When you say you found one for LightWave but it "would not do," was it due to it being a format that wouldn't properly import, general inaccuracy, or does it HAVE to be Poser rigged?

I ask because years ago, James Murphy, a fellow in the UK, shared a version that was in .3DS and I'd say 90 to 95 percent accurate.  (The bubble was a tad flat and it had too many rows of "neon tubing".)  Murphy also shared several other models including a Jupiter II (the one that LostinSpaceMan offered with some "tweaks"), an Eagle from Space: 1999 (that thing was shared all over the 'net), a Terminator endo-skeleton (several of the free rigged versions over the years were based on that mesh), and others.

Sadly, that B9 model no longer has an active download link from his all but abandoned site.  But hopefully some "Google-fu" might call up an active download.

Excalibur Productions (aka XCalpro) modeled one a few years ago (maybe 6 or 7) that's even more accurate than Murphy's.  (I supplied him with various reference links to B9 builder hobbyists.)  And it's rigged for Poser.  Sadly, he charges what he calls a "bandwidth maintenance" fee, claiming it's not for the model itself, but to offset the cost of downloading it.  (That's splitting hairs if you ask me.)

There's one at SciFi Meshes that is truly free and very accurate, but currently it's only in Cinema4D format.  Ironically a few other models from the same artist are in .OBJ version.  You can, of course contact the artist and ask if he'll export a .OBJ version that Poser and DAZ Studio can import.  (He released the Discovery's pod bay interior at ShareCG.)

Sincerely,

Bill

Tempt the Hand of Fate and it'll give you the "finger"!