Re: [OFFICIAL] Progress report from the shipyard......

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From: "Ground Zero Games" <jon@gzg.keme.co.uk>
>
> Spheres are a REAL pain in metal, especially once they get over about
an
> inch in diameter, because that's about how thick the moulds we use are
-
> hence any part has to be less than that in at least one dimension.
Even if
> hollow, each hemisphere is restricted in this way.

Assuming two 1" hemispheres and an equatorial ring ( 1 cm ) , this
brings
you to about 6 cm total diameter. That would be about cruiser size ? So
perhaps OK for a minor power's ships.

For bigger designs, you could do linked spheres, like the SOL:
http://www.perry-rhodan.net/html/s/sol.html

Greetings
Karl Heinz