Sub Orbital Guardian (6878): parts list and STL files

Set 6878, Sub Orbital Guardian, from 1991, has 75 pieces in 43 kinds of part and colour. Here is every part, with the ones you can 3D print at home and the ones to buy.

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Sub Orbital Guardian, built (3D picture) — What it looks like built. A 3D picture, not a photo, made from the LDraw model by Damien Roux (CC BY 2.0).

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52to print

23to buy

1spares

43kinds

52 to print, 23 to buy, 1 spare. Print: plain bricks, plates and beams you can make on a home 3D printer. Buy: clear, printed, rubber, electric and very thin parts, which are better ordered. Spares are the extras in the box.

Every part in set 6878

Parts in set 6878, Sub Orbital Guardian
Colour	Part	Qty	Print or buy
Light Gray	3679 Turntable 2 x 2 Plate - Top	6	Print
White	3680 Turntable 2 x 2 Plate, Base	6	Print
Black	3040b Brick Sloped 45° 2 x 1 with Bottom Pin	4	Print
Black	3795 Plate 2 x 6	4	Print
Black	2452 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers On Side	2	Print
White	3005 Brick 1 x 1	2	Print
Black	3010 Brick 1 x 4	2	Print
Black	3039 Brick Sloped 45° 2 x 2	2	Print
Black	3660 Brick Sloped Inverted 45° 2 x 2 [Ovoid Bottom Pin, Bar-sized Stud Holes]	2	Print
Black	3666 Plate 1 x 6	2	Print
White	4276b Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers and Hollow Studs	2	Print
Black	4286 Brick Sloped 33° 3 x 1	2	Print
White	6141 Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud	2	Print
White	2412b Tile Special 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove	1	Print
White	2432 Tile Special 1 x 2 with Handle	1	Print
Black	2434 Brick Special 2 x 4 x 2 with Studs on Sides	1	Print
Black	2539 Plate Special 6 x 6 Octagonal with Square Hole and 4 Clips (Boat Mast Platform)	1	Print
Black	3710 Plate 1 x 4	1	Print
Black	3933 Wedge Plate 8 x 4 Wing Left	1	Print
Black	3934 Wedge Plate 8 x 4 Wing Right with Stud Notch	1	Print
Black	3937 Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Base	1	Print
White	3938 Hinge Brick 1 x 2 Top Plate Thin	1	Print
Black	4213 Hinge Vehicle Roof 4 x 4	1	Print
Black	4315 Hinge Vehicle Roof Holder 1 x 4	1	Print
White	4345b Box 2 x 2 x 2 [Hollow Studs]	1	Print
Black	4590 Plate Special 1 x 4 Offset with Bar Holes	1	Print
Black	4864a Panel 1 x 2 x 2 [Solid Studs]	1	Print
Trans-Neon Green	6141 Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud	4	Buy
Trans-Neon Green	2466 Panel 3 x 2 x 6	2	Buy
Trans-Neon Green	2569 Antenna 8H Whip	2	Buy
Black	3957a Antenna 1 x 4 with Rounded Top	2	Buy
Trans-Neon Green	3960 Dish 4 x 4 Inverted [Radar]	2	Buy
Trans-Neon Green	4740 Dish 2 x 2 Inverted [Radar]	2	Buy
White	3069bpr0048 Tile 1 x 2 with Red and Yellow Control Panel Print (Original)	1	Buy
Black	4346pr0003 Box 2 x 2 x 2 Door with Slot and Controls Print	1	Buy
Black	4476b Support 2 x 4 x 5 Stanchion Inclined [5mm wide posts]	1	Buy
Black	2446 Helmet, Standard	1	Buy
Trans-Neon Green	2447 Headwear Accessory Visor For Standard Helmet	1	Buy
Yellow	3626bpr0001 Minifig Head Standard Grin Print [Blocked Open Stud]	1	Buy
White	6023 Minifig Neckwear Jet Pack with Twin Handles	1	Buy
Black	970c27 Hips and White Legs	1	Buy
White	973c03h03pr0051 Torso, Blacktron II Logo Print, Black Arms and Hands	1	Buy
Trans-Neon Green	2447 Headwear Accessory Visor For Standard Helmet	1 spare	Buy

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