Trekkie Dad and Super Sophie Episode 5 - Deep Space Station K7, Klingon Bird of Prey, Kazon Raider

Some more box openings from the Star Trek Starships Collection from Eaglemoss.  This time, we open the 10th special in the series - the Deep Space Station K7, Klingon Bird of Prey in Attack Mode, and the Kazon Raider

Trekkie Dad and Super Sophie Episode 2 - Trekkie Dad and Super Sophie Episode 2 - Vidiian's, Klingon's and Swarm Ships Oh My!

Box opening of Eaglemoss's, Vidiian Warship, Klingon D5 Battle Cruiser and Altamid Swarm Ship, as well as the latest Graphic novels - Vulcan's Vengeance, The Newspaper Strips Vol1. and the Star Trek / Planet of the Apes Crossover (The Primate Directive)

Star Trek - The Official Starships Collection Issue 6 and 7 Review (USS Voyager and Klingon K't'inga Battlecruiser)

I was pleasantly surprised when these two models came through the door on Monday - a full three days before one of them was even due in the shops (the other is due in two weeks time).  For this month, we have the Intrepid class USS Voyager, from Star Trek Voyager, and the Klingon K't'inga class battle cruiser, as seen in Star Trek : The Motion Picture

Firstly, USS Voyager...

I've never been a great fan of this ship - I love the TV show, but never liked the design they went with for the main star of the show - the ship itself.  This model is a faithful recreation, with the Defensive Shield Grid, Upper Sensor Palette, escape pods, and phaser arrays clearly visible and detailed.  However, the finer detailing that was seen in issue 1's USS Enterprise NCC1701-D is absent again, not helped by what seems like an extra coating of paint which makes it look as if the real detail has been painted over.  The other little niggle is the join between the main hull and the warp nacelles which is visible because of the assembly of the ship during production of the model.

With all that said, it is a nice addition to the collection.  As mentioned earlier, Voyager is not one of my favourite Starfleet vessels, but it's possible to get some good views using this model, and I still think it's worth the price.

The Klingon K't'inga class battlecruiser is a great model, but unfortunately does have a few minor flaws as well which is a shame because I've been waiting for this model since the series started.  It's important to note that this model is based on the vessel seen in Star Trek - The Motion Picture, hence the lack of paint detailing as seen on the ship in Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country, and various episodes of Deep Space Nine.  Hull detailing is good, albeit very grey, but because the neck of the ship is made from plastic, it does seem to bend a bit.  Fortunately my model isn't too bad, but I've seen some which have needed to be returned.

Again, the deflector grid is visible, along with forward and aft torpedo launchers.  Detailing is good as long as you don't mind the lack of colour.  Overall, an impressive recreation of one of my favourite starship designs.

 

 

I'm really pleased with these models, but I do hope that Eaglemoss listens to their customers and start putting the extra attention to detail that made the Enterprise D so fantastic.  It's odd that the best model of the collection so far was the one that only cost £1.99!

Roll on next month for Captain Sulu's USS Excelsior and the USS Defiant from Deep Space Nine.  Word on the web is that the first special issue will also be available in the next few weeks - the Deep Space Nine space station.

The fleet it getting bigger!  I'm gonna need a bigger shelf.

Star Trek - The Official Starships Collection Issue 3 Review

I was pleasantly surprised when my issues 2 and 3 of "Star Trek - The Official Starships Collection" came through the post together.  (Issue 2 - USS Enterprise NCC-1701 can be read here).  Issue 3 is the Klingon B'rel-class warship - better known as a Bird of Prey as seen in Star Trek III The Search For Spock, and featured in many other Star Trek movies and series.  Although not one of my favourite Star Trek ships, I'm pleased to say that after the slightly disappointing issue 2 Enteprise model, the quality has once again returned to the standard seen in issue one's Enterprise D.  The ship is extremely detailed, with an effective weathering texture to make the vessel look dirty and used.

 

Although smaller than the previous models, it still looks good at a length of 88m and a width of 132mm

 

My only criticism with this model is that you are unable to position the wings in attack or landing mode, but that really doesn't bother me too much.  A fantastic looking model and I really hope the quality of the Enterprise NX-01 is just as detailed in the next issue.