjoy it, Remix it if you’d like, but if you make a living off of someone else’s work calling it your own, then well, that’s not very transparent or honorable is it. Anyway I’m not here to start problems, just add some more content, models and theoretical story’s into our modeling hobby. Because if people like you weren’t out there, well then it wouldn’t be as much fun would it. ENJOY!-JH