EMvTW 41: Klingon Raptor Class

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

Rewrites: June 2016 & November 2018

This next Eaglemoss vs. The World is less of a comparative and more of a review since there is only one company that makes this ship in a pre-built and pre-painted format.

Let us now take a look at the Klingon Raptor class of the 22nd century.  This ship type appears several times in Star Trek: Enterprise, but we are first introduced to it in the episode called "Sleeping Dogs".  Eaglemoss continues it's excellent tradition of offering ships that others have not.  There is a resin model available on the internet that you can build and paint on your own, but when available, I prefer to get one that has been professionally done.

Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "The Raptor-class scout vessel was a small battle cruiser utilized by the Klingon Empire during the mid-22nd century."

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

Raptor Class Class Information: Memory Alpha LINK and Memory Beta LINK

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I have been very impressed with Eaglemoss' work with Klingon ships.  They try to give them a worked over and weathered look that just seems to scream Klingon to me.  And their attention to details is above par.  This model is no exception.

The sculpted and molded details on both the plastic and metal components are great and highlight all the important parts of the ship.

Eaglemoss continued with thier valiant attempt of recreating the exposed conduits just like they had done with thier rendition of the 22nd Century Bird Of Prey.  You can see that model and review a THIS LINK.   This attention to details is what really sold me on the model.

Looking at the back of the ship, you can see just how detailed they were able to get with the mold process.

Unlike thier other Klingon ships, this one is more of a grayish/greenish overall paint scheme.  HOWEVER, as they did with thier other Klingon ships, they give this model a slight mottled and weathered look which added to that working class ship feel.

Front to back, top to bottom, the model has all sorts of little details painted on as well.  There is even the Klingon logo on one of the wings.

My only small complaint in regards to the paint work is seen when you look at the engineering section.  The grill paint does not seem like it was well executed.

Although you can clearly see the join seam where the plastic and metal parts meet on the belly of the ship, they really are not that glaring.  If anything, from a casual observance, they look like they are part of the ship's design.

Conclusion

At the time of the writing of this article you can get one of these ships on eBay for around $25 (shipping included).

NOTE: Prices were researched last on November 20th, 2018.  As of the writing of this article, the Raptor Class model is currently out of stock on the Eaglemoss webstore.

When I price these models out, I feel comfortable paying anywhere from $25 to $30 for the standard sized ships.  And the pricing I could find was right in line with that which really excites me as I feel that as a collector, this one is well worth those costs.

I could not find anything majorly at fault with this model.  It is one of Eaglemoss' better releases.  You would be wise to add it to your collection and hopefully it can join the rest of your awesome looking Eaglemoss 22nd Century Klingon fleet.

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:

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