Star Trek: Starships Model/Magazine Subscription

[matthunter]

For entirely selfish reasons, I'd request the Sagittarius, from the books.

That's pretty much the Bonaventure, if you squint a bit.

 

[Markonian]

I haven't, how good are the prints?

I got into 3D printing at home a few months back but Trek ships are fiddly as hell due to the overhanging saucers - I printed the upgraded Columbia-Class refit of the NX-01 (which adds a secondary hull) and it's fine from the top, but needed so many support struts for the saucer the underside looks like it has measles.

Managed a decent Vulcan ringship though.

The prints are good if you get past the unusual feel of resin. On newer prints, names and registry numbers are legible on 4”. On 5” and bigger, it gets better. That’s how I got my first Enterprise-F model.
There’s a GamePrint STO fan group on Facebook with loads of images.

 

[Markonian]

That's pretty much the Bonaventure, if you squint a bit.

I never noticed but it can see it now!

 

[mindx2]

Anyone have any updates about the screw-up with the Bonaventure/ Enterprise-F mix-up? I may call again as I haven't received an email explaining what will happen next as I was told last week.

 

[Nate]

Anyone have any updates about the screw-up with the Bonaventure/ Enterprise-F mix-up? I may call again as I haven't received an email explaining what will happen next as I was told last week.

This is the response I just got from an email I sent yesterday.

“There was an error with the SKU number in our system. Home office should be in touch shortly, via email, to have this corrected this week and to provide more information. We do apologize for any inconvenience.”

 

[Michael]

I always appreciate others posting photos of their models, so I snapped some pictures of my own. Here are my latest three models, all of them pretty much flawless …

 

[drt]

I wonder what that white bit in front of the Discoprise’s bridge window is? Mine has it too, and I was thinking it was misapplied paint.

 

[matthunter]

I'm retconning the Bonaventure-Class ships as the first UFP vessels to undertake 5-year missions, starting around 2180-85. Stop me if you dare, biatches.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I wonder what that white bit in front of the Discoprise’s bridge window is? Mine has it too, and I was thinking it was misapplied paint.

It seems to be following in the new Abramsverse standard that all these ships have now - an open-view transparent aluminum window at the front of the bridge instead of a view screen.

To be fair, the second pilot TOS Enterprise bridge dome also appeared to have what could be interpreted as a window as well.

 

[Michael]

I wonder what that white bit in front of the Discoprise’s bridge window is? Mine has it too, and I was thinking it was misapplied paint.

Looking at the renderings in the magazine, my best guess is either row of lights or windows.

 

[pst]

USS enterprise (pikey) was in fact the USS shran. weird codename, eaglemoss.

anyway, it's the smallest of the discovery collection so far, but i love it:

meanwhile, the tardigrade is huge, heavy, and hideous:

 

[David cgc]

It seems to be following in the new Abramsverse standard that all these ships have now - an open-view transparent aluminum window at the front of the bridge instead of a view screen.

The bridge window is actually behind a larger transparent area that takes up the entire B/C deck (A/B deck, now?) teardrop (the slightly darker area on the Eaglemoss model. It's actually transparent on the Anovos model). Looking at the season one finale versus the season two premiere (along with the Anovos and Eaglemoss models) makes me think that the feature we're looking at was originally one large spotlight a la the TMP Enterprise, which was revised into being two small lights when they were in the hiatus between seasons and took another detailing pass at the 3D models for the show.

 

[drt]

The bridge window is actually behind a larger transparent area that takes up the entire B/C deck (A/B deck, now?) teardrop (the slightly darker area on the Eaglemoss model. It's actually transparent on the Anovos model). Looking at the season one finale versus the season two premiere (along with the Anovos and Eaglemoss models) makes me think that the feature we're looking at was originally one large spotlight a la the TMP Enterprise, which was revised into being two small lights when they were in the hiatus between seasons and took another detailing pass at the 3D models for the show.

Ahhhh, it's much clearer in that Anovos image that the white paint app beneath the bridge window is supposed to be a spotlight. Thanks!

Forgot to mention, i think my favorite detail on the Discoprise are the torpedo tubes just above the phaser banks on the saucer underside.

 

[SITZKRIEG!]

Are any of the disco ships normal sized or are they all XL?

 

[pst]

Are any of the disco ships normal sized or are they all XL?

they’re closer to the specials in size not the XLs, but the USS shran is about the length of a standard model, but much wider. the USS clarke is pretty small too. but no the collection is pretty big compared to the normal sized collection.

 

[Cosmos12]

I have to say, I’m bowled over by the Bonaventure. There’s something about it that looks very sleek and beautiful (surprising, as I wasn’t THAT bothered about it until i had it in my possession, now I love it).

The Discovery Enterprise is amazing, too. Some great releases.

 

[Nate]

My delivery this week was the Qoj class

& my Enterprise F instead of my ordered Bonaventure from last week

 

[137th Gebirg]

WTF?? That thing’s not even available in the store yet!

 

[Nate]

WTF?? That things not even available in the store yet!

Yeah, they sent it out in error to lots of US customers who preordered the Bonaventure. They keep saying they’re going to send out info about us getting the right ship but nothing has come yet.

 

[Galaxy]

The paint alignment on the F looks bad, even for Eaglemoss standards. I thought they had that solved.