EMvTW 22 - Krenim Temporal Weapon Ship

NOTE:  You can click on most pictures to get a larger view of them.

Rewrites: March 2016 & May 2018

Article number twenty-two of my Eaglemoss vs. The World series is going to be one of those super short write-ups.  I apologize, but only one company has ever produced this ship in a pre-built and pre-painted model of this scale.  These sorts of articles make me uncomfortable as I am really writing these for comparison purposes.

I am of course referring to the Krenim Temporal Weapon Ship that we see in Star Trek: Voyager's two part episode called "The Year Of Hell".


Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "The Krenim weapon ship was a weapon developed by the Krenim Imperium some time around 2174 and constructed sometime afterwards. Its design and construction was spearheaded by Annorax, a military temporal scientist."

If you would like to read more official stuff on this type of ship, feel free to check out the following links:

Krenim Temporal Weapon Ship Class Information: Memory Alpha LINK and Memory Beta LINK

On a side, but funny note, when I first looked at this model, I was given the impression that it is a Dr. Who Sonic Screwdriver, rather than a ship.

Given that there is nothing to compare, I guess we will just skip over the size comparison part of my article and go right into taking a closer look at the Eaglemoss ship.

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This model is one of those ships that show why Eaglemoss is a great company to invest your money into if you like Star Trek ships.  Let's face it, Eaglemoss is the only manufacturer to have produced this vessel in a pre-built and pre-painted state.

The rear of the model is all metal, making it a bit butt heavy.  This coupled with the very unique stand will cause you to pause while you try to figure out how to get it to cradle on the stand correctly.

The sculpting and molding of the ship is really well done.  While these details are very repetitive due to the shape of the ship, there still lots of these molded details all along the ship.

While you can spot it occasionally, the joins and seams blend well into the molded details.

The painting of the ship is very well done, which includes a very interesting pixelated pattern all over most of the ship.  The photo-etched ports on the round section of the ship are a super nice touch as well.  There is, however, some missing details along those fins on the back of the ship.  The magazine pictures clearly show a bit more detailing than what Eaglemoss has provided.

Luckily, Eaglemoss chose to use those nice dark blues on the engine exhaust area and this stands out enough to draw your attention away from the missing details on the fins.

I particularly liked thier used of the clear blue plastics on this model.  They give the weapons portion of the model a nice eerie and ominous look and really stand out on the model.

While you are admiring the clear blue plastics, be sure to take a gander into the actual weapon.  While it is not the most impressive thing to look at, I'm happy that Eaglemoss decided to try to bring a little detail to that remote spot on the model.

Even with the lacking details on the engineering section, Eaglemoss still managed to bring us a nice looking model.

Conclusion

And that wraps it up for the comparison and review part of my article.  Yeah, I copied and pasted that bit from a previous article.  This brings us to the pricing portion of my article.  As usual, I will continue with the tradition of rounding up the most inexpensive Buy-It-Now prices from eBay at the time of this article's (re)writing (May 2018).

Eaglemoss = $24

NOTE: Prices were researched last on May 30th, 2018.  As of the writing of this article, you can also currently order the Eaglemoss model right from the company themselves for around $23 (shipping unknown).

My articles always conclude with me giving you my opinion of which model would give you the "best bang for the buck", which is my rough way of telling you which one is the best buy.  I have absolutely no reasons to tell you to NOT buy this model.  It was well executed and looks really nice on my shelf of alien vessels.  And the pricing is perfect.

As always, I hope you found this article useful and informative.  If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to comment below.

So for now, "Live long and prosper!!!"



Additional Links To Photos Of My Collection:

Eaglemoss 

Other Reviewers Take On The Eaglemoss Model:
Some Kind Of Star Trek
Star Trek Starship Collection