Star Trek: Starships Model/Magazine Subscription

Discussion in 'General Trek Discussion' started by trekker670, May 21, 2013.

  1. Macintosh

    Macintosh Captain Captain

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    Yes, the app I use to track deliveries doesn't actually work if I set the courier to be Whistl but it does if I use Landmark. Looks like international orders are still going via Whistl's intermediaries.
     
  2. Brefugee

    Brefugee No longer living the Irish dream. Premium Member

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    Whistl seem to have handled my latest purchase while internally within the UK, I paid the customs charge on Thursday evening, it’s now being handles by An Post and will likely get here on Monday morning.
     
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  3. Paul755

    Paul755 Commodore Commodore

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    Wednesdays drop FWIW

    Starfleet Tug (Helios Class)
    U.S.S. Clarke
    Section 31 Drone Fighter
    I.S.S. Shenzhou (Mirror Universe)
    U.S.S. Hiawatha
    Dedication Plaque Enterprise NX-01
    Ferengi Marauder
    U.S.S. Lantree (Miranda class variant)
    Federation Attack Fighter
    U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C (Ambassador Class)
    B'Omar Patrol Ship
    Captain Proton's Rocket Ship
    Dala's 'Delta Flyer'
    Harry Mudd's Class-J Starship
    Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser
    Klingon D4 Bird-of-prey
    Shuttle Set 5: Air Tram, Starfleet Tug, Galileo, Type 8
    U.S.S. Kelvin (Kelvin Timeline)
    U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (STAR TREK: BEYOND)
    U.S.S. Enterprise XCV-330
    XL Romulan Warbird
    STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Binder
    Friendship 1
    U.S.S. Excelsior (Nilo Rodis Concept II)
    Klingon Bird-of-prey (attack position)
    U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
    Tarellian Plague Vessel
    U.S.S. Valiant (Jim Martin U.S.S. Defiant concept)
    U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D
    Deep Space Station K-7
    U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (Kelvin Timeline)
    Enterprise NX-01 Refit
    XL Akira Class
    XL Akira Class
    XL: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A
    XL: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C
    Enterprise NX-01
    Phase II Shuttle Matt Jefferies Concept
    XL: Klingon bird-of-prey

    nothing I’m even remotely interested in here.
     
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  4. drt

    drt Commodore Commodore

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    It really seems we're reaching the point of diminishing returns.

    I think all of that stuff has been released already, and most is currently in stock. I don't know why they even bother with midweek drops anymore.
     
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  5. Paul755

    Paul755 Commodore Commodore

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    yeah, at this point they could probably go back to bi-weekly Friday only drops and not really miss a beat.
     
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  6. drt

    drt Commodore Commodore

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    I think it would be a bit better for sales, as it gives people time to recover from the previous drop and maybe get excited and buy something they otherwise wouldn’t just because they hadn’t been bombarded with constant drops.
     
  7. Macintosh

    Macintosh Captain Captain

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    So here's a question – is anyone taking the opportunity to get extra orders of one ship? I have a lot of them from my Eaglemoss subscription the first time around, but I've ordered a couple of ships again just so I can have a display model on my desk while the original is tucked up neatly in its box somewhere.
     
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  8. 137th Gebirg

    137th Gebirg Admiral Premium Member

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    I ordered an extra Vancouver thinking that, since they sold out so quick, I might be able to get back a little extra for my trouble. Nope. The bottom dropped out of the market on eBay and I barely broke even. Never doing that again…
     
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  9. Paul755

    Paul755 Commodore Commodore

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    I’ve splurged and bought things I probably shouldn’t have in retrospect (hello Defiant Shuttlecraft, Ringship Enterprise and USS Excelsior) but I haven’t bought anything extra.
     
  10. drt

    drt Commodore Commodore

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    I bought another Disco Vulcan Cruiser, because my original one managed to get crushed, but I think I got it from RealMerch not MR. I also snagged an extra TOS-R Orion ship for $12 with the thought to try and modify it into the SNW version.
     
  11. Paul755

    Paul755 Commodore Commodore

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    Got my Yosemite Shuttle today. Very cool, I was expecting it to be heavier though. Pleasantly surprised it’s not.

    Fridays drop for those interested….

    Book's Ship
    C.U.V. Damar STAR TREK ONLINE
    Delta Flyer
    I.K.S. Bortasqu' (STAR TREK ONLINE)
    I.S.S. Shenzhou (Mirror Universe)
    Jupiter Station
    Kazon Raider
    Klingon bird-of-prey (flight mode)
    Klingon Cleave Ship
    Limited Edition Borg Cube Advent Calendar
    M577 Armoured Personnel Carrier
    Mega Statue: Weeping Angel
    Narek's Snakehead
    Nebula Class (U.S.S. Honshu)
    Niagara Class (U.S.S. Princeton)
    Planet Killer
    R.R.W. Vastam (STAR TREK ONLINE)
    Romulan Bird-of-Prey (PICARD)
    Romulan Vessel
    Romulan Warbird (STAR TREK PICARD)
    S.S. Emmette (Warp Delta)
    Seven of Nine's Fenris Ranger Ship
    Shuttle Set 7
    STAR TREK Busts: Saru
    STAR TREK Busts: Worf
    STAR TREK Graphic Novels: STAR TREK/Legion of Super-heroes
    Steamrunner Class (U.S.S. Appalachia)
    Tholian Recluse STAR TREK ONLINE
    U.S.S. Bozeman NCC-1941 (Soyuz Class)
    U.S.S. Edison NCC-1683
    U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 (STAR TREK: BEYOND)
    U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-A
    U.S.S. Enterprise XCV-330
    U.S.S. Europa (STAR TREK ONLINE)
    U.S.S. Prometheus NX-59650
    U.S.S. Reliant (Miranda Class)
    U.S.S. Stargazer (regular size)
    U.S.S. T'Plana-Hath (Engle class)
    U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656
    United Earth Sarajevo
    Wallenberg-class Tug
    Workbee

    Nothing for me again. Not sure what “Romulan Vessel” is though.
     
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  12. drt

    drt Commodore Commodore

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    It's from Picard, Commodore Oh's flagship.

    I noticed on their website they added some new tabs, one of which is "small restocks", ships they hadn't had previously, but don't have enough to be announced as being part of a drop. How is that different from the "flash drops"?
     
  13. Markonian

    Markonian Fleet Admiral Moderator

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    Okay, I’m registered for the Pralor ballot.
    480 people will be drawn on 02 October.
    It’s gotta be me, I need that ship.
    So nerve-wracking.

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  14. Paul755

    Paul755 Commodore Commodore

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    Yeah, I just got the e-mail to register for it too.
     
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  15. drt

    drt Commodore Commodore

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    It’s funny to me that they’re bothering to do this with the Pralor ship and not one of the Enterprise XLs or something more desirable. The alien of the week ships usually don’t sell that great, I’m pretty sure if it got listed as part of a normal drop it would languish in stock for weeks.
     
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    Tuskin38 Fleet Admiral Admiral

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  17. dantini

    dantini Commander Red Shirt

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  18. Markonian

    Markonian Fleet Admiral Moderator

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  19. drt

    drt Commodore Commodore

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    Derp, I totally forgot there were three Romulan warbirdy things in Picard.
    I’m thinking that people who normally wouldn’t be interested are trying to buy one to flip on eBay since it’s “rare”. I’m 100% convinced that if they just listed it as a normal drop it would have been available for weeks.

    Honestly at this point just buy an extra Cravic ship and spray paint it grey. The base already says “Pralor” lol…
     
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  20. Paul755

    Paul755 Commodore Commodore

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    I’m sure the demand is simply because there are only 480 in existence.

    I’m not entering so that should help you all out somewhat.
     
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