(written from a Production point of view)
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection is a British partwork magazine which is published by Eaglemoss Collections and is authorized and licensed by CBS Consumer Products.
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 manufacturers.
Ben Robinson, the project's manager, utilizes original CGI studio models for reference whenever they are available.[1] A Fact Files veteran and custodian of his own Star Trek production art archive, Robinson oversees the preparation of the magazines, the commissioning and decoration of the starship miniatures, and co-writes the text with Marcus Riley.
Models re-scaled to "in-universe" dimensions
For starship designs without available digital 3D models (or when production-used models are deemed unsuitable for practical use), designers including Rob Bonchune, Doug Drexler, John Eaves, Sean Hargreaves, Greg Jein, "Mojo" Lebowitz, Mike Okuda, Andrew Probert, Mark Rademaker, Rick Sternbach, and Sean Tourangeau have built or assisted in the construction of new ones, or have provided background material about their designs.
Many models have been recreated by independent contractors including Fabio Passaro's Meshweaver Productions and Ed Giddings of Cgreactor.[2]
The 3D starship models are converted into tooling masters at the Holinail Group, Eaglemoss' manufacturing partner in Shenzhen, China, [28] 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.

Magazine spread
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.
Special editions, resin dedication plaques, binders, and hardcover book compilations have been produced. Gift premiums were also released to subscribers.

160 models and plaques at scale
By subscription, at company webshops, and through retailers, issues are available in a number of countries worldwide. Most products are retailed by newsagents and booksellers, and by comics, collectibles, and gaming shops affiliated with Diamond Comic Distributors.
UK issues
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No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
21/08/2013
| ![]() | 139 mm | 1:4610 |
2 | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (2271)
04/09/2013 | ![]() | 135 mm | 1:2260 |
3 | ![]() | Klingon Bird-of-Prey (B'rel Class)
18/09/2013
| ![]() | 88 mm | 1:1580 |
4 | ![]() | Enterprise NX-01
02/10/2013
| ![]() | 133 mm | 1:1700 |
5 | ![]() | 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 | 1:2020 |
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 | ![]() | 140 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[3] |
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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Antares NCC-501
06/01/2016
| ![]() | 92 mm | 1:1304 |
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[4] |
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 | ![]() | Bajoran Assault Vessel
12/10/2016
| ![]() | 90 mm | 1:1564 |
84 | ![]() | United Earth Starfleet NX-Alpha
26/10/2016
| ![]() | 113 mm | 1:177 |
85 | ![]() | Federation Holoship
09/11/2016
| ![]() | 138 mm | 1:1790 |
86 | ![]() | Gorn Starship
24/11/2016
| ![]() | 88 mm | 1:2500 |
87 | ![]() | 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
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[5] |
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 | ![]() | ||
125 | ![]() | Alice
26/05/2018 | ![]() | ||
126 | ![]() | Niagara Class (USS Princeton)
07/06/2018 | ![]() | ||
127 | ![]() | Eymorg Starship
21/06/2018 | ![]() | ||
128 | ![]() | OV-165
05/07/2018 | ![]() | ||
129 | ![]() | Tholian Starship (23rd Century)
19/07/2018 | ![]() | ||
130 | ![]() | Borg Probe
02/08/2018 | ![]() |
Confirmed upcoming issues
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No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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TBA | ![]() | Apollo Class (T'Pau) | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | Federation Tug | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | Scimitar | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | USS Antares NCC-9844 | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | USS Enterprise (Planet of the Titans) (version 1) | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | USS Lantree NCC-1837 | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | USS Melbourne NCC-62043 | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | Vulcan Long Range Shuttle | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | Vulcan T'Plana Hath | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | Warship Voyager | ![]() |
Special editions
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Special edition releases, separate from the standard issue run, are offered to subscribers, through Eaglemoss' webshops, and by retailers, where available.
Mirror universe issues
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Three Terran Empire starship issues featured variant paint schemes from the mirror universe. The models are in the standard size range and the first issue incorporated unique sculpted parts which were not found on the originating model.
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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M1 | ![]() | ISS Enterprise
18/11/2015
| ![]() | 129 mm | 1:2240 |
M2 | ![]() | ISS Enterprise NX-01
09/05/2016
| ![]() | 133 mm | 1:1700 |
M3 | ![]() | ISS Defiant NX-74205
31/05/2017
| ![]() | 110 mm | 1:1550 |
Bonus issues
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Bonus issues feature "soft canon" starship models, incorporating concept designs, model ships, ships seen only on background displays, registry variants, and designs originating from books, calendars and video games. The models are in the standard size range and commonly retail at Eaglemoss' convention booths.
No. | Cover | Title | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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(01) | N/A | SS Yorktown NCC-1717 [6]
05/10/2016 | ![]() | 129 mm | 1:2240 |
(02) | ![]() | USS Titan (β) [7]
31/08/2017
| ![]() | 140 mm | 1:3243 |
(03) | ![]() | USS Aventine (β) [8]
28/09/2017
| ![]() | 140 mm | 1:4800 |
(04) | ![]() | USS Defiant NCC-1764 Special Glow In The Dark Issue [9]
20/10/2017
| ![]() | 129 mm | 1:2240 |
(05) | ![]() | (USS) Enterprise NCC-1701-C Probert Concept Special Issue [10]
28/12/2017
| ![]() | 140 mm | 1:3750 [11] |
(06) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Phase II Concept
22/01/2018
| ![]() | 129 mm | 1:2338 [12] |
TBA | ![]() | USS Enterprise (Planet of the Titans) (version 2)[13] | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | USS Voyager NCC-73602 (Sternbach concept) | ![]() |
Special issues
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Eaglemoss received licensing to release starships from Star Trek's alternate reality (officially known as the Kelvin Timeline since 2016) as "special issues", alongside unique starships and space stations from Star Trek's prime reality.
Most special issue models are considerably larger than the standard releases and retail at roughly twice the price. Subscribers receive a small discount when they opt to purchase them as they premiere.
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(SP1) | ![]() | Deep Space 9 Special Issue
28/11/2013
| ![]() | 152 mm ø | 1:9551 |
(SP2) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (2258) Special Issue
06/03/2014
| ![]() | 220 mm | 1:3297 [14] |
(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 [15] |
(SP6) | ![]() | NX-Class Refit (SS Enterprise NX-01) Special Issue
17/03/2016
| ![]() | 183 mm | 1:1230 |
(SP7) | ![]() | 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 | 1:2000 [16] |
(SP11) | ![]() | USS Enterprise XCV-330 Special Issue
20/12/2017
| ![]() | 210 mm | 1:1429 [17] |
(SP12) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Star Trek Beyond Special Issue
20/03/2018
| ![]() | 220 mm | 1:3295 |
(SP13) | ![]() | Klingon Battle Cruiser Special Issue
05/2018 | ![]() | 210 mm | |
TBA | ![]() | Earth Spacedock Special Issue
2018 | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | USS Kobayashi Maru ECS-1022 Special Issue | ![]() |
Oversized/XL Edition special issues
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In October 2016, the project manager announced that models of "all of the Enterprises" and other "hero ships" would also be produced in a larger size than the standard and bonus issues.

XL and standard Enterprises
Following the successful roll-out of the first three of these "Oversized" (or "Large Scale" or "XL") issues to subscribers and retail, the project manager indicated that "at least twelve" of them (in total) were now slated for production.
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, at a lower price point.
An issue is slated to be released every two months. [29]
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(01) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Special Issue
28/01/2017
| ![]() | 271 mm | 1:1066 |
(02) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Special Issue
23/06/2017
| ![]() | 220 mm | 1:2913 |
(03) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E Special Issue
31/07/2017
| ![]() | 270 mm | 1:2537 |
(04) | ![]() | Enterprise NX-01 Special Issue
21/10/2017
| ![]() | 220 mm | 1:1023 |
(05) | ![]() | USS Voyager NCC-74656 Special Issue
28/12/2017
| ![]() | 260 mm | 1:1319 |
(06) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A Special Issue
06/2018 | ![]() | 267 mm | 1:1142 |
(07) | ![]() | USS Defiant NX-74205 Special Issue
02/07/2018 | ![]() | 220 mm | 1:776 |
(08) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B Special Issue | ![]() | 270 mm | 1:1730 |
(09) | ![]() | USS Reliant NCC-1864 Special Issue | ![]() | 220 mm | 1:1059 |
(10) | ![]() | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C Special Issue | ![]() | 250 mm | 1:2080 |
Shuttlecraft issues
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Shuttlecraft promo for Germany

Four-pack packaging

Schematic sheets
Initially, shuttlecraft issues were previewed to subscribers in Germany, Austria and Luxembourg in January 2015. In those countries, "Premium" subscribers (who have paid a small additional monthly fee) receive a shuttle every twenty issues. The first shuttle reached subscribers in November 2015. [30]
The first four shuttlecraft saw a small initial production run and were initially available only as a four-pack in other markets. These ships may be offered as individual issues at a later time and alternate deco (or registry) variants may also be manufactured in the future, if further production runs occur. [31] The shuttles are made of metallic resin, include stands, and are individually packaged within the four-pack box.
An eight-page booklet (measuring 150 × 210 mm) which 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. The third shuttlecraft four-pack includes schematic sheets created by Rick Sternbach and Tim Earls.
The upcoming fourth set will feature shuttlecraft from the alternate reality, now known as the Kelvin Timeline. [32]
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Model | Lng* | Scale |
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01 | ![]() | Shuttlecraft Galileo
14/10/2015
| ![]() | 70 mm | 1:104 |
02 | ![]() | Shuttlecraft Type-6 (Goddard)
14/10/2015
| ![]() | 70 mm | 1:86 |
03 | ![]() | Shuttlecraft Type-10 (Chaffee)
14/10/2015
| ![]() | 71 mm | 1:111 |
04 | ![]() | Shuttlecraft Type-9 (Cochrane)
14/10/2015
| ![]() | 69 mm | 1:120 |
05 | ![]() | Executive Shuttle (SD-103)
16/02/2017
| ![]() | 90 mm | 1:289 |
06 | ![]() | Shuttlecraft Pod 1
16/02/2017
| ![]() | 90 mm | 1:67 |
07 | ![]() | Shuttlecraft Type-7 (Hawking)[18]
16/02/2017
| ![]() | 80 mm | 1:106 |
08 | ![]() | Type 15 Shuttle (Aldrin)
16/02/2017
| ![]() | 60 mm | 1:60 |
09 | ![]() | Shuttlecraft Argo
19/10/2017
| ![]() | 80 mm | 1:250 |
10 | ![]() | Shuttlecraft Type-11 (Enterprise-E)
19/10/2017
| ![]() | 85 mm | 1:188 |
11 | ![]() | Travel Pod (05)
19/10/2017
| ![]() | 49 mm | 1:90 |
12 | ![]() | Workbee
19/10/2017
| ![]() | 53 mm | 1:60 |
TBA | ![]() | Kelvin type shuttlecraft | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | Military shuttle | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | Moore type shuttlecraft | ![]() | ||
TBA | ![]() | Takayama type shuttlecraft | ![]() |
Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection
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USS Discovery model
The company launched websites for the Star Trek: Discovery The Official Starships Collection magazine partwork, a spin-off publication, in September 2017. Currently, twenty-three issues are planned and the first issue premiered on 31 January 2018.
Models measure from about seventeen to twenty-five centimeters in length, comparable to some of the Oversized/XL and Special issues from this collection.
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Gift premiums (known here as "loyalty gifts") have been delivered to subscribers. These free items 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.
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' 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 | Magazine Binder | ![]() | 300 mm | N/A |
1† | N/A | USS Enterprise Command Division (TOS) Key Ring | ![]() | 45 mm | N/A |
2 | N/A | USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Dedication Plaque | ![]() | 216 mm | 1:1.6 |
3 | N/A | Future USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D ("All Good Things...") | ![]() | 139 mm | 1:4610 |
4 | N/A | Borg Cube | ![]() | 150 mm | 1:20403 |
4† | N/A | Borg Cube | ![]() | 80 mm | 1:38000 |
Starship dedication plaques
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Painted metallic resin starship dedication plaques are made available through the webshops and retail outlets. The first release was previously distributed to subscribers as a gift premium.
No. | Packaging | Title/Contents | Plaque | Lng | Scale |
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(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
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Designing Starships series
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Designing Starships series
In October 2016, Eaglemoss premiered the first volume of the Star Trek: Designing Starships series, a line of hardcover reference books which are primarily comprised of starship design articles compiled from the Collection's individual magazines, alongside some new content.

Mass-market publication
A forthcoming mass-market edition of the first volume is subtitled The Enterprises and Beyond, and is slated to be published in October 2018.
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 fourth volume, incorporating concept art from DS9, is planned for 2018.
- Star Trek: Designing Starships Volume One
- Star Trek: Designing Starships Volume Two
- Star Trek: Designing Starships The Kelvin Timeline
Shipyards series
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Shipyards series
Star Trek: Shipyards, a separate reference book series, is based on starship articles produced for the two Starships Collection magazines, and was characterized by Ben Robinson as an effort to create "an equivalent of Jane's Fighting Ships for Star Trek". [33].
The first book is scheduled to premiere on 25 September 2018 and will include a diecast model of the USS Enterprise. [34] The second volume is slated for release on 13 November 2018. [35]
- Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2063-2293
- Star Trek: Shipyards - Starfleet Ships 2294 to the Future
Premium magazine binders
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Premium binders
Premium binders with starship illustrations on their covers have been made available to supplement the standard binder design (as seen above).
Starship sets and repacks
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Starship sets
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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 third set's booklet has sixty-five pages to accommodate the content for the four-pack's extra ship. The models are identical to their earlier releases (as regular issues) and are packaged individually within the outer box.
No. | Cover | Title/Contents | Set | Lng* | Scale |
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(001) | ![]() |
USS Enterprise | ![]() | see | above |
(002) | ![]() | ![]() | see | above | |
(003) | ![]() | ![]() | see | above | |
(003) | ![]() | Starship Enterprise 4 Set ![]() | see | above | |
(004) | ![]() |
ISS Enterprise | Mirror Universe Ships ![]() | see | above |
Best of the Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection
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Premiering in February 2018, Eaglemoss re-released twelve of its most popular regular issues in new window-box packaging. A retractable J-hook allows the box to be hung on a peg. Scaled to fit into the box beneath the model, a downsized twenty-page magazine accompanies each starship.

Packaging mockup
- 1 - USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
- 2 - Klingon Bird-of-Prey
- 3 - Enterprise NX-01
- 4 - Romulan Warbird
- 5 - USS Voyager NCC-74656
- 6 - K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser
- 7 - USS Defiant NX-74205
- 8 - USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E
- 9 - USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B
- 10 - USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C
- 11 - USS Enterprise NCC-1701
- 12 - USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A
Marketing
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UK test marketing
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UK test issue 1
The first five issues were test-marketed at retail in England's South West region beginning in May 2012. The company's website also began to solicit UK subscriptions at that time. 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
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Promo for the UK release
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.

Starships promo
At the very inception of the project, a production run of fifty issues was foreseen, [36] 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 the 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.

A "Shadyprise" variant (r)
The starship models produced by the closed factory later appeared in large-volume online auctions from Hong Kong and the USS Enterprise-D models were 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 display paintwork that differs markedly from official releases.

Early packaging
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.
COMAG UK distributes subscription mailings in the UK and Ireland. 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.

Alternate logo missing an "s"
International marketing
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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, 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. [37] Further extensions were announced on 11 December 2015 (to 110), 4 September 2016 (to 130), 22 September 2017 (to 150), and 25 December 2017 (to 160).

Online contests
A small number of models with minor painting errors have had these paint issues 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..
International distribution by country
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Japan
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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. [38] The Japanese-language magazine's outer packaging and running order differ from the UK version and only regular issues are available to Japan through De Agostini. An extension of the magazine to 110 issues was confirmed in October 2016. Imported special editions and plaques are available through other retailers in Japan.
US
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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
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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.
Australia
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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.. [39][40]
New Zealand
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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. [41] Eight special editions are presently available to New Zealand.
Germany
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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
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Availability to Austria was included in Germany's online subscription and webshop launch.
Luxembourg
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Availability to Luxembourg was included in Germany's online subscription and webshop launch.
Switzerland
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Availability to Switzerland was included in Germany's online subscription and webshop launch.
The Netherlands
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Dutch-language subscriptions for the residents of the Netherlands began in July 2015. No retail availability is planned but a webshop is available.
France
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French-language subscriptions for the residents of France began in July 2015. No retail availability is planned but a webshop is available.
Russia
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Subscriptions for the residents of Russia began in 2016. No retail availability is planned but a webshop is available.
Belgium
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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
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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
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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. [42]
Argentina
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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. [43] [44]
Brazil
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Eaglemoss' Brazilian webshop launched both Starships Collections to residents of Brazil in April 2018. [45] [46]
Future issues
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Past prototypes
Project manager Ben Robinson does not discount the possibility of further issues. In a Q&A session on his Twitter page, he 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!"[19]
Eaglemoss plans to continue to focus on canon starship designs and, [47] like prior releases, most upcoming starship "variants" will not simply be repaints of existing designs but will instead feature newly-created toolings (or parts) which reflect hull modifications made by Star Trek's original production staff. As before, "battle-damaged" starship decos are not generally planned.

Eight-page promo
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. "Roughly half" of the upcoming starships will be from the Federation, with an eye on producing all Starfleet starships seen on-screen. Eaglemoss also hopes to produce all of the ships seen in the remastered Original Series.
The rest of the starships seen in the Battle of Wolf 359 will join the collection and there will be additional ships from Deep Space Nine, The Motion Picture, Insurrection, and the Delta Quadrant.[20] Due to the immense popularity of previous ships named Enterprise that were produced for the Collection, at least four more are forthcoming. Three more USS Voyager variants may be produced [48] and a Star Trek: The Animated Series starship "mini series" within the partwork is under consideration, [49] along with a set of Constitution-class registry variants. [50]
More "soft canon" special editions will be produced, following the enthusiastic response by collectors to the Titan and Aventine releases. A fan survey was launched in November 2017 to help in the selection of some of these upcoming bonus releases. [51]
The Collection was expanded to 160 regular issues on 25 December 2017. [52]
Remaining unconfirmed issues from the 2012 convention list
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2012 London provisional list
Additional ships seen on the 2012 promotional poster
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2012 UK promo poster
Additional possible issues identified on social media
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Additional possible bonus issues from 2017 survey
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- Bonaventure (TAS)
- Bonaventure-class (β)
- D4 class (concept)
- USS Altair (β)
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D (saucer separation)
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-F (β)
- USS Voyager NCC-74656 (Borg enhanced)
Additional possible special issues identified on social media
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Additional possible Oversized/XL Edition issues identified on social media
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Gallery
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Appendix
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Footnotes
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- ↑ 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 issue 21 of the Collection, alongside the beauty views of the later Star Trek Nemesis version created by Digital Domain. (See: Sovereign-class model) - ↑ New or replacement 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, 92, 93, 95, 100, 104, 120, M1, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP7, and Shuttle issue 05. [4] [5]
Praised by Lebowitz for their high level of detail, Ed Giddings' pre-existing Centaur and Excelsior models, constructed for the canceled 2000 Unseen Frontier reference book project, were deemed as quite suitable for use in the Official Starships Collection, as was his 2010 spin-off build of the refitted Excelsior-class which he had built for Bonchune's USS Enterprise Owners' Workshop Manual reference book. [6] New or replacement CG models that Ed Giddings' Cgreactor has provided for the Collection, as identified online, include issues 8, 40, 42, 46, 52, 59, 90, 98 [7], 103, 123, and SP1. - ↑ 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 dimensions of the Borg Queen's ship are not stated in the magazine. Scale is based on length/beam of 820.4 m published in the Star Trek: Starship Spotter reference book.
- ↑ A model of the apocryphal SS Yorktown premiered at the New York Comic-Con and the Destination Star Trek Europe conventions in October 2016. [10] Subscribers were able to purchase the ship at a discount [11] and some remaining "limited stock" was retailed as a webshop exclusive. [12] [13] In total, 5000 models were produced as a limited edition and a magazine was not included.
- ↑ Following a successful online fan petition championed by The Trek Collective and Geekology, [14] [15] models of the USS Titan (which primarily appears in Star Trek novels, video games and calendars) were produced.
- ↑ Following a successful online fan petition championed by The Trek Collective and Geekology, [16] [17], 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 USS Defiant model features phosphorescent paintwork to simulate the starship's appearance when it became trapped in Interphase.
- ↑ 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. [18] 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. [19] 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 The Motion Picture)
- ↑ A version of the Adam/McQuarrie-designed Planet of the Titans USS Enterprise (which briefly appeared on-screen as an unidentified background ship) is also slated be manufactured as a special edition, once legal issues are clarified. Another iteration of the study model of the ship is also planned as a regular issue.
- ↑ The length of the "real" USS Enterprise 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 2009 blu-ray disc. [20]
- ↑ 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. [21]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Type-7 shuttlecraft was constructed from Andrew Probert's concept design which appeared on LCARS displays.
- ↑ In conjunction with the expansion from seventy to ninety issues, Robinson was able to divulge at a later time that former Star Trek Producer Dave Rossi had made the entire starship database of the remastered Original Series available to the publication. [22] 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, [23] 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. [24] 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. [25] 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. [26] [27] Robinson has also commented that some existing models may be in file formats that require computer hardware and software that no longer exists. 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
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External links
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Official sites
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- 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 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 UK and Ireland website
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official US website
- Star Trek Starships XL Edition - official US website
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection at Facebook
- Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection at Twitter
- Star Trek Starships - official Youtube channel
- Ben Robinson (project manager) at Twitter
- Hero Collector - official Eaglemoss Collections collector website
Collector sites
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- Eaglemoss Star Trek Fan Group - unofficial fan forum at Facebook
- Geekology - Official Starships Collection playlist at Youtube
- Glykokalyx Blog @ Wordpress.com - fan-proposed Starships Index
- 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