Gameobject instantiation returns null

So i have a piece of code where i am instantiating an object to use it later as reference to other gameobjects

 public GameObject StandardEmpty;
     public string NameOfTurret;
     public bool IsDouble;
     public GameObject T_Bases;
     public GameObject T_Swivel;
     public List<GameObject> T_Mount = new List<GameObject>();
     public List<GameObject> T_Head = new List<GameObject>();
     public List<GameObject> T_Breech = new List<GameObject>();
     public List<GameObject> T_Barrel = new List<GameObject>();
     public List<GameObject> Mount_Connectors = new List<GameObject>();
     public List<GameObject> Breech_Connectors = new List<GameObject>();
     public TurretManager TurretSaveData;
     public TurretScriptable TempSavePoint;
     BuilderSync UpdateUI;
     TurretScriptable Turret;
     GameObject New_Empty;
     GameObject New_Bases;
     GameObject New_Swivel;
     GameObject New_Mount;
     GameObject New_Head;
     GameObject New_Breech_Center;
     GameObject New_Breech_Left;
     GameObject New_Breech_Right;
     GameObject New_Weapon_Barrel_Center;
     GameObject New_Weapon_Barrel_Left;
     GameObject New_Weapon_Barrel_Right;
     public Vector3 Build_Position;
     PartsAssembler PartAssembly;
     // i need to make it so it saves the part as soon as its selected not when im done creating the full turret (i think its done)
     public void Activation(int TurretIndex) //the turret index is going to tell what scriptable object index its going to save to
     {
         New_Empty = Instantiate(StandardEmpty.gameObject, Build_Position, Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
         New_Empty.name = NameOfTurret;
         Bases(New_Empty);
         print(New_Empty.transform);
         TurretSaveData.Turrets[TurretIndex].TurretParts.Insert(0, StandardEmpty);
         TempSavePoint.TurretParts.Insert(0, StandardEmpty);
         PartAssembly.StartSync();
         ChangeChecker(TurretIndex);
     }
     /// <summary>
     /// This funtion is the activatior of this script
     /// </summary>

and i am getting a null reference at the new_empty

 void Bases(GameObject NewEmpty)
         {
             New_Bases = Instantiate(T_Bases.gameObject, Build_Position, Quaternion.identity, NewEmpty.transform) as GameObject;
             Swivel(New_Bases);
             TempSavePoint.TurretParts.Insert(1, New_Bases);
         }
         /// <summary>
         /// This funtion creates a new Bases object in the given location
         /// </summary>
         void Swivel(GameObject Bases)
         {
             Transform TSwivel = Bases.transform.Find("*SOCKET_SWIVEL");
             New_Swivel = Instantiate(T_Swivel.gameObject, TSwivel.position, Quaternion.identity, TSwivel) as GameObject;
             TempSavePoint.TurretParts.Insert(2, New_Swivel);
         }
         /// <summary>
         /// This funtion places a new Swivel object in the given socket
         /// </summary>

and that carries over to these functions which are chained and it is unclear to me why its returning as a null even thought they get spawned and they are stored in a variable, any help is appreciated.