TR-7 Epsilon

As made by Keppler Industries, the original designation of this transport was T-477e. It had been a very limited production run, as Keppler Industries started to branch out into more military vehicles, but it was so popular that KI sold the design to MarsFront Shipyards so it could be continued. Several of these transports were used in the moving of the mining company to Cassius. Once the move was over, the T-477e, referred to as the "epsilon" was used in transporting ore from Cassius Mining Company to customers. In 2173, it was modified by the ArTron team to hold the four escort/defense pods in order to protect it from any attacks.

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Anatomy
The Tr-7 has five large brackets, like buttresses, on each side to hold a total of ten large cargo containers. There are three decks inside the ship. The lowest deck holds the heaviest cargo and is accessable from the rear loading ramp. The second deck can hold medium weight cargo, and it is also the command deck. The second deck is accessable from the rear as well. The third deck is only accessible by stairs from the second deck, so only personnel and hand-carryable cargo. Off the front and second deck of the Epsilon is the cockpit. From here, the pilot has a good view of the landing area. Also, the Shipping & docking manager can see the pods well as they dock.

Escort/defense Pod

Propulsion:	2 Kotec & Brannick Little Brother fusion engines (no hyperdrive)
Dimensions:	Width, 6 studs Length, 10 studs Height, 15 plates (5 bricks)
Armament:	2 standard lasers
Defense:	Maneuverability and small size
Crew:	Pilot

These pods were designed by the ArTron team. The ventral two pods on the Tr-7 dock upside-down, below and slightly behind the main cockpit. The dorsal two pods are above the cockpit, and just slightly forward of the ventral pods. All the pods attatch on tracks and with a magnetic coupling at the back of the little craft.

Here you can see the magnet and the thrusters underneath for pushing away from the main ship.

Cargo Container

Dimensions:	Width, 8 studs Length, 12 studs Height, 13 plates (4 & 1/3 bricks)
Capacity:	96 cubic bricks

Note: Keppler industries is a "company" created by Kyle Keppler that makes all sorts of spacecraft—civilian and military. Visit the Keppler industries home page at http://lego.kepplah.com. Kyle did not design this spacecraft—I did—but I just wanted to sort of link some Lego-fan websites together (as I did by building off of Tim Courtney's Space History).