EMvTW 51: Hirogen Hunter (AKA Warship)

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Rewrites: June 2016 & January 2019

Next up in my Eaglemoss vs. The World series of articles is Issue #51, the Hirogen Hunter or warship.  We are first introduced to this starship in the Star Trek: Voyager episode called "Hunters".  We then see this ship in several other episodes as well.

Only one manufacturer has made this ship at this size in so this will be one of those really short articles.

Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "The Hirogen warship, also known as a Hirogen hunting vessel, was a small, heavily-armed warship used by Hirogen hunters during the 2370s as they hunted throughout the Delta Quadrant."

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

Hirogen Hunter Class Information: Memory Alpha LINK and Memory Beta LINK

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And yet again, Eaglemoss pulls ahead of every other manufacturer and produces a one of a kind pre-built and pre-painted small scale model.  It is models like this that make me continue collecting their stuff.

Right out of the gate, I'm gonna just say that this is a really nice reproduction of the Hirogen ship.

There seems to be a lot more metal in this one, making it one of the heaver models in the collection.

I looked and looked, and Eaglemoss has done a fantastic job of hiding the join seams on this ship.  I had a very difficult time finding them.  Well, actually, I did find them on the sides of the model and on the underside of the nose area of the ship, however, given the overall look of the ship, they look like they just belong there so they blend in very well.

The molded details in the plastic and metal parts is excellent.  There are all sorts of nooks and crannies and sharp angles on this ship giving it a very tough and scary look.  The additional weapons turrets are a bonus greeble that Eaglemoss included with this model.

And to match these molded details is a superb paint job too.  I keep finding myself going back and re-looking at this ship closely.  There are tons of tiny little details that were put on this model.  And there is an over laying weathered wash to make it look heavily used.

One of the things that constantly is catching my eye is the painted red ring around the rear of the ship.  It looks like alien writing has been molded into the model too.  Speaking of cool looking extra greebles, those fang like weapons mounts are intimidating looking.

My only complaint was that they didn't weather the rear of the ship.  It looks kind of shiny and brand new from the rear.

The ship's nacelles a cool to look at as well.  The protective cowling has interesting details molded into it while the paint scheme continues with the weathered look keeping with the continuity of the majority of the paint work.

The nacelles that are protected by this cowling are even better to look at.  The sculpt and mold work give them lots of detail and the paint work shows off important parts without being overbearing.

I checked on eBay at at the time of the (re)writing of this article (January 1st, 2019), and it looks like you can currently get one for around $25 (shipping included).  Unfortunately, at the time that I am re-writing this, Eaglemoss does not have this ship in stock on their website, so we are at the mercy of the eBay sellers.

My feeling are this, if you want a bad-ass alien ship that is going to look good on display, then you really should go get one of these models.  Eaglemoss outdid themselves and I would dare say that this model is just under the level of excellence that they produced with their ECS Fortunate ship (Click on THIS LINK to read that review.).

BONUS ROUND!!!

Every once in a while, I'll have a little extra stuff to share with you that sort of fits in with my comparison articles.

Eaglemoss would eventually fill out our Hirogen fleet with another ship, the Hirogen Holoship.  You can read my review of that model at THIS LINK.

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