Captain Future Moonbase

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Back to one of my childhood's first heroes, Captain Future. This is his base of operations, the moonbase hidden in the Tycho crater - a fun fact: moonbase Alpha One from Space 1999 shares the same location. The model consists of several parts so you can decide how to display it at different times. 1. full base with hangar closed 2. base with empty hangar section so the lift with or without the comet can be installed 3. lift retracted (can also be used as a standalone) 4. list extracted (can also be used as a standalone) 5. the hangar-dome closed 6. the hangar-dome open Attention: this is still somewhat of a work-in-progress. As some may remember from the story about that gene-manipulation technology, rough scientists stole the comet to reach a distant planet. To catch up CF upgraded their left-behind starship Lightning (which will get its own model) in this additional hangar. Since anime artists don't have to worry about mechanical feasibility, it's up to me to create an open hangar that remains stable enough to stand on its own. I'll add the "first draft" version, but be warned: this is likely to be very unstable. Scale: ~1:500 so my landed Comet fits perfectly with it (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1900370). Supplemental entry 01: After a new set of screenshots, I found some things to change. Therefore, back to work-in-progress. Stay tuned. Supplemental entry 02: Retracted and extracted lift replaced with more detailed versions. Still working on the main building. Supplemental entry 03: Old parts replaced with reworked components