(written from a Production point of view)
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection is a British partwork magazine that is published by Eaglemoss Collections under its Hero Collector imprint. Authorized and licensed by CBS Consumer Products, it is available in a number of countries worldwide.
Each fortnightly issue includes a hand-painted ABS and die-cast metal scaled replica of a starship from the Star Trek universe. Notably, an unparalleled variety of ship designs have been produced as miniatures for this line, many for the first time, beyond the scope of all other mass-production manufacturers.
Ben Robinson, the project's manager, utilizes original CGI studio models for reference whenever they are available.[1] A Star Trek Fact Files veteran and custodian of his own Star Trek production art archive, Robinson oversees the preparation of the magazines and the selection, commissioning, and decoration of the starship miniatures. He is a co-author and editor of the magazine content, alongside Marcus Riley, another former member of the Fact Files team, and Mark Wright.
For starship designs without available digital 3D models (or when production-used models are deemed unsuitable for practical use), designers including Rob Bonchune, Dan Curry, Doug Drexler, Pierre Drolet, John Eaves, Sean Hargreaves, Alex Jaeger, Greg Jein, "Mojo" Lebowitz, Michael Okuda, Andrew Probert, Mark Rademaker, Rick Sternbach, Sean Tourangeau, and "Meni" Tsirbas have built or assisted in the construction of new ones, or have provided background material about their designs.
Many models have been modified or recreated by independent contractors including Fabio Passaro's Meshweaver Productions [2] and Ed Giddings of Cgreactor.[3]
The 3D starship models are converted into tooling masters at the Holinail Group, [38] Eaglemoss' manufacturing partner in Dongguan, China, and 2D renders are often used for the publication's illustrations by its editors in the UK.
Reference photographs of studio models, production stills, concept art, and newly-created orthographic views are also used extensively.
Each accompanying twenty-page magazine (measuring 220 × 285 mm) features comprehensive articles about the design, filming and on-screen appearances of the original studio model(s).
New interviews were conducted with a number of Star Trek cast members and production staff for the publication. Detailed "in-universe" information about the vessel's history, crew, weapons, and technology is also included. An online version of each issue is made available to subscribers.
Bonus, Special and XL Editions, Shuttlecraft sets, resin dedication plaques, magazine binders, and hardcover reference books are available, separate from the fortnightly releases. Gift premiums were also provided to subscribers.
Issues are available by subscription, at the company's webshops, and through retailers, where available. Most products are also retailed by newsagents and booksellers, and by comics, collectibles and gaming shops affiliated with Diamond Comic Distributors. Anovos, ThinkGeek/GameStop, and other retailers also distribute a number of releases from this partwork and its Discovery spin-off.
Standard Edition issues (UK)
Standard Edition models commonly measure between four and six inches long and are released fortnightly.
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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1 | File:Star Trek The Official Starships Collection Issue 1 test.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
21/08/2013
|
139 mm | 1:4610 | |
2 | File:Star Trek The Official Starships Collection Issue 2 test.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (2271)
04/09/2013 |
135 mm | 1:2260 | |
3 | File:Eaglemoss 3 Klingon Bird of Prey magazine cover test.jpg | Klingon Bird-of-Prey (B'rel-class)
18/09/2013
|
88 mm | 1:1580 | |
4 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection Issue 4 test.jpg | Enterprise NX-01
02/10/2013
|
133 mm | 1:1700 | |
5 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection Issue 5 test.jpg | Romulan Warbird
16/10/2013
|
135 mm | 1:10000 | |
6 | USS Voyager NCC-74656
30/10/2013
|
135 mm | 1:2541 | ||
7 | K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser
13/11/2013
|
134 mm | 1:2610 | ||
8 | USS Excelsior NCC-2000
27/11/2013
|
135 mm | 1:3470 | ||
9 | USS Defiant NX-74205
11/12/2013
|
110 mm | 1:1550 | ||
10 | Borg Sphere
25/12/2013
|
67 mm | 1:9000 | ||
11 | USS Reliant NCC-1864
08/01/2014
|
115 mm | 1:2113 | ||
12 | USS Thunderchild NCC-63549
22/01/2014
|
120 mm | 1:3870 | ||
13 | Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser
05/02/2014
|
105 mm | 1:6120 | ||
14 | Cardassian Galor Class
19/02/2014 |
139 mm | 1:2660 | ||
15 | USS Equinox NCC-72381
05/03/2014
|
132 mm | 1:1680 | ||
16 | Ferengi Marauder
19/03/2014
|
101 mm | 1:3620 | ||
17 | USS Dauntless NX-01-A
02/04/2014
|
140 mm | 1:1470 | ||
18 | Bajoran Solar-Sailor
16/04/2014
|
83 mm | 1:390 | ||
19 | USS Stargazer NCC-2893
30/04/2014
|
136 mm | 1:2280 | ||
20 | Klingon Attack Cruiser
14/05/2014
|
135 mm | 1:3570 | ||
21 | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E
28/05/2014
|
146 mm | 1:4680 | ||
22 | Krenim Temporal Weapon Ship
11/06/2014
|
150 mm | 1:10350 | ||
23 | Nebula Class (USS Honshu)
25/06/2014
|
101 mm | 1:4370 | ||
24 | Xindi Insectoid Warship
09/07/2014
|
131 mm | 1:1150 | ||
25 | USS Prometheus NX-59650
23/07/2014
|
140 mm | 1:900 [4] | ||
26 | Tholian Starship (2152)
06/08/2014
|
129 mm | 1:120 | ||
27 | Romulan Bird-of-Prey (2152)
20/08/2014
|
100 mm | 1:1300 | ||
28 | Maquis Raider
03/09/2014
|
109 mm | 1:630 | ||
29 | Jem'Hadar Fighter
17/09/2014
|
100 mm | 1:680 | ||
30 | Nausicaan Fighter
01/10/2014
|
104 mm | 1:870 | ||
31 | Romulan Warbird Valdore
15/10/2014
|
96 mm | 1:6270 | ||
32 | Starfleet Runabout (USS Orinoco)
29/10/2014 |
115 mm | 1:201 | ||
33 | Cardassian Hideki Class
12/11/2014
|
115 mm | 1:746 | ||
34 | Vulcan Surak Class
26/11/2014
|
140 mm | 1:2500 | ||
35 | Klingon Bird-of-Prey (2150s)
10/12/2014
|
90 mm | 1:1611 | ||
36 | Oberth Class (USS Grissom)
24/12/2014
|
135 mm | 1:889 | ||
37 | Andorian Battle Cruiser
07/01/2015
|
140 mm | 1:2571 | ||
38 | Starfleet Delta Flyer
27/01/2015
|
125 mm | 1:168 | ||
39 | Romulan Drone
04/02/2015
|
132 mm | 1:265 | ||
40 | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B
18/02/2015
|
139 mm | 1:3360 | ||
41 | Klingon Raptor
04/03/2015
|
107 mm | 1:1355 | ||
42 | USS Pasteur NCC-58925
18/03/2015
|
131 mm | 1:2442 | ||
43 | Species 8472 Bioship
01/04/2015
|
110 mm | 1:455 | ||
44 | United Earth Starfleet Intrepid
15/04/2015
|
106 mm | 1:1557 | ||
45 | Malon Export Vessel
29/04/2015
|
118 mm | 1:4364 | ||
46 | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C
13/05/2015
|
140 mm | 1:3714 | ||
47 | Klingon IKS Negh'Var
27/05/2015
|
110 mm | 1:6203 | ||
48 | Armored USS Voyager (2378)
10/06/2015
|
135 mm | 1:2541 | ||
49 | ECS Fortunate
24/06/2015
|
135 mm | 1:2000 | ||
50 | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (2266)
08/07/2015
|
129 mm | 1:2240 | ||
51 | Hirogen Warship
22/07/2015
|
122 mm | 1:1230 | ||
52 | USS Centaur NCC-42043
05/08/2015
|
120 mm | 1:1750 | ||
53 | Klingon Augments' Ship
19/08/2015
|
100 mm | 1:700 | ||
54 | Steamrunner Class (USS Appalachia)
02/09/2015
|
120 mm | 1:2967 | ||
55 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection 55.jpg | Vulcan D'Kyr Type
16/09/2015
|
119 mm | 1:5042 | |
56 | Saber Class (USS Yeager)
30/09/2015
|
91 mm | 1:2451 | ||
57 | Romulan Bird-of-Prey (2260s)
14/10/2015
|
86 mm | 1:1523 | ||
58 | Borg Tactical Cube
28/10/2015
|
59 mm | 1:51525 | ||
59 | USS Relativity NCV-474439-G
11/11/2015
|
128 mm | 1:1508 | ||
60 | SS Botany Bay
25/11/2015
|
131 mm | 1:794 | ||
61 | Norway Class (USS Budapest)
09/12/2015
|
124 mm | 1:2942 | ||
62 | Voth Research Vessel
23/12/2015
|
130 mm | 1:1000 | ||
63 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection 63.jpg | Antares NCC-501
06/01/2016
|
92 mm | 1:1457 | |
64 | (Phoenix)
20/01/2016
|
140 mm | 1:143 | ||
65 | Xindi-Aquatic Cruiser
03/02/2016
|
130 mm | 1:8650 | ||
66 | USS Raven NAR-32450
17/02/2016
|
120 mm | 1:750 | ||
67 | Klingon D7-Class Battle Cruiser
02/03/2016
|
137 mm | 1:1664 | ||
68 | Federation Attack Fighter
16/03/2016
|
90 mm | 1:278 | ||
69 | Breen Warship
30/03/2016
|
120 mm | 1:2750 | ||
70 | Voth City Ship
13/04/2016
|
140 mm | 1:78571 | ||
71 | Goroth's Klingon Transport Ship
27/04/2016
|
125 mm | 1:704 | ||
72 | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A
11/05/2016
|
135 mm | 1:2260 | ||
73 | Borg Renegades' Ship
25/05/2016
|
59 mm | 1:23300 | ||
74 | Bajoran Raider
08/06/2016
|
120 mm | 1:276 [5] | ||
75 | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E Captain's Yacht (Cousteau)
22/06/2016
|
105 mm | 1:319 | ||
76 | Baxial
06/07/2016
|
116 mm | 1:129 | ||
77 | Romulan Shuttle
20/07/2016
|
119 mm | 1:204 | ||
78 | USS Voyager's Aeroshuttle
03/08/2016
|
90 mm | 1:300 | ||
79 | Harry Mudd's Class-J Starship (Stella)
17/08/2016
|
111 mm | 1:162 | ||
80 | Federation Mission Scout Ship
31/08/2016
|
120 mm | 1:200 | ||
81 | Xindi-Reptilian Warship
14/09/2016
|
139 mm | 1:1071 | ||
82 | United Earth Starfleet Warp Delta
28/09/2016
|
105 mm | 1:1238 | ||
83 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection 83.jpg | Bajoran Assault Vessel
12/10/2016
|
90 mm | 1:1564 | |
84 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection 84.jpg | United Earth Starfleet NX-Alpha
26/10/2016
|
113 mm | 1:177 | |
85 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection 85.jpg | Federation Holoship
09/11/2016
|
138 mm | 1:1790 | |
86 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection 86.jpg | Gorn Starship
24/11/2016
|
88 mm | 1:2500 | |
87 | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection 87.jpg | Federation Timeship Aeon
08/12/2016
|
130 mm | 1:46 | |
88 | Vahklas
22/12/2016
|
135 mm | 1:815 | ||
89 | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-J
05/01/2017
|
118 mm | 1:27280 | ||
90 | Romulan Scout Ship
19/01/2017
|
120 mm | 1:742 | ||
91 | USS Saratoga NCC-31911
02/02/2017
|
120 mm | 1:2025 | ||
92 | Medusan Ship
16/02/2017
|
81 mm | 1:1111 | ||
93 | ECS Horizon
02/03/2017
|
140 mm | 1:1643 | ||
94 | Suliban Cell Ship
16/03/2017
|
60 mm | 1:54 | ||
95 | New Orleans Class (USS Kyushu)
30/03/2017
|
125 mm | 1:2720 | ||
96 | Orion Scout Ship
13/04/2017
|
61 mm | 1:1803 | ||
97 | Starfleet Academy Flight Training Craft [6]
27/04/2017
|
110 mm | 1:100 | ||
98 | USS Rhode Island NCC-72701
11/05/2017
|
135 mm | 1:1644 | ||
99 | Assimilated Arctic One
25/05/2017
|
127 mm | 1:630 | ||
100 | Daedalus Class (USS Horizon)
08/06/2017
|
140 mm | 1:1000 | ||
101 | Bajoran Freighter
22/06/2017
|
134 mm | 1:1866 | ||
102 | Klingon D5-Class Battle Cruiser
06/07/2017
|
120 mm | 1:1292 | ||
103 | Vidiian Warship
20/07/2017
|
110 mm | 1:2727 | ||
104 | USS Jenolan NCC-2010
03/08/2017
|
126 mm | 1:1865 | ||
105 | Smuggler's Ship
17/08/2017
|
129 mm | 1:3876 | ||
106 | Kazon Raider
31/08/2017
|
102 mm | 1:1569 | ||
107 | Klingon Bird-of-Prey (Attack Position)
14/09/2017
|
88 mm | 1:1580 | ||
108 | Cheyenne Class (USS Ahwahnee)
28/09/2017
|
120 mm | 1:3017 | ||
109 | Borg Queen's Ship
12/10/2017
|
85 mm | 1:9652 [7] | ||
110 | Springfield Class (USS Chekov)
26/10/2017
|
125 mm | 1:2600 | ||
111 | Captain Proton's Rocket Ship
09/11/2017
|
120 mm | 1:175 | ||
112 | USS Phoenix NCC-65420
23/11/2017
|
110 mm | 1:4277 | ||
113 | Lokirrim Warship
07/12/2017
|
140 mm | 1:1286 | ||
114 | Challenger Class (USS Buran)
21/12/2017
|
110 mm | 1:3545 | ||
115 | Tellarite Cruiser
04/01/2018
|
116 mm | 1:1724 | ||
116 | USS Curry NCC-42254
18/01/2018
|
120 mm | 1:3167 | ||
117 | 22nd-Century Ferengi Starship
01/02/2018
|
105 mm | 1:524 | ||
118 | Freedom Class (USS Firebrand)
15/02/2018
|
120 mm | 1:3583 | ||
119 | Hirogen Holoship
01/03/2018
|
140 mm | 1:1429 | ||
120 | USS Bozeman NCC-1941
15/03/2018
|
118 mm | 1:2059 | ||
121 | SS Xhosa
29/03/2018
|
140 mm | 1:1929 | ||
122 | USS Yeager NCC-65674
12/04/2018
|
125 mm | 1:3217 | ||
123 | Romulan Science Vessel
26/04/2018
|
128 mm | 1:2344 | ||
124 | SS Emmette
10/05/2018
|
102 mm | 1:1275 | ||
125 | Alice
26/05/2018
|
95 mm | 1:53 | ||
126 | Niagara Class (USS Princeton)
07/06/2018
|
130 mm | 1:4346 | ||
127 | Eymorg Starship
21/06/2018
|
49 mm | 1:204 [8] | ||
128 | OV-165
05/07/2018
|
130 mm | 1:308 | ||
129 | Tholian Starship (2268)
19/07/2018
|
110 mm | 1:136 | ||
130 | Borg Probe
02/08/2018
|
107 mm | 1:1682 | ||
131 | United Earth Arctic One
16/08/2018
|
125 mm | 1:640 [9] | ||
132 | Warship Voyager
30/08/2018
|
136 mm | 1:2529 | ||
133 | Irina's Racing Ship
13/09/2018
|
99 mm | 1:202 | ||
134 | Vulcan Survey Ship (1957)
27/09/2018
|
139 mm | 1:185 | ||
135 | Dala's 'Delta Flyer'
11/10/2018
|
125 mm | 1:240 | ||
136 | Cardassian Keldon Class
25/10/2018
|
139 mm | 1:2675 | ||
137 | Xindi-Primate Starship
08/11/2018
|
140 mm | 1:1429 | ||
138 | USS Lantree NCC-1837
22/11/2018
|
115 mm | 1:2113 | ||
139 | Vaadwaur Assault Fighter
06/12/2018 |
115 mm | 1:609 [10] | ||
140 | Federation Tug
20/12/2018
|
90 mm | 1:1000 [11] | ||
141 | Vulcan T'Pau
03/01/2019
|
134 mm | 1:3507 | ||
142 | Promellian Battle Cruiser
17/01/2019
|
142 mm | 1:4225 | ||
143 | Merchantman
31/01/2019
|
135 mm | 1:1111 | ||
144 | Gomtuu
14/02/2019
|
112 mm | 1:5882 | ||
145 | Nightingale
28/02/2019
|
91 mm | 1:3516 | ||
146 | Fesarius
14/03/2019
|
62 mm ø | 1:33548 [12] | ||
147 | Baran's Raider
28/03/2019
|
96 mm | 1:2292 | ||
148 | Jem'Hadar Battleship
11/04/2019
|
108 mm | 1:13889 | ||
149 | Krenim Warship
25/04/2019
|
122 mm | 1:4098 | ||
150 | USS Antares NCC-9844
09/05/2019
|
115 mm | 1:2113 | ||
151 | B'omar Patrol Ship
23/05/2019
|
100 mm | 1:140 | ||
152 | USS Excelsior Nilo Rodis Concept I
06/06/2019
|
136 mm | 1:3434 [13] | ||
153 | Devore Warship
20/06/2019
|
122 mm | 1:6557 | ||
154 | Klingon Transport
04/07/2019
|
120 mm | 1:458 | ||
155 | Vulcan Survey Vessel D'Vahl
18/07/2019
|
130 mm | 1:231 [14] | ||
156 | USS Melbourne Nebula Class [15]
01/08/2019
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116 mm | 1:3810 [16] | ||
157 | Cardassian Freighter Groumall
15/08/2019
|
129 mm | 1:1984 | ||
158 | USS Excelsior Nilo Rodis Concept II
29/08/2019
|
File:Eaglemoss 159 USS Excelsior Nilo Rodis Concept II.jpg | 136 mm | 1:3434 [17] | |
159 | Batris
12/09/2019
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File:Eaglemoss 158 Batris.jpg | 140 mm | 1:2071 | |
160 | United Earth Sarajevo
26/09/2019
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161 | Void Ship
11/10/2019 |
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162 | SS Lakul
25/10/2019 |
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163 | Orion Interceptor
08/11/2019 |
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164 | USS Excelsior Nilo Rodis Concept III
22/11/2019 |
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165 | Karemma Starship
05/12/2019 |
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166 | Tamarian Deep Space Cruiser
19/12/2019 |
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167 | Axanar Freighter
02/01/2020 |
File:Axanar cargo vessel 2151.jpg |
Confirmed upcoming Standard Edition issues
No. | Cover | Title | Model | Lng* | Scale |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TBA | Son'a Battle Cruiser | ||||
TBA | Think Tank Vessel | ||||
TBA | USS Enterprise (Planet of the Titans) (version 1) [18] |
Bonus Edition issues
Bonus Edition issues commonly feature registry variants and "extended canon" starship models, incorporating concept designs, model ships, ships seen only on background displays, and designs originating from comics, novels, video games (Star Trek Online), and Ships of the Line calendars.
The models are in the Standard Edition size range (about four to six inches long) and frequently debut at Eaglemoss' Hero Collector convention booths.
The first three Bonus Edition models feature Terran Empire paint schemes as seen in the mirror universe, and the first of these incorporates unique sculpted parts not found on the originating model. The fourth release, a convention exclusive, did not include a magazine.
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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M1 (01) | ISS Enterprise
18/11/2015
|
129 mm | 1:2240 | ||
M2 (02) | ISS Enterprise NX-01
09/05/2016
|
133 mm | 1:1700 | ||
M3 (03) | ISS Defiant NX-74205
31/05/2017
|
110 mm | 1:1550 | ||
(04) | N/A | SS Yorktown NCC-1717 [19]
05/10/2016 |
129 mm | 1:2240 | |
(05) | USS Titan (β) [20]
31/08/2017
|
140 mm | 1:3243 | ||
(06) | USS Aventine (β) [21]
28/09/2017
|
140 mm | 1:4800 | ||
(07) | (USS) Enterprise NCC-1701-C Probert Concept Special Issue [22]
28/12/2017
|
140 mm | 1:3750 [23] | ||
(08) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Phase II Concept
22/01/2018
|
129 mm | 1:2338 [24] | ||
(09) | Klingon Bird-of-Prey Landed Position
14/09/2018
|
88 mm | 1:1580 | ||
(10) | USS Defiant NCC-1764 Special Glow In The Dark Issue [25]
20/10/2017
|
129 mm | 1:2240 | ||
(11) | USS Voyager Sternbach Concept Special Issue
25/09/2018
|
140 mm | 1:2721 [26] | ||
(12) | USS Bonaventure NCC-1000 (β) Special Issue [27]
21/01/2019
|
136 mm | 1:1949 [28] | ||
(13) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F (β) Federation Livery [29]
04/02/2019
|
135 mm | 1:7860 | ||
(14) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F (β) Star Trek Online Livery [30]
19/03/2019
|
135 mm | 1:7860 | ||
(15) | ISS Enterprise -D (β) Mirror Universe (β) Special Issue
01/04/2019
|
139 mm | 1:4610 | ||
(16) | USS Altair (β)
05/08/2019
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116 mm | 1:2784 | ||
(17) | Assimilated USS Voyager
05/08/2019
|
135 mm | 1:2541 | ||
(18) | USS Enterprise Shuttlecraft Jefferies Concept (TOS) Special Issue
31/10//2019 |
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(19) | Phase II Shuttle Jefferies Concept
11/2019 |
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(20) | SS Conestoga | ||||
(21) | Klingon D4 Class (Eaves Concept) | ||||
(22) | Gold USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D | ||||
(TBA) | USS Defiant NX-74205 Cloaked [31]
03/10/2019 |
Confirmed upcoming Bonus Edition issues
No. | Cover | Title | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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TBA | Romulan Warbird (Vertical Concept) | ||||
TBA | USS Emmett Till (β) [32] | ||||
TBA | USS Enterprise (Planet of the Titans) (version 2) [33] |
Special Edition issues
Eaglemoss received licensing to release starships from Star Trek's alternate reality (officially known as the Kelvin Timeline since 2016) as Special Editions, alongside unique starships and space stations from Star Trek's prime reality.
Most Special Edition models are about six to eight inches long, and subscribers receive a small discount when they opt to purchase them as they premiere. The seventeenth release will include internal electronic lighting powered by LR41 button cell batteries.
Commencing in 2018, a number of these releases began to be retailed by Anovos as the "Star Trek Collectible Scale Starships" line. [39] ThinkGeek/GameStop also began to promote and distribute them in early 2019.
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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(SP1) | Deep Space 9 Special Issue [34]
28/11/2013
|
152 mm ø 93 mm h |
1:9551 | ||
(SP2) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (2258) Special Issue
06/03/2014
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220 mm | 1:3297 [35] | ||
(SP3) | USS Vengeance Special Issue
30/10/2014
|
215 mm | 1:6805 | ||
(SP4) | D4 Bird-of-Prey Special Issue
02/04/2015
|
139 mm | 1:183 | ||
(SP5) | USS Kelvin Special Issue
15/10/2015
|
200 mm | 1:1575 [36] | ||
(SP6) | File:Eaglemoss Star Trek Official Starships Collection issue SP6.jpg | NX-Class Refit (SS Enterprise NX-01) Special Issue
17/03/2016
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183 mm | 1:1230 | |
(SP7) | File:Eaglemoss Star Trek Official Starships Collection Issue SP7.jpg | Spock's Jellyfish Ship Special Issue
24/11/2016
|
173 mm | 1:208 | |
(SP8) | USS Franklin Special Issue
24/04/2017
|
198 mm | 1:693 | ||
(SP9) | Altamid Swarm Ship Special Issue
06/07/2017
|
221 mm | 1:54 | ||
(SP10) | Deep Space Station K-7 Special Issue
31/08/2017
|
225 mm ø 111 mm h |
1:2000 [37] | ||
(SP11) | USS Enterprise XCV-330 Special Issue
20/12/2017
|
210 mm | 1:1429 [38] | ||
(SP12) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Star Trek Beyond Special Issue
20/03/2018
|
220 mm | 1:3295 | ||
(SP13) | Klingon Battlecruiser Star Trek (2009) Special Issue
07/06/2018
|
225 mm | 1:1111 [39] | ||
(SP14) | USS Kobayashi Maru ECS-1022 Special Issue
26/09/2018
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220 mm | 1:2555 [40] | ||
(SP15) | Spacedock Special Issue
20/12/2018
|
139 mm ø 200 mm h [41] |
1:27338 | ||
(SP16) | V'ger Special Issue
08/03/2019
|
220 mm | 1:354545 [42] | ||
(SP17) | Planet Killer [43] Special Issue
06/06/2019
|
219 mm | 1:22831 [44] | ||
(SP18) | Reman Warbird Scimitar
28/08/2019 |
132 mm | 1:6742 | ||
(SP19) | Son'a Flagship Special Issue
13/10/2019 |
~175 mm | |||
(SP20) | Vulcan Warp Sled Special Issue | File:Eaglemoss SP20 Vulcan Warp Sled.jpg |
Confirmed upcoming Special Edition issues
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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TBA | Regula I Special Issue | ||||
TBA | Son'a Collector | ||||
TBA | Vulcan T'Plana-Hath | File:TPlana hath in crowd.jpg |
XL Edition issues
A number of "significant" starships from the Star Trek universe have also been produced in a larger size than the Standard, Bonus and Special Editions. Released as XL Editions, these models generally measure between eight-and-a-half and twelve inches long. The company has plans for twenty-two XL issues, as of August 2019.
Following the successful roll-out of the first three of these "Oversized" (or "Large Scale") issues to subscribers and retail, this sub-line was also marketed as the "Star Trek Starships XL Edition" and was launched as a separate subscription partwork on Eaglemoss' US website. [40]
Commencing in 2018, a number of these releases began to be retailed by Anovos as the "Star Trek Collectible XL Edition Starships" line. [41] They are also retailed by ThinkGeek/GameStop.
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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(XL1) | File:Eaglemoss Star Trek Starships Collection Large Scale TOS Enterprise issue.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Special Issue
28/01/2017
|
271 mm | 1:1066 | |
(XL2) | File:Eaglemoss Star Trek Official Starships Collection Large Scale USS Enterprise-D cover.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Special Issue
23/06/2017
|
220 mm | 1:2913 | |
(XL3) | File:Eaglemoss Star Trek Official Starships Collection Large Scale USS Enterprise-E cover.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E Special Issue
31/07/2017
|
270 mm | 1:2537 | |
(XL4) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition Enterprise NX-01 cover.jpg | Enterprise NX-01 Special Issue
21/10/2017
|
220 mm | 1:1023 | |
(XL5) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition USS Voyager cover.jpg | USS Voyager NCC-74656 Special Issue
28/12/2017
|
260 mm | 1:1319 | |
(XL6) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition USS Enterprise-A cover.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A Special Issue
06/06/2018
|
267 mm | 1:1142 | |
(XL7) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL USS Defiant cover.jpg | USS Defiant NX-74205 Special Issue
13/07/2018
|
220 mm | 1:776 | |
(XL8) | File:Star Trek Offical Starships Collection XL Edition Enterprise B cover.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B Special Issue
09/08/2018
|
267 mm | 1:1749 | |
(XL9) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL USS Reliant cover.jpg | USS Reliant NCC-1864 Special Issue
14/09/2018
|
220 mm | 1:1059 | |
(XL10) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL USS Enterprise-C cover.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C Special Issue
02/11/2018
|
256 mm | 1:2031 | |
(XL11) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition USS Enterprise DIS cover.jpg | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (DIS) Special Issue
19/12/2018
|
259 mm | 1:1707 | |
(XL12) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition USS Thunderchild cover.jpg | Akira Class (USS Thunderchild) Special Issue
15/08/2019
|
File:Eaglemoss XL 12 USS Akira.jpg | 221 mm | 1:2101 [45] |
(XL13) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition Klingon Bird-of-Prey cover.jpg | Klingon Bird-of-Prey Special Issue
06/06/2019
|
160 mm | 1:869 | |
(XL14) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition Runabout cover.jpg | Runabout (USS Orinoco) Special Issue
11/07/2019
|
209 mm | 1:111 | |
(XL15) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition USS Excelsior cover.jpg | USS Excelsior NCC-2000
15/08/2019
|
269 mm | 1:1736 | |
(XL16) | File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection XL Edition Romulan Warbird cover.jpg | Romulan Warbird Special Issue
10/10/2019 |
~220 mm | ||
(XL17) | Deep Space 9 Special Issue [46] | ~203 mm ø | |||
(XL18) | K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser Special Issue | ||||
(XL19) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-J Special Issue |
Shuttlecraft issues
In January 2015, shuttlecraft issues were previewed to subscribers in Germany. Adding the "Premium" subscription option (for a small monthly fee) allowed the subscriber to receive a new shuttle every twenty issues. The first shuttle reached these subscribers in November 2015. [42]
Shuttlecraft issues are presently available only as four-packs in all markets. These ships may be offered as individual issues later and alternate deco (or registry) variants may be manufactured in the future, if further production runs occur. [43]
The shuttle models are smaller than the other releases and are made of metallic resin, include stands, and come individually packaged within the four-pack box. In total, five four-packs have been released, and a forthcoming sixth set has been previewed.
An eight-page booklet (measuring 150 × 210 mm) that exclusively contains "in-universe" information accompanies each model. It features master systems display illustrations (okudagrams) newly created for each issue by Mike Okuda.
These schematics are also printed onto translucent plastic sheets (measuring 120 × 80 mm) which can be mounted on (included) plastic clip stands.
Rick Sternbach and Tim Earls designed these schematic sheets for the third shuttlecraft four-pack, and Doug Drexler was enlisted to design them for the fifth and sixth sets.
In October 2018, the project manager indicated that the company hopes to do at least twelve more shuttlecraft issues (in three sets), encompassing Federation and non-Federation shuttles, probes, and other small spacecraft. Since then, two sets have been solicited or released to retail.
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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01 | File:Eaglemoss Official Starships Collection Shuttle Issue 01.jpg | Shuttlecraft Galileo
14/10/2015 (set 1)
|
70 mm | 1:104 | |
02 | Shuttlecraft Type-6 (Goddard)
14/10/2015 (set 1)
|
70 mm | 1:86 | ||
03 | Shuttlecraft Type-10 (Chaffee)
14/10/2015 (set 1)
|
71 mm | 1:111 | ||
04 | Shuttlecraft Type-9 (Cochrane)
14/10/2015 (set 1)
|
69 mm | 1:120 | ||
05 | Executive Shuttle (SD-103)
16/02/2017 (set 2)
|
90 mm | 1:289 | ||
06 | Shuttlecraft Pod 1
16/02/2017 (set 2)
|
90 mm | 1:67 | ||
07 | Shuttlecraft Type-7 (Hawking) [47]
16/02/2017 (set 2)
|
80 mm | 1:106 | ||
08 | Type 15 Shuttle (Aldrin)
16/02/2017 (set 2)
|
60 mm | 1:60 | ||
09 | Shuttlecraft Argo
19/10/2017 (set 3)
|
80 mm | 1:250 | ||
10 | Shuttlecraft Type-11 (Enterprise-E)
19/10/2017 (set 3)
|
85 mm | 1:188 | ||
11 | Travel Pod (05)
19/10/2017 (set 3)
|
49 mm | 1:90 | ||
12 | Workbee
19/10/2017 (set 3)
|
53 mm | 1:60 | ||
13 | Transport Shuttlecraft (12091)
10/11/2018 (set 4)
|
51 mm | 1:137 | ||
14 | USS Enterprise Passenger Shuttle (2)
10/11/2018 (set 4)
|
76 mm | 1:158 | ||
15 | Med Evac Shuttle (43) [48]
10/11/2018 (set 4)
|
63 mm | 1:143 | ||
16 | USS Enterprise Warrant Shuttle
10/11/2018 (set 4)
|
82 mm | 1:171 | ||
17 | Starfleet Air Tram (3)
09/07/2019 (set 5)
|
85 mm | 1:141 | ||
18 | Starfleet Tug (5)
09/07/2019 (set 5)
|
74 mm | 1:108 | ||
19 | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A Galileo
09/07/2019 (set 5)
|
79 mm | 1:115 | ||
20 | Shuttlecraft Type-8 (Tereshkova)
09/07/2019 (set 5)
|
70 mm | 1:100 | ||
21 | Sphinx Workpod (β)
(set 6) |
||||
22 | Type-18 Shuttlepod
(set 6) |
||||
23 | Hawking Type-6 Shuttle [49]
(set 6) |
||||
24 | Janeway's Armored Shuttle
(set 6) |
Repacks
Starship sets
Each set includes a fifty-page booklet (measuring 168 × 216 mm) which contains content covering all of the starships in the set, compiled from the previously released individual magazines as detailed above. The booklet for both versions of the third set has sixty-five pages to accommodate the content for the fourth ship. All models are identical to their earlier releases (as Standard or Bonus Editions) and are packaged individually within the outer box.
Best of the Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection
Debuting exclusively in North America in February 2018, Eaglemoss re-released twelve of its most popular Standard Edition issues in new windowbox packaging with attached J-hooks, enabling the boxes to be hung on pegs at retailers. The models within were identical to their earlier releases.
Scaled to fit into the box beneath the model, a downsized twenty-page booklet accompanied each starship and its stand. Each "collector's guide" (measuring 144 × 182 mm) had the same content as the original full-sized magazine (as detailed above) but the issue number was not printed on the cover. This packaging style was later used for the cloaked USS Defiant con exclusive and some releases in parts of Latin America.
Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection
Featuring starships from the Star Trek: Discovery series, Eaglemoss' Hero Collector brand launched the Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection magazine partwork, a monthly spin-off publication, in January 2018.
The starship models measure from about seventeen to twenty-five centimeters in length, comparable to some of the Special Editions from this collection. A larger Special Edition starship model, similar in size to an XL Edition release from this partwork, has also been released in this series, and more are planned.
In late December 2018, an XL Edition model of the USS Enterprise (as it appeared in Discovery) was released as part of the original Starships Collection, as is detailed above. A smaller (215 mm) version of the model was released as a standard issue in the DIS partwork in March 2019.
Ben Robinson, the line's project manager, indicated in June 2019 that the company will manufacture starships from season 3 of Discovery. [44] In September 2019, he added, "I can tell you, every single ship that's appeared on Discovery is on the list", in reference to future plans for the line. [45]
Star Trek: The Next Generation Build The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
In February 2019, the company launched the Star Trek: The Next Generation Build The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, a new partwork featuring a seventy centimeter-long model of the USS Enterprise 1701-D.
Made from diecast metal and ABS and incorporating an electronic lighting kit, the model is constructed from individual issues that are released weekly.
At present, the line is suspended in the UK after a limited retail release of two test issues and the company's decision to retool the model. US subscriptions launched in March 2019.
Gift premiums (known here as "loyalty gifts") are sent to subscribers and include a binder for holding the magazines, a cast-resin USS Enterprise-D dedication plaque, a three-nacelled Future USS Enterprise-D model, and a battery-powered, LED-illuminated PVC Borg Cube. An enamel starship pin was added as a gift in June 2018 but it was superseded by a pair of steel bookends in September 2018.
In Japan, early subscribers received a smaller LED-illuminated PVC Borg Cube after De Agostini, the magazine's local publisher, "declined" to release the UK version of the Borg Cube and manufactured their own. De Agostini also released a key ring as a gift, in lieu of the UK's free magazine binder.
Although they were initially advertised as subscriber "exclusives", the UK version of the Borg cube, the Enterprise-D plaque and the Future Enterprise-D model were later retailed to the general public through Eaglemoss' UK and US webshops.
Distribution issues have resulted in some subscribers receiving their gift premiums months later than the scheduled intervals indicated on the magazine's subscription sites. Nonetheless, the magazine's Terms and Conditions state that the company has the right to modify this schedule (and the gifts) unilaterally. For American and Canadian subscriptions, the gift premiums are scheduled for much later subscriber milestones than is the case with all other territories.
No. | Cover | Premium | Photo | Lng* | Scale |
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1 | N/A | Steel Starfleet and Klingon Empire insignia bookends [51] | N/A | ||
1 | N/A | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D pin [52] | 57 mm | N/A | |
2 | N/A | Magazine Binder | 300 mm | N/A | |
2† | N/A | USS Enterprise Command Division (TOS) Key Ring | 45 mm | N/A | |
3 | N/A | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Dedication Plaque | 216 mm | 1:1.6 | |
4 | N/A | Future USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D ("All Good Things...") | 139 mm | 1:4610 | |
5 | N/A | Borg Cube | 150 mm | 1:20403 | |
5† | N/A | Borg Cube | 80 mm | 1:38000 |
Starship dedication plaques
Painted scaled metallic resin starship dedication plaques that were designed for the collection by Michael Okuda are made available through the webshops and retail outlets.
The first release was distributed to subscribers earlier, as a gift premium. Commencing in September 2018, US subscribers who opt for a "Platinum" subscription will receive a plaque every ten issues, for an additional ongoing fee.
In late 2018, the company indicated that a "few more" dedication plaques were being planned.
No. | Packaging | Title | Plaque | Lng | Scale |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Dedication Plaque
01/08/2015 |
216 mm | 1:1.6 | ||
(2) | USS Voyager Dedication Plaque
14/10/2015 |
216 mm | 1:1.6 | ||
(3) | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine USS Defiant Dedication Plaque
14/10/2015 |
216 mm | 1:1.6 | ||
(4) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Dedication Plaque
01/04/2016 |
253 mm | 1:1.3 | ||
(5) | Enterprise NX-01 Dedication Plaque
01/05/2016 |
250 mm | 1:1.4 | ||
(6) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E Dedication Plaque
01/06/2016 |
216 mm | 1:1.6 | ||
(7) | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A Dedication Plaque
11/01/2017 |
217 mm | 1:1.6 | ||
(8) | USS Franklin NX-326 Dedication Plaque
23/06/2017 |
224 mm |
Reference books
Designing Starships series
In October 2016, Eaglemoss premiered the first volume of the Star Trek: Designing Starships series, a line of hardcover reference books that are primarily comprised of starship design articles compiled from the Collection's individual magazines, alongside some new artwork and content.
A second 160-page volume was published in April 2017 and a third volume, consisting of material culled exclusively from the alternate reality now known as the Kelvin Timeline, was released in November 2017.
A mass-market edition of the first volume, subtitled The Enterprises and Beyond, was published by Random House in October 2018. The second mass-market volume, subtitled The USS Voyager and Beyond, was republished in January 2019, and the third was re-released in April 2019. The fourth mass-market volume featured starships from Star Trek: Discovery and debuted at retail in September 2019.
Another volume featuring starships from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was under consideration for release in 2019 [46] but was not produced.
- Star Trek: Designing Starships Volume One
- Star Trek: Designing Starships Volume Two
- Star Trek: Designing Starships The Kelvin Timeline
- Star Trek: Discovery Designing Starships
Shipyards series
Star Trek: Shipyards, subtitled The Encyclopedia of Star Trek Ships, is a mass-market hardcover reference book series that presents an in-universe chronological history of canon starships, and is published by Random House.
Volumes are principally comprised of starship profile articles produced for the two Starships Collection partworks, combined with new artwork, charts and articles. The series was characterized by Ben Robinson as an effort to create "an equivalent of Jane's Fighting Ships for Star Trek". [47]
The first book premiered on 25 September 2018 and one edition included a model of the USS Enterprise from (Standard Edition) issue 50 of the Starships Collection. [48] The second volume was published on 13 November 2018 [49], the third on 1 May 2019, and the fourth is scheduled for release on 19 November 2019. [50] [51].
Starships from the alternate reality (Kelvin Timeline) and TAS are not covered in this series, and ships seen only on displays will not be incorporated. A future volume will explore starships from the Delta Quadrant.
A "limited edition" Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet & the Federation Box Set with a specially-designed slipcase and a fold-out (35 × 25-inch) starship size chart poster will include the first, second and fourth volumes, and is slated for release in November 2019. [52]
- Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2151-2293
- Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2294 to the Future
- Star Trek: Shipyards - The Klingon Fleet
- Star Trek: Shipyards - Federation Members
Illustrated Handbook series
The first volume of the mass-market hardcover Illustrated Handbook reference series comprehensively explores the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D starship and its history, technology, and crew, incorporating updated content from the Star Trek Fact Files [53].
The Special Edition includes a starship model from the first (Standard Edition) issue of the Starships Collection, and both editions were published by Random House on 9 July 2019. [54]
The second volume will feature the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-A, as they were seen in The Original Series and feature films. [55] A model of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A (from Standard Edition issue 72) will be available as part of a separate Special Edition, and both are scheduled to debut in October 2019.
A third volume will focus on the USS Voyager starship, and a model of the ship (from Standard Edition issue 6) will be included as part of a Special Edition. Both editions are slated for publication in April 2020. [56]
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Illustrated Handbook
- Star Trek: The USS Enterprise NCC-1701 & 1701-A Illustrated Handbook
- Star Trek: The USS Voyager NCC-74656 Illustrated Handbook
Comic book
A limited edition of 1000 copies of IDW's Star Trek: Year Five Issue 6 comic book will feature photography and artwork of the XL Edition of the USS Enterprise model by Nils Walter Khan on its cover.
The comic book will be retailed exclusively from Eaglemoss/Hero Collector's New York Comic Con booth in October 2019, where writer Jody Houser and artist Nils Walter Khan will autograph covers for convention attendees. [57]
Eaglemoss/Hero Collector also retails the Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection partwork, which encompasses a number of IDW Star Trek titles and a range of releases from other comic book publishers.
Premium magazine binders
Premium binders with "Federation" and "Alien" starship illustrations on their covers have been made available to supplement the standard binder design (as seen above).
Originally released as a "limited edition" exclusive in December 2014, a binder featuring an embossed gold cover logo [53] (left) was retailed for a brief period and not reprinted later. The "Federation" binder (center), another "limited edition" release, later became available from company webshops on an ongoing basis.
Marketing
UK test marketing
The first five issues were test-marketed at retail in England's South West region beginning in May 2012, and the company's website began to solicit UK subscriptions. Due to unexpected heavy demand and the resulting production and distribution challenges, new subscriptions were suspended at the end of July 2012.
Upon receipt of the first five issues, subscribers were advised that the magazine had been suspended and that confirmation of forthcoming issues from the publisher was pending. Gift premiums were not distributed to subscribers. This type of early "test release" is a common practice for partwork publishers, in order to gauge public interest.
UK and Ireland marketing
In September 2012, a Facebook page was established for the magazine and Eaglemoss subsequently announced that a full UK roll-out of the line was slated for February 2013. New subscriptions resumed on 17 September 2012 and the company confirmed that gift premiums and more issues were forthcoming. Residents of the Republic Of Ireland were added to the UK subscriber base in early 2013.
At the very inception of the project, a production run of fifty issues was foreseen, [58] but by the time the project was gearing up for its initial run, the company increased that number to seventy issues and it displayed a provisional list of them at the Destination Star Trek London convention in October 2012. Since this provisional list was first shown, a number of additional issues have been identified by the magazine's project manager through social media and interviews.
On 9 January 2013, the company announced that the line would be indefinitely placed on hiatus until a new manufacturer was found, following the closure of their contracted production facility by Chinese authorities.
Starship models produced with the toolings and paint masks from the closed factory subsequently appeared in large-volume online auctions from Hong Kong. The two USS Enterprise-D models were later dubbed "Shadyprise" variants by collectors, due to their somewhat shady origin. Notably, the early Klingon Bird-of-Prey, USS Enterprise-D and Future USS Enterprise-D models feature paintwork that differs markedly from the official releases.
In early April 2013, Eaglemoss sent emails to subscribers stating that the magazine was back in production at a new factory and indicated that shipping would resume in August 2013. This re-launch date was confirmed on the line's newly redesigned website in May 2013 and the first issue was re-released on 21 August 2013.
The Standard Edition-sized starship models are produced in "box scale", designed to fit within a standardized box size. The boxes for almost all of these starships (the Standard, Bonus and Shuttlecraft issues) measure 168 × 127 × 51 mm. Smaller (and taller) boxes (measuring 123 × 101 × 80 mm) were supplied for Standard issues 10, 58, 94, 96, 109, 127, and 146. A larger box (measuring 176 × 176 × 80 mm) was made for the Bajoran Solar-Sailor and another (measuring 164 × 138 × 86 mm) encompassed the Xindi-Insectoid Warship. The dimensions of the boxes for the Special and XL Edition starship models vary greatly.
In all cases, the model can be easily removed from (and put back into) the box without damaging the packaging or model whatsoever. There are no holes made in the models for the stands.
In the UK and Ireland, COMAG UK distributes subscriptions through the Royal Mail while DPD (UK) and the Royal Mail distributes webshop orders. Most products are also available through Diamond Comics-affiliated shops. Some later printings of the magazine may erroneously have alternate (or no) issue numbers printed on their covers.
International marketing
Following the successful roll-out of the magazine in the UK and Ireland, Eaglemoss launched the magazine in a number of other territories worldwide. English-language magazines distributed outside of the UK are identical to the UK releases.
John Van Citters, the Vice President of CBS Consumer Products' Product Development division at the time, supervises the production of the magazine for the licensors and formally announced the expansion of the magazine to ninety regular issues at a panel on 2 August 2014 at the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas. [59]
Further extensions were announced on 11 December 2015 (to 110), 4 September 2016 (to 130), 22 September 2017 (to 150), 25 December 2017 (to 160), and 3 August 2019 (to 180).
A small number of models were manufactured with minor painting errors that were corrected during subsequent production runs. Issues affected include 1, 9, 15, 16, and shuttle issue 08.
Aside from those countries where it had entered into joint ventures with established outside publishing partners (such as De Agostini in Japan), Eaglemoss has utilized Data Base Factory for its customer service, distribution, translation, and editorial services for the UK and non-English language areas. Data Base Factory is now a subsidiary of CCA International Inc..
The Collection was briefly seen in the 2018 "Star Trek" episode of the Netflix documentary series The Toys That Made Us, where it was characterized as an accurately reproduced product line from a latter-day company that is specifically aimed at adult collectors. It also opined that the line is not typical mass-market merchandise as it caters to a very specific niche in the collector market.
International distribution by country
Expand to view a list of countries and non-English-language magazine covers:
Japan
In Japan, the line is published and distributed by De Agostini and carries its imprint on the cover. The first six issues were retailed in 2012 in a test marketing run, similar to the UK's initial test release. De Agostini's subscriber website went live in April 2014 and the first issue was re-released on 20 May 2014. [60] The Japanese-language magazine's outer packaging and running order differ from the UK version. Only the 160 Standard Edition issues are available to Japan directly from De Agostini but other releases are imported by outside vendors.
US
In May 2013, the company launched its US website and American subscribers began to receive issues in October 2013. The line was also made available for retail sale by US retailers affiliated with Diamond Comics Distributors, Inc. in October 2013. A US webshop was also launched. Newgistics, Inc. distributes subscriptions.
Canada
Simultaneously with the US release, the line was made available to Canadian retailers through Diamond Comics commencing in August 2013 and issues began to reach shops in October 2013. The subscription website went live on 25 January 2014 and regular issues began to reach subscribers in May 2014. Coforce Inc. took over distribution in 2017.
Subscribers received up to issue 39 in February 2016 and encountered a year-long hiatus until distribution began again in February 2017 with the release of issues 40 and 41. Subscription distribution ceased again, later in the year, but resumed in March 2018. The US webshop became available to the residents of Canada in November 2018.
Australia
Early imported issues began to reach retailers in Australia beginning in December 2013. An Australian subscriber website went live in February 2014 and subscriptions and wide retail availability commenced on 31 March 2014. Some special editions and plaques have been offered to Australians by the distributor, Bissett Magazines Pty. Ltd.. [61][62]
In July 2018, Eaglemoss announced that Bissett had gone into administration but a new distributor resumed subscriptions and webshop services in September 2018.
New Zealand
Imported early issues began to reach some New Zealand retailers beginning in December 2013 and a New Zealand subscriber website went live in August 2014. Subscriptions, a webshop, and wide retail availability commenced in October 2014. Netlink Subscriptions, a division of Netlink Distribution Co. Ltd., distributes the line. [63] Eight special editions are presently available to New Zealand.
Germany
After a five-issue test marketing run and website launch in early 2014, magazine subscriptions and a webshop were launched in Germany in January 2015. The German-language magazine's running order differed from the UK's until issue 28. It is distributed by Interabo GmbH.
Austria
Availability to Austria was included in Germany's online subscription and webshop launch.
Luxembourg
Availability to Luxembourg was included in Germany's online subscription and webshop launch.
Switzerland
Availability to Switzerland was included in Germany's online subscription and webshop launch.
The Netherlands
Dutch-language subscriptions for the residents of the Netherlands began in July 2015. No retail availability is planned but a webshop is available.
France
French-language subscriptions for the residents of France began in July 2015. No retail availability is planned but a webshop is available.
Russia
Subscriptions for the residents of Russia began in 2016. No retail availability is planned but a webshop is available.
Belgium
No retail availability is planned but access to both the German and UK webshops is available to the residents of Belgium.
The rest of Europe
In 2016, many more European countries gained access to the UK webshop, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Residents of EU countries with existing webshops also have access to the UK webshop.
Peru
A truncated version of the series launched to Peru on 18 May and concluded on 19 July 2017. Ten Spanish-language regular issues were released in a unique running order and each magazine had ten pages. The series was distributed by Colecciones del Grupo El Comercio. [64]
Argentina
Launched to Argentina as a limited (fifteen of the first sixteen UK issues, omitting the USS Voyager release) fortnightly series in a unique running order, the first ten-page Spanish-language issue premiered on 23 March 2018 and was distributed by Colecciones La Nación. [65] [66]
Brazil
Eaglemoss' Brazilian webshop launched both Starships Collections to residents of Brazil in April 2018. [67] [68]
South Africa
A limited number of products from the Collection became available through Eaglemoss' webshop to residents of South Africa in 2018. Subscriptions are not planned and products are distributed by Jacklin Enterprises (PTY) Ltd..
Mexico
The US webshop became available to residents of Mexico in November 2018.
Future issues
In a Q&A session on his Twitter page, project manager Ben Robinson wrote, "It's a question of economics, though. If enough people are buying, we'll keep going. We're already doing more ships than anyone ever imagined. Hurrah!" [54]
Eaglemoss plans to continue to focus on canon starship designs [69] and starship "variants" (such as versions of the Miranda-class) will persist as newly-created toolings that reflect the physical hull modifications that were made by Star Trek's original production staff, rather than releasing large numbers of repaints of earlier toolings like most other manufacturers. As before, "battle-damaged" versions of the starships are not commonly planned, as Robinson feels that entirely new toolings would need to be made to properly reflect the damage, rather than relying exclusively on paint apps, and he expressed reservations about possible production, shipping, and pricing challenges.
Registry variants will continue to be released as convention exclusives but all new classes of starship will remain available to subscribers and retail. Ben Robinson indicated that the company wanted to ensure that missed con exclusives would "not be too painful" for those who could not attend, while still providing something special for collectors.
Regarding future plans, the project manager stated that he considers every Andorian, Borg, Dominion, Kazon, Klingon, Romulan, Suliban, Tellarite, Vidiian, Vulcan, and Xindi ship to be "essential" to the collection and aspires to produce all of the Federation ships seen on-screen. The company is "committed" to producing more ships from Insurrection before the partwork wraps up. [55] A few Star Trek: The Animated Series ships may eventually reach production.
More "extended-" or "soft-canon" Bonus Editions will be produced, including newly-created models based on concept designs.
Background starships from the alternate reality (Kelvin Timeline) will be manufactured as models and released individually or as a multi-pack, outside of the fortnightly magazine run. Eaglemoss will recreate some of these ships as Paramount did not have the original CG files in their archives. Ben Robinson also hopes that the producers of Star Trek Beyond will allow the company to manufacture a USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A model, something they declined to do in the past due to uncertainty about its future appearance.
Eaglemoss is also hoping to produce classic starship designs created by Franz Joseph and has worked on Enterprise concepts from the unrealized Planet of the Titans film but has not received legal authorization from CBS to proceed further, as of September 2019.
Display solutions for the collection are a priority and are in the planning stages. More starship models will be bundled with forthcoming book publications.
In May 2019, Eaglemoss representatives reconfirmed the project manager's earlier announcement that it would produce starships from the forthcoming Star Trek: Picard series. [70] The following month, the project manager indicated that the company will also manufacture starships from Star Trek: Lower Decks, the untitled Section 31 series, and Nickelodeon's untitled Star Trek animated series. [71]
The company announced plans for a new partwork featuring Standard Edition-sized starships called the Star Trek Online Starship Collection on 3 August 2019. It is expected to launch after the first quarter of 2020. [72]
As of September 2019, two new space stations are currently in production, and a new, large, and more detailed Borg cube model remains under development, as previous cube prototypes were deemed nonviable for mass production. [73]
Remaining unconfirmed issues from the 2012 convention list
Additional ships seen on 2012 promotional poster
Additional possible Standard or Bonus Editions identified on social media
- Federation Holoship (concept)
- Tholian webspinner (TOS original)
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D (saucer separation) ‡
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E (Nemesis)
- USS Valiant (Defiant concept)
Additional possible Standard Editions from February 2019 survey
- Hierarchy survey vessel
- Husnock warship
- Kazon mothership
- Kreetassan ship
- Ktarian vessel
- Pakled transport Mondor
- Pralor starship
- Sheliak colony ship
- Suliban freighter
- Talarian warship
- Tarellian starship
- Vidiian starship
Remaining possible Bonus Edition from 2017 survey
Additional possible Special Editions identified on social media
Remaining possible XL Editions from 2018 survey
Gallery
Appendices
Footnotes
- ↑ Ben Robinson has previously used live-action production CGI studio models to create illustrations for other licensed Star Trek print publications, in the process becoming, at least where the Star Trek franchise was concerned, a pioneer by doing so. He commissioned Rob Bonchune (and others) to render these models for use in the Star Trek Fact Files and its US magazine derivative. Robinson served as project manager, editor and writer of many issues of those publications (incidentally published by one of Eaglemoss Collections' two original constituent parts, GE Fabbri), foreshadowing his similar role at the Official Starships Collection.
Regarding the availability of production-used digital models, Robinson has stated, "There is an excellent archive of ships from Voyager and Enterprise. Less so with the other shows." [1] To alleviate this shortage of models, Robinson solicited the input of former Digital Muse Effects Supervisor David Lombardi, who turned out to still have a partial database of digital models that Digital Muse had specifically constructed for Deep Space Nine. [2] [3] Years earlier, Lombardi had constructed a digital model of the Enterprise-E as Digital Muse's solicitation model for possible use in Star Trek: Insurrection, and it was his model that was used for the orthographic views in issues 21 and XL3 of the Collection, alongside the beauty views of the later Star Trek Nemesis version created by Digital Domain. (See: Sovereign-class model) - ↑ CG models that Fabio Passaro's Meshweaver Productions has provided for the Collection, as identified online, include issues 12 (not a new build, but a re-rendered version of the Digital Muse model), 14, 20, 47, 54, 56, 61, 64, 73, 75, 79, 80, 85, 86, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 100, 104, 105, 108, 110, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 126, 127, 138, M1, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP7, SP9, SP11, Bonus issues 05, 07, and 11, and Shuttle issues 05, 13, 14, 15 and 16. [4] [5] [6] [7]
- ↑ The magazine states that the size of the Prometheus is 126 m (used for scaling here) but other sources (and its onsceen appearances) indicate that a more appropriate size for the ship is 415 m [8], placing the scale at 1:2964.
- ↑ The magazine states the size of the Bajoran Raider is 33.1 m (used here for scaling) but other sources (and on-screen appearances) indicate that a more appropriate size for the ship is 8.5 m [9], placing the scale at 1:71.
- ↑ The original studio model of the Academy Flight Trainer bore a (too small to be seen on-screen) Cobra logo (from G.I. Joe) as a nose marking. Hasbro, the owner of this design, "declined" Eaglemoss' request to use it for the starship model so a Red Squad logo was substituted.
- ↑ The dimensions of the Borg Queen's ship are not stated in the magazine. Scale is based on a length/beam of 820.4 m, as published in the Star Trek: Starship Spotter reference book.
- ↑ The remastered Eymorg ship's scale is based on an estimated length of 10 meters.
- ↑ The scale of Arctic One was based on the magazine's cover which stated the ship's length was 80 meters. As the assimilated version of the vessel is also deemed by the earlier magazine to be the same length, this version would be more appropriately sized at 60 meters, placing the scale at 1:480.
- ↑ A more appropriate length for the "real" Vaadwaur Fighter appears to be about 24 meters, placing the scale at 1:209. However, the stated length from the magazine was used here.
- ↑ According to a scale chart later created by the show's VFX supervisors, the Federation Tug is approximately 66 meters long, placing the scale at 1:733. [10] However, the stated length from the magazine was used here.
- ↑ The Fesarius' scale was based on an estimated diameter of 2,080 meters. The magazine's cover states the "real" vessel's diameter is "more than 1.6 km".
- ↑ As the lengths of the "real" USS Excelsior concept designs are not stated in the magazines, scale was based on the final ship's length of 467 meters.
- ↑ The size of the "real" D'Vahl is not stated in the magazine so scale was based on an estimated length of 30 meters.
- ↑ The sticker on the base of the Nebula-class USS Melbourne model's stand has "USS Nebula (Prototype)" printed on it.
- ↑ Like the other Nebula class variants, the USS Melbourne's magazine states that the "real" ship is 442.23 meters long, placing the scale of this model at 1:3810. However, due to the ship's extended hull and other configuration differences, Ex Astris Scientia's estimated length of 535 meters would more appropriately set the scale at 1:4612. [11]
- ↑ As the lengths of the "real" USS Excelsior concept designs are not stated in the magazines, scale was based on the final ship's length of 467 meters.
- ↑ A version of the Adam/McQuarrie-designed Planet of the Titans USS Enterprise (which briefly appeared on-screen as an unidentified background ship) is slated be manufactured as a regular edition, once legal issues are clarified, as of August 2018. A CGI model has been produced. Another study model of the ship is also planned as a bonus issue.
- ↑ A model of the apocryphal SS Yorktown premiered at the New York Comic-Con and the Destination Star Trek Europe conventions in October 2016. [12] Subscribers were able to purchase the ship at a discount [13] and some remaining "limited stock" was retailed as a webshop exclusive. [14] [15] In total, 5,000 models were produced as a limited edition.
- ↑ Following a successful online fan petition championed by The Trek Collective and Geekology, [16] [17] models of the USS Titan (which primarily appears in Star Trek novels, video games and calendars) were produced. The original CGI model was designed by Sean Tourangeau and constructed by Ellery O'Connell, but the model was modified by Fabio Passaro for this collection.
- ↑ Following a successful online fan petition championed by The Trek Collective and Geekology, [18] [19] models of the USS Aventine (which primarily appears in Star Trek novels, video games and calendars) were produced. The ship saw a very limited retail release, outside of Eaglemoss sources. The CGI model was constructed by the ship's designer, Mark Rademaker.
- ↑ Andrew Probert's USS Enterprise-C concept design appeared (in profile) in a six-ship relief sculpture of vessels named USS Enterprise, displayed on a wall in the USS Enterprise-D's observation lounge.
- ↑ The scale of the USS Enterprise-C Probert concept model was calculated using Andrew Probert's scale chart, indicating that that the "real" ship was intended to be 1721 feet (or 525 m) long. [20] This information was not stated in the magazine.
- ↑ The length of the "real" Phase II USS Enterprise is not stated in the magazine so scale was calculated using Kennedy Shipyards' specifications, placing the length of the ship at 301.55 m. [21] Designed for use in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Andrew Probert lengthened the Enterprise refit to a thousand feet (304.8 m), "just a few feet longer than it was", in reference to Matt Jefferies' Phase II ship dimensions. Computer screens also displayed the Phase II Enterprise design in the first two Star Trek films. (Designing a refit-Enterprise for Phase II)
- ↑ The USS Defiant model features phosphorescent paintwork to simulate the starship's appearance when it became trapped in Interphase. Chronologically, it was the seventh Bonus issue released but it is identified as the tenth in Eaglemoss' catalogs.
- ↑ Scale of the "real" Voyager concept ship was based on a length of 1,250 feet (381 m), as stated by Rick Sternbach on the Unofficial STSS Facebook page on 28 September 2018. [22]
- ↑ Following a successful online fan petition championed by The Trek Collective and Geekology, [23] [24] models of the USS Bonaventure, which originated in the 2006 Ships of the Line calendar and its book derivatives, were produced. The CGI model was constructed by the ship's designer, Meni Tsirbas.
- ↑ The length of the "real" Bonaventure is not stated in the magazine so scale was based on an estimate of 265 meters.
- ↑ Both Enterprise-F models included an A5-sized printed insert bearing a code for a free Tier-5 Odyssey class (β) tactical cruiser and exclusive Ship Material and Ship Upgrade tokens for the Star Trek Online PC game. The magazines contain the same content but have different covers.
- ↑ Both Enterprise-F models included an A5-sized printed insert bearing a code for a free Tier-5 Odyssey class tactical cruiser and exclusive Ship Material and a Ship Upgrade tokens for the Star Trek Online PC game. The magazines contain the same content but have different covers.
- ↑ A limited edition of 2500 cloaked (translucent resin) USS Defiant models will debut in October 2019 at New York Comic Con and the Destination Star Trek convention in Birmingham, England. A smaller magazine (measuring 144 × 182 mm) is included within its windowbox package. [25] [26] [27]
- ↑ From the proposed 8th season of DS9 as seen in the What We Left Behind documentary and named for Emmett Till, a 14 year-old African-American boy who was lynched in 1955. Designed by John Eaves.
- ↑ A version of the Adam/McQuarrie-designed Planet of the Titans USS Enterprise (which briefly appeared on-screen as an unidentified background ship) is slated be manufactured as a bonus edition, once legal issues are clarified, as of August 2018. A CGI model has been produced. Another study model of the ship is also planned as a regular issue.
- ↑ The Special Edition Deep Space 9 model does not include a display stand.
- ↑ The length of the "real" USS Enterprise from the 2009 film was not stated in the magazine. The ship was designed to be 366 m long but was scaled up by a factor of two for some sequences. 725.35 m (used here to calculate scale) is the length indicated by the film's Blu-ray disc. [28]
- ↑ The magazine's cover states that the Kelvin is 315 m long (used here to calculate scale) but the ship was also scaled at 457.2 m and 655 m during the film's production.
- ↑ Diameter of K-7 is not stated in the magazine. Scale calculated using Ex Astris Scientia's estimated (approximate) diameter of 450 m. [29]
- ↑ Length of the USS Enterprise XCV-330 is not stated in the magazine. Scale calculated using the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology's stated length of 300 m.
- ↑ Length of the Klingon Warbird is not stated in the magazine. Scale calculated using Ex Astris Scientia's estimated length of 250 m. [30]
- ↑ The "real" Kobayashi Maru's size is not stated in the magazine. Scale is based on Ex Astris Scientia's estimated length of 562 m. [31]
- ↑ Spacedock stands approximately 225 mm high when displayed on its stand.
- ↑ Scale derived from placing the "real" V'ger's length (after shedding its energy cloud) at 78,000 km, as stated in the novelization and seen in a film outtake. The magazine cover states the vessel's length is 300 million km, placing the scale at 1:1363636363636.
- ↑ The Planet Killer features internal electronic lighting, requiring two LR41 button batteries that are not included with the model.
- ↑ The Planet Killer model's scale was based on an estimated "real" length of 5 km.
- ↑ Scale was calculated based on the "real" Akira-class' length being placed at 464.43 m, as stated in the Standard Edition magazine, rather than ~440 m that is printed in the XL Edition's magazine.
- ↑ The XL Edition Deep Space 9 model includes a display stand.
- ↑ The Type-7 shuttlecraft was constructed from Andrew Probert's concept design which appeared on LCARS displays.
- ↑ The Med Evac shuttle model is marked as shuttle 43, a shuttle that didn't have a red livery in the film.
- ↑ This shuttlecraft is identified as a Galileo-type shuttlecraft by Memory Alpha.
- ↑ An early production run of this 2018 re-release erroneously omitted the USS Enterprise-B model and included the USS Enterprise-E model. Free replacement ships were provided to customers by the company.
- ↑ The bookends were previously released as a Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection gift premium and were added as gift premiums for new Starships Collection subscribers in September 2018.
- ↑ This enamel pin was previously released as a Fansets product and was added as a gift premium for new subscribers between June and August 2018.
- ↑ Illustrations of this limited edition binder originally showed an embossed silver logo on the cover.
- ↑ In conjunction with the expansion from seventy to ninety issues, Robinson later confirmed that former Star Trek Producer Dave Rossi had made the entire starship database of the remastered Original Series available to the publication. [32] From this acquisition, Robinson scored a coup for his project as it constituted the first time that the remastered Original Series ships, particularly those specifically constructed for the production, [33] were made available for products produced for the general public. This availability enabled Robinson to incorporate several of these into the starships lineup past issue 50 (including issues 60 and 63) and the run increase enabled him to slate more for release in later issues. [34] Rob Bonchune contributed new meshes for issues 57 (though strictly speaking, this was Bonchune revisiting the model he had already constructed for Robinson in 1999 which had made its debut in Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 4) and 62 , as the remastered TOS CG models had not reached Robinson by the time the models were first required. However, these models were not quite production-ready, as CBS Digital had used Autodesk Maya software for their CGI effects at the time and the models needed to be converted into LightWave 3D, the software package of choice for the vast majority of Star Trek digital modelers. Robinson assigned Fabio Passaro, among others, to this chore. [35] Ironically, CBS Digital had originally bought the majority of the "hero" ship models from Finnish digital modeler Petri Blomqvist but had to convert them to Maya as he had constructed his models in LightWave. (Sci-fi & fantasy modeller, Vol. 26, p. 48-50) If his models were to be used (such as for the planned Terran Empire Enterprise extra issue), then they need to be reconverted back into LightWave.
- ↑ Following an unsuccessful search and appeal to a number of past Star Trek production artists, it appears that the original CG models created for Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek Nemesis have been lost, necessitating Robinson's decision to commission all-new models for the Collection. [36] [37] Robinson has also commented that some existing models may be in file formats that require computer software that no longer exists, sometimes due to the use of proprietary 3D software in the past. In addition, subsequent upgrades to LightWave software has resulted in alterations to the current appearance of some production-used models, as some legacy features (including some shaders) are no longer supported.
See also
External links
Official sites
- Star Trek: La Colección Oficial De Naves - official Argentina page at Facebook
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official Australia website
- Coleção Star Trek - official Brazil website
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official Canada subscription website
- Star Trek: La Collection Officielle Des Vaisseaux Spatiaux - official France website
- Star Trek: Die Offizielle Raumschiffsammlung - official Germany website
- スタートレック・スターシップ・コレクション - official Japan website
- Star Trek: De Officiële Ruimteschepencollectie - official Netherlands website
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official New Zealand website
- Модели кораблей "Звездный путь" - official Russia website
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official South Africa webshop
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official UK, Ireland, and Europe website
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official UK, Ireland, and Europe webshop
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official US website
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official US, Canada, and Mexico webshop
- Star Trek Starships XL Edition - official US website
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection Online Archive - official magazine archive
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection at Facebook
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection at X (formerly Twitter)
- Star Trek Starships - official YouTube channel with model turnaround videos
- Ben Robinson (project manager) at X (formerly Twitter)
- Hero Collector - official Eaglemoss Collections collector website
Collector sites
- HeroCollector Star Trek Fan Group - unofficial fan forum at Facebook
- Geekology - Official Starships Collection playlist at Youtube
- Glykokalyx Blog @ Wordpress.com - fan-proposed Starships Index (10/2016)
- Irish Trekkie - Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection Reviews playlist at YouTube
- Some Kind of Star Trek - Official Starships Collection Resource
- Star Trek Starships @ Wordpress.com - Star Trek Starships Collection Review
- The Trek Collective - Starships Index
- TrekCore.com - The Official Starships Collection articles and reviews
- Wixiban's Star Trek Collectables Portal - Star Trek Starships Collection guide