Originally Posted by
Diamondback
Ares only switched to CAD/CAM relatively recently... supposedly they were trying to pivot to gang-mold "one mold, one sculpt, multiple copies every shot" but for whatever reason it didn't happen.
In the case of those older Frog etc molds, it may be that they were sold before dissolution, or the trustees managing the assets arranged their preservation, while Italeri had no interest in preserving anything of Nexus--though my understanding could be incorrect.
Also, Ares has changed modelmakers over the years... as proven by the "we're totally NOT changing scales even though our new ships mike out at closer to 1/1200 rather than advertised 1/1000" Sails.
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