Star Trek: The Official Starship Collection

[AndyWoodall]

Hi all, only recently discovered this section, and although not a modeller I am a collector of all this sci fi and starship shaped from BSG to Trek to Star Wars and all the stuff inbetween.

This new collection from Eaglemoss (they did the Batman cars earlier this year) launches today and looks to be pretty good for us Trek starship fans...

http://www.startrek-starships.com/eng/index.asp

I've collected everything I could lay my hands on from the Trek universe, from Playmates to Micromachines to Furuta to Art Asylum/DST to Johnny Lightning to Corgi to Hot Wheels and now this. Whats really exciting to proper ship geeks is some of the highlights from the planned list which includes classes never seen before, Akira class, some nifty alien ships, its a long list...

Got the Enterprise D issue today, its a nice model, for those that are familar with the various mini ship releases over the years the size range is somewhere larger than a Furuta or a Johnny Lightning but smaller than the more recent Hot wheels releases. Detail is good, packaging is nicely hassle free and although the stands are a bit awkward they do work and are nicely weighted.

Absolutely can't want for the NX-01, Defiant and ultimately that Akira, which has to be one of the most eagerly awaited trek ship ever having never been released in any offical form.

Anyway, any other folks out there into this sort of stuff?!

[AndyWoodall]

Running order for the first 30 or so here (some of the images are incorrect but there you go)...

http://www.startrek-starships.com/eng/ship-order.h...

And some info about the full list can be seen on Memory Alpha...

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Off...

[AndyWoodall]

M4FFU said:

Oh, some of those ships are going to be super as models. Hmm. Temptation...

Yep, some of the more memorable alien designs will be particularly exciting to see 'in the metal', I'm thinking the Jem'Hadar and a lot of the stuff from the Enterprise series.

The real joy is for the Starfleet ship geeks, I've never seen quite some many proposed. Steamrunner, Norway, Saber, Constellation, a few shuttles (although not as many as I'd like).

[Rick_1138]

Danger Will Robinson Danger!!

Having just got the keys to a flat I may get shot if I buy this.

I last got the star wars DeAgostini version if this and while it was great it got daft space wise, but now I have a huge room dedicated to 'geekery' so I will have display shelves and work areas.

The only bit I missed was the actual price as £1.99 is the suck you in price, whats the normal price ..I assume about £8 a go?

However I do love my trek starships....specifically the Akira!

Edit: who oh why oh why oh why....did I just look at that upcoming 30 first ships...its got all the cool federation stuff like the equinox and Prometheus.

So direct debit or standing order......balls

Edited by Rick_1138 on Wednesday 21st August 13:51

[AndyWoodall]

Yep, first issue is £1.99, second £5.99 and then the full whack is £9.99.

Although there are lots of whinging on the FB group about the price, personally I think its competitive, if you were to buy one of those Hot Wheels Trek ships that have been around the last few years from Forbidden planet it would cost at least £15-20. Granted, they are larger, (although some have less metal than these Eaglemoss ones), but I think £9.99 feels about right.

[Rick_1138]

I did the 'Build the Bismarck' thing a few years ago, and it cost some £700 all in once done but its what I enjoy and its something that has given me years of enjoyment doing bits n bobs now and then, plus its mahoosive!

£10 a month isn't bad, I am cancelling my audible account at £15 a month so it pays for it.

GF has sort of given permission!!

[AndyWoodall]

Rick_1138 said:

I did the 'Build the Bismarck' thing a few years ago, and it cost some £700 all in once done but its what I enjoy and its something that has given me years of enjoyment doing bits n bobs now and then, plus its mahoosive!

£10 a month isn't bad, I am cancelling my audible account at £15 a month so it pays for it.

GF has sort of given permission!!

Well its an issue every two weeks, so really its more like £20 a month, but I'm sure our man logic will cover the accounts of this easily enough.

I managed to collect every Star Wars Titanium (little Die-cast SW ships made by Hasbro) between 2004 and 2009 and although I can't say that my wife didn't notice, becase they are small she didn't notice how MANY came into the house.

Realistically, unless I become wealthy in the next few decades I'm never going to be able to get everything on display. My idea with the Star Wars titaniums is to give them all to my children (if we ever get around to it)one year and have the most amazing unboxing party with X-Wings and Jedi Fighters everywhere. Thats if they are into sci-fi and space ships, which they will be.

In terms of display I only really have out a few Star Trek hot wheels ships, a couple of Johnny Lightnings and the absolutely stunning (but short lived) Corgi star trek ships from about 2005. A mere fraction of my total collection, but until I have my man barn its the best I can get.

[g3org3y]

Thanks for this. Having a look at the models, they seem decent. I'm probably most interested in the ones from the original movies and a couple of bits and pieces from Next Gen.

Apparently my local Tesco and ASDA are stockists so will check it out on the way home.


OP, do you have any recommendations for bigger scale models of the Enterprise etc?

Edited by g3org3y on Wednesday 21st August 14:58

[Rick_1138]

Just looking at the website the subscriber options look interesting as you get a cube and a future enterprise D from 'All good things'

Reaches for wallet....

[AndyWoodall]

g3org3y said:

Thanks for this. Having a look at the models, they seem decent. I'm probably most interested in the ones from the original movies and a couple of bits and pieces from Next Gen.

Apparently my local Tesco and ASDA are stockists so will check it out on the way home.


OP, do you have any recommendations for bigger scale models of the Enterprise etc?

Edited by g3org3y on Wednesday 21st August 14:58

Well, models I have little to no experience of since the 90's, I had a refit Ent (released around the time of Star Trek V) that was lovely except the nacelle pylons kept coming off. Had all of them, Ent D, B, E, Defiant, Voyager but could never paint them well and my Dad was crap at such things so never really got into what I'd call 'successful' hobby modelling.

Anyway, the only larger ships I have experience with are the Art Asylum/Diamond Select Toys (I did have the playmates toys from the 90's, but they are expensive having been out of production since the 90's and are more toy than screen accurate model), have you heard of them?

I was discussing them in the model zone thread, and personally unless you can afford the Master Replicas massive TOS Enterprise or the very latest QMX replicas ($4-6000? I've no idea) then they are the best out there for the price. Is that what you are after?

Rick_1138 said:

Just looking at the website the subscriber options look interesting as you get a cube and a future enterprise D from 'All good things'

Reaches for wallet....

The Cube is really rather big, I've no idea what I'm going to do with it. Probably decorate our future childs bedroom with it or something. Because putting the starship of a race of cybernetic beings bent on total galaxy domination is perfectly normal.

[AndyWoodall]

Best group shot I can find on a google search of the AA/DST Starship Legends is this, which should give you an idea on scale. I'd never heard of Art Asylum until the NX-01 was in Forbidden Planet one day in 2002. They are lovely ships but their size, although not massive, means you need the room or an understanding wife.







This year they've released the Enterprise B and Bird of Prey which are brand new, and released the TOS Ent, Ent refit and Ent-E which are re-releases. All are worth picking up, Forbidden planet have them for a reasonable price on line, or if you can find a model zone with stock that hasn't closed yet.

I've got every release bar the battle damaged and mirror universe variants. They are pretty tardy with releases (it was 2009 when the Ent-D came out and only this year that we got the next release, the Ent-B), but they are fantastic.

[Rick_1138]

AndyWoodall said:

The Cube is really rather big, I've no idea what I'm going to do with it. Probably decorate our future childs bedroom with it or something. Because putting the starship of a race of cybernetic beings bent on total galaxy domination is perfectly normal.

Cool! I need a night light for the geek room haha, it will be a good talking point during drunken games of blood bowl or space hulk with my mates.

The help desk are really helpful, I was asking about subscribing as I am moving house in 2 weeks, they gave lots of advice and were really friendly.

Gonna pic up issue 1 on way home

[AndyWoodall]

Yeah, I've been in touch with them once about subs, and they were great.

The Facebook group is full of complainers though. I do sort of agree with the feeling that its a bit unfair to make subscribers wait for their issue when you can go and get one from WHSmith now, but there you go. I'm going to buy doubles of some of the never before seen stuff before anyway. Especially the Defiant and Akira.

[Rick_1138]

I am more keen on the things like the krenim time ship and such, as much as the Nova Class and Prometheus Class.

[AndyWoodall]

He he, I'm in no way under the employement of Eaglemoss, just a ship geek who wants them to do all 70 and beyond.

Really looking forward to some of the Ent era alien designs, Xindi especially. Shame theres no Andorian cruiser though, was always impressed with the design.

[Rick_1138]

Got the Ent D issue on way home. It's a good quality, base is solid and has proper fuzzy base to stop slipping.

Quite impressed, will see what issue 2 Ent 1701 Tmp is like before I sub.

[g3org3y]

Thanks for the info Andy.

Nipped into both Tesco and ASDA (on the website's stockist list) on the way home yesterday and neither had the magazine.

[Rick_1138]

I ended up going to 5 places last night, 2 local newsagents as I was picking up a prescription, to no joy. So I went through to the nearby town and Morrisons, Tesco and BP station didn't have it.

In the end I was driving past the big indie newsagent that for some reason was open after 6:30, and they had heaps!

Apparently the initial soft release down in the south west of UK was very popular and outstripped supply.

The fact that they have been fully endorsed by CBS\Paramount is telling as they do seem better quality that the usual collections

If you cant get one from a shop, you can call the eagle publishing folk and they will sell you one and they seem very helpful when I spoke to them about address changes.

[AndyWoodall]

The big WHSmith in a god awful large shopping centre near where I work had loads of stock, I had three of them so a bit greedy, but at £2 a pop it meant I could adorn my work desk with one. We have a small branch of WHSmith in the small town I live in, will check there as I'd like them to regularly carry it so I can pick up extras easily.

I enquired with Eaglemoss last night to clarify the lateness of subscriber editions and apparently they ship two ships at a time so you get one slightly late and one slightly early, which seems perfectly fine to me.

Rick_1138 said:

Got the Ent D issue on way home. It's a good quality, base is solid and has proper fuzzy base to stop slipping.

Quite impressed, will see what issue 2 Ent 1701 Tmp is like before I sub.

Of the ones we've seen close up shots of, the Ent refit isn't the best looking, although that might be because the Johnny Lightning diecast a few years back did it so well. Personally if you were holding for quality, look at the NX-01 which is issue 4 I think. It looks brilliant and reviews on the net say its really very good.

The fuzzy base is such a simple idea that I've never seen previous companies bother with in the lower priced collectables market, expensive stuff yes, but never for mini ships like this, very impressed with details like that. The stands do look clunky compared with the usual hole and peg method, but you can't deny they work and hold the ships in really well so no slip angles or constantly adjusting to get all the ships at the correct matching angle. Not that I've ever done that. Ahem.

Really glad some folks have picked them up on the strength of this thread, happy to share!

[Civpilot]

Picked one up a short while ago and the quality really does look great in the box.

I say in the box as it was only when I got home that I noticed the blasted thing is broken (snapped at the base of the nacelle) so need to take it back and change it for a non broken one. Blast it.

Having said that the only thing stopping me subscribing right now is space issues. Where the hell to put them all