You can melt it and then buyback the blue with store credit if you have the token or you have to wait for a sale. You will retain the difference between the Blue and Sabre as store credit.
Looks like we may get the ship to play with sooner than 3.1. Much sooner. May not be able to do any Mining, but there always the chance they may sneak something basic into 3.0.
Get Hyped! This was also shown at the beginning of AtV:
Ship Giveaway - Celebrating 2 years of Rock Raiders!
On this day 2 years ago I was bored at work and made the first thread for Rock Raiders. A lot of effort has been put in since then and as of last year it is the official Industry Division of TEST Squadron. To celebrate that I’m giving away...
From the January Studio Report(Foundry 42 UK - Art):
We may be flying these sooner rather than later. May not have mechanics to them but we could fly them. If the Reclaimer is this far along(Remember Gamescom they said 3.2) we may see the Orion for SC 3.1(They had say 4.0). Lets hope!
Personally I'd have one for a call to arms. It won't ever be your primary but in a pinch you can help out friends or be part of a large combat force that needs pilots. What ships do you have?