Rewrites: NONE YET
As we round the corner to the finish line, of what is known as The Official Starship Collection, Eaglemoss continues to pull some surprising models out of the archives. The Tarellian Starship, also known as the Plague Ship is the next model up for review.
Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "Tarellian starships (also referred to as Tarellian plague ships) were vessels used as late as the 2360s to carry Tarellian refugees, following the Tarellian Civil War. These ships were equipped with warp drive and transporter technology. Nearly every star system that the vessels entered either turned them away or destroyed them, through fear of spreading the Tarellian plague. By the early 2360s, there was only one of these ships known to still exist."
If you would like to read more official stuff on this type of ship, feel free to check out the following links:
Tarellian Starship (AKA Plague Ship) Information: Memory Alpha LINK and NO Memory Beta LINK
When the news came that Eaglemoss was going to produce this unique looking vessel, the collectors sat and wondered how it would come to be. After all, the ship had a force field bubble stuck in the middle of it. This would be an interesting feat of engineering and so we waited to see how it was done. And now the model is here.
I don't usually talk about the stands for the Eaglemoss models, but this one is just plain wonky. You can not display the ship the way the magazine shows, not unless you wish to break that pretty bubble on the middle of the model when the ship crash lands off of your display case.
I found though, that if you turn the ship around, it sits very nicely, snuggly, and most importantly, safely in the stand.
The upper and lower halves of the hull to the model are almost identical, except for the very front of the ship. The paint work is nice and gives the model some color from bow to stern. Unfortunately, Eaglemoss seams to have let themselves go this time around and windows paint doesn't always align well with the sculpted in windows.
The dark grey paint work serves well in giving the model some contrasting details, but as you make your way back from the front, you continue to see some alignment issues, especially on those red docking port like spots.
The rear of the model bears some grill work that is painted red, which stands out nicely from the other paint work, BUT, this area also suffers from misaligned paint as well.
The sculpt and mold work are really well done across the entire model.
As you progress back along the hull of the ship, you can see that Eaglemoss has given this model all sorts of nicely rendered details in the form of vents, panels, access ports and windows.
The rear of the model continues the tradition of lots of sculpted and molded details. Unfortunately, on my model, the join seam is rather visible along where the upper and lower portions of the hull merge.
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The shade of clear plastic that Eaglemoss chose, doesn't match with the on screen counterpart. As you can see from the Memory Alpha picture below, the energy bubble is more of a shimmering purple color, and Eaglemoss' choice of a darkish blue just doesn't come close to a color match.
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:
Photo Credit: Memory Alpha
And that is all the pictures and comparisons I have to share on this ship at this time. At the time that I wrote this article (February 3rd, 2021), I was able to find the model on both eBay as well as the Eaglemoss US based Webstore for $25. If you bought it through eBay, shipping was included in that price, while Eaglemoss will charge you a fee to send it.
The ship and ultimately, the model, is definitely interesting looking. And if you look past the misaligned paint issues, and the wrong colored energy field, it actually isn't a bad model. It certainly will get the attention of those who walk past your collection, so I'm going to say that if you like strange alien ships in your star Trek collection, this one is probably still worth the money to add it.
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:
Big Bad Toy Store and 3000 Toys in the US are also good places to get Eaglemoss ships.
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