Next in line for my regular issues of Eaglemoss vs. The World reviews covers the Xindi Reptilian ship, which is also called the Contortrix class by Memoory Beta.
Sleek and aggressive, these ships match thier primary users. You can read ore about these class of ships by going to these Memory Alpha and Memory Beta links.
With the addition of this ship to the Eaglemoss collection, we now have three of the Xindi vessels from the 3rd season of Star Trek: enterprise.
Pictured Above (Left to Right): Xindi Aquatic Narcine Class Cruiser (22nd Century), Xindi Aquatic Manta Class Cruiser (24th Century), Xindi Insectoid Olaen Class Warship, Xindi Reptillian Contortrix Class Warship.
The Manta Class is one of my personal model builds that was kitbashed from a tiny Seaquest DSV model. I have written article about all of those model and you can read those article by clicking on thier links above.
Let us take a closer look at the Eaglemoss model...
The Eaglemoss model is small and very light. It is also very complex in looks. HeroClix has made thier own rendition of this ship, but Eaglemoss is the only company to make one of this size in a pre-built and pre-painted format. Actually, I don't think anyone makes an actual resin model of these ships either. I'm going to probably venture a guess that the design complexity is going to make her a bit more fragile than your average Eaglemoss model. Be careful in your handling of her
The sculpt and mold work on this model is just downright amazing across the entire ship. There are so many areas of the model that scream complexity that you can't help but think that this had to have been a difficult model to pull off in the design process.
At first glance, the model appears to be rather plain in the paint department, but, as you look closer, you discover a lot of little subtle painting that makes this a rather nicely done model.
For example, when I first looked at pictures that Eaglemoss had shown of her, it appeared that the wings had groves cut through them. This turned out to be a fallacy as they are actually all painted black.
Eaglemoss also went with some subtle color differences on some of the panels to break up the monotony. The purple paint stands out and because of that, you almost miss seeing the tiny porthole windows that are dotted in white
The joins and seams of the model are pretty much non-existent. This is probably because of the complexity of the various parts. This effect just causes the joins to just blend in with the curves and recesses of the model.
If you are in to alien Star Trek ships, or the Xindi in general, then the $27 (shipping included) that you would pay on eBay makes this a very worth while model to add to your collection.
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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