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Hex Flight Stands for Space Fleets - A Billion Suns by dcmolina
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Last crawled date: 4 years, 7 months ago
(Last Updated 03/12/21)
I set out to make these hexagonal flight stands to fit the sizes and parameters for A Billion Suns ship classes as recommended by author Mike Hutchinson.
Inspired by Decrayer's excellent Hex Flight stand system at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4713566.
These stands come in sizes 25mm, 30mm, 40mm, and 60mm to be used for Mass 0, 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The tips of each stand have a hole for a 4mm Diameter magnet at 3mm high and markings for a forward 45 degree and 180 degree firing arc. Everything is grouped and zipped up in their size and type categories with two loose STLs to fulfill Thingiverse requirements.
Base Stands
Each Hex size comes in various heights to help playability (and to make fleets look even cooler) of 0mm, 30mm, 40mm, 50mm, 60mm, and 70mm.
Stands with Ship Class Tokens
Each size and height combination also have a version with a slot for a token (round for 25mm and square for the rest) to identify the ships class.
Stand Fighter Toppers
"Toppers" for any stand size and height for fighter, bomber, or recon wings (Mass 0 Ships) in configurations of 2, 3, or 4 ships. with and without magnet holes incase you prefer to keep these ships glued in their wings. Intended to be used on 25mm bases, but will fit all.
—Update 03/12/21— I added a V2 with recessed hole for the same 4mm x 3mm magnets used on the stands inside the cap for the flight toppers and made them just a tiny bit more lose on the top of the flightstand for people who prefer a magnetized flight wing instead of pressure fit which could possibly snap off the top of the flight stand
Ship Class Tokens
Rounds for 25mm and Square for all others with ship class identifying initials. Round for 25mm (or Mass 0 ships) because square would not fit.
Magnet holes
I included the holes to fit the 4mm diameter magnets in heights of 3mm (as used on the stands) for your larger ships and 1mm for Mass 0 ships. You can use these for printing ships with the hole for the magnet.
I set out to make these hexagonal flight stands to fit the sizes and parameters for A Billion Suns ship classes as recommended by author Mike Hutchinson.
Inspired by Decrayer's excellent Hex Flight stand system at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4713566.
These stands come in sizes 25mm, 30mm, 40mm, and 60mm to be used for Mass 0, 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The tips of each stand have a hole for a 4mm Diameter magnet at 3mm high and markings for a forward 45 degree and 180 degree firing arc. Everything is grouped and zipped up in their size and type categories with two loose STLs to fulfill Thingiverse requirements.
Base Stands
Each Hex size comes in various heights to help playability (and to make fleets look even cooler) of 0mm, 30mm, 40mm, 50mm, 60mm, and 70mm.
Stands with Ship Class Tokens
Each size and height combination also have a version with a slot for a token (round for 25mm and square for the rest) to identify the ships class.
Stand Fighter Toppers
"Toppers" for any stand size and height for fighter, bomber, or recon wings (Mass 0 Ships) in configurations of 2, 3, or 4 ships. with and without magnet holes incase you prefer to keep these ships glued in their wings. Intended to be used on 25mm bases, but will fit all.
—Update 03/12/21— I added a V2 with recessed hole for the same 4mm x 3mm magnets used on the stands inside the cap for the flight toppers and made them just a tiny bit more lose on the top of the flightstand for people who prefer a magnetized flight wing instead of pressure fit which could possibly snap off the top of the flight stand
Ship Class Tokens
Rounds for 25mm and Square for all others with ship class identifying initials. Round for 25mm (or Mass 0 ships) because square would not fit.
Magnet holes
I included the holes to fit the 4mm diameter magnets in heights of 3mm (as used on the stands) for your larger ships and 1mm for Mass 0 ships. You can use these for printing ships with the hole for the magnet.