This kit arrived a few weeks ago, usually, I'd wait a bit before starting a build, but I'm keen to get ahead with this Freelancer
What is the Freelancer? It is a ship in the MMO game, Star Citizen.
This commercial will give a fair idea of the ship and its use
One thing the video shows, that I don't believe made it to production ... pretty sure those VTOL jets are fixed.
The kit is among the most beautifully packaged I've seen, possibly the best packaging I've seen.
The box starts with a printed wrapper:
In which is a box, with magnetic seals
That contains several layers of foam packing - the top layer includes the instructions and a certificate (this is a limited edition kit)
Finally, we see the kit, 3D printed
The larger components span two layers, this is layer two
The resin, removed from its packaging
Note, some parts have separated from their support sprues. This doesn't seem to be a problem.
This is the cargo bay
And this, upside down, so you can see the ceiling, is the rear hull.
This will, eventually, wrap around the cargo bay above.
Not sure if I'll use it/them, but I bought some cargo to fit inside the Freelancer
Which has similar packaging
These sprues have, so far, remained intact