Thinking further on this, Armiger is absolutely right. This would be a nice chance to update the Necrons now that we see a new aesthetic rising out of their Tombs so to say.
And from gauging the progress of BFG:R, it seems the project is starting to look more complete than not. We've put the bread in to bake a while ago, and it's rising nicely.
So why not try to announce BFG:R with a series of the community made models, that in the spirit of the times would be an open source sharing of molds or designs? Like those old toys you'd get with magazine purchases, you invest in the BFG:R rules and you have available new ship designs for your play as well as the models themselves. I imagine that would spur more people back to the game and into the newer system.
What I meant by open source: the competition (as I think it ought to start out as) could have restrictions for potential applicants. The submission must be dividable into multiple parts, as GW models were- no single ship casting, they must be assembled. And the understanding that while the author gets the original credit for the design, and have the right to sell their own packages, they will have to make sure that all people get the chance to mold the the ship in their own homes, and possibly sell it through their own stores. This would encourage, down the line, that no model is sold through one vendor. Our rules would not be in service of, and reliant upon, any one artist/producer. By making the ship come in pieces it encourages the recreation of the ship, and the acceptance in the larger community that it is a community trusted design, and not some behind the doors deal.
As this system is so small, I don't imagine copyrights and such being a problem. Larger or foreign companies wouldn't bother taking the ship for their own stores.
Additional thoughts, please!.
