Rewrites: February 2017 & February 2019
The second ship this month for my Eaglemoss vs. The World series of articles is the Klingon Attack Ship from the 22nd Century. We are introduced to this type of starship in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode called "Affliction".
I only have one of these types of ships in my collection, so this will prove to be a rather quick article. However, because this is my third go-around for tweaking the article, I do have a bit more information to offer on it.
Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "The Tajtiq class was a small fighter-type starship used by the Imperial Klingon Defense Force and Klingon privateers from the 22nd century. The class was 70 meters long and could be crewed by up to five personnel. It was armed with disruptors which were located on the wing-tips."
While thee ship was only referred to as a Klingon Attack Ship on screen, and it never received an official classification, the ship has gained quite a following in paper and game media and as such is now referred to with the name of Tajtiq Class.
If you would like to read more official stuff on this type of ship, feel free to check out the following links:
Tajtiq Class Information: Memory Alpha LINK, Memory Beta LINK and Memory Delta LINK
IKS Krim Information: NO Memory Alpha LINK and Memory Beta LINK
As I stated, the ship was never given an official classification. The ship has been described as being used by the augments to attack the Enterprise, so I initially was confused and thought that Eaglemoss meant the "children" of Dr. Arik Soong, that we meet in Enterprise episodes "Borderland", "Cold Station 12", and "The Augments". I was even more confused though as the magazine cover art shows three of these ships and I didn't remember Dr. Soong's "children" having three ships at their disposal. Then after reading the magazine, I realized that we were talking about the Klingon augments from episodes "Affliction" and "Divergence". Ahhh, mystery solved.
Let us take a closer look at the Eaglemoss model...
Eaglemoss
The molding of the plastic and metal details is outstanding. Once again, they were able to show off those 22nd century Klingon exposed conduits and pipes.
And they did an excellent job of showing off the "feathering" panels on the wings.
The clear plastic parts that Eaglemoss used on the intake grill was a nice touch. I was particularly impressed with the grill as they did some sort of light green paint over-spray that makes it look less plastic-like.
Eaglemoss also used clear plastics for the ship's impulse engines which give them a cool glow effect.
The overall paint scheme on the ship is a bit plain though. If Eaglemoss had done a wee bit of weathering like they have done on their other Klingon ships, it would have made a world of difference.
I would have personally changed the color of the wing tip disruptors as well.
Te joins and seams are well executed and hidden by the overall lines of the ship.
At the time of the re-writing of this article (February 9th, 2019), you can get this ship on eBay through Buy It Now for around $27, and that includes the shipping costs. Unfortunately, at this time, Eaglemoss does not have this ship in stock on their website, so we are at the mercy of the eBay sellers.
Lucky for us, the prices are not bad at all. This makes the model a great buy, especially if you are a fan of Klingons or the 22nd Century style of ships. Other than the slightly lacking paint, Eaglemoss has produced yet another fine ship for the collector of small scale starships.
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!!!"
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Other Reviewers Take On The Eaglemoss Model:
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