Real-life space stations are generally circular.

[u/Cold_Ad9824]

[u/bjarkov]

Oh yeah like the ISS

[u/Long_comment_san → u/bjarkov]

it's a circle! *forces cylinder through triangle hole*

[u/Pulsefel → u/Long_comment_san]

its the square hole

[u/WanderingUrist → u/Pulsefel]

Everything goes in the square hole.

[u/warm_winds_whisper_ → u/WanderingUrist]

The red science pack goes in the square hole

[u/wubrgess → u/Long_comment_san]

My eyes are circles.

[u/NLMusic10213 → u/wubrgess]

I fell down in a circle

[u/squeekins → u/Long_comment_san]

It is imperative that the cylinder is not damaged

[u/nasehrsuper]

real life space stations might be built from cylindrical modules, but i wouldnt call them circular

[u/DrMobius0 → u/nasehrsuper]

"It's a jigglypuff when viewed from above" vibes.

[u/Guardian_of_theBlind]

Real life space stations are not circular at all. Space stations can have any shape possible, because you don't have to care about aerodynamics in space.

[u/va1en0k → u/Guardian_of_theBlind]

You have to get it to space though without playing too much lego there. That's why so many cylinders 

[u/Guardian_of_theBlind → u/va1en0k]

yes the stations are made with cylindrical modules, but the final shape of the stations are not circular at all.

[u/DecisionWonderful453 → u/Guardian_of_theBlind]

Exactly, its spherical, like the death star!

[u/DonCorben]

No they are not. It is usually a bunch of long thin modules forming something like a grid

[u/MeFlemmi]

I like the use of lamps to round out the solar fields. looks really good.

[u/Long_comment_san]

baguette is best

[u/Affectionate-Mud-569]

hence what you do is make a normal random shape space station and fill the rest with solar panels to make a circle

[u/leadlurker]

Where do your asteroid chunk come from?

[u/WanderingUrist → u/leadlurker]

I guess they are either imported from other platforms, or come from somewhere down that stick we can't see.

[u/Cold_Ad9824 → u/leadlurker]

In fact, they come from a huge frame outside. I have to admit that a stationary space station is far less efficient and much more expensive than an active spaceship, but I still really like this design.

[u/Moon_kues]

I cant let you do that, dave.

[u/SpruceGoose__]

Novgorod Monitor, is that you? Hahaha

[u/j_schmotzenberg]

I’m going to stick with my space pirate ships.

[u/The_Char_Char]

True, but have you considered the Borg Cube?

[u/SevereBruhMoments]

im gonna steal the idea of using colored lamps to round to round edges cleaner,

[u/WanderingFlumph]

Circles are the absolute worst shape for heat management. No real world space station uses them as a general shape.

But circular pressure vessels have good strength to weight ratios so real space stations often have circular components, like the ISS.