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Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.02 18:15:00 -
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Would anyone else buy these if CCP made them? Imagine a nice rustbucket model of the phoon sitting on your desk
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." -Ulysses S. Grant |

Scilent Enigma
Minmatar
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Posted - 2007.03.02 18:20:00 -
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I would most surely buy a model of a Hurricane and Rifter (Including it's T2 versions) if they were ever produced.
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Berkey
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Posted - 2007.03.02 18:22:00 -
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I actually would be trilled to have a high quality Rifter model on my desk.
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Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.02 18:29:00 -
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I'm guessing theres a pretty big market for it if CCP wanted to produce them, they would have to be good quality, not little kid toy quality! Hell, they could sell them on there little online shop here...
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." -Ulysses S. Grant |

Marius Damocles
Amarr STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.02 18:44:00 -
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CCP does'nt even have to do it, hell, they could contract out the job, and just make a percentage off the sales... (i love you soy, ur my favorite slave!)
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Billy Sastard
Amarr Life. Universe. Everything. Astral Wolves
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Posted - 2007.03.02 18:55:00 -
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I would spend good $$ on a nice high quality model of an abaddon to grace my computer desk. -=^=-
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Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.02 18:59:00 -
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Can we get any words from Mods or Devs on this Maybe someone could whisper in someones ear thats higher up?
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." -Ulysses S. Grant |

Kaalen
Caldari Agony Unleashed Agony Empire
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Posted - 2007.03.02 19:05:00 -
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Edited by: Kaalen on 02/03/2007 19:01:56 I would kill for a tabletop game with EVE ships, akin to 'Battlefleet Gothic' (go look for it if you don't know what that is). Having miniature ships would be awesome, having a FLEET of miniture ships would be incredible, being able to use them for something fun would be perfect.
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Garrack
Caldari No Quarter.
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Posted - 2007.03.02 19:06:00 -
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Absolutely would love a Raven, Drake, Apoc, Hawk, Kestral... all kinds of stuff. --- Singing: "I ain't got no siggy..." |

Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.02 19:07:00 -
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Or how about a chess game with ships as pieces, like Amarr against Minmatar Titans as the Kings, and pawns would be frigs and shuttles.
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." -Ulysses S. Grant |

The Squirrell
Elite Storm Enterprises Storm Armada
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Posted - 2007.03.02 19:57:00 -
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I personally think a vast amount of money would be made from this, also, more to the point, the technology to do this is not hard to come buy relatively speaking. There are machines that can take a 3d computer model and use this to either carve a model or form one out of liquid resin with I think lasers, depends on the machine. Since CCP already have the original 3d models of the ships, all they need do is add a little detail (or not), export them to a format readable by these machines, and start churning them out, they could also get a machine that can paint them in the existing colour formats as well as sell 'blank' unpainted models for the community to work on. This would save money (eg, you can either buy a Thorax, coloured by machine, or 3 blanks, and paint yourself a 'rax, Deimos and Vigilant). If reasonably priced, I would certainly consider buying the entire collection.
Also, it would be advisible to make two lines, a minature set to the scale of chess or such like, and a larger set that ranges from4-12 inchs long for display.
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Haffrage
Less than Ideal
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Posted - 2007.03.02 19:59:00 -
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I'd love a crow and ishtar tbh. Vagabond too, even if I don't fly it. -----
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000Hunter000
Gallente Magners Marauders
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Posted - 2007.03.02 20:06:00 -
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Metal would be nice but hell! i'd get me a plastic build it yourself model as well.
Then again, ccp would just sell them using the eve shop and since i don't use a CC thats out  Resized tag... again... hope this pleases the tag ninjas from ccp... again :p
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Necronomicon
Caldari KIA Corp KIA Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.02 20:10:00 -
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I have been jiggling with the idea of making a rather large scale model in Steel/Stainless (welded togetehr ofc) but it would really only suit the Caldari faction types (unless I really went to town with the sheet metal work).
Always fancied having something like a 3 foot high Scorp sat rusting away in my garden :P
Carlsberg dont make Eve Pilots, but if they did, i wouldnt be one of them.
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Frug
Zenithal Harvest
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Posted - 2007.03.02 20:24:00 -
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I'd buy models of a few eve ships for sure.
The "toy ship" wallpapers that were made look like they'd be quite cool to have IRL.
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Imhothar Xarodit
Minmatar Wolverine Solutions Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.03.02 20:25:00 -
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A friend of mine has Borg Cube on his Monitor (very smal, 5x5x5cm I think) and it looks really nice.
Would love to have a model of a Rifter, Hurricane, Megathron or Harbinger 
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Elmicker
Unscoped Myriad Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.02 20:28:00 -
[17]
Give me my arazu with actual working disco lights, and you've got a fistfull of my cash.
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Juliet Omega
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Posted - 2007.03.02 20:54:00 -
[18]
Paper models
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The Squirrell
Elite Storm Enterprises Storm Armada
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Posted - 2007.03.02 21:57:00 -
[19]
Nice.
Still, I think plastic models would make an absolute fortune, has anyone e-mailed CCP about this before?
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R'olyat
Gallente Raging Phoenix Incorporated North Star Confederation
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Posted - 2007.03.02 22:05:00 -
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Edited by: R''olyat on 02/03/2007 22:02:02 Like this?\ Theres a thread that has some paper models you can print out and make them here.
EDIT: Damnit Juliet beat me to it
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Khyena Bargeld
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Posted - 2007.03.02 22:38:00 -
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Edited by: Khyena Bargeld on 02/03/2007 22:36:37 Edited by: Khyena Bargeld on 02/03/2007 22:36:23 While there may be a reasonable amount of demand for models in general, I doubt there's any one ship that would have enough demand to make it worthwhile. Pity, 'cos for my part I'd love an Enyo.
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Guillame Herschel
Gallente Cheers Restaurant and Bar Coalition Of Empires
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Posted - 2007.03.02 23:02:00 -
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I built a model of the Burst, but it fell apart under its own weight.
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Jack Target
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Posted - 2007.03.02 23:05:00 -
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I'd buy one, put it on my desk surreptitiously, and see if anyone says "Hey! That's a Navy Issue Raven!"
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Erim Solfara
Amarr Tarlos INC
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Posted - 2007.03.02 23:21:00 -
[24]
Are we talking metal/die-cast models here? Or plastic self-build kits.
The former, I wouldn't buy. The latter, I'd buy a whole stinking Amarrian fleet :D
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Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.02 23:48:00 -
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Wether it be plastic, metal or resin, doesnt matter to me, I'd buy some for sure. If you have them sitting on your desk they could also be great conversation starters for anyone that sees them I'm sure we could all talk about EVE in great detail. Does anyone have an email so we can whisper this idea to CCP? Unless a Dev or Mod wants to help 
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." -Ulysses S. Grant |

Claska
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Posted - 2007.03.02 23:52:00 -
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Edited by: Claska on 02/03/2007 23:49:08 Pre-colored plastic make em yourself kits, so you can customize them :D
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Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.03 02:10:00 -
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If they came in plastic with different paint selections that you could paint yourself, so you could go normal amarr or bloods 
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." -Ulysses S. Grant |

Lorna Britta
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Posted - 2007.03.03 03:34:00 -
[28]
Hmm.. Price?
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NonstickRon
Minmatar The Dead Parrot Shoppe Inc. Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2007.03.03 03:34:00 -
[29]
Edited by: NonstickRon on 03/03/2007 03:31:19 They'd have to be friggin sweet. And cast from bronze.
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UttiniDaKilrKhanid
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Posted - 2007.03.03 04:37:00 -
[30]
Just as models. Probably not.
But models in a tabletop game format...hmmmmm that I could handle:)
Just none of this collectible bs please.
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Saria Mysdrial
Amarr AWE Corporation Intrepid Crossing
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Posted - 2007.03.03 04:47:00 -
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I'd especially like them to scale.
So, if the frigates are, say, hotwheels-sized, the Titans would....
Not fit in my house. Damn.
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Doppleganger
Minmatar Band of Builders Inc. Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2007.03.03 05:27:00 -
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Building a plastic model would be easy enough but time consuming. As my job is an industrial model builder I can comment that building any of the models could be done easy. I just dont think anyone would want to pay for the man hrs to make the parts not counting a fully assembled model.
While someone made reference to SLA in an earlier post, the cost of this type of model building while it has dropped alot it would still be out of the price range that most ppl would want to pay. The only lower cost alternatives are FDM which is still awful spendy for the casual consumer and the lowest cost would be Plastic injection molding or Reaction Injection Molding.
For either of those 2 methods though there needs to be a big enough buying market to offset the cost of building molds and running them. Not the 1st time this subject has been brought up in the 4 yrs i have been playing eve.
I'm sure if they have found a big enough market to offset costs at low enough prices to sell them they would have done it by now.
Hell if I thought there was a big enough buying market to make it cost effective I would have contacted CCP about a contract to make models for them. If Eve's subscription lvl goes over 4 mil subs maybe. 
If CCP will let me Im up for building any eve ship models for ppl if they dont mind paying around 3 figures (US$)for said model (and no thats not counting decimal points and not painted) 
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magnus amadeus
Amarr Obliteration Inc.
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Posted - 2007.03.03 05:40:00 -
[33]
All minmatar ships would need to come with tetanus shots incase of infection from the rust
Amarr ships could come with a bible and whip
Gallente ships with a ****o and syringe
Caldari ships would come with a gun :)
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Tolarus
Aonyma Namtz'aar k'in
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Posted - 2007.03.03 05:45:00 -
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Edited by: Tolarus on 03/03/2007 05:42:18 Im too old and busy to try to build them myself. Now some nice injection molded ships that looked as good as the ones in those CGI wallpapers would be perfect, but they would have to be bath tub friendly.
meh even if we had to build them ourselves I would most likely end up buying some
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Ty'lin Krennath
Center for Advanced Studies
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Posted - 2007.03.03 09:13:00 -
[35]
TBH, modern small scale 3D CAD/CAM machines would make it possible to build the full range of ships even for a limited market with minimal expense providing the EVE models can be converted in a usable 3d format.
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Elrinarie
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.03.03 09:18:00 -
[36]
god someone make me a nice shiny metallic myrmidon model out of pewter :p Creator of another Mining Calculator |

Frederick Lyrus
Lyrus Associates Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2007.03.03 09:32:00 -
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My understanding is that CCP did look into the possibilities of producing ships. They even went so far as to manufacture three prototype Brutix models, one of which served as first prize in the first EVE-Fests' PvP tourney.
There should be some screenies around somewhere but I have no idea where.
Regardless, the final conclusion was that the development and production costs would outweigh estimated sales. Maybe they'll revisit the idea if we get a bigger subscriber base or if their plans to branch to other markets succeed.
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The Squirrell
Elite Storm Enterprises Storm Armada
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Posted - 2007.03.03 10:38:00 -
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Perhaps they should announce their willingness to look into it again and ask the community for ideas, we've got at least one actual model maker in this thread, I'm sure a few more useful people would come out of the woodwork and make it viable. Or, hell, even announce they are willing to give people a non-exclusive licence to produce them subject to terms and conditions and providing they can submit a scheme to CCP that can be seen to have a chance of working.
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Smiffa
Gallente Perpetual Dawn Fimbulwinter
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Posted - 2007.03.03 10:56:00 -
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Originally by: The Squirrell Perhaps they should announce their willingness to look into it again and ask the community for ideas, we've got at least one actual model maker in this thread, I'm sure a few more useful people would come out of the woodwork and make it viable. Or, hell, even announce they are willing to give people a non-exclusive licence to produce them subject to terms and conditions and providing they can submit a scheme to CCP that can be seen to have a chance of working.
I'd be more than willing! Time's a bit tight at the moment, but a decent project and some deadlines is never unwelcome 
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The Squirrell
Elite Storm Enterprises Storm Armada
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Posted - 2007.03.03 11:34:00 -
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My personal opinion is that with the spread of low-cost rapid prototyping machines CCP could easily pull it off, or a relatively rich EVE player. Google Solidimension, they make a plastic model creating machine that is small enough and fast enough for the kind of market we're looking at, hell, it even accepts 3ds format 3d models. The main problem with these machines is people don't have the expertise to make the models, but CCP already has those. After that it's a simple matter of hitting the 'create' button. That company makes a desktop machine and kit for $30,000, beyond most of us, but I'm sure CCP could afford to invest in that. Or a bank of them when demand goes up.
Hell, if I ever save the money, I plan on buying one and feeding it my 3ds format models.
That said, community based initiatives aren't to be sniffed at either, Smiffa has awesome paper models, I guess it's a matter of who has what technology/machines or access to them, and what modelling format people think is best.
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Siege
Minmatar Siegecraft Bounty Hunting
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Posted - 2007.03.04 01:02:00 -
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I've actually done some work in the scale model industry, and deal with a number of folks pretty regularly, so let me put in a few bits of info here for you guys to chew on and consider.
First is that these are some really hot looking ships that are better than most subjects that Sci-Fi modellers are used to seeing. If they did get produced, they would be rated with the Machinen Kreiger/SF3D in regards to how non-EVE folks would respond. The Sci-Fi modelling world could really use something with intellectual property this nice to revigorate it. But I also doubt it would ever happen.
My guess, if we see anything at all, it will probably be small 2-4" long pre-painted ships with pretty soft details. Very similar to the "Micro Machines" that were done of Star-Wars subjects. These can probably be done fairly cheaply in plastic, but will be pretty gimmicky, bloated looking, and dissapointing. But the price will be low enough that it will be affordable to most potential customers and CCP wouldn't be risking much real-world iskies to produce them.
Most likely you will never see a plastic injection model kits of Eve ships, or at least not GOOD ones. Complex plastic molds like those in quality styrene models are just really expensive. The molds themselves will cost well over a hundred thousand dollars PER SHIP if they are done to a good modern standard. Then there would be the materials and labor costs to do a good sized run of the plastic, which would cost about as much as the molds themselves. I just don't see enough demand to sell 50,000 kits at $35 each to make them profitable. (Which, also, is why the previously mentioned SF3D stuff has put 2 companies out of business making it.)
Rapid Prototyping just isn't viable for production of much of anything right now. There are a few very talented folks using it to create initial masters, which are then duplicated via traditional methods. But making and selling things purely by rapid prototyping machines.... the cost will be excrutiating and the materials produced wouldn't be durable enough.
There are only two ways you're going to see any decent sized kits produced that are viable finanically. One is the existing paper kits, which I really keep meaning to look into as they look very nicely done. And don't knock card models, I've seen some amazing stuff done in cardstock. I just haven't had the time to do one yet myself. Card modelling is mostly a European hobby, it's never taken off here in the US or in Asia that I know of.
The other possibility would be a cast resin/white metal kit. The startup costs for producing a kit, after a good master is built, would only be a couple hundred dollars. But the production is slower and materials more expensive, so expect $75-150 kits if you want them in larger sizes. And resin is also more time consuming to build the kits, which would reduce the potential customer base.
I've thought about doing some scratch built kits to master for resin production, but I wouldn't consider it without CCP's blessing, and I probably couldn't afford the licensing fee's. Looking at the various races, Caldari would be easiet for me to build, as I'm used to doing flat angular shapes. The Rounded and organic looks of the Gallente and Amarr would also be fairly easy, but may come out looking a bit off if I get the curves wrong. Minmatar... gives me nightmares thinking about them. More than half Minmatar ships are just too complex and frail, some I don't think could be put into production as kits in any form. The Breacher, Reaper and Tempest you can rule out totally. The Typhoon, Slasher, Scythe, Probe, Cyclone would all be very difficult kits to do without serious compromise.
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Kaia Kua
Macabre Votum Tactical Narcotics Team
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Posted - 2007.03.04 01:53:00 -
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If CCP was going to make some models i would like them all scaled, and made from the metal that they would represent in game, i.e. Mini looks copper like, Gallante looks Aluminum etc.
I think making them a limited time models, so you can only by a certain model within a certain time frame (few months) before they release the next few models. pre-ordering would give ccp a very good idea which models would be worthwhile to make more of. and if people want to buy more after the sale dates are closed ccp know they are onto a winner ship.
but i think its important that any models would be scaled together, i wouldn't want a Taranis the same size as a Archon
Originally by: CCP Wrangler ... we are not making things easier simply because people complain, though constructive criticism does have an effect, simply saying "I don't like this" doesn't. 
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Siege
Minmatar Siegecraft Bounty Hunting
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Posted - 2007.03.04 02:57:00 -
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Edited by: Siege on 04/03/2007 02:55:27 Edited by: Siege on 04/03/2007 02:54:46
Originally by: Kaia Kua If CCP was going to make some models i would like them all scaled, and made from the metal that they would represent in game, i.e. Mini looks copper like, Gallante looks Aluminum etc.
I think making them a limited time models, so you can only by a certain model within a certain time frame (few months) before they release the next few models. pre-ordering would give ccp a very good idea which models would be worthwhile to make more of. and if people want to buy more after the sale dates are closed ccp know they are onto a winner ship.
but i think its important that any models would be scaled together, i wouldn't want a Taranis the same size as a Archon
However, I hope you do realize that if you scale them together and cover all the ship classes.... some will be the size of a raisin and others the size of a watermelon. That's a LOT of pewter.
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Chereadenine Zakalwe
VENOM72 Sylph Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.04 03:26:00 -
[44]
would love to have that scale poc sat on my desk,would happily "show my geekiness with pride" if i could!

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KewelGuy
The JORG Corporation FATAL Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.04 07:36:00 -
[45]
I would really like a model of the Ishtar 
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Gneeznow
Minmatar North Eastern Swat Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2007.03.04 08:50:00 -
[46]
A bronze cast Cyclone would be pretty sweet .. or a stabber :)
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Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.04 10:15:00 -
[47]
Originally by: Siege I've actually done some work in the scale model industry, and deal with a number of folks pretty regularly, so let me put in a few bits of info here for you guys to chew on and consider.
First is that these are some really hot looking ships that are better than most subjects that Sci-Fi modellers are used to seeing. If they did get produced, they would be rated with the Machinen Kreiger/SF3D in regards to how non-EVE folks would respond. The Sci-Fi modelling world could really use something with intellectual property this nice to revigorate it. But I also doubt it would ever happen.
My guess, if we see anything at all, it will probably be small 2-4" long pre-painted ships with pretty soft details. Very similar to the "Micro Machines" that were done of Star-Wars subjects. These can probably be done fairly cheaply in plastic, but will be pretty gimmicky, bloated looking, and dissapointing. But the price will be low enough that it will be affordable to most potential customers and CCP wouldn't be risking much real-world iskies to produce them.
Most likely you will never see a plastic injection model kits of Eve ships, or at least not GOOD ones. Complex plastic molds like those in quality styrene models are just really expensive. The molds themselves will cost well over a hundred thousand dollars PER SHIP if they are done to a good modern standard. Then there would be the materials and labor costs to do a good sized run of the plastic, which would cost about as much as the molds themselves. I just don't see enough demand to sell 50,000 kits at $35 each to make them profitable. (Which, also, is why the previously mentioned SF3D stuff has put 2 companies out of business making it.)
Rapid Prototyping just isn't viable for production of much of anything right now. There are a few very talented folks using it to create initial masters, which are then duplicated via traditional methods. But making and selling things purely by rapid prototyping machines.... the cost will be excrutiating and the materials produced wouldn't be durable enough.
There are only two ways you're going to see any decent sized kits produced that are viable finanically. One is the existing paper kits, which I really keep meaning to look into as they look very nicely done. And don't knock card models, I've seen some amazing stuff done in cardstock. I just haven't had the time to do one yet myself. Card modelling is mostly a European hobby, it's never taken off here in the US or in Asia that I know of.
The other possibility would be a cast resin/white metal kit. The startup costs for producing a kit, after a good master is built, would only be a couple hundred dollars. But the production is slower and materials more expensive, so expect $75-150 kits if you want them in larger sizes. And resin is also more time consuming to build the kits, which would reduce the potential customer base.
I've thought about doing some scratch built kits to master for resin production, but I wouldn't consider it without CCP's blessing, and I probably couldn't afford the licensing fee's. Looking at the various races, Caldari would be easiet for me to build, as I'm used to doing flat angular shapes. The Rounded and organic looks of the Gallente and Amarr would also be fairly easy, but may come out looking a bit off if I get the curves wrong. Minmatar... gives me nightmares thinking about them. More than half Minmatar ships are just too complex and frail, some I don't think could be put into production as kits in any form. The Breacher, Reaper and Tempest you can rule out totally. The Typhoon, Slasher, Scythe, Probe, Cyclone would all be very difficult kits to do without serious compromise.
75-150 dollars I would be willing to shell out, or a limited time deal where you can only buy one for a few months is a good idea too 
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." -Ulysses S. Grant |

Derelyk
Win Tech
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Posted - 2007.03.04 11:15:00 -
[48]
monsters in motion would probably do this. they make small run models of just about everything horror & sci fi.
examples..
Bladerunners pistol
another view of bladerunners m2019
Wave disrupter
monsters in motion has alot of cheesy stuff, but also some amazing models too. ... |

Abavus Durden
Caldari Pukin' Dogs
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Posted - 2007.03.04 13:52:00 -
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Just because I didn't see anyone else mention it... there was an article in EON #1 about model ships. They had pics of an unpainted Brutix that looked like SLA or FDM. CCP later said it was too darned expensive to make 'em and so they never hit the CCP Store shelves. I thought that the existing models were given away at the first Fanfest but could be wrong.
It's now been a couple of years, so hopefully someone at CCP is watching the technology closely. In particular, new SLA resins have popped up recently that are a LOT better and much less fragile. --
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Doomed Predator
The Phoenix Rising Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.03.04 14:13:00 -
[50]
Would love to have a Phoenix or Drake or maybe a Rokh.
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Erim Solfara
Amarr Tarlos INC
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Posted - 2007.03.04 15:56:00 -
[51]
A plastic the same as that which all aeroplane models, plastic warhammer models and suchlike are made out of.
Something that's easily remodellable, paintable in any colour you like.
and CHEAP...
Metal casts would cost too much.
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Ben Booley
Coreli Corporation Corelum Syndicate
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Posted - 2007.03.04 16:59:00 -
[52]
Erim, the molds to make that kind of plastic model were discussed above, with each one being in the $100k range. White metal / resin is just as easy to paint, but the molds cost quite a bit less.
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DDaisy
VentureCorp Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2007.03.04 17:15:00 -
[53]
Originally by: Garrack Absolutely would love a Raven, Drake, Apoc, Hawk, Kestral... all kinds of stuff.
Just get a shinguard and paint it silver with a few matchsticks and stuff on it.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "In the wake of DDaisy's Megathron"
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Inquis Eisenhorn
Privateers Privateer Alliance
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Posted - 2007.03.04 18:04:00 -
[54]
GAMES WORKSHOP!
A ships a fool to fight a station |

Siege
Minmatar Siegecraft Bounty Hunting
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Posted - 2007.03.04 19:15:00 -
[55]
Argh, I wish I was in my new house already and had my BIG workbench put together again. I think after I move and get my workshop back and running, I'll have to see what I can do. I wonder if CCP would be able to send me some 5-view drawings or something.
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Ominus Decre
The Older Gamers R0ADKILL
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Posted - 2007.03.04 20:35:00 -
[56]
Originally by: Doppleganger
If CCP will let me Im up for building any eve ship models for ppl if they dont mind paying around 3 figures (US$)for said model (and no thats not counting decimal points and not painted) 
That's a fair estimate. Pending dimensions a pourable model can easily be priced around 90-150 USD. Painting and additional "bells and whistles" (fiber optices) would obviously rake up the cost.
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Ominus Decre
The Older Gamers R0ADKILL
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Posted - 2007.03.04 20:35:00 -
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Originally by: Doppleganger
If CCP will let me Im up for building any eve ship models for ppl if they dont mind paying around 3 figures (US$)for said model (and no thats not counting decimal points and not painted) 
That's a fair estimate. Pending dimensions a pourable model can easily be priced around 90-150 USD. Painting and additional "bells and whistles" (fiber optices) would obviously rake up the cost.
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Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.05 01:57:00 -
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Originally by: Ominus Decre
Originally by: Doppleganger
If CCP will let me Im up for building any eve ship models for ppl if they dont mind paying around 3 figures (US$)for said model (and no thats not counting decimal points and not painted) 
That's a fair estimate. Pending dimensions a pourable model can easily be priced around 90-150 USD. Painting and additional "bells and whistles" (fiber optices) would obviously rake up the cost.
Id be willing to pay that too, anyone else on here willing to shell out about a hundred for one?
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Crydawner
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Posted - 2007.03.05 02:05:00 -
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for amarr you can buy a sex toy and paint it gold, for minmatar you can put some rusty metal on the desk, for gallente an onion with lots of tiny onions around it and caldari a block of metal with a red stripe painted round it.
seriously, i think some of the ships look ace, i'd love a model Hawk on my desk :D
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Kaalen
Caldari Agony Unleashed Agony Empire
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Posted - 2007.03.05 02:08:00 -
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I would buy a high quality model, but for that amount of money I'm not sure I'd ever be able to decide which ship I'd want!
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DarknessInc
Minmatar Legion of Corpses Federation Of united Corps
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Posted - 2007.03.05 03:20:00 -
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Originally by: KewelGuy I would really like a model of the Ishtar 
with ittttyyy bitty drones on thin metal wires buzzing around. Not moving of course
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papaPadla
Destructive Influence Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.03.05 05:07:00 -
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i think ccp could be able to figure out how much would a model cost... if say 10 ppl preorder or 100 ppl preorder so doing a bit of math and letting ppl opt for some cool models should get the ball rolling... once 1000 ppl preordered a certain model... it goes into production... or if say in 6 mo didnt got enough orders it will be taken out... something like that would work for me.
not sure if metal models are better since i would want a nice little fleet... so i rather have them out of plastic than decide on just one out of bronze -------------------------------------
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Mesuno
Azure Horizon Coalition Of Empires
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Posted - 2007.03.05 16:02:00 -
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I wonder if CCP would let an individual produce some specific models from there 3D models? They sanctioned the paper versions after all. ** ** ** ** ** **
Originally by: t20 If it's not fixed by the christmas holidays, I'll most likely get fired.
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Soy Grande
STK Scientific INVICTUS.
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Posted - 2007.03.05 16:47:00 -
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Originally by: Mesuno I wonder if CCP would let an individual produce some specific models from there 3D models? They sanctioned the paper versions after all.
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Great idea, we've already had people post on here, saying they would do it if it is authorized!
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