Mike Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I just stumbled on this while I was looking for some detail pics of the exterior of the Roci. https://fantastic-plastic.com/rocinante---catalog1.html Scale: 1:144 Length: 12 inches (30.48 cm) Number of Pieces: 115 Pattern: Scott Lowther Casting: Mana Studios Decals: JBOT (Decals for both the Rocinante and MCRN Tachi) Original Box Art by Brad Fraunfelter That's about the same length as the 3D printed one from printedplanes, but quite a bit more expensive at $170, or a lot more by the time we've imported it & been hit with duty & charges 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Loved The Expanse and really irritated that I can't watch season 3 Looks Like a great kit. I always wanted to try one of Fantastic Plastic's kits but somehow none have managed to make their way to my shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin ritchie Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Well.. on disk? The Expanse Season 3 DVD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 7 hours ago, colin ritchie said: Well.. on disk? The Expanse Season 3 DVD Nov 2019 is a bit of a long wait 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 That's a long wait to see Season 4. I'm old and my patience is waning! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob998 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) If you're really desperate to see S3, and ok with a DVD set that may or may not be kosher, eBay is your friend. Not necessarily the friend of the production company, but seeing as UK fans seem to be getting messed about with, I'm starting to waver... Edited October 3, 2018 by Rob998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob998 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 As regards to the model, that would obviously be more involving than the 3D printed one, but at around 4 times the price I'm not able to justify the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelraynz Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 We can dream that someone like moebius models put out some kits!! Really want an Agatha king!! 😎 Anybody has expirence with the 3d printed ones? Theres a free cardboard model one you can print of the net (was thinking would be super easy to scale to a 3d printed one, print the cardboard one on decal paper and use for the 'aztec'ing' as the trekies call it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Modelraynz said: Anybody has expirence with the 3d printed ones? I've got the little one from Shapeways (I think?), and for me it's not quite tidy enough, although the detail is good. There are rough areas, and with this shape it's very difficult to sand in those areas, although the new Ultimate customisable sanding sheets are proving quite useful there, I have to say I've just stripped it for the third time after getting some grey on the model as well as a little detail painting, as I wasn't totally happy with the sanding job, and there was a reaction between the paint & wash. I've got the Cant from printedplanes, and that seems a lot smoother (and larger for the money), with less of the rough areas, and only a few slight jiggles where the alignment has shifted temporarily. I've just started going over it with a strip of the above sanding sheet, and it's looking pretty good so far. The main issue with the stereolithography process is that the finished article is a bit flexible initially, and often quite sticky due to the uncured resin that's within any solid structures leaking out fairly slowly. I think I've got that sussed now, so any new models I get will be a lot easier to deal with now I know what I'm doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 On 10/2/2018 at 4:50 PM, Mike said: Nov 2019 is a bit of a long wait You know, there are those old things... what did we call them... books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 6 hours ago, dragonlanceHR said: You know, there are those old things... what did we call them... books? That's a tad tricky, as the books and the series' ends don't match. There's also been a bit of truncating going on, along the lines of bringing in Avasarala at the beginning of Season 1, so for someone that's not yet read the books (and I heartily recommend them to anyone), it'll be a bit of a head scratcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I know. I'm also both reading the books and watching the series. I wish someome would make a more affordable Tachi in plastic (I like the original MCRN livery). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 @Mike Thank you very much, now all I can think of is Dominique Tipper in a boiler suit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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