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[[File:Retaliator model display.jpg|thumb|Retaliator model displayed at CIG manchester.]]The '''[[Retaliator]] ship model''' was made by [[Mangostone]] for [[Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.|Cloud Imperium Games]]. It is 3m meters long (10ft), with details of the pilots and crew, complete with internal lighting.<ref>"[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2043682082594379/permalink/3501877673441472/ <nowiki>[...]the second ship we made at Mangostone for Cloud Imperium Games. The Retaliator [...]</nowiki>]", Laurens Nockels, Sci Fi/Fantasy Scratchbuild and kitbash modeler, Facebook, March 7 2025</ref>

It's made mostly with FDM printed shell, backed up with fibreglass, around a simple steel frame, with fine details like guns, interiors, and figures printed in resin.<ref>"[https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B7mP1cw35/ mostly FDM printed shell, backed up with fibreglass, around a simple steel frame, with fine details like guns, interiors, and figures printed in resin. I think some parts were moulded and cast, but I can’t recall which]", Laurens Nockels, Magostone facebook page, facebook, March 8 2025</ref>

It was built to fit within the display enclosures situated in the CIG offices in Manchester UK, which were also built by Mangostone.<ref>"[https://www.facebook.com/groups/134297130579935/permalink/1549285689081065/ We also created the enclosure.]", Laurens Nockels, SciFi Models Group, Facebook, 2025-03-26</ref>