I'd assume ILM took molds of the Enterprise's nacelles (or reused the original molds if they could be found).
Star Trek: Starships Model/Magazine Subscription
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Got an email today saying the XL Discovery is up for pre-order.
On Twitter, Ben announced that they have 2 new licenses.
He did not specify what licences they are.
Link: https://twitter.com/BenCSRobinson/status/1279791680888193025?s=20
He did not specify what licences they are.
Link: https://twitter.com/BenCSRobinson/status/1279791680888193025?s=20
New announcement included in letter sent to DSC subscriber.
Photo of the letter is on Facebook. Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eaglemossstartrekfangroup/permalink/2673840069605986/
Announcement of the
STAR TREK: PICARD The Official Starships Collection
Confirmed models:
Rios’ La Sirena
the Romulan fleet
Seven’s Fenris Ranger
USS Zheng He
Photo of the letter is on Facebook. Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eaglemossstartrekfangroup/permalink/2673840069605986/
Announcement of the
STAR TREK: PICARD The Official Starships Collection
Confirmed models:
Rios’ La Sirena
the Romulan fleet
Seven’s Fenris Ranger
USS Zheng He
Ya know; the USS Zheng He has actually grown on me a little, and I wouldn’t mind picking it up, TBH...
I still don’t know what I think about it as a design: on the one hand, I don’t hate it, and can see a rationale for a standardised ‘one-design’ starship, that the Federation could use (and it’s nice to see a different, new design)... on the other hand, I don’t love it either and find it difficult to like aspects of what it’s doing, visually (especially the subtle nacelle changes, which don’t amount to much of a variation from the other configuration).
It’s occupying a weird ‘design purgatory’ for me, one which the Discoprise also inhabits (although admittedly the Discoprise is a better realised design, and one which I much prefer, in comparison to the Zheng He).
[so much internal conflict!]
I still don’t know what I think about it as a design: on the one hand, I don’t hate it, and can see a rationale for a standardised ‘one-design’ starship, that the Federation could use (and it’s nice to see a different, new design)... on the other hand, I don’t love it either and find it difficult to like aspects of what it’s doing, visually (especially the subtle nacelle changes, which don’t amount to much of a variation from the other configuration).
It’s occupying a weird ‘design purgatory’ for me, one which the Discoprise also inhabits (although admittedly the Discoprise is a better realised design, and one which I much prefer, in comparison to the Zheng He).
[so much internal conflict!]
I don't know. I'm glad they are continuing doing models, but looking back on the first season of Picard I'm not sure which of the ships I would want to own as models. Maybe one or two of the Romulan ships. And if the La Sirena model looks nice maybe that one as well. But other than that I found the ships to be rather forgettable and/or fugly.
I mean, how did “Seven's Fenris Ranger” even look like? I don't remember it at all and googling it just now doesn't reveal a look at the ship.
I mean, how did “Seven's Fenris Ranger” even look like? I don't remember it at all and googling it just now doesn't reveal a look at the ship.
It looked very unfinished in the show. I hope the visual effects artists add escape pods, phaser strips, and/or registries before it is given to Eaglemoss.
That would be neat!
I hope the booklet includes concept art of the 2 other ships Chabon said were designed but not used.
Do you remember the classic Klingon BoP used to represent the massive K'Vort-class battlecruiser in TNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise?" Micheal Okuda had built a brand-new Klingon model ship for the occasion! Alas, it was not detailed enough to be used.
Now, Okuda has found a photo and posted it on his Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.Denise.Okuda/posts/3136396856397847
(Attempt at) image link:
https://postimg.cc/5YKZ5r9v
Copied from Garth Duran's post in the Facebook group:
"
Day of Honor online panel:
Hero Collector – The Star Trek Online Collection
1:15 - 2:15 PT - 11 July 2020
STO’s Lead Ship and UI Artist, Thomas Marrone, will sit down with guests from Hero Collector to talk about starship design, the process of creating the Star Trek Online Starships Collection, and more! They’ll be revealing and looking at the latest Star Trek Online starships to become beautiful, die-cast models, including the Gagarin-Class, and the first Klingon ship, the Bortasqu’!
"
Furthermore, STO offers the 10% discount code STONLINE10 for the ships of the STO collection. Source: https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekOnlineGame/posts/10157437904693603
Fittingly, the USS Buran is up for pre-order on the UK website, together with the Aliens Armored Personnel Carrier (AMC) wheeled vehicle. Next up on the Join Waitlist section is the Doctor McCoy bust.
Now, Okuda has found a photo and posted it on his Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Michael.Denise.Okuda/posts/3136396856397847
(Attempt at) image link:
https://postimg.cc/5YKZ5r9v
Copied from Garth Duran's post in the Facebook group:
"
Day of Honor online panel:
Hero Collector – The Star Trek Online Collection
1:15 - 2:15 PT - 11 July 2020
STO’s Lead Ship and UI Artist, Thomas Marrone, will sit down with guests from Hero Collector to talk about starship design, the process of creating the Star Trek Online Starships Collection, and more! They’ll be revealing and looking at the latest Star Trek Online starships to become beautiful, die-cast models, including the Gagarin-Class, and the first Klingon ship, the Bortasqu’!
"
Furthermore, STO offers the 10% discount code STONLINE10 for the ships of the STO collection. Source: https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekOnlineGame/posts/10157437904693603
Fittingly, the USS Buran is up for pre-order on the UK website, together with the Aliens Armored Personnel Carrier (AMC) wheeled vehicle. Next up on the Join Waitlist section is the Doctor McCoy bust.
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Good morning!
XL Voyager is u recently 50% off in the UK store.
Currently at £25.
Link: https://shop.eaglemoss.com/hero-collector/star-trek/u-s-s-voyager-model-ship-25-cm
Thanks to Colin Merry for bringing it up.
XL Voyager is u recently 50% off in the UK store.
Currently at £25.
Link: https://shop.eaglemoss.com/hero-collector/star-trek/u-s-s-voyager-model-ship-25-cm
Thanks to Colin Merry for bringing it up.
I'm sorely tempted by that XL Voyager, but the terrible window misalignment puts me off (see Irish Trekkies review). Also, the huge panel gaps between the plastic and metal parts are a problem. Anyone tried scraping off the original window paint and fixing it?
Shuttle set 2 also features a heavy discount:
https://shop.eaglemoss.com/hero-collector/star-trek/star-trek-shuttle-set-2
That's a great opportunity for anyone who really covets Shuttlepod 1 and has the lobes to sell the remaining shuttles for profit on eBay.
Honestly, that's a steal! The XL-Voyager is a beautiful model. It's perfectly sized, pleasantly weighty and features all the important details. There is some window misalignment on my model, but it never bothered me all that much. So yeah, I can definitely recommend buying it.
It's been over a month since I got a new model. (The last the LONG overdue TOS Romulan BOP I got from an eBay dealer overseas). So, I headed over to the nearby store yesterday. Just trying to support a local business. 
There wasn't anything there that I didn't have that really excited me. (I'm hoping to find a Prometheus for a reasonable price at some point). Still I wanted to get something. I gave some serious though to either the Devore ship or Gomtuu (and I'll probably get both at some point). He also got in the Arcos and the Xindi-Insectoid scout (which I'll probably also get at some point) but I ended up getting one I know had been sitting on his shelf for a while: The Orion scoutship from "Journey to Bable".
This is one of those rare ones where the dimensions require a more cube-shaped box. The scale is still rather small though. It's certain a much more alien design than the Klingons or Romulans. The ring at the back reminds me of the Vulcan ships from "Enterprise". I actually wasn't sure which side was up, until I noticed a bit of detail on the front section. It's a pity the parts inside the ring don't rotate, but that would probably be prohibitively expensive (like Voyager's moving nacelles).
Not one of the iconic designs, but I'm glad to have it.
There wasn't anything there that I didn't have that really excited me. (I'm hoping to find a Prometheus for a reasonable price at some point). Still I wanted to get something. I gave some serious though to either the Devore ship or Gomtuu (and I'll probably get both at some point). He also got in the Arcos and the Xindi-Insectoid scout (which I'll probably also get at some point) but I ended up getting one I know had been sitting on his shelf for a while: The Orion scoutship from "Journey to Bable".
This is one of those rare ones where the dimensions require a more cube-shaped box. The scale is still rather small though. It's certain a much more alien design than the Klingons or Romulans. The ring at the back reminds me of the Vulcan ships from "Enterprise". I actually wasn't sure which side was up, until I noticed a bit of detail on the front section. It's a pity the parts inside the ring don't rotate, but that would probably be prohibitively expensive (like Voyager's moving nacelles).
Not one of the iconic designs, but I'm glad to have it.
Something about the blockiness of that model seems like it would be better suited for the pre-TOS era. However, I would have preferred that to reusing the BoP model as a larger ship. That always seemed particularly lame, would have preferred the K'tinga if they needed a model with more detail.
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