Rewrites: None
Our next review in what appears to be a mini-series of models from Eaglemoss, which we will call the Star Trek (2009) fleet, is the USS Mayflower (NCC-1621). This class of ship was never named on screen so we just call it a Mayflower Type ship.
We first get to see this starship in the movie, "Star Trek (2009)".
Per Memory Alpha and Beta, "The USS Mayflower (NCC-1621) was a 23rd century Federation Mayflower-type starship operated by Starfleet in the alternate reality. This starship was sent to Vulcan in 2258 to respond to a distress call from the planet. When it arrived, it was destroyed by the Romulan ship Narada in the Battle of Vulcan. When the USS Enterprise appeared at Vulcan, it skimmed over the wreckage of the Mayflower. The wreckage of the Mayflower posed a significant navigational hazard to the Enterprise as the latter ship maneuvered itself through the battlefield."
If you would like to read more official stuff on this type of ship, feel free to check out the following links:
Rather than rehash the same thing in all three articles, just take note that I had a complaint of sorts about the Special Edition line of ships, as well as the magazines that come with these new models. If you missed the last article and wish to read what I was talking about, feel free to check out my review of the USS Armstrong (NCC-1769) at THIS LINK.
Which means we can now jump into the review of this Eaglemoss model.
The USS Mayflower is basically a JJverse (Alternate Reality) era Miranda class without the weapons/sensor rollbar. If we really want to get technical, it is the previously reviewed USS Armstrong (NCC-1769) minus the rollbar and third nacelle. In my opinion, having just reviewed that other model, and then jumping right into reviewing this one, I feel a tiny bit underwhelmed with this model. And because of that, this model isn't really getting reviewed on its own merits, but rather as a comparison to the other ship. As a completionist collector though, I felt it necessary to buy this model.
As we discussed in the pervious article, the ship's primary color was a bit off-putting at first, but we soon learned that this color scheme was intentional to make the viewers understand that these ships were older vessels, as well as to help make the USS Enterprise stand out more.
The best way to describe the primary paint is that it is a dark silver with a grey mottled aztec-like pattern. The aztecing gives the hull a worn and dirty look to it. The ship's registry is crisp and clearly read, mirroring the style that we saw on the USS Kelvin (NCC-0514). The phaser banks on both top and bottom for the saucer received some highlight paint and the RCS thrusters once again appear on the top of the saucer, but not the bottom. There are some painted in porthole windows as well as some tiny hatch details painted on.
The impulse engines also received their obligatory red paint.
The sculpt and mold work of the model is pretty decent as well. All those necessary items mentioned above that received paint, also have a nice tactile feel to them.
The one difference in quality between the Armstrong and the Mayflower has to do with the join seam. Eaglemoss chose to piece this together differently. In the case of this model, the join seam follows along the outer most panel line. I have found that when Eaglemoss does this, the seam is a lot more noticeable.
The nacelles for this ship are slightly different than on the Armstrong, in that they appear to have a little extra fin form on the rear part of them. Other than that, everything else appears the same... "The paint scheme from the saucer section carries over on to the three nacelles. The ship's registry is very legible as well. There are a few extra painted details, with what I assume to be the grills on the bottom, being painted brown (???). "
Nacelle Closeup: Exterior View
Nacelle Closeup: Interior View
Eaglemoss did include clear blue plastics to represent the glowing exhaust ports on the nacelles. The bussard collectors are plastic with painted details, which are crooked on mine.
Sadly, quality control slipped on my model, and the nacelle is not fitted together properly.
And that is all the pictures of this model that I have to share 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 November 11th, 2021, and as of the writing of this article, I was able to find the model from a non-US based seller for around $89 (shipping included). That's crazy, especially since you can currently order the model right from Eaglemoss' US WebStore for around $30 (shipping unknown).
This model is NOT worth $89, and when I put it up next to the USS Armstrong, I question the validity of paying the $30 for it. If I had to choose between the two models, I would go with the Armstrong as you quite literally get more (rollbar and extra nacelle) for your money on that one. As a completionist collector, meaning that I would want all three of the Star Trek (2009) models for my collection, I still have a hard time justifying this one.
BONUS ROUND!!!
Every once in a while, I'll have a little extra stuff to share with you that sort of fits in with my comparison articles.
Modified Magazine Binders
I had mentioned at the beginning of this article about how the informational magazines were not standard sized. In fact, Eaglemoss does not sell a binder that can fit them.
I really liked having all my magazines kept nice and neat in those binders, so I did some experimenting on how to be able to store those magazine. This was my solution...
Rather than make this already long article even bigger, you can read about how I accomplished this and if you feel so inclined, do it yourself. You can read that article at THIS LINK.
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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