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Well, OK not really.
Did I mention that I ordered one of the Apocalypse models right before the EVE Store went down for the year, when it was $30 U.S.? I did. And it's pretty awesome. Much higher quality and much heavier than I was expecting. Was it worth $130? Erm... no, not really. But for what I got it for, it was a steal! And The Art of EVE book that I picked up for $1 U.S. was a revelation. It's a lovely coffee table sort of book, very well made, depicting the first six or seven years of EVE Online in a beautiful way.
I also bought an deck of EVE playing cards (meh) and a Guristas 2.0 shirt (awesome, but the fabric is a bit too thin for my taste). Be interesting to see what the store has to offer when it reopens next year!
That looks like a very nice model. If CCP was a US company it would be injection molded from cheap plastic in China and sell for $75 plus $7.95 S&H. Sounds like CCP provides higher quality at the expense of some profit. What a novel idea.
ReplyDeleteYeah, this is made out of "polystone" according to the packaging, which I had never heard of. It's very heavy for its size.
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"I also bought an deck of EVE playing cards.."
ReplyDeleteA A A deck of playing cards!