If you’ve spent much time on the Ship Works, you might think we have it in for Star Trek. But nothing could be further from the truth. It’s true that the later entries in that wildly successful franchise were, shall we say, less than compelling. But many of the shows to bear the Star Trek moniker were pretty darned good; some were even ground-breaking.

Perhaps the most under-appreciated entry in the Trek continuum is Deep Space 9. Certainly, it was the most Firefly-like of the series, with it’s broken-down space station and darker mien. DS9 is my favorite ST spinoff, beating out even the venerable Next Generation, which was a little too antiseptic, characters a little too pristine and set design a little “Erte” for my tastes.

At the center of DS9 was, not surprisingly, the Deep Space 9 space station. Alien-built and turned over to it’s human masters as part of a treaty, DS9 was without a doubt the least Trek-like of any space-based vessel to fly a Federation flag. Heck, it didn’t even move (well, not very often, at least).

And it must have been a real challenge to design, with it’s curving pylons and blocky ring that look less alien than it does steam punk. It must be an equally challenging replica to create, so – no surprise – The FX Company made one:

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