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ASadOldGit
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Posted - 2014.03.28 09:07:00 -
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Apocalypse Navy Issue, Apocalypse, Paladin, EoM Apocalypse
Preference in that order. Needs to have a metallic sheen where appropriate - not matte paint.
While I understand that a kit-set model would be cheaper and more popular, I don't have any inclination to go out and buy paints, brushes, glue and modelling knives for a once-off project (and I suck at painting), so I would personally prefer a more "premium" pre-built, pre-painted model, probably around 30cm / 12inches in length.
As I haven't done any modelling for probably a good 3 decades, I have no idea what materials are used these days.
Earlier posts mention resin, resin & PE, poly, and this post describes a lot of things I didn't know, but I don't actually know what they feel like. I'd prefer it to feel reasonably solid, but not heavy enough to get slapped with huge air freight bills (the postage for EVE: Source Limited Edition from PopCultcha cost me about US$22, and that's just across the Tasman Sea).
If it's not practical to provide LEDs or the "Glow reactive plastic" that someone mentioned, for all the windows, perhaps a safe luminescent paint that glows softly for an hour or so after the lights go out would be sufficient?
For the main navigation lights, LEDs/fibre optics might be best, perhaps with a flashing and non-flashing option. Battery-powered would probably be best, but USB-powered would be ok (I wouldn't personally turn it on for more than an hour or two).
For comparison, this model looks a bit cheap. I'd want more than that.
This model of the Firefly seems about right in size and detail, but the price is a bit OUCH! (NZ$500, US$435)
No need for removable parts though, as we've never seen the inside of EVE ships.
If it's going to cost more than US$100, I'll think twice about it. It'll have to look astonishing for me to go further.
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ASadOldGit
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2014.03.28 09:08:00 -
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Rattlesnake, Widow, Scorpion Navy Issue, Scorpion
Preference in that order. Would not expect the radar dish to rotate.
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ASadOldGit
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2014.03.28 09:09:00 -
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Ark or Providence
Must have a metallic sheen to it.
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ASadOldGit
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2014.03.28 09:09:00 -
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Nightmare
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ASadOldGit
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2014.03.28 09:10:00 -
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Stratios
Although the rotating part of the warp ring wouldn't be very practical. Perhaps some blue LEDs or dabs of luminescent paint?
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ASadOldGit
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2014.03.28 09:13:00 -
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Damnation or Prophecy
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ASadOldGit
School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2014.03.28 09:14:00 -
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On a side note (and I'm completely unaware of the processes involved), are you able to get potential suppliers to provide mockups that you could demo to us in a video (similar to the EVE Source promo video you just posted), and get opinions on the quality and what people would be willing to pay for it?
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