EMvTW 66: USS Raven NAR-32450 (Raven Type or Aerie class)

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Rewrites: May 2019

It's been a month and I apparently did better than I thought financially so I'm able to bring you another two Eaglemoss vs. The World articles.  The first of these articles is going to be about the USS Raven (NAR-32450).

My collection consists of one pre-built and pre-painted model by Eaglemoss, and two tiny models from Odyssey Slipways that I had to assemble and paint.

We were introduced to the USS Raven in several Star Trek: Voyager. episodes  We first saw her as a crumpled up wreck in the episode titled "The Raven" and then as a fully functioning starship in the "Dark Frontier" episodes.

(Tret) Akleen Class Weapons Platform

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My son handed me a highlighter marker that he had gutted and asked me if I could do anything with it.  This little space station was the end result.

The model is made entirely from recycled parts that were never part of any model kit.

EMvTW 65: Xindi Aquatic Cruiser (22th Century) (Narcine class)

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Rewrites: May 2019

Moving into the home stretch and article number four of four for this month's Eaglemoss vs. The World series, I bring you the 22nd Century Xindi Aquatic Crusiser.  We first get to see this type of starship in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode called "Countdown" and then again in the episode called "Zero Hour".

As is often the case these days, I only have one manufacturer to show off so let us jump right into the review.

EMvTW 64: Phoenix

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Rewrites: April 2019

The third of my newest four Eaglemoss vs. The World articles covers The Phoenix, Earth's very first warp capable vessel.  We get to see this legendary vessel in action during the movie "Star Trek: first Contact (1996).

It has been quite a while, but I actually get to treat my readers to a real comparison of two different manufacturers' models for this article.  My collection consists of an Eaglemoss and a Furuta model.

EMvTW 63: SS Antares NCC-501 (Antares Type)

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Rewrites: April 2019

As I shared in my last Eaglemoss vs. The World article, finances had been tight lately so I fell a bit behind in my collecting of Eaglemoss models.  I did pick up four more this month so I'm happy to present to you the second of four new reviews.

This article will focus on the Antares Type cargo hauler.

My collection consists of two models of this type of ship.

EMvTW 62: Voth Research Vessel (Palisade class)

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Rewrites: April 2019

Disclaimer: When I first wrote this article, finances had been tight, so I had fallen a bit behind in my collecting of Eaglemoss models.  These articles are all funded by me with no sort of kickback from any manufacturers so when life throws unexpected expenses my way, the collecting addiction had to be put on hold.  I eventually managed to save up a little extra then and was able to pick up a couple more models to continue with my collection and of course my reviews.

As I started getting into collecting small scale starships and wanting to expand my collection, I found a serious lack of  comparative data out there showing the various small scale pre-built and pre-painted models available to the collector.  And so I set out to provide this information myself and hopefully help someone make a wiser decision in which model to buy.  I share this information every time I write an Eaglemoss vs. The World article because I want my readers to know the angle at which I write these things.

I have taken a look ahead at the current line-up in the Eglemoss collection and it appears that we will actually see very few actual comparative articles coming from me in the future.  I'm sad, as it means that my sole purpose for writing these sorts of articles is coming to an end.  But, I'm also happy in that Eaglemoss has far surpassed my wants in a manufacturer who would make models of ships that no one else has produced.   And even though Eaglemoss is re-releasing certain models with varied paint schemes as is the cases of the Mirror Universe ships, they are not wasting the subscribers time by forcing these on us.  We can buy them if we want to, but our collection is not being inundated by the same ship on purpose.  Unlike what Hallmark is doing by wasting production time by force feeding us the same ship in an updated format every several years.

Even though I seem to no longer be doing comparative articles, I apparently, have developed a small following of readers that seem to like my writing style.  So with that in mind, I will continue to write the reviews of the Eaglemoss models, because I am told that I am still providing some sort of helpful insight into what you would be buying.

Which brings us to the first of my next four reviews.  This one is about the Voth Research Vessel.  We are introduced to this type of starship in the Star Trek: Voyager episode called "Distant Origin".

As I've pointed out, I only have one manufacturer to show and that would be Eaglemoss.