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Revision as of 21:53, 8 January 2020

Real world article
(written from a Production point of view)

Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection is a monthly British partwork magazine that premiered on 31 January 2018 and is published by Eaglemoss Collections under its Hero Collector imprint.

A sister publication of the Official Starships Collection and Build The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D partworks, it is authorized and licensed by CBS Consumer Products, and debuted simultaneously in the US and the UK.

Each standard issue includes a (roughly) six to ten inch-long (150 to 250 mm-long) hand-painted scaled replica of a starship from the Star Trek: Discovery series. Cast in ABS and die-cast metal, a number of starship designs have been reproduced here (as a miniature) for the first time by any manufacturer.

Available separately, larger Special Edition starship models, metallic resin dedication plaques, dedicated magazine binders, and a figurine are in production. Gift premiums have also been released to subscribers in the US, the only territory where subscriptions are presently available.

Eaglemoss Starships At In-universe Scale Federation Eaglemoss Starships At In-universe Scale Alien File:Eaglemoss Starships At In-universe Scale Small + Massive.jpg
Federation
Alien races
Small / Massive
Starship models re-scaled to in-universe dimensions

Ben Robinson, the project's manager, utilizes the original CGI studio models provided by Pixomondo for reference, once they have been approved by CBS Television Studios and Secret Hideout, the show's primary production companies, and the VFX team. [7] [8] [9] Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection

Robinson has his longtime Official Starships Collection associate Fabio Passaro convert the models into LightWave 3D, Eaglemoss' software package of choice, as production-used models are created in Autodesk Maya and must be re-texturized and modified for printing. [10][11][1]

Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection banners

US shop promos

The 3D starship models are converted into tooling masters at the Holinail Group, Eaglemoss' manufacturing partner in Dongguan, China, [12] and 2D renders of them are frequently used for the publication's illustrations by its editors in the UK.

Production stills, concept art, and newly-created orthographic views are utilized extensively, and new interviews with DIS starship designers including Goran Delic, Ryan Dening, JD Dickenson, John Eaves, and Sam Michlap were conducted.

Some of the magazine content was published by Penguin Random House in two hardcover mass-market reference books from the Star Trek: Shipyards series, within the Starfleet Ships 2151-2293 and The Klingon Fleet volumes. [13]

Also incorporating some of this material, the Star Trek: Discovery Designing Starships volume of the Designing Starships book series features every starship from Discovery's first season and was published in September 2019. [14] Each sixteen-page magazine (measuring 168 × 218 mm) fits within the printed cardboard box that the model is presented in.

Eaglemoss Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection promo

Promo for the first issue

Products are available through the company's webshops, newsagents, and retailers associated with Diamond Comic Distributors. The line (in English) is also retailed by Eaglemoss' UK and German webshops to several European countries, and by the US webshops to Canada and Mexico. Some products are also available to other territories from the company's international webshops.

A number of releases are also distributed by Anovos, ThinkGeek/GameStop, and other retailers. [15] [16]

Issues

No. Cover Title/Contents Model Lng* Scale
1 Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection issue 01 USS Shenzhou NCC-1227

31/01/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Shenzhou NCC-1227 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Shenzhou NCC-1227, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The USS Shenzhou, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss USS Shenzhou 200 mm 1:2115
2 Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection issue 2 USS Discovery NCC-1031 [2]

03/03/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Discovery NCC-1031 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Discovery NCC-1031, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The USS Discovery, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss USS Discovery 249 mm 1:3014
3 Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection issue 3 USS Kerala NCC-1255

12/06/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Kerala NCC-1255 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Kerala NCC-1255, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The USS Kerala, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss USS Kerala 215 mm 1:2351
4 Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection issue 4 Klingon Bird-of-Prey

21/07/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Klingon Bird-of-Prey Specification, p. 3
  • Klingon Bird-of-Prey, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Klingon Bird-of-Prey, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss Klingon Bird-of-Prey (mid 23rd century) 140 mm 1:1348
5 Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection issue 5 USS Europa NCC-1648

21/08/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Europa NCC-1648 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Europa NCC-1648, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Admiral's Ship, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss USS Europa 183 mm 1:2095
6 Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection issue 6 Vulcan Cruiser

28/09/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Vulcan Cruiser Specification, p. 3
  • Vulcan Cruiser, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Vulcan Cruiser, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss Vulcan Cruiser 203 mm 1:700
7 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 7 USS Buran NCC-1422

10/11/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Buran NCC-1422 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Buran NCC-1422, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Cardenas Class, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss USS Buran DIS 218 mm 1:2023
8 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 8 Klingon Qugh Class

26/11/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Klingon Empire Qugh Class Specification, p. 3
  • Klingon Qugh Class, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Qugh Class, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss QUGH Class Destroyer 216 mm 1:6299
9 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 9 USS Clarke NCC-1661

21/12/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Clarke NCC-1661 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Clarke NCC-1661, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The USS Clarke, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss USS Clarke 174 mm 1:1592
10 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 10 Klingon Qoj Class [3]

02/02/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Klingon Qoj Class Specification, p. 3
  • Klingon Qoj Class, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The Qoj Class, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss Klingon Qoj Class 201 mm 1:5516
11 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 11 USS Shran NCC-1413

05/02/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Shran NCC-1413 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Shran NCC-1413, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The Shran, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss USS Shran 135 mm 1:1668
12 Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection issue 12 USS Enterprise NCC-1701 [4]

15/03/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Enterprise NCC-1701, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The USS Enterprise, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss USS Enterprise DIS 215 mm 1:2056
13 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 13 Worker Bee

31/03/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Worker Bee Specification, p. 3
  • Worker Bee, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The Worker Bee, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss Worker Bee 175 mm 1:32
14 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 14 Klingon Cleave Ship

24/04/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Klingon Cleave Ship Specification, p. 3
  • Klingon Cleave Ship, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Klingon Cleave Ship, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss Klingon Cleave Ship 210 mm 1:4450
15 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 15 USS Edison NCC-1683

30/05/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Edison NCC-1683 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Edison NCC-1683, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The USS Edison, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss USS Edison 140 mm 1:2545
16 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 16 The Festoon

24/06/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • The Festoon Specification, p. 3
  • The Festoon, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Festoon, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss The Festoon 180 mm 1:2157 [5]
17 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 17 USS T'Plana-Hath NCC-1004

31/07/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS T'Plana-Hath NCC-1004 Specification, p. 3
  • USS T'Plana-Hath NCC-1004, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The USS T'Plana-Hath, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss USS T'Plana-Hath 159 mm 1:2439
18 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 18 Klingon Raider [6]

23/08/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Klingon Raider Specification, p. 3
  • Klingon Raider, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The Klingon Raider, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss Klingon Raider 218 mm l
×
158 mm h
1:50 [7]
19 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 19 Class C Shuttlecraft (DSC 01)

17/09/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Class C Shuttlecraft Specification, p. 3
  • Class C Shuttlecraft, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The Class C Shuttle, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss Class C Shuttlecraft DSC 01 210 mm 1:62
20 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 20 USS Hiawatha NCC-815 [8]

21/10/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • USS Hiawatha NCC-1815 Specification, p. 3
  • USS Hiawatha NCC-1815, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The USS Hiawatha, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss USS Hiawatha 199 mm 1:3013 [9]
21 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 21 Beacon of Kahless

12/11/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Beacon of Kahless Specification, p. 3
  • Beacon of Kahless, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Beacon of Kahless, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss Beacon of Kahless 200 mm 1:600 [10]
22 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 22 Stealth Ship

06/12/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Stealth Ship Specification, p. 3
  • Stealth Ship, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Stealth Ship, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss Stealth Ship 221 mm 1:1240
23 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 23 Landing Pod

07/01/2020

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Landing Pod Specification, p. 3
  • Landing Pod, pp. 4-7
  • Designing The Landing Pod, pp. 8-14
Eaglemoss Landing Pod
24 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 24 Klingon DaSpu' Class

02/2020

Eaglemoss DASPU Class
25 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 25 Section 31 Drone

03/2020

Eaglemoss Section 31 Drone
26 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 26 Klingon D7-Class Battle Cruiser

29/03/2020

Eaglemoss Klingon D7 DIS
27 Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection issue 27 USS Zimmerman NCC-1616 [11] Eaglemoss USS Zimmerman

Confirmed upcoming issues

No. Cover Title Model Lng* Scale
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Ba'ul Fighter Eaglemoss Ba'ul Fighter
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg bortaS bir Class Eaglemoss Klingon bortaS bir Class
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Bstlh Class File:Eaglemoss BSTLH Class.jpg
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Chargh Class Eaglemoss Klingon Chargh Class
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg 'etlh Class Eaglemoss Klingon 'etlh Class
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Jach Class Eaglemoss Klingon Jach Class
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Qaw' Class Eaglemoss Klingon Qaw' Class
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Sech Class Eaglemoss Klingon Sech Class
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Section 31 Classified Starship File:Eaglemoss 4-nacelled Section 31 Starship.jpg
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Veqlargh Class Eaglemoss VEQLARGH Class

Bonus Edition issues

USS Glenn

The USS Glenn, the line's first convention-exclusive registry variant model, was produced in a limited edition of 500 units (worldwide)[12] and was available for purchase at the 2018 Official Star Trek Convention, New York Comic Con, and the Destination Star Trek Birmingham convention. Later in the year, a small number were also briefly available from Eaglemoss' UK and US webshops. Each ship was retailed with the USS Discovery's magazine and stand.

Box Title Model Lng* Scale
Eaglemoss USS Glenn box USS Glenn NCC-1030 Limited Edition Variant

01/08/2018

Eaglemoss USS Glenn 249 mm 1:3014

ISS Shenzhou

Initially available exclusively as a gift premium for subscribers, the ISS Shenzhou, a registry variant of the USS Shenzhou model, later became available as a retail product from Eaglemoss' UK webshop. A magazine was not included with the model.

Box Title Model Lng* Scale
Eaglemoss ISS Shenzhou box ISS Shenzhou NCC-1227

21/05/2019

Eaglemoss ISS Shenzhou 200 mm 1:2115

Special Edition issues

Considerably larger than the standard releases, Special Edition models are also available to subscribers, through the company's webshops, and from retailers.

Before it was released as a 215 mm-long model with issue 12 of this partwork (see above), a 259 mm-long "XL Edition" model of the USS Enterprise (as it was seen in DIS) debuted in the first starship collection. XL Edition models of the USS Discovery and USS Shenzhou will also be released in that collection.

No. Cover Title/Contents Model Lng* Scale
(SP1) Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection Sarcophagus Special Issue cover Sarcophagus Ship Special Issue

22/03/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Sarcophagus Ship Specification, p. 3
  • The Sarcophagus Ship, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The Ship Of The Dead, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss Klingon Sarcophagus Ship 300 mm 1:8502
(SP2) Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection Special Issue ISS Charon cover ISS Charon Special Issue [13]

18/12/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • ISS Charon Specification, p. 3
  • ISS Charon, pp. 4-9
  • Designing The ISS Charon, pp. 10-14
Eaglemoss XL 2 ISS Charon ~340 mm
(SP3) File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Section 31 Station Special Issue Eaglemoss Section 31 Station

Confirmed upcoming Special Edition issue

No. Cover Title Model Lng* Scale
TBA File:Star Trek Discovery Starships Collection temp cover.jpg Federation Space Station File:Eaglemoss Federation Space Station.jpg

Magazine binders

Star Trek Discovery Official Starships Collection binder

"Mini-binders" (measuring 167 × 244 × 45 mm) will store ten of the magazines and are available to subscribers. They have not yet been retailed to the general public by the company's webshops, as of August 2019, though the company has stated that it plans to do so.

One binder was provided as a free bonus gift with the third shipment to early subscribers, following unexpected delays with the initial release of the first few starships and gift premiums.

Dedication plaques

Scaled replicas of starship dedication plaque are cast from metallic resin and were previously distributed as gift premiums for subscribers.

No. Box Plaque Model Lng
(1) Eaglemoss USS Shenzhou dedication plaque box USS Shenzhou NCC-1227 Dedication Plaque Eaglemoss USS Shenzhou Dedication Plaque 222 mm
(2) Eaglemoss USS Discovery dedication plaque box USS Discovery NCC-1031 Dedication Plaque Eaglemoss USS Discovery Dedication Plaque 222 mm

Figure

Originally released as a gift premium for subscribers in February 2019, the company also distributes this scaled figure through its UK and European webshops and other retailers.

No. Box Figure Model Size
(1) Eaglemoss Tardigrade packaging Tardigrade Eaglemoss Tardigrade figurine 120 mm l
×
90 mm h

Gift premiums

Gift premiums are provided to subscribers at specific subscription milestones. The models do not include companion magazines. As seen above, some of these products are also released to the general public by Eaglemoss' webshops and other retailers.

No. Box/Package Premium Model Size Scale
(1) Eaglemoss Fansets USS Shenzhou pin packaged USS Shenzhou enamel pin (June to October 2018) Eaglemoss Fansets USS Shenzhou pin 57 mm ø
(1) Eaglemoss Fansets USS Discovery pin packaged USS Discovery enamel pin (2019) Eaglemoss Fansets USS Discovery pin 57 mm ø
(2) Scale chart poster (× 2) Eaglemoss Official Starships Collection Scale Charts 594 × 420 mm × 2
(3) Eaglemoss USS Shenzhou dedication plaque box USS Shenzhou NCC-1227 Dedication Plaque Eaglemoss USS Shenzhou Dedication Plaque 222 mm
(4) Eaglemoss USS Discovery dedication plaque box USS Discovery NCC-1031 Dedication Plaque Eaglemoss USS Discovery Dedication Plaque 222 mm
(5) Eaglemoss Tardigrade packaging Tardigrade Eaglemoss Tardigrade figurine 120 mm l
×
90 mm h
(6) Eaglemoss ISS Shenzhou box ISS Shenzhou NCC-1227 Eaglemoss ISS Shenzhou 200 mm 1:2115
* Starship length as measured from bow to stern, where applicable.

Background information

Eaglemoss ST Discovery Official Starships Collection banner

Banners at Dortmund con

  • Determined to bring the collection to market while Discovery's first season was airing for the first time (and managing to do so with issue 1), the company faced challenges due to "(...)delays in receiving assets from the licensor and the subsequent impact on production schedules," according to a letter that early subscribers received with the second issue, informing them of a temporary suspension. Robinson tweeted on 19 February 2018, "Shenzhous are almost all shipped. It’s been a huge push to get them out this quickly. Discos will follow. Then a little break. We just couldn’t get them made any faster." [17]
  • Translations of some Klingon language starship names appeared on a poster that was sent to subscribers: bortaS bir (Cold Revenge), Chargh (Conquer), 'etlh (Blade), Jach (Scream), Qaw' (Destroy), Qoj (War), Qugh (Disaster), Sech (Torch), and Veqlargh (Demon).
Eaglemoss USS Gagarin

USS Gagarin

  • A render of the USS Gagarin appeared on the poster but was replaced in the collection by the USS Kerala, another Shepard-class ship. Robinson and Eaves had not been able to confirm whether further intended modifications to the original studio model had been made, prior to its on-screen appearance as the Gagarin. [18]
  • In August 2018, the project manager announced that the USS Buran, another Cardenas-class vessel, had replaced the USS Yeager in the line-up.
Eaglemoss USS Yeager DIS

USS Yeager

  • On After Trek, the DIS companion series, prototype models of the collection's USS Discovery and USS Shenzhou were displayed as set decorations behind host Matt Mira, among other Star Trek memorabilia. [19]
  • In 2018, Eaglemoss first partnered with Simon & Schuster for a US contest to cross-promote the Collection and the first three Discovery novels. [20](X)
  • In June 2019, Ben Robinson indicated that the company will manufacture starships from season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery. [21]
Eaglemoss Star Trek Official Starships Collection ships at actual size

259 releases in the same (real-world) relative scale

  • In reference to future plans, Ben Robinson stated, "I can tell you, every single ship that's appeared on Discovery is on the list", and he discussed the possibility of manufacturing seven unique Section 31 starship and shuttle designs, among other options. [22]

Gallery

Appendices

Footnotes

  1. Pixomondo-created CG models that Fabio Passaro's Meshweaver Productions has converted and/or re-texturized for the Collection, as identified online, include issue 1, issues 3-19, issue SP1, and the Tardigrade figurine. [1] [2]
  2. A larger XL Edition model of the USS Discovery is also slated to be released in the first starship collection during 2020.
  3. The sticker on the base of the Qoj model's stand has "Klingon Veqlargh Class" printed on it.
  4. A larger (259 mm-long) version of the DIS USS Enterprise model was released in the first starship partwork in late 2018 with a different magazine.
  5. Dimensions of the "real" Festoon are not given in the magazine so the model's scale is based on an length of 388.26 meters, as provided by (the ship's designer) Ryan Dening to Wixiban's Star Trek Collectables Portal in October 2019. [3]
  6. Both of the Klingon Raider's "wings" are stored separately within the box that the model is shipped in, and fit into slots on the model's fuselage for display. When placed on its stand, the assembled model is 180 mm tall. As of August 2019, it is the first ship model from either Starships Collection to have a small hole made in it to accommodate its stand.
  7. The length of the "real" Klingon Raider is not stated in the magazine so scale was based on an estimate of 11 meters.
  8. The remnant of the USS Hiawatha's hull that was seen on-screen did not have a registry rendered onto it. [4]
  9. The length of the "real" USS Hiawatha is not printed in the magazine, but was established as 599.5 meters, as provided by the ship's designer, Ryan Dening to Wixiban's Star Trek Collectables Portal in October 2019. [5]
  10. The length of the "real" Beacon of Kahless' length is not stated in the magazine and was estimated at 120 meters.
  11. The Federation tugs seen onscreen in DIS did not have registries or names rendered onto their hulls. Alex Kurtzman assigned the "USS Zimmerman" name and NCC-1616 registry for the Eaglemoss model, following a request by CBS' John Van Citters and Ben Robinson. [6]
  12. Eight units of the limited edition USS Glenn model were damaged at the warehouse and were deemed unfit for release to the last eight customers who had ordered them from the UK's online shop. Besides providing a full refund, an I.O.U. for a free future convention-exclusive starship, and a handwritten apology, the company sent (at least) one unpainted production prototype of an earlier starship model to each of the affected customers.
  13. The ISS Charon model features internal electronic lighting that replicates the ship's super-mycelial reactor, and is powered by a CR927 coin cell battery that is not included with the issue.

See also

External links

Official sites

Collector sites