Model Ship Interest?

Anyone have a couple hundred bucks and a hankerin’ for a model Brimia? A friend recently introduced me to Randy Cooper, an amazing model maker who occasionally does custom projects. He’s interested in making a limited model run of the Khoruysa Brimia, Roka’s smuggler ship in Runners. Naturally, I would LOVE for this to happen, because (a) it would be cool as hell to have a finished model of my ship design, and (b) I could actually use it for reference in drawing the ship from different angles.  :)

But is anyone else interested? The process is labor-intensive for Randy, so he’d have to have significant interest before taking it on. He’d be scratch-building a master, from which he’d create molds to produce sets that buyers could then assemble and paint. According to him, a 12”-14″ model set would cost around $200-250 to buy, and he would need at least 20 people interested.

You can check out Randy’s work at his website: http://randycoopermodels.com/

If you think you might be interested in buying a limited $200-250 model of the Khoruysa Brimia, just let me know by posting your comment in this thread. Thanks!


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  1. Sean Wang says:

    I guess I should be the first to say YES, I would be very interested in seeing a model Khoruysa Brimia model made! And of course willing to pay the $200-250 to buy it.

  2. Interested? Yes. Can afford? No. (Although I do have a birthday in July. :D )

  3. Jerry A! says:

    Absolutely!

  4. I’m too poor & too stingy with my space, but I hope there’s enough interest for you to get one!

  5. Feroz Nazir says:

    Judging from the website I think Mr. Cooper will do an awesome job on the Khoruysa Brimia.

    While I would love to add the ship to my comic related collection I’m a bit concerned about damage to such an expensive item.
    Can you tell us a bit more about the materials being used and the durability of the model?

    And since I live in Europe, how high would the shipping costs be?

  6. Sean Wang says:

    Sorry for the delay in reply. I figure since there really isn’t enough interest at the moment to get the model made anyway, I probably won’t bother asking Randy for info on the durability or shipping. Hopefully, sometime further down the road, I can revisit the possibility of doing a model. And at that point, I’ll look into all those questions.

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