Star Trek Online Starships Collection

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

The Star Trek Online Starships Collection is a British partwork magazine and product line that debuted on 6 June 2020 and was published by Eaglemoss Collections under its Hero Collector imprint.

In partnership with Perfect World (Arc Games)/Cryptic Studios and authorized and licensed by ViacomCBS Consumer Products, it was available from company webshops and other specialty retailers in a number of countries worldwide.

Each issue included a magazine and a hand-painted ^[1] 100 to 140 mm-long ABS and die-cast metal scaled replica of a starship from Star Trek Online, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

A twenty-page magazine (measuring 145 × 183 mm) fit within the windowbox package (beneath the model) and commonly featured three main sections, including an "in-universe" profile of the starship, a behind-the-scenes exploration of the ship's design history, and an article about broader STO lore.

A 50%-off coupon for a Tier 6 starship for the video game was included with each issue.

Ben Robinson, John Ainsworth, and Thomas Marrone (β), the project's managers, utilized the original CGI models from the video game as reference for the miniatures and for many of the illustrations and orthographic views within the magazine.

Marrone, the lead artist for the game's Starship and UI art teams and a STO starship designer in his own right, was the lead art editor, the creator of many renders for the magazine, the source of paint guides of the game's CG models, and the author of the magazines' text content.

Ainsworth coordinated the production of the physical miniatures from start to finish, while Fabio Passaro's Meshweaver Productions provided format conversions. [2] Notably, a variety of ship designs from the game, including a number by designers Marrone, Hector Ortiz (β), and Ian Richards (β), were being mass-produced as miniatures for the first time.

Developed from Adam Ihle's prize-winning Odyssey-class design for the game's 2011 Design the Next Enterprise contest, Eaglemoss/Hero Collector previously manufactured two starship miniatures of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F (β) (in two distinct liveries) as Bonus Editions within the first Official Starships Collection partwork.

On 10 August 2021, project manager Ben Robinson announced that the line would conclude following the release of the twentieth issue, due to an insufficient response at retail. [3]

This series was a sister publication of the Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection, Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection, Star Trek: The Next Generation Build The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, and Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection partworks.

Issues

No.	Title/Contents	Lng*	Scale
01	USS Gagarin NCC-97930 (β) 06/06/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Gagarin NCC-97930, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The USS Gagarin, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: "Yard 39" (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	134 mm	1:3673
02	USS Chimera NCC-97400 (β) 06/06/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Chimera NCC-97400, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing USS Chimera, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: Captain Nog (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	134 mm	1:3432
03	USS Andromeda NCC-92100 (β) 10/07/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Andromeda NCC-92100, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing USS Andromeda, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: The Iconians (β) Return, pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	127 mm	1:5472
04	IKS Bortasqu' (β) 10/07/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 IKS Bortasqu', pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing IKS Bortasqu', pp. 10-13 STO Lore: Captain Koren (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	134 mm	1:8403
05	USS Buran NCC-96400 (β) 30/07/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Buran NCC-96400, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The Updated USS Buran, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: Ellen Landry (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	138 mm	1:3232
06	RRW Vastam (β) 28/08/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 RRW Vastam Romulan Command Warbird, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The RRW Vastam, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: The Romulan Republic (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	108 mm	1:9022
07	USS Pathfinder NCC-97600 (β) 08/10/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Pathfinder NCC-97600, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The Pathfinder, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: The Four-Quadrant Strategy (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	140 mm	1:3081
08	Jem'Hadar Vanguard Carrier (β) 03/12/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 Jem'Hadar Vanguard Carrier, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The Jem'Hadar Vanguard Carrier, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: The Dominion (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	134 mm	1:10694
09	USS Europa NCC-97640 (β) 15/12/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Europa NCC-97640, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The Europa, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: Starfleet Operations (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	120 mm	1:3467
10	IKS Mogh (β) 15/12/2020 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 IKS Mogh, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The IKS Mogh, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: J'mpok's (β) Road To War, pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	120 mm	1:4621
11	USS Avenger NCC-97500 (β) 16/02/2021 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Avenger NCC-97500, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The USS Avenger, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: Starfleet (β) At War, pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	135 mm	1:3148
12	IKS Mat'ha (β) 07/03/2021 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 IKS Mat'ha, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The IKS Mat'ha, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: Operation Delta Rising (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	96 mm l 100 mm w	1:3250
13	RRW Aelahl (β) 11/04/2021 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 RRW Aelahl, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The RRW Aelahl, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: New Romulus (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	114 mm	1:6846
14	USS Shran NCC-91413 (β) 12/04/2021 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Shran NCC-91413, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The USS Shran, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: Squadron Tactics, pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	99 mm	1:2237
15	USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F (Refit) (β) 19/07/2021 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F (Refit), pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The NCC-1701-F Refit, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: Captain Shon (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	135 mm	1:7715
16	AFS Khitomer CSN-01 (β) 24/06/2021 Contents, p. 2 Assembly Steps, p. 3 AFS Khitomer CSN-01, pp. 4-7 Orthos, pp. 8-9 Designing The AFS Khitomer, pp. 10-13 STO Lore: The Khitomer Alliance (β), pp. 14-17 In-Game Stats, p. 18	135 mm	1:5614
17	USS Edison NCC-95160 (β) 02/08/2021	~100 mm
18	Tholian Recluse (β) 31/08/2021	~115 mm
19	CUV Damar (β) 30/09/2021	~97 mm
20	USS Concorde NCC-94500 (β) 11/2021	~137 mm

Cover scans and contents, size, and scaling info courtesy of Wixiban.com. [4]
*Starship length as measured from bow to stern, where applicable.

Magazine binder

Star Trek Online Starships Collection binder.jpg

Binders capable of holding twenty magazines debuted at the company's US webshop in May 2021.

Gallery

Appendices

Footnotes

↑ The models are painted freehand and with the use of paint masks (templates), alongside pad and tampo printing processes. The earliest prototypes are 3D printed in resin and, once approved by Eaglemoss, Perfect World, and CBS, the models are manufactured by the Holinail Group in China using a variety of injection, vacuum, and compression molding techniques. [1]

External links

Eaglemoss.com - official international webshop
HeroCollector.com - official collector portal
Coleção Star Trek - official Brazil webshop
Wixiban.com - Star Trek Online: The Official Starships Collection index

[1] The models are painted freehand and with the use of paint masks (templates), alongside pad and tampo printing processes. The earliest prototypes are 3D printed in resin and, once approved by Eaglemoss, Perfect World, and CBS, the models are manufactured by the Holinail Group in China using a variety of injection, vacuum, and compression molding techniques. [1]

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