EMvTW 33: Cardassian Hideki class

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Rewrites: February 2016 & August 2018

As I said in the last article, it's been a busy month.  I'm still unpacking my fleet and as such, the time for writing has been eaten up by all this move business.  But here we are, the second of this month's Eaglemoss ships, the Cardassian Hideki class ship.

This ship was first seen in the second season of Deep Space Nine during the episode titled, "Profit and Loss".

I have to say that it is nice to get a second Cardassian ship into the collection.  If you have never read it before, be sure to check out my comparison article on the Cardassian Galor Class.  You can read that at THIS LINK.


Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "The Hideki-class was a warp-capable multipurpose starship used by the Cardassian Union's military during the late 24th century."

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

Hideki Class Information: Memory Alpha LINK and Memory Beta LINK

If you are new to my articles, I would like to point out that they are usually a bit longer than this one, as I usually have other models to show off and compare notes with, but Eaglemoss is the only manufacturer to offer a pre-built and pre-painted model of this ship in this scale so there you go, short article.  Please be sure to check back next month or check out some of my other reviews for a better idea of what I am usually trying to accomplish with these articles.

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The sculpted and molded details were in Eaglemoss' usual level of excellence too.  There was a slight case of EMMS (definition at end of article) on the nose of the ship, but the rest of the details come off crisp and clear.

In fact, the model is highly detailed when it comes to those molded details which is why I'm going to be forgiving of the nose issue.

Even the "pincer" n the rear of the ship turned out looking rather menacing.

The color scheme is a bit different than on Eaglemoss' Galor class ship, however, I think this was a nice touch as they don't blend together on your shelf.  This allows both models to sand out on thier own.

The paint work on this model is almost perfect.  Eaglemoss went a long way to highlight all of the key areas of the ship.

One nice little touch that Eaglemoss did with this model was to included the Cardassian logo on the wing of the ship.

The joins and seams are a bit noticeable along the edges of the model, mostly because the paint doesn't quite cover them correctly.  However, given the joins locations, they would have blended in perfectly had the paint not shown them off.

I honestly could not find anything majorly wrong with this ship, and even the little issues I did find, were actually forgivable considering the quality of the rest of the model.  Eaglemoss has yet again produced a very fine model of a ship.

Conclusion

As I said, this is going to be a short article.

At this point in my articles, I like to do a quick check on eBay to get some prices of the ships I've shared with you.  I will continue with the tradition of rounding up the most inexpensive Buy-It-Now prices (with shipping included in that price) from eBay at the time of this article's (re)writing (August 2018).

Eaglemoss = $26

NOTE: Prices were researched last on August 22nd, 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).

This really is a good model of this ship and well worth the investment.  If you have Eaglemoss' other Cardassian vessel, and you are a collection completionist, they will look great together on your display shelf.

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!!!"



Definitions
EMMS = Eaglemoss Melted Marshmallow Syndrome.  This is best described as a softening of details where they appear more rounded, less edgy and a bit out of focus.  Sort of what happens to a marshmallow as you heat it up to it's melting point on a camp fire.

Additional Links To Photos Of My Collection:

Eaglemoss   

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