Creative Space Station Ideas?

[Tennix]

I've tried to make cool-looking space stations, but they always end up looking like ISS in some way. Does anyone have some interesting designs that would help jump-start this lame teenager's brain?

[Trehek]

Ring structures and ring-looking structures are often cool. Esinohio also recently build a really cool looking space dock with frame structures. Kinda reminded me of the Caprica space docks from Battlestar Galactica. I recommend checking out the Megathread. I also recommend doing a google image search on "ksp space station". I've found good inspiration more than once like that.

[Mobscene]

Space station built out of asteroids.

[Tennix]

I went with the rings idea, and built this:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=297315665

Thoughts?

[Trehek]

Looks nice! Could use some more docking space, a lab module and fuel tanks. Those tend to be the most useful functions of a station.

EDIT: O wait, didn't see the lab module there.

[Tennix]

Alright, I'll keep that in mind.
Perhaps I'll try to do something like a station that wraps around an asteroid, If my game would ever stop crashing, that is.

[MorbidLynx]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=244183736

Kethane orbital processing facility? The part to the right is using KAS to transfer resources via EVA placed tether is the "ferry" from the munar surface. Not sure if Kethane is working with the most current version or not though.

[Democracy!]

If you're looking for a challenge, try shaping an entire space station to look like the top of a rocket through extreme use of mini docking ports, then reassemble once in orbit until you find a desired look.

[Aethon]

I like it. I used to build 'em big too. My thoughts...

1 Expensive.
2 Hard to turn.
C Asthetic over functional.

Do you need that much crap in orbit? These days I go with small yet functional.

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198071909842/screenshot/3260916571853981371

Don't let me change the way you do things tho.. Everybody's got to put a 'massive erection' ( tee hee ) into orbit, once in a while... don't you agree?

[El Rushbo]

I made one of my first stations based off Skylab.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=287589006
Nothing large and complex but still looks cool.

[Minion of Speed]

Station I build with attatched asteroid a while back
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=246088209

That ring station looks cool Tennix

[Ancient Sumerian]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=292458507

[Bomoo]

http://youtu.be/ex2nGIvbiVI

[geistXIII]

Not exactly a space station, more some kind of gas station, but with enough ports to transform it into whatever I need. Unfortunately it's already getting laggy ^^

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=297075881

[Nerd^3(USA)]

mista, how can you tell how big a ship is from end to end?

[Nerd^3(USA)]

how do you work out the size of a section in the VAB? :P