Rewrites: NONE YET
Our next Standard Edition model from the Eaglemoss collection is a rather sinister looking vessel called the Void Ship.
Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "The Night Alien ship was a type of starship operated by the Night Aliens of the Delta Quadrant. Thousands of these ships resided in the region of space dubbed "the Void" by the USS Voyager crew. The ships were equipped with cloaking devices that produced a photonic surge upon deactivation. They also had transporters and could generate a dampening field to drain the power from other ships. They were equipped with powerful directed energy weapons and shields, but were outgunned by Malon export vessels."
If you would like to read more official stuff on this type of ship, feel free to check out the following links:
Void Ship Information: Memory Alpha LINK and NO Memory Beta LINK
Photographing the different angles of this model proved interesting because of the ship's unique shape. The last time we had a weird stand like the one that comes with this model, was for the Romulan (Holo) Drone, way back in Issue # 39. I felt that the stand for this model worked way better though than issue #39's stand.
I hate to plant the vision in everyone's heads, but my first impression of the ship was that it sort of reminded me of the Covenant Needler Gun from Halo.
While the ship itself is very strange looking and very different than what we are used to seeing in alien vessels, the Eaglemoss model is very well put together.
Where do we begin with this model? Well first, have fun figuring our which end is the front and which end is the bottom. After that though, there is a lot to look at.
The sculpt and mold work on this model is simply elegant. The model bears all sorts of sleek curves as well as pitted areas of the ship that show either view ports or engineering parts. Unfortunately, the magazine doesn't really explain what they are.
In the case of this model, you do need to take it off the stand to fully appreciate the workmanship that Eaglemoss put into it. Even the very bottom of the model had molded ports added in.
The paint work is what really makes this model. With low lighting, the ship comes off dark and foreboding. When you light it up though with bright lights, the model develops this evil looking sheen. This is accomplished using a metallic purple for the main color of the ship, and then weathering the model with splashes of metallic green.
The ship has several lines of light blue which I am assuming are some other parts of the engines, but who knows as the magazine was severely lacking in labeling parts when they showed the schematics view of this ship. All of the nooks, crannies and portals of the ship bear some sort of paint work. Best of all, the paint lines up perfectly with its molded details.
Eaglemoss also used clear yellow/green plastics to represent the ship's running lights, which were labeled in the magazine.
The join seams are hidden well and are almost not noticeable.
And that is all the pictures and comparisons I have to share on this ship at this time. As for pricing, I will continue with the tradition of looking up pricing on eBay and finding the most inexpensive Buy-It-Now prices at the time of this article's writing. Prices were researched last on July 12th, 2020, and as of the writing of this article, I was able to find the model from a seller for around $37 (shipping included). I bought mine on eBay for $46. And as I write this article, you CAN NOT get the model direct form Eaglemoss' US WebStore, which leaves us at the mercy of the eBay dealers.
When it comes to alien ships, this one is very strange looking. One of my fellow reviewers even called it "fugly". No, it is not a beautiful ship when compared to other alien vessels, but, one can not argue with the fact that it is very unique looking. I actually like it and feel that it will serve as a conversation piece in my alien ship display case. Unfortunately, the current pricing makes me uncomfortable with recommending the model right now. I am used to paying around $30 to $35 for the Standard Edition models. That being said, if you can find it for $35 or less, then I highly recommend hat you purchase it right away as it seems to be popular enough to be one of those more rare finds.
I hate to plant the vision in everyone's heads, but my first impression of the ship was that it sort of reminded me of the Covenant Needler Gun from Halo.
Photo Credit: IGN
While the ship itself is very strange looking and very different than what we are used to seeing in alien vessels, the Eaglemoss model is very well put together.
Where do we begin with this model? Well first, have fun figuring our which end is the front and which end is the bottom. After that though, there is a lot to look at.
The sculpt and mold work on this model is simply elegant. The model bears all sorts of sleek curves as well as pitted areas of the ship that show either view ports or engineering parts. Unfortunately, the magazine doesn't really explain what they are.
In the case of this model, you do need to take it off the stand to fully appreciate the workmanship that Eaglemoss put into it. Even the very bottom of the model had molded ports added in.
The paint work is what really makes this model. With low lighting, the ship comes off dark and foreboding. When you light it up though with bright lights, the model develops this evil looking sheen. This is accomplished using a metallic purple for the main color of the ship, and then weathering the model with splashes of metallic green.
The ship has several lines of light blue which I am assuming are some other parts of the engines, but who knows as the magazine was severely lacking in labeling parts when they showed the schematics view of this ship. All of the nooks, crannies and portals of the ship bear some sort of paint work. Best of all, the paint lines up perfectly with its molded details.
Eaglemoss also used clear yellow/green plastics to represent the ship's running lights, which were labeled in the magazine.
The join seams are hidden well and are almost not noticeable.
And that is all the pictures and comparisons I have to share on this ship at this time. As for pricing, I will continue with the tradition of looking up pricing on eBay and finding the most inexpensive Buy-It-Now prices at the time of this article's writing. Prices were researched last on July 12th, 2020, and as of the writing of this article, I was able to find the model from a seller for around $37 (shipping included). I bought mine on eBay for $46. And as I write this article, you CAN NOT get the model direct form Eaglemoss' US WebStore, which leaves us at the mercy of the eBay dealers.
When it comes to alien ships, this one is very strange looking. One of my fellow reviewers even called it "fugly". No, it is not a beautiful ship when compared to other alien vessels, but, one can not argue with the fact that it is very unique looking. I actually like it and feel that it will serve as a conversation piece in my alien ship display case. Unfortunately, the current pricing makes me uncomfortable with recommending the model right now. I am used to paying around $30 to $35 for the Standard Edition models. That being said, if you can find it for $35 or less, then I highly recommend hat you purchase it right away as it seems to be popular enough to be one of those more rare finds.
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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