Star Trek: Starships Model/Magazine Subscription

[somebuddyX]

Lol I got my second model today, the Stargazer. Didn't realise how big it was going to be, about double what I'd thought. I figured they were like slightly bigger matchbox toy sizes, so these look pretty dope. I think I'm going to get the nebula-class and miranda-class models too.

 

[mswood]

I can't believe they are releasing a shuttle set with the Gilette Razor nacelles from TNG first season. And a ship that was just in the tech manual. But not damn Inspection Pod from Enterprise.

 

[mswood]

I'm kind of surprised that Janeway's SC-4 shuttle isn't in this. And that the Enterprise D captain's yacht is, even though both the Cousteau and the Aeroshuttle were regular sized models. And still no ENT inspection pod...

Very disappointed about the Inspection Pod and that so far only the stupid armored version of Janeway's shuttle so we get no real detail. Heck for that matter why the hell don't we actually have a shuttle that matches TNG shuttle used in seasons 1 -4, instead of the concept design of the shuttle that wasn't ever used for filming????

 

[Starscream2112]

I got issue 180 today. I am still missing a bunch of ships from the subscription. I hope they will send those someday.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Since they're all manufactured and shipped from China, it's not likely to happen any time soon, sadly. Eaglemoss said they're going to send out what they have remaining in their warehouses and that's likely to be it until the supply lines start reactivating again.

 

[dantini]

https://shop.eaglemoss.com/us/hero-collector/star-trek/u-s-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-d-xl-gold

I think that's kind of silly. Starting to release XL gold models even though only 2 of 6 gold Enterprises have been made at regular scale so far... and photographing the model with the nacelles attached backwards!

 

[137th Gebirg]

Oh, damn, that's really bad! FFS, I hope that this was a simple one-off accident and they're not all jacked up like that...

The gold-plated models are a good example of a simple repaint/money grab. Very sad. More sadly, my collector's OCD must have them at some point - bastards!

 

[David cgc]

Huh. I kind of think it looks better that way.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I see what you're saying with that. I agree that the error does seem to add an intriguing element of length and sleekness to on otherwise rather stubby design (compared to, say the refit, the Excelsior or E-E). However, seeing that model after experiencing over 30 years of indoctrination on how this particular ship is supposed to look, is like hitting one's finger with a circular saw (which I've done - it's not pretty, and it's quite jarring!)

 

[drt]

1. Ent-D Captain’s yacht
2. Cyrano Jones’s Spacematic from “Trials and Tribble-ations”
3. Starbase shuttle from “1110011100”
4. Cargo shuttle from the TNG Tech Manual

The Spacematic looks like the lovechild of the BSG Mk2 shuttle and the Ark II

 

[JamesRye]

Would it have killed them to have fixed the shuttle bay doors on their $200 model that won't be ready until after XMAS.

 

[mindx2]

$200?!!! No thanks!

 

[Tomalak]

Gold plated plastic! Lovely.

 

[Sephiroth903]

An XL JJ-prise instead the Prometheus or some other awesome ship... What a waste!

 

[DS9forever]

The Son'a collector model looks nice, but without the sails deployed unfortunately. I hope we get the Son'a fighter one day.

https://shop.eaglemoss.com/hero-collector/star-trek/son-a-collector-starship

 

[valkyrie013]

$200? Is that real gold plate?
Sheesh..

 

[Tuskin38]

Is that real gold plate?
Sheesh..

I mean, that's what it says.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I think the $200 pays more for the plating process than for the .01 ounce of gold that’s actually on the model.

 

[Nate]

This may be the one that breaks my need to be a completist. Not paying $200 for that.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Yeah me neither.