EMvTW 45: Malon Export Vessel

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

Rewrites: June 2016 & December 2018

This next episode of Eaglemoss vs. The World is going to be a short one due to the fact that only one manufacturer makes a small scale pre-built and pre-painted model of this ship.

I am of course talking about issue #45, the Malon Export Vehicle.  We are introduced to this type of starship in the Star Trek: Voyager episode called "Juggernaut".

Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "The Malon export vessel was a large freighter operated by the waste export industry of the Malon. The waste export vessel was designed for long range haulage and dumping of theta radioactive antimatter waste and other mixed industrial byproducts produced by the Malon civilization."

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

Malon Export Vessel Information: Memory Alpha LINK and Memory Beta LINK

Note: This ship should not be confused with the Malon Export Vessel, Eleventh Gradient type of freighter that we saw in two other VOY episodes.  The differences between the two types is that the Eleventh Gradient version seems to be smaller than the one we are currently discussing.  You can read more about the variant type of ship at this Memory Alpha LINK.

Since I only have one of these ships to show off, let's get right into looking at the Eaglemoss ship.

Eaglemoss

 

 

 

 

Eaglemoss continues to wow us by producing more and more pre-built and pre-painted models that we have not seen made by other manufacturers for the small scale collector.  This is why I continue to collect Eaglemoss' stuff myself.

Right from the get go, the sculpting and molded details in both the plastic and metal parts are cool and awesome to behold.  This a first in the small scale ships in that we now have a tanker ship with multiple sections.  

Eaglemoss went further in it's wow factors by adding some nice greebles to the model, like those cables/pipes, conduits and gun turrets.

One slight disappointment is when you look at the underside of the support carriage, in the part where the tanks attach to the ship.  That area lacks any details what so ever.  Given that you would rarely look at the ship from any angle to see this area, I suppose this mistake is forgivable.

Paint wise, she's a bit on the dull side.  Granted, she's supposed to look worn down, weathered and dirty as a pig in mud.  And they got that look down perfectly.

But she just seems overly dull and bland.  One particular area was with all the little gun turrets.  They could have added a little paint to these to make them stand out a bit more.

Eaglemoss did paint the bridge window on the model which was a nice little touch.  You can clearly see that a few pictures ago.

They did use some small clear plastic parts to represent the deflector dish as well as the impulse engine.  

 

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Due to the unusual shape of the ship, all of the joins and seams are well hidden.

NOTE: Prices were researched last on December 11th, 2018.  As of the writing of this article, you can get this model on eBay for around $23 and that includes shipping.  You can also currently order the Eaglemoss model right from the company themselves for around $23 (shipping unknown).

For the price, which ever route you went, you get a very unique looking alien vessel, that was well crafted.  I think she makes for a great addition to my fleet, and would be a good addition to yours as well.

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