EMvTW 119: Hirogen Holoship

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Our next Eaglemoss vs. The World article is going to focus on another alien ship.  This time, we will take a look at the Hirogen Holoship.

We are introduced to this form of starship in the Star Trek: Voyager episode titled, "Flesh and Blood"

EMvTW 118: USS Firebrand NCC-68723 (Freedom class)

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Eaglemoss is continuing with thier line-up of resurrecting some of the more unique kitbashed ships that were built for the sole purpose of dying in the Battle of Wolf 359.  We see this fleet of ship very briefly in the Star Trek: The Next Generation's episode titled, "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II".

The USS Firebrand (NCC-68723) is definitely a unique ship.

EMvTW 117: Ferengi starship (22nd century)

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Issue number 117 of my Eaglemoss vs. The World articles brings us another alien, and this time it is in the form of the 22nd Century Ferengi Shuttle.

We are introduced to this ship in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode titled "Acquisition".  I call this a shuttle, because it's not a very large ship.  It was smaller than the NX Enterprise, however, it was larger than the Enterprise's shuttlepods.  I am also deciding to call it a shuttle based on the fact that it was manned by only 4 crew members.  The ship is sometimes referred to as "Ulis' Starship".

EMvTW 116: USS Curry NCC-42254 (Curry Class or Curry Type)

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We've had a little break while waiting on the next batch of models to come out from Eaglemoss.  somehow, I missed two of them so now I have a total of four to write up.   First up is the USS Curry (NCC-42254), a Curry class ship that served Starfleet during the Dominion War.  She took heavy damaged but survived in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode titled, "A Time to Stand"

My collection of this ship consists of the new Eaglemoss model and my own rendition of the ship, which I call a Curry Class Refit.  I built that model out of a 1:2500 scale AMT Round 2 Enterprise B model.

Euderion Class Refit

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As a kitbash model builder, I draw my inspiration from all over the place.  Sometime though, imitation is just to darned irresistible.  That was the case when I was searching the web for kitbash ideas and stumbled across some very cool DeviantArt.

The creator had put a lot of love and attention into his artwork and I reached out and got permission to build his ship in physical format.

Wayfarer Class & Wayfarer Class Refit

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I built these two models around the same time that I built my Vagabond starships.  Both that design and this design were the brainchild of a very talented model builder named PT Riley.  When I saw those two designs, I wanted to have a go at building them in 1:2500 scale.  PT only built his models in TOS style, and I wanted to re-imagine his designs as they would have looked like if Starfleet had kept them around until the TMP era.

This is the story of my build of the Wayfarer and Wayfarer Refit models...

Project Time Trap

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Sometimes, when I am searching for ideas to kitbash, I have to look no further than actual TV episodes or movies of star Trek.  In the case of this next model, it was an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series and an episode called "The Time Trap"

This is the story of that random idea and rather quick build...

C-8 Class Dreadnought

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As a kitbasher, I sometime get my ideas from other builds that I see.  Other times, I might see a drawing, diagram or a picture in a book and decide to try to replicate that in plastic.  This next model that I'm going to talk about is of that latter category.

And here is this model's story...

VoDleH Class (AKA Emperor Class)

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As a kitbasher, I sometime get my ideas from other builds that I see.  In the case of this model, I thought about building this model after building a 1:2500 scale Praetorius class that served in Starfleet.  This is the Klingon counterpart to that build.

And here is this model's story...

NX-TypeD Class

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While I was trying to do some research on my TMP era Dakota class carrier, I accidentally happened upon series of pictures by a talented modeler who was tinkering around with kitbashing NX Class ships into new designs.

I will now share what I can about this build.

NX-TypeS Class

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While I was trying to do some research on my TMP era Dakota class carrier, I accidentally happened upon series of pictures by a talented modeler who was tinkering around with kitbashing NX Class ships into new designs.

One of his designs was an Akira like type of kitbash.

I will now share what I can about this build.

Praetorius Class

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Most of my earliest kitbashes were inspired by other builders' work.  I would search the web for kitbash ideas and when I would find something I like, I would then try to replicate it in 1:2500 scale.

I stumbled across the work of Phil Giunta of Plastic Galaxy Models, who is another well known kitbasher.  I found his build of the Praetorius Class which in essence is a high speed torpedo boat.  You can see more information about his build at THIS LINK.

Starstalker Class

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When I was first honing my kitbash skills, I searched the internet far and wide for ideas.  When I happened upon pictures of this ship that was built by Jay Dennis, I was in awe.  I had never contemplated using a Miranda class hull as the primary saucer section for a starship.  The concept was brilliant, and I loved every angle of the design.  and so, I set out to attempt to build my own in 1:2500 scale.

This is my model's story...

Vagabond Class & Vagabond Class Refit

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In order to hone my kitbashing skills, I searched the web far and wide for interesting kitbashes to try my hand at in my favorite scale of 1:2500.  The rally low cost of those sized kits made it easy to acquire the parts needed to have many a bash fests.

During my travels, I happened across the website of a very skilled model maker named PT Riley and he had built the original TOS era Vagabond.  You can check out the model at THIS LINK.

I liked the looks of the ship and the backstory he had made up for it, so I started chopping and gluing.

Avenger Class

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Sometimes, while browsing around the internet, or reading through some of the model club FaceBook pages that I hang out at, I'll be introduced to a drawing that just grabs my attention and screams "BUILD ME!!!"

This is the story of one such build.

Since the ship has never been seen on screen, there is no official canon classification for it.  Some non-canon sources have deemed it the Avenger Class.

Miranda Class (TOS Era)

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A lot of people have speculated that there were other classifications of ships in the service of Starfleet during the TOS era besides the Constitution class.  They further speculated that some of the ships we see in the movies or TMP era were probably refits of those TOS ships.  

Hence the idea for a TOS era Miranda Class.

Although we never see a TOS era version of this type of ship on screen, there is a reference to the USS Reliant in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode called "Court Martial" where the Reliant's registry is seen on the wall in the background of one of the scenes, indicating that she was in dock for repairs.  Using that as a point of reference, it can be rationalized that what we see in Star Trek II is in fact, a refit version of the ship, much like we are treated to a refit Constitution class in the movies.

EMvTW Extra 08: USS Enterprise (Matt Jefferies Phase II concept)

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Eaglemoss has continued with thier endeavor to bring us a special lineup of ships that are either non-cannon or more recently, prototypes of well known ships.  While I was originally opposed to this idea, the fact is, Eaglemoss has brought us some very nice renditions of those ships.  The next model in this lineup is the Enterprise, as it would have appeared in the series called Star Trek: Phase II.

This ship has a special place in my collection as it is the very first kitbash that I ever built (top model).  Since that was my very first kitbash, my skillset was not good enough to build my own nacelles, so I just used TMP era ones.  Eventually, I found someone who produced a resin set of official looking nacelles and at that point, I had another go at building the model (bottom left).  And so, I thought that was it.  But Eaglemoss has come along and presented us with thier rendition of the ship and non-model builders can also enjoy this ship in thier collection.

EMvTW 115: Tellarite Cruiser (Pralim Class)

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And the Eaglemoss swing comes back the other way to bring us yet another alien ship.  This time, we get to take a closer look at the Tellarite Cruiser, which is also called a Pralim Class in non-cannon sources.  We are introduced to this ship in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode called "Babel One".

I have really been digging the recent round of alien ships from Eaglemoss, I'm looking forward into checking out this model.

EMvTW 114: USS Buran NCC-57580 (Challenger class)

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I have to say that Eaglemoss has really decided to give the Battle of Wolf 359 fleet some major attention!  Issue #114 now brings us the USS Buran, a Challenger Class ship that we only got to see a glimpse in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode titled, "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II".

This is one of the more peculiar looking Starfleet ships that I've had to review.

EMvTW 113: Lokirrim warship

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Next in my Eaglemoss vs. The World series is is a ship that I had forgotten completely about and was then surprised when it came along in the collection.  The Lokirrim warship was seen in Star Trek: Voyager during and episode called "Body and Soul".

I have to say, I was rather surprised by this latest addition by Eaglemoss.  And by surprised, I mean impressed.

EMvTW 112: USS Phoenix NCC-65420 (Nebula Class Variant)

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Issue #112 of my Eaglemoss vs. The World series brings us the USS Phoenix (NCC-65420), another Nebula Class vessel.  This vessel was introduced to us in Star Trek: The Next Generation during an episode called "The Wounded".

As I stated, Eaglemoss has decided to grace us with ANOTHER Nebula Class.  This sort of release always concerns me, especially after what I deemed a joke with Eaglemoss' re-release of the Constitution Refit back in issues #2 (Review LINK HERE) and #72 (Review LINK HERE).  After that, when I see two similar models from Eaglemoss, I can't but help to raise an eyebrow.