Star Trek: Starships Model/Magazine Subscription

[publiusr]

3) Let the man speak for himself: "So I was thinking ... would people want a little TAS mini series. Not saying I can talk my bosses in to it..."**
Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/BenCSRobinson/status/878355215136636928

We have a side view here--scroll down for the Defiant:
http://federationreference.prophpbb.com/topic1515-650.html#p23528

The nacelles might need to be a tad larger
http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/4460081-post8.html

I would also like the Galaxy class study model

 

[137th Gebirg]

Does that happen on the Twitter app or on the Twitter page in your browser?
Does it work from a computer or other device?

it all works on any browser on the PC. It's Firefox on the iPad that fails. Will just need to use other browsers.

 

[Kaidonni]

2) Ben is aware of a 20-item wish list. He says there are nice things that are not on the list. Note: That indicates pure interest and does not confirm the listed items or the "nice things" will get made.
Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/BenCSRobinson/status/878354758851080193

Oh, that is more than a 20-item wish list. There are 100 on there (because people started spamming various ships).

 

[mindx2]

Well I was just charged for the next duo of ships. Issues #100 & #101 should be on the way soon!

 

[Markonian]

I've been charged for what I think is the Altamid swarm ship.

 

[Kevman7987]

I also received the same email and my Paypal is being charged for the Big TOS-E. I still really hope this doesn't mess up US subscribers getting the Franklin.

I am kind of irritated that I'm getting 100 & 101 while still missing those earlier 4 issues when last any of us knew was that 3 of those back-ordered issues were supposed to be in-stock for July. I'll give benefit of the doubt as it is still June, but I'm sick of getting shrugs, mehs, and I dunno's from the CRs there.

 

[Markonian]

The Memory Alpha page now has pictures of the black smuggler ship (Amarie-class smuggler's heavy escort in STO) and the Trabe/Kazon raider models. I do not know the source. Facebook?

 

[Sans]

They're not allowed to make them at the normal issue size because someone else (I can't remember the company) already have the rights to make them at that size. So they just have to be bigger.

Mattel's Hot Wheels line, I believe.

Interesting. I just got an email saying the large size TOS Enterprise is going to be shipped to me at the end of the month as a special. Now, I thought it was a "shop exclusive" which is why I bought it separately a couple months back. Now it's a subscriber special? Does anyone know if there is an official list of all special releases so I don't get double tapped or have to cancel things individually? Are the oversized E-D and E-E also going to be subscriber specials? Really confused now.

I am so glad I didn't order the oversized ships yet.

The Orion and Academy Trainer were last months shipment. I should be receiving the Rhode Island and Borgified Transport on Monday according to the shipping email. I also just received the email stating that the Franklin will be shipping to me at the end of the month. No emails about the jumbo TOS-E and I also bought mine earlier this year straight from the Eaglemoss shop.

I have not gotten any emails about the Franklin yet.

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Further beyond that, there's apparently a "Platinum Subscription", which I've never heard of, which almost sounds like the Standard Subscription with all specials opted-in, like what I have. I say "sounds like", because after I asked her several times what the difference is between the two types, and she was completely incapable of answering that (and other) questions clearly.

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Update - after 20 minutes of being on hold I got a "floor supervisor" who NOW tells me that all "Shop Exclusives" and "Limited Editions" are considered specials! WTF?!?!? That totally undermines and violates the definition of "special" vs "exclusive"!! That means eventually everyone who opted in to all specials is going to get everything listed as "Shop Exclusives" and "Limited Editions". I don't believe it. I asked her to verify that, because if it's true, they're in for a PR nightmare when all the unhappy subscribers get double-tapped for having already purchased things that were never supposed to be a part of the subscription.

At least this one is much friendlier and actually seemed to understand my problem with all this. I haven't even gotten to the missing issues 88 & 89 yet!

The "Platinum Subscription", IIRC, mainly done (or at least 1st done) in Germany. If you got the platinum, you would get the 1st shuttle set included. I do not know if this is the same for the 2nd set.

Now, this begs the question: Will the shuttle sets be a part of this? And what about the Mirror issues?

Honestly, I am glad that they are doing this for subscribers. This way I don't have to worry about having missing a ship. I do agree that this will be a pain for those that already ordered it, but as they do notify you beforehand about it, it is easily cancelled.

I do need to check on a few of my missing issues myself.

 

[juventuz]

So I managed to get two Yeager's when I only ordered one, emailed the place and they said error is theirs so I could keep it. Does anyone know of a site where people trade these? I'd rather trade than throw it up on eBay. I still have a long way to go to catch up, only have 17 ships as of today.

 

[Markonian]

So I managed to get two Yeager's when I only ordered one, emailed the place and they said error is theirs so I could keep it. Does anyone know of a site where people trade these? I'd rather trade than throw it up on eBay. I still have a long way to go to catch up, only have 17 ships as of today.

They sell hugely expensive on Amazon.

 

[juventuz]

I saw that, kind of astonishing the mark up on some of them.

Not sure if this is appropriate here or not, if it's not feel free to edit this or just have me remove it. If anyone is willing, I'm up for trading a Yeager, just PM me.

 

[Michael]

Just got the Xindi Aquatic cruiser from the newsstand yesterday. Nice model, but for some reason the stand isn't fitting at all. Is this a known problem with this issue or did I just get an off one?

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

Just got the Xindi Aquatic cruiser from the newsstand yesterday. Nice model, but for some reason the stand isn't fitting at all. Is this a known problem with this issue or did I just get an off one?

It's a well known problem. I've seen many discussions on FB. The stand barely holds the model at all. It's as if it's for a different model or as if it's supposed to go the opposite way (which it doesn't).

 

[Markonian]

Does it go in the other way? From the front?

Update: Just came across collector on Instagram and Facebook, bobmats343, who actually makes and sells decals (applied when wet) for Eaglemoss ships. Special attention goes to labelling the Intrepid ("NV-01"), Warp Delta/Ganges class (mirror!), and USS Relativity.

What ships would you label or re-label if you could?

Update 2: Received email that USS Enterprise-B is back in stock (in the UK/Ierland).

 

[Stevil2001]

So I'm moving this summer and I have no idea how I'm going to transport ~50 of these things. Anyone have any suggestions? I tossed all the original packaging, b/c who has room to store all that?

 

[137th Gebirg]

In that case I'd get some big boxes and a metric ass-ton of styrofoam popcorn.

 

[mindx2]

So I'm moving this summer and I have no idea how I'm going to transport ~50 of these things. Anyone have any suggestions? I tossed all the original packaging, b/c who has room to store all that?

I've thought of that and figured if I did have to move the collection I'd get a few boxes of those small sandwich bags and put each individual ship into one. Then place them in a box full of styrofoam popcorn. I'd do it this way even though I have kept all of the boxes. It would take forever to match each ship with it's box (over 100 ships!).

 

[DimesDan]

So I'm moving this summer and I have no idea how I'm going to transport ~50 of these things. Anyone have any suggestions? I tossed all the original packaging, b/c who has room to store all that?

I've kept the boxes for the sixty plus ships I have and successfully moved countries without damaging them, whereas a mate moved a few miles and broke a fair few of his.

But anyway, I would sequally pack the ships in bubble wrap and possibly crumpled newspapers and have the stands separately packed.

 

[Tomalak]

I got an alert that the UK store has restocked - sure enough pretty much everything is available again.

Tempted as I am, I'm going to try to stay strong and resist. I have nowhere to put these ships! I got DS9 and the jumbo Enterprise. I was planning on getting the big D, but having seen photos it's a lot smaller than I expected. Not sure I can justify any others...

 

[137th Gebirg]

I have the room, but now I have no idea if "store exclusives" are eventually going to wind up as specials automatically sent to me. I never got an answer to my question asking the difference.