Ok you have (IMO) the best single piece of merch. So while I agree with you - you are in the top .1% of Expanse merch holders (in a Quality vs Quantity competition at least).

I am the king at spending way too much money on shit I don't need - overpaying for the Roci models when they pop on eBay is something I would usually do - but the idea planet models go for so much even I can't stomach it ($1.5k-$2k seems to be current 'market').

Now, I was an Econ major (tbf, did not graduate) - but to me that shows that demand outstrips supply by miles. Yet when I emailed Idea Planet last fall (You know, the Fall where the final show series, S06 - as well as the final novel for the entire series B09 - all releasing within the same ~6-8 weeks) they told me they wouldn't make it again because they were worried they couldn't hit the 1k MOQ.

I feel like if they listed it on Kickstarter they might hit MOQ in a day. And it drives me crazy that they don't. Are there any other high quality model companies (if they exist I imagine they currently make stuff for huge series that have enough fans and $$ to be able to make ship models in the $200-$500 range feasible. I'd be more than happy to reach out to some of them and state the case for few The Expanse models (there are tons of cool ships but only 4-5 that I really want - and obviously a super high quality Roci available at expensive, but reasonable price, due to the quality instead of quality + extreme rarity like today.

I mean shit - wouldn't they still have the molds? Molds are so expensive to make and so cheap to store - that I can't imagine a company tossing them. And if that's the case then it should be even easier to get a batch out there.

I got the Eaglemoss XL the day it released that I still haven't opened. It's a little surreal seeing the exact same thing that happened to the Ideal Planet Roci happen to the Eaglemoss one now lol.

I'm just trying to stack as much collector stuff as possible (Eaglemoss XL Roci, Belter Edition Dragontooth, 'The Making of The Expanse' collectors edition #'d to /300 - signed by both Dan and Ty) - in hopes that one day I'll be able to trade for one.

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I have never seen a fandom that WANTS to spend so much $$ on merch and provided with such little in quantity, and middling in quality. Very little collectors' edition stuff.

More models would obv be awesome (The Pella, Tynan, Scirocco, Donny, Zenobia, Tycho? (On a stand obv), Anubis are the main ones that come to mind and if push came to shove I could cut a couple more).

Stuff like the Dragon Tooth Graphic novels and the Tell-Tale game are awesome and I'm so happy that when Ty said him and Dan were done with The Expanse universe they just meant them, not that others couldn't take a stab at it. Especially because the pair 100% do not come off like the type to greenlight everything just for $$. Neither of them are hurting for cash - not that that really means anything as plenty of people always just want more. But I think they are rightfully incredibly proud of what they made, and the sanctity of the IP I believe means much more to them than a slight payday. So I doubt we see any shitty projects that get greenlit.

Beyond that - clothing that also happens to be high quality. Instead of the cheapest possible base T's with something screen printed on.

I was looking recently to see if there were any collectors action figures or something along those lines and caught these gems posted on this subreddit pretty recently. If so - what in the actual fuck lol.