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[[File:Mangostone logo.png|thumb|Mangostone logo]]'''Mangostone''' is a creative workshop set up by Tony Tarquini and Laurens Nockels in 2017. After spending over 25 years working in the film and television industries making props, sets and models, art directing and project managing they decided it was time to start a company of their own.<ref>[https://mangostone.org/whoweare who we are], mangostone.org</ref>

They are known among many other things for making weapon props for motion pictures. They worked among others on ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', making stormtrooper armors and weapons.<ref name=":0" />

They collaborated with [[Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.|Cloud Imperium Games]] on the Manchester Studio, doing mannequins, armor sets, helmets, 3 major ship models for display at the CIG Manchester offices: a [[Gladius (ship model) by Mangostone|Gladius model]], a [[Bengal (ship model) by Mangostone|Bengal model]], and a [[Retaliator (ship model) by Mangostone|Retaliator model]].<ref name=":0" />

Mangostone also made the [[Anvil F7A Hornet Mk II DA-2965-WB]] display for [[CitizenCon 2024]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3eHBhHsrm4 <nowiki>CitizenCon 2954: Day One [Full Broadcast]</nowiki>], Star Citizen, YouTube, 2024-10-19</ref> They spent 14 weeks putting it together, 6 weeks of concept and 8 weeks of build time, making it their largest build.<ref>"[https://www.instagram.com/p/DBVwqrwsIwG/ Here’s a little something we’ve been working on recently….]", @manstone, Instagram, 2024-10-20</ref><ref name=":0" /> While the Hornet Ml II is 75 feet by 75 feet, the model at CitizenCon is 50 feet by 50 feet, roughly the same size as an F16.<ref name=":0" /> It is equipped with an [[Revenant Gatling|Apocalypse Arms Revenant]].<ref name=":0" />