Star Trek: Starships Model/Magazine Subscription

[t_smitts]

I bought the Warp Delta yesterday. I was torn between it and the Romulan shuttle, but I figured a Starfleet ship would be more likely to disappear by the time I came back.

It's not the most exciting model I've gotten, but they did a good job, for the most, part (apart from some painted windows that out misaligned with the sculpted windows, as Irishtrekkie pointed out in his video review).

I didn't realize that the WD is in fact the same ship as the SS Emmette (the ship from the "Enterprise" intro), with the rocket nozzles replaced by impulse drives.

 

[Hey Missy]

I can't believe we live in a time where you can buy even the most obscure ship as a model.
I love it.

 

[publiusr]

I look forwrard to living when 3D printer/painters are in local hobby shops and anything you can imagine can be ready made.

 

[Markonian]

Concerning obscure ships, I'm hoping for the Yeager-type, and the Scorpion class.

 

[Hey Missy]

I'm still waiting for the Scimitar which apparently they've had on their "Oh, we're definitely making that one" list for 4 years(!)

 

[137th Gebirg]

Concerning obscure ships, I'm hoping for the Yeager-type, and the Scorpion class.

Hell, you could have a Yeager right now. Just get another Voyager and Maquis Raider and chop them up in the same way the bigger Monogram/Revell models were done. They're actually at the same relative scales. I considered doing this myself a while back but didn't have the spare cash to purchase two separate models outside the subscription. May still do it once all the models have been listed and the Yaeger doesn't show up. There are a couple of DS9 kitbashes I may do the same thing with if Eaglemoss doesn't do them first.

 

[Markonian]

^ I considered that. Getting spares is no problem but I don't have a workspace or any tools.

 

[Richard Baker]

Xacto makes a nice little razersaw that Hobby Lobby usually caries- that and some epoxy/superglue and your in business...

 

[Ethros]

What would people actually say are the most obsecure ships in the collection so far?

The ships from TOS remastered would count quite high to say a lot of Trek fans possibly have never even seen them (me anyway, why I'm not really interested.)
There are quite a few issues where the ship will have only featured in one episode, but ones like the Bajoran Solar Sailor or the USS Dauntless were a focal point of the episode and memorable episodes too. But I'd say the Nausicaan fighter from ENT: Fortunate Son would be one as it was such a forgettable episode as it is.
The Romulan shuttle maybe as it's literally in about two shots from one episode. Albeit a fairly popular episode though...


Which ones would you say?

 

[Markonian]

I'd love to see the Bonaventure, which was obscure but good-looking. The Shroomie (Vertian/Elachi) ship. Cool vessels from unnamed species. Cool variations like the NX-01 from "E2" and Warship Voyager. The refit Ambassador class. The Orion interceptor from ENT. The early Ferengi ship.

 

[Doom Shepherd]

What would people actually say are the most obsecure ships in the collection so far?

Maybe the NX-Refit, (AKA "Columbia Class"), since it was never seen on screen at all?

 

[137th Gebirg]

I'd love to see the Bonaventure, which was obscure but good-looking. The Shroomie (Vertian/Elachi) ship. Cool vessels from unnamed species. Cool variations like the NX-01 from "E2" and Warship Voyager. The refit Ambassador class. The Orion interceptor from ENT. The early Ferengi ship.

By Bonaventure, are you referring to the Animated Series ship? If so, interesting...I wonder how something like that would translate into a three-dimensional object.

They could also do a special release variant of the NX-02 Columbia, which, IIRC, had a slightly different forward nav dish and whose hull seemed a little bit more bronze-colored than the NX-01 which had a comparatively cooler color palette.

 

[Tosk]

Which ones would you say?

All the non-canons (Planet of the Titans ENT, Phase II ENT, Titan, Aventine) and the Wolf 359 ships.

 

[Markonian]

Saying that, I don't see 'obscure' as a quality judgment.

Let's see how many of all of Trek's ships we can get before 3D printing becomes child's play.

 

[DazzaS83]

For me the most obscure ship is the USS centaur. Seen once for about 5 seconds maximum in "A Time to Stand" from DS9. Class of starship never seen before and only twice since briefly in "Behind the Lines" and "Sacrifice of Angels"

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

^ And yet for me the USS Centaur is one of my favorite models!

I can't call any Federation starship as obscure no matter how little we saw them because there is a huge interest by fans for all Starfleet ships. For example there is a huge fascination with the Wolf 359 models and the DS9 kitbashes.

For me obscure models are all those 'Grazoaran', 'Vegomon' and 'Azxisian' ships (i.e. non-Federation, non-Klingon, non-Romulan, non-Borg, non-Cardassian, non-Ferengi, non-Andorian, etc.) that almost no one remembers or cares about.

 

[Ethros]

All the non-canons (Planet of the Titans ENT, Phase II ENT, Titan, Aventine) and the Wolf 359 ships.

I meant ones they've actually done

 

[Kevman7987]

I'd love to see the Bonaventure, which was obscure but good-looking.

I would like to see all versions of the Bonaventure/Phoenix released:
Animated Episode
Spaceflight Chronology
Star Trek Chronology

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

I would like to see all versions of the Bonaventure/Phoenix released:
Animated Episode
Spaceflight Chronology
Star Trek Chronology

Wow! Six images in seven words, must be some kind of a record!

I also like the Ships of the Line USS Bonaventure (NCC-1000).

 

[Kevman7987]

Wow! Six images in seven words, must be some kind of a record!

I also like the Ships of the Line USS Bonaventure (NCC-1000).

I like that one now too.