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For this week’s release we have a new Chinese merchant spaceship, the Xingguang (\u661f\u5149) – this translates to ‘starlight’ or ‘starshine’. It’s a solid, chunky freighter built for carrying bulk cargo. The model has a one-piece resin hull with metal detail pieces.<\/p>\n

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SFS-5030<\/a> – Xingguang Heavy Freighter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For this week’s release we have a new Chinese merchant spaceship, the Xingguang (\u661f\u5149) – this translates to ‘starlight’ or ‘starshine’. It’s a solid, chunky freighter built for carrying bulk cargo. 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