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Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection is a British partwork magazine published by Eaglemoss Collections which is available in a number of countries worldwide and is authorized and licensed by CBS Consumer Products.^[1]

Each fortnightly issue includes a hand-painted ABS and diecast metal scaled replica of a starship from the Star Trek universe. Notably, Eaglemoss has produced a number of starship models that have never been released by any other licensed company.

Ben Robinson, the project's manager, utilizes original CGI studio models for reference whenever they are available.^[2]^[3] For starship designs without available digital 3D models (or when production-used models are deemed too low-resolution for practical use), designers "Mojo" Lebowitz, Rob Bonchune, and Doug Drexler have supervised the construction of new ones. Some of these models have been created by independent contractors including Meshweaver's Fabio Passaro^[4] and Ed Giddings^[5] of Cgreactor.

Models are converted into tooling masters at the factory in China and renders of them are often used for illustrations in the magazine. Reference photographs of studio models, production stills, and newly-created orthographic views are also used extensively.

Each accompanying twenty-page magazine features articles about the design, filming, and on-screen appearances of the original studio model(s). Detailed "in-universe" information about the vessel's history, crew, weapons, and technology is also included. Interviews were conducted with a number of Star Trek production staff for the magazine. An online version of each issue is made available to subscribers.

UK issues

No.	Cover	Title/Contents	Model	Lng	Scale
1	File:Star Trek The Official Starships Collection Issue 1 test.jpg	USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Contents, p. 2 Enterprise NCC-1701-D Specification, p. 3 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, pp. 4-7 Saucer Separation, pp. 8-11 Designing The Enterprise NCC-1701-D, pp. 12-15 Filming The Enterprise NCC-1701-D, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		139 mm	1:4610
2	File:Star Trek The Official Starships Collection Issue 2 test.jpg	USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (2271) Contents, p. 2 Enterprise NCC-1701 Specification, p. 3 USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Refit, pp. 4-7 Drydock, pp. 8-11 Designing The Enterprise Refit, pp. 12-15 Filming The Enterprise Refit, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		135 mm	1:2260
3	File:Eaglemoss 3 Klingon Bird of Prey magazine cover test.jpg	Klingon Bird-of-Prey (B'rel-class) Contents, p. 2 Klingon Bird-of-Prey Specification, p. 3 Klingon Defense Force Bird-of-Prey, pp. 4-7 Wing Position, pp. 8-11 Designing The Bird-of-Prey, pp. 12-15 Filming The Bird-of-Prey, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		88 mm	1:1580
4	File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection Issue 4 test.jpg	Enterprise NX-01 Contents, p. 2 Enterprise NX-01 Specification, p. 3 Enterprise NX-01, pp. 4-7 First Flight, pp. 8-11 Designing The Enterprise NX-01, pp. 12-15 Becoming The Enterprise NX-01.5, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		133 mm	1:1700
5	File:Star Trek Official Starships Collection Issue 5 test.jpg	Romulan Warbird Contents, p. 2 Romulan Warbird Specification, p. 3 Romulan Star Empire Warbird, pp. 4-9 Introducing The Romulans, pp. 10-13 Designing The Romulan Warbird, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		135 mm	1:10000
6		USS Voyager NCC-74656 Contents, p. 2 USS Voyager NCC-74656 Specification, p. 3 USS Voyager NCC-74656, pp. 4-7 Voyager's Aeroshuttle, pp. 8-11 Designing The USS Voyager, pp. 12-15 Filming The USS Voyager, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		135 mm	1:2550
7		K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser Contents, p. 2 K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser Specification, p. 3 Klingon K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser, pp. 4-7 Master Systems Display, pp. 8-11 Designing The K't'inga-Class, pp. 12-15 Filming The K't'inga-Class, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		134 mm	1:2610
8		USS Excelsior NCC-2000 Contents, p. 2 USS Excelsior NCC-2000 Specification, p. 3 USS Excelsior NCC-2000, pp. 4-11 Designing The USS Excelsior, pp. 12-15 Studio Models: The Filming Of The USS Excelsior, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		135 mm	1:3470
9		USS Defiant NX-74205 Contents, p. 2 USS Defiant NX-74205 Specification, p. 3 USS Defiant NX-74205, pp. 4-11 Designing The USS Defiant, pp. 12-15 Creating & Filming The USS Defiant, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		110 mm	1:1550
10		Borg Sphere Contents, p. 2 Borg Sphere Specification, p. 3 Borg Sphere, pp. 4-7 Borg Assimilation, pp. 8-11 Designing The Borg Sphere, pp. 12-13 Designing The Borg Queen, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		67 mm	1:9000
11		USS Reliant NCC-1864 Contents, p. 2 USS Reliant NCC-1864 Specification, p. 3 USS Reliant NCC-1864, pp. 4-7 Battle Of The Mutara Nebula, pp. 8-11 Designing The USS Reliant, pp. 12-15 Building & Filming The Reliant, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		115 mm	1:2020
12		USS Thunderchild NCC-63549 Contents, p. 2 Akira-Class Specification, p. 3 The Akira-Class, pp. 4-9 Designing The Akira-Class, pp. 10-15 Creating The CGI Akira-Class, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		120 mm	1:3870
13		Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser Contents, p. 2 Jem'Hadar Battle Cruiser Specification, p. 3 Jem'Hadar Battle Cruiser, pp. 4-9 Creating The Dominion, pp. 10-13 Designing The Battle Cruiser, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		105 mm	1:6120
14		Cardassian Galor Class Contents, p. 2 Galor-Class Warship Specification, p. 3 Cardassian Galor-class, pp. 4-9 The Changing Face Of Gul Dukat, pp. 10-13 Designing The Galor-Class, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		140 mm	1:2660
15		USS Equinox NCC-72381 Contents, p. 2 USS Equinox NCC-72381 Specification, p. 3 USS Equinox NCC-72381, pp. 4-7 Master Systems Display, pp. 8-11 Designing The USS Equinox NCC-72381, pp. 12-15 Voyager's Journey, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		132 mm	1:1250
16		Ferengi Marauder Contents, p. 2 Ferengi Marauder Specification, p. 3 Ferengi Marauder, pp. 4-9 Creating The Ferengi, pp. 10-13 Designing The Ferengi Marauder, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		101 mm	1:3620
17		USS Dauntless NX-01-A Contents, p. 2 USS Dauntless NX-01-A Specification, p. 3 USS Dauntless NX-01-A, pp. 4-9 Designing The USS Dauntless NX-01-A, pp. 10-13 Creating Seven of Nine, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		140 mm	1:1470
18		Bajoran Solar-Sailor Contents, p. 2 Bajoran Solar-Sailor Specification, p. 3 Bajoran Solar-Sailor, pp. 4-9 The Bajoran System, pp. 10-11 Designing The Bajoran Solar-Sailor, pp. 12-17 On Screen, p. 18		83 mm	1:390
19		USS Stargazer NCC-2893 Contents, p. 2 USS Stargazer NCC-2893 Specification, p. 3 USS Stargazer NCC-2893, pp. 4-7 The Picard Maneuver, pp. 8-11 Designing The USS Stargazer NCC-2893, pp. 12-13 Filming Starships, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		136 mm	1:2280
20		Klingon Attack Cruiser Contents, p. 2 Vor'cha-Class Specification, p. 3 Klingon Vor'cha-Class Attack Cruiser, pp. 4-9 Reinventing The Klingons, pp. 10-13 Designing The Vor'cha-Class, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		135 mm	1:3570
21		USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E Contents, p. 2 Enterprise NCC-1701-E Specification, p. 3 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E, pp. 4-7 Internal Layout, pp. 8-11 Designing The Enterprise NCC-1701-E, pp. 12-15 Filming The Enterprise NCC-1701-E, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		146 mm	1:4680
22		Krenim Temporal Weapon Ship Contents, p. 2 Krenim Temporal Weapon Ship Specification, p. 3 Krenim Temporal Weapon Ship, pp. 4-9 Designing The Krenim Temporal Weapon Ship, pp. 10-13 The Krenim Warship, pp. 14-15 The Krenim Patrol Ship, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		150 mm	1:10350
23		Nebula Class (USS Honshu) Contents, p. 2 Nebula Class Specification, p. 3 Nebula Class, pp. 4-9 Designing The Nebula Class, pp. 10-15 Introducing The Cardassians, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		101 mm	1:4370
24		Xindi Insectoid Warship Contents, p. 2 Xindi Insectoid Warship Specification, p. 3 Xindi Insectoid Warship, pp. 4-9 Designing The Xindi Insectoid Warship, pp. 10-13 Making Xindi Insectoids, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		131 mm	1:1150
25		USS Prometheus NX-59650 Contents, p. 2 USS Prometheus NX-59650 Specification, p. 3 USS Prometheus, pp. 4-7 Ship Separation, pp. 8-11 Designing The Prometheus, pp. 12-17 On Screen, p. 18		140 mm	1:2960
26		Tholian Starship (2152) Contents, p. 2 Tholian Starship Specification, p. 3 22nd Century Tholian Starship, pp. 4-9 Designing The Tholian Starship, pp. 10-13 Reimagining The Tholians, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		129 mm	1:120
27		Romulan Bird-of-Prey (2152) Contents, p. 2 Romulan Bird-of-Prey Specification, p. 3 Romulan 22nd Century Bird-of-Prey, pp. 4-9 Designing The Romulan Bird-of-Prey, pp. 10-13 The Original Romulans, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		100 mm	1:1300
28		Maquis Raider Contents, p. 2 Maquis Raider Specification, p. 3 Maquis Raider, pp. 4-9 The Studio Model, pp. 10-11 The Story Behind The Maquis, pp. 12-17 On Screen, p. 18		109 mm	1:630
29		Jem'Hadar Fighter Contents, p. 2 Jem'Hadar Fighter Specification, p. 3 Jem'Hadar Fighter, pp. 4-9 Developing The Jem'Hadar, pp. 10-13 Designing The Jem'Hadar Fighter, p.p. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		100 mm	1:680
30		Nausicaan Fighter Contents, p. 2 Nausicaan Fighter Specification, p. 3 Nausicaan Fighter, pp. 4-9 Star Trek: Enterprise Visual Effects, pp. 10-15 Designing The Nausicaan Fighter, p.p. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		104 mm	1:870
31		Romulan Warbird Valdore Contents, p. 2 Valdore Specification, p. 3 Imperial Romulan Warbird Valdore, pp. 4-9 Star Trek Nemesis Screenwriter John Logan, pp. 10-13 Designing The Valdore, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		96 mm	1:6270
32		Starfleet Runabout (USS Orinoco) Contents, p. 2 Runabout Specification, p. 3 Starfleet Runabout, pp. 4-9 Designing The Runabout, pp. 10-15 Building & Filming The Runabout, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		115 mm	1:201
33		Cardassian Hideki Class Contents, p. 2 Hideki Class Specification, p. 3 Cardassian Hideki Class, pp. 4-9 Designing The Hideki, pp. 10-13 Production Illustrator Jim Martin, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		115 mm	1:746
34		Vulcan Surak Class Contents, p. 2 Surak Class Specification, p. 3 Vulcan Surak Class, pp. 4-9 Designing The Surak Class, pp. 10-15 Creating The CG Ship, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		140 mm	1:2500
35		Klingon Bird-of-Prey (2150s) Contents, p. 2 Klingon Bird-of-Prey Specification, p. 3 Klingon Defense Force Bird-of-Prey (2150s), pp. 4-11 Designing The Bird-of-Prey (2154), pp. 12-13 Making Sense Of Klingons, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		94 mm	1:1543
36		Oberth Class (USS Grissom) Contents, p. 2 Oberth Class Specification, p. 3 The Oberth Class, pp. 4-9 Production Design On Star Trek III, pp. 10-15 Building & Filming The Oberth Class, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		135 mm	1:889
37		Andorian Battle Cruiser Contents, p. 2 Andorian Battle Cruiser Specification, p. 3 Andorian Battle Cruiser, pp. 4-9 The Return Of The Andorians, pp. 10-15 Designing The Andorian Battle Cruiser, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		140 mm	1:2571
38		Starfleet Delta Flyer Contents, p. 2 Delta Flyer Specification, p. 3 Delta Flyer, pp. 4-9 Designing The Delta Flyer, pp. 10-15 Creating The CG Delta Flyer, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		128 mm	1:156
39		Romulan Drone Contents, p. 2 Romulan Drone Specification, p. 3 Romulan Drone, pp. 4-9 Designing The Romulan Drone, pp. 10-15 Starting The Romulan War, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		135 mm	1:259
40		USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B Contents, p. 2 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B Specification, p. 3 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B, pp. 4-11 Designing The Enterprise-B, pp. 12-15 Filming The Saucer Crash Landing, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		139 mm	1:3360
41		Klingon Raptor Contents, p. 2 Klingon Raptor Specification, p. 3 Klingon Raptor, pp. 4-9 Writing Sleeping Dogs, pp. 10-13 Designing The Klingon Raptor, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		107 mm	1:1355
42		USS Pasteur NCC-58925 Contents, p. 2 USS Pasteur NCC-58925 Specification, p. 3 USS Pasteur NCC-58925, pp. 4-9 The Next Generation Seventh Season, pp. 10-15 The Studio Model Of The USS Pasteur, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		128 mm	1:2500
43		Species 8472 Bioship Contents, p. 2 Species 8472 Bioship Specification, p. 3 Species 8472 Bioship, pp. 4-9 Designing The Species 8472 Bioship, pp. 10-17 On Screen, p. 18	File:Eaglemoss 43 Species 8472 Bioship.jpg	110 mm	1:455
44		United Earth Starfleet Intrepid Contents, p. 2 UES Intrepid Specification, p. 3 United Earth Starfleet Intrepid, pp. 4-9 Designing The Intrepid, pp. 10-15 Interview Robert Bonchune, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		106 mm	1:1557
45		Malon Export Vessel Contents, p. 2 Malon Export Vessel Specification, p. 3 Malon Export Vessel, pp. 4-9 Designing The Malon Export Vessel, pp. 10-13 Star Trek: Voyager Fifth Season, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		128 mm	1:4297
46		USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C Contents, p. 2 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C Specification, p. 3 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C, pp. 4-9 Designing The Enterprise-C, pp. 10-11 The Making Of Yesterday's Enterprise, pp. 12-17 On Screen, p. 18		140 mm	1:3714
47		Klingon IKS Negh'Var Contents, p. 2 IKS Negh'Var Specification, p. 3 Klingon Defence Force IKS Negh'Var, pp. 4-9 Robert O'Reilly On Gowron, pp. 10-13 Designing The IKS Negh'Var, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18		110 mm	1:6203
48		Armored USS Voyager (2378) Contents, p. 2 Armored USS Voyager Specification, p. 3 Armored USS Voyager, pp. 4-9 Face To Face With The Borg Queens, pp. 10-17 On Screen, p. 18
49		ECS Fortunate Contents, p. 2 ECS Fortunate Specification, p. 3 Earth Cargo Service Fortunate, pp. 4-9 Designing The ECS Fortunate, pp. 10-13 Space Exploration In The 22nd Century, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18
50		USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (2266) Contents, p. 2 USS Enterprise Specification, p. 3 USS Enterprise, pp. 4-9 Designing The Enterprise, pp. 10-15 Making The NCC-1701, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18
51		Hirogen Warship Contents, p. 2 Hirogen Warship Specification, p. 3 Hirogen Warship, pp. 4-9 Designing The Hirogen Warship, pp. 10-13 Designing Hirogen Technology, pp. 14-17 On Screen, p. 18
52		USS Centaur NCC-42043
53		Klingon Attack Ship
54		Steamrunner Class (USS Appalachia)
55		Vulcan D'Kyr Type
56		Saber Class (USS Yeager)
57		Romulan Bird-of-Prey (23rd Century)
58		Borg Tactical Cube
59		USS Relativity NCV-474439-G
60		SS Botany Bay
61		Norway Class (USS Budapest)
62		Voth Research Vessel
63		Antares NCC-501
64		Phoenix
65		Xindi-Aquatic Cruiser
66		SS Raven NAR-32450
67		Klingon D7 Class Battlecruiser
68		Federation Attack Fighter
69		Breen Warship
70		Voth City Ship
73		Borg Type 03
70s		USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A
70s		Baxial

Extra issue

In May 2015, the magazine's project manager announced that an extra issue of the magazine will be made available in late autumn 2015. The model will be a Terran Empire deco variant of the standard USS Enterprise release and will have spiked Bussard collectors. This issue will be offered to subscribers and to the general public through the magazine's webshops. It will also be sold through North American shops affiliated with Diamond Comic Distributors.

No.	Cover	Title/Contents	Model	Lng	Scale
N/A		ISS Enterprise NCC-1701

Special issues

Eaglemoss received licensing to release starships from Star Trek's alternate reality as "special issues", alongside unique starships and space stations from Star Trek's prime reality. These "special" models are larger than the standard releases and retail at roughly twice the price.

The company hoped to release special issues quarterly and has also made them available to retailers. In the future, some models may incorporate moving or separating parts, unlike the fixed-in-position regular releases.

No.	Title/Contents	Model	Lng	Scale
SP1	Deep Space 9 Contents, p. 2 Deep Space 9 Specification, p. 3 Deep Space 9, pp. 4-7 Visiting DS9, pp. 8-9 Station Profile, pp. 10-11 Designing Deep Space 9, pp. 12-15 Filming The Station, pp. 16-17 On Screen, p. 18		152 mm	1:9550
SP2	USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Contents, p. 2 USS Enterprise Specification, p. 3 USS Enterprise, pp. 4-5 Designing The Enterprise, pp. 6-10, 12-19 Enterprise Interiors, p. 11		222 mm	1:3260
SP3	USS Vengeance Contents, p. 2 USS Vengeance Specification, p. 3 USS Vengeance, pp. 4-5 Designing The Vengeance, pp. 6-12, 14-19 Vengeance Bridge Design, p. 13		215 mm	1:6805
SP4	D4 Bird-of-Prey Contents, p. 2 D4 Bird-of-Prey Specification, p. 3 Klingon D4 Bird-of-Prey, pp. 4-5 Designing The D4 Bird-of-Prey, pp. 6-19		139 mm	1:183
SP5	USS Kelvin NCC-0514
SP6	Enterprise NX-01 Refit	File:Drexler Enterprise NX-01 Refit.jpg

Shuttlecraft Issues

Eaglemoss shuttles promo — Shuttlecraft promo for Germany

Additional shuttlecraft issues were offered to online subscribers in France, Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg in January 2015 but availability to France was withdrawn in February 2015 without comment.

In Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg, four Starfleet shuttlecraft, each measuring about ten centimeters long, will be sent exclusively to "Premium Subscription" members who pay a small additional monthly fee. A small magazine featuring master systems display illustrations (okudagrams) newly created by Michael Okuda will accompany each model.

In June 2015, the magazine's project manager indicated that the shuttlecraft issues will be marketed directly to UK and US subscribers at a later date. They will also be retailed through the company's webshops. These issues will retail at a slightly higher price than regular issues and will be made available individually and as a four-pack. The shuttles are expected to reach UK subscribers in October or November 2015. Alternate deco variants of these models may be offered to some markets.

No.	Title/Contents	Lng
N/A	Galileo	≈100 mm
N/A	Cochrane	≈100 mm
N/A	Goddard	≈100 mm
N/A	Chaffee	≈100 mm

Gift premiums

Gift premiums (known here as "loyalty gifts") have been delivered to subscribers. These free items include a binder for holding the magazines, a cast resin USS Enterprise-D dedication plaque, a three-nacelled Future USS Enterprise-D model, and a battery-powered, LED-illuminated plastic Borg Cube.

Japanese subscribers will receive a unique LED-illuminated plastic Borg Cube (approximating the television version of the cube) rather than the regular UK release (which approximated the movie version). This smaller cube may be made available for retail release outside of Japan at a later date. A USS Enterprise Command division key ring will be released by De Agostini as a gift exclusively in Japan, in lieu of a free magazine binder.

Additional magazine binders have been released to retail, and a "limited edition" binder (with alternate artwork) was released in December 2014. In June 2015, the UK version of the Borg cube was made available for retail sale to non-subscribers on Eaglemoss' UK website. Other gift premiums may also see retail release in the future.

Distribution issues have resulted in some subscribers receiving their gift premiums months later than the scheduled intervals indicated on the magazine's subscription sites. However, the magazine's Terms and Conditions state that the company has the right to modify this schedule unilaterally. Delivery of the UK version of the Borg cube to the US has been delayed due to issues with US Customs.

For American and Canadian subscriptions, the gift premiums are scheduled for much later subscriber milestones than is the case for all other territories.

No.	Cover	Premium	Lng	Scale
1	N/A	Magazine Binder	300 mm	N/A
1*	N/A	USS Enterprise Command Division (TOS) Key Ring (*Japan)	45 mm	N/A
2	N/A	USS Enterprise-D dedication plaque	216 mm	1:1.6
3	N/A	Future USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D ("All Good Things...")	139 mm	1:4610
4	N/A	Borg Cube	150 mm	1:20600
4*	N/A	Borg Cube (*Japan)	80 mm	1:37500

Starship dedication plaques

In March 2015, the magazine's project manager announced that additional starship dedication plaques will be made available to subscribers and to the general public through Eaglemoss' online shops. The first three plaques are slated for release in the second half of 2015 while the fourth and fifth are scheduled for 2016. An additional (unspecified) plaque may also be released in 2016.

No.	Cover	Title	Lng	Scale
1	N/A	USS Voyager dedication plaque	216 mm	1:1.6
2	N/A	USS Defiant dedication plaque	216 mm	1:1.6
3	N/A	USS Enterprise dedication plaque	216 mm	1:2.3
4	N/A	Enterprise NX-01 dedication plaque	216 mm	1:1.6
5	N/A	USS Enterprise-E dedication plaque	216 mm	1:1.6

Marketing

UK test marketing

File:Eaglemoss Star Trek The Official Starships Collection product packaging..jpg

UK test issue 1

The first five issues were test-marketed at retail in England's South West region beginning in May 2012. The company's website also began to solicit UK subscriptions at that time. Due to unexpected heavy demand and the resulting production and distribution challenges, new subscriptions were suspended at the end of July 2012.

Upon receipt of the first five issues, subscribers were advised that the magazine had been suspended and that confirmation of forthcoming issues from the publisher was pending. Free gift premiums were not distributed to subscribers. This type of early "test release" is a common practice for partwork publishers.

UK and Ireland marketing

Star Trek The Official Starships Collection — Promo for the UK release

In September 2012, a Facebook page was established for the magazine and Eaglemoss subsequently announced that a full UK roll-out of the line was slated for February 2013. New subscriptions resumed on 17 September 2012 and the company confirmed that gift premiums and more issues were forthcoming.

At the very inception of the project, a production run of fifty issues was foreseen, [19] but by the time the project was gearing up for its regular run, the company had plans for seventy issues and displayed a provisional list at the Destination Star Trek London convention in October 2012. Since the provisional list was first shown, a number of possible additional issues have been identified by the line's project manager through social media. Residents of the Republic Of Ireland were added to the UK subscriber base in early 2013.

Eaglemoss Future USS Enterprise-D AGT gift premium variants — Future USS *Enterprise*-D models: early version on right

On 9 January 2013, the company announced that the line would be indefinitely placed on hiatus until a new manufacturer was found, following the closure of their contracted production facility by Chinese authorities. The starship models produced by the first factory were used for the UK and Japanese test releases and some later appeared in large volume online auctions from Hong Kong. Notably, the early Klingon Bird-of-Prey, USS Enterprise-D, and Future USS Enterprise-D models display paintwork that differs markedly from later releases.

In early April 2013, Eaglemoss sent emails to subscribers stating that the magazine was back in production at a new factory and that shipping would resume in August 2013. This re-launch date was confirmed on the line's newly redesigned website in May 2013 and the first issue was re-released on 21 August 2013.

Following CBS' and Eaglemoss' decision to increase the number of regular issues to a revised total of ninety in August 2014, project manager Ben Robinson did not discount the possibility of further issues. In an 8 March 2015 Q&A session on the Official Starships Collection's Twitter page, he wrote, "It's a question of economics, though. If enough people are buying, we'll keep going. We're already doing more ships than anyone ever imagined. Hurrah!"^[6] In June 2015, the project manager indicated that any decision to go beyond 90 issues would be made public by Eaglemoss in September 2015.

Data Base Factory manages Eaglemoss' subscription and customer services for the UK market. Eaglemoss and Data Base Factory are sister companies and are both subsidiaries of the Financière Aurénis Group. [20] COMAG UK distributes subscription mailings in the UK and Ireland.

Many of the magazine's official websites were redesigned and placed into Eaglemoss' main website in December 2014.

Additional provisional issues from 2012 convention list

Alternate logo missing an "s"

Additional ships from 2012 promotional poster

Star Trek Official Starships Collection poster — 2012 UK promotional poster

Additional possible issues identified on social media

Additional possible special issues identified on social media

Armstrong-type
Earth Spacedock
Jellyfish
Klingon warbird
Mayflower-type
Narada
Newton-type
Space Station K-7
Starbase 375
USS Enterprise undergoing refit in spacedock
USS Enterprise-D under construction in spacedock
USS Enterprise-D (oversized)
USS Enterprise-E (oversized)

Additional possible issues if magazine extended past ninety issues - identified on social media

* CG model previewed ** confirmed as upcoming by project manager

International marketing

English-language magazines distributed outside of the UK are identical to the UK releases. A small number of models with minor painting errors have had these paint issues corrected after the initial production run.

Aside from those countries where it has entered into joint ventures with established outside publishing partners, Eaglemoss has utilized (sister company) Data Base Factory for its customer services, distribution, translation, and editorial services for non-English language areas. [21]

Japan

File:Japan DeAgostini Official Starships Collection 6.jpg

Japanese edition

In Japan, the line is published and distributed by De Agostini and carries its imprint on the cover. The first six issues were released in 2012 in a test marketing run, similar to the UK's initial test release. De Agostini's subscriber website went live in April 2014 and the first issue was re-released on 20 May 2014. [22] Outer packaging and the magazine's running order differ from the UK version.

US

In May 2013, the company launched their US website and American subscribers began to receive issues in October 2013. At the same time, the line was also made available for retail sale by US retailers affiliated with Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

Canada

The line was made available to Canadian retailers through Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. commencing in August 2013 and issues began to reach shops in October 2013. The subscription website went live on 25 January 2014 and issues began to reach subscribers in early May 2014. LS Distribution Logistics distributes Canadian subscriptions. Special issues are available exclusively at retailers and are not offered to subscribers.

File:Eaglemoss Star Trek The Official Starships Collection Issue 1 German.jpg

German edition

Germany

After a five-issue test marketing run and website launch in early 2014, the magazine fully relaunched in Germany in January 2015. The magazine's running order differs from the UK's. It is distributed by Interabo GmbH.

Australia

Early imported issues began to reach retailers in Australia beginning in December 2013. An Australian subscriber website went live in February 2014. Subscriptions and wide retail availability commenced on 31 March 2014. Bissett Magazines Pty. Ltd. distributes the line. [23][24]

New Zealand

Imported early issues began to reach some New Zealand retailers beginning in December 2013. On 9 August 2014, a New Zealand subscriber website went live. Subscriptions and wide retail availability commenced in October 2014. Netlink Subscriptions, a division of Netlink Distribution Co. Ltd., distributes the line. On 24 April 2015, the distributor announced that there are no plans to release the special issues in New Zealand. [25]

France

A new website was launched and online subscriptions were briefly available to the residents of France in January 2015. Without comment, the website for France was discontinued in February 2015. In April 2015, the project manager indicated that the line will be launched in France later in 2015.

The Netherlands

Subscriptions for residents of the Netherlands began in July 2015. No retail availability is planned.

Spain

On 3 October 2014, the company announced that online subscriptions would begin for Spanish subscribers in March 2015. No retail availability is planned.

Austria

Availability to Austria was included in Germany's online subscription launch in January 2015.

Luxembourg

Availability to Luxembourg was included in Germany's online subscription launch in January 2015.

The rest of the world

On 3 October 2014, Eaglemoss announced that they had acquired licensing for all of Europe and stated that the line would begin to be released in the remaining countries of Europe commencing in 2015. The company also stated that it hoped to release the line in other territories in the future but did not offer specific dates or countries. The magazines list additional details for South African, Malaysian, and Singaporean distribution. In a number of countries, retailers have imported issues of the magazine from the UK for resale.

Gallery

Appendices

Footnotes

↑ John Van Citters, Vice President of CBS Consumer Products' Product Development, supervises the magazine for CBS and formally announced the expansion of the magazine to ninety issues at The Official Star Trek Convention held in Las Vegas from 31 July to 3 August 2014. [1]
↑ Ben Robinson has previously used live-action production CGI studio models to create illustrations for other licensed Star Trek print publications, in the process becoming, at least where the Star Trek franchise was concerned, a pioneer by doing so. He commissioned Rob Bonchune (and others) to render these models for use in the Star Trek Fact Files and its US magazine derivative. Robinson served as project manager, editor, and writer of many issues of those publications (incidentally, published by one of Eaglemoss Collections' two original constituent parts, GE Fabbri), foreshadowing his similar role at the Official Starships Collection.
↑ As to the availability of production-used digital models, Robinson has stated, "There is an excellent archive of ships from Voyager and Enterprise. Less so with the other shows." [2] As far as the television productions were concerned, he was referring to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and to this end he solicited the input of former Digital Muse Effects Supervisor David Lombardi, who turned out to still have a partial database of digital models, Digital Muse had specifically constructed for Deep Space Nine. [3] [4] Incidentally, years earlier, Lombardi had constructed a digital model of the Enterprise-E as Digital Muse's solicitation model for possible use in Star Trek: Insurrection and it was his model that became used for the orthographic views in issue 21 of the Collection alongside the beauty views of the later Star Trek Nemesis version from Digital Domain. (see: Sovereign-class model)
↑ New or replacement CGI models Passaro provided for the Collection, as identified in social media, include issues 12, [5] 14, [6] 20, [7] and 73, [8]
↑ Giddings, through prior associations with Lebowitz, had already made contributions to the Star Trek print franchise. Around the turn of the millennium, Giddings was commissioned by Adam Lebowitz to construct CGI models of starship designs that either did not previously exist or were intended to replace those production CGI models deemed unsuitable for print publication. Lebowitz needed these models for illustrations in his planned, but ultimately canceled, Unseen Frontier reference book project in 2000. [9] Having drawn up a list of ships he wanted to tackle earlier, he had Giddings start on these as he himself was still working on Star Trek: Voyager at Foundation Imaging at the time. Giddings had already completed the models on the Centaur-type and the Excelsior-class, among others, when the project fell through. [10] Nevertheless, much of his work was eventually featured in later officially licensed Star Trek print publications including the Fact Files, Star Trek: The Magazine, the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars, and its 2006 book derivative. Praised by Lebowitz for their high level of detail, his Centaur and Excelsior models were deemed as ready-made for publication in the Official Starships Collection, as was his 2010 spin-off build of the refit-Excelsior-class that he built for Bonchune's USS Enterprise Owners' Workshop Manual reference book. [11]
New or replacement CGI models Giddings provided for the Collection, as identified in social media, include issues SP1, [12] 8, 40, 42, [13] 46, [14] and 52.
↑ In conjuncture with the issue run increase from seventy to ninety, Robinson was able to divulge at a later time that former Star Trek Producer Dave Rossi had made the entire starship database of the remastered Original Series available to the publication. [15] In this Robinson really scored a scoop for his project as it constituted the very first time that the remastered Original Series ships, especially those specifically constructed for the production, [16] were made available for dissemination to a general public. It has enabled Robinson to already account for several of these in his lineup after issue 50, such as issues 57, 60, and 63, with the run increase enabling him to plan for additional ones. [17] The models were not quite ready-made however, as CBS Digital made use of the Autodesk Maya software for their CGI effects at the time and the models needed a conversion into LightWave 3D, the software package of choice for the vast majority of Star Trek digital modelers. Robinson had Fabio Passaro, among others, assigned to the chore. [18] Ironically, CBS Digital had originally bought the majority of the "hero" ship models from Finnish digital modeler Petri Blomqvist, but had to convert them as he had constructed his models in LightWave. (Sci-fi & fantasy modeller, Vol. 26, p. 48-50) If his models were to be used (such as for the planned Terran Empire Enterprise extra issue), then they need to be reconverted back into LightWave.

External links

Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official Australia website
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official Canada website
Star Trek: Die Offizielle Raumschiffsammlung - official Germany website
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official Japan website
Star Trek: De Officiële Ruimteschepencollectie - official Netherlands website
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official New Zealand website
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official UK and Ireland website
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official US website
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection - official Facebook page
Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection at Twitter.com
Ben Robinson (project manager) at Twitter.com
Hero Collector - official Eaglemoss Collections collector website
Irish Trekkie - Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection Youtube Reviews
Some Kind of Star Trek - Official Starships Collection Resource
Star Trek: Starships.Wordpress.com - Starship Collection Review
The Trek Collective - Starships Index

[1] John Van Citters, Vice President of CBS Consumer Products' Product Development, supervises the magazine for CBS and formally announced the expansion of the magazine to ninety issues at The Official Star Trek Convention held in Las Vegas from 31 July to 3 August 2014. [1]

[2] Ben Robinson has previously used live-action production CGI studio models to create illustrations for other licensed Star Trek print publications, in the process becoming, at least where the Star Trek franchise was concerned, a pioneer by doing so. He commissioned Rob Bonchune (and others) to render these models for use in the Star Trek Fact Files and its US magazine derivative. Robinson served as project manager, editor, and writer of many issues of those publications (incidentally, published by one of Eaglemoss Collections' two original constituent parts, GE Fabbri), foreshadowing his similar role at the Official Starships Collection.

[3] As to the availability of production-used digital models, Robinson has stated, "There is an excellent archive of ships from Voyager and Enterprise. Less so with the other shows." [2] As far as the television productions were concerned, he was referring to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and to this end he solicited the input of former Digital Muse Effects Supervisor David Lombardi, who turned out to still have a partial database of digital models, Digital Muse had specifically constructed for Deep Space Nine. [3] [4] Incidentally, years earlier, Lombardi had constructed a digital model of the Enterprise-E as Digital Muse's solicitation model for possible use in Star Trek: Insurrection and it was his model that became used for the orthographic views in issue 21 of the Collection alongside the beauty views of the later Star Trek Nemesis version from Digital Domain. (see: Sovereign-class model)

[4] New or replacement CGI models Passaro provided for the Collection, as identified in social media, include issues 12, [5] 14, [6] 20, [7] and 73, [8]

[5] Giddings, through prior associations with Lebowitz, had already made contributions to the Star Trek print franchise. Around the turn of the millennium, Giddings was commissioned by Adam Lebowitz to construct CGI models of starship designs that either did not previously exist or were intended to replace those production CGI models deemed unsuitable for print publication. Lebowitz needed these models for illustrations in his planned, but ultimately canceled, Unseen Frontier reference book project in 2000. [9] Having drawn up a list of ships he wanted to tackle earlier, he had Giddings start on these as he himself was still working on Star Trek: Voyager at Foundation Imaging at the time. Giddings had already completed the models on the Centaur-type and the Excelsior-class, among others, when the project fell through. [10] Nevertheless, much of his work was eventually featured in later officially licensed Star Trek print publications including the Fact Files, Star Trek: The Magazine, the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars, and its 2006 book derivative. Praised by Lebowitz for their high level of detail, his Centaur and Excelsior models were deemed as ready-made for publication in the Official Starships Collection, as was his 2010 spin-off build of the refit-Excelsior-class that he built for Bonchune's USS Enterprise Owners' Workshop Manual reference book. [11]
New or replacement CGI models Giddings provided for the Collection, as identified in social media, include issues SP1, [12] 8, 40, 42, [13] 46, [14] and 52.

[6] In conjuncture with the issue run increase from seventy to ninety, Robinson was able to divulge at a later time that former Star Trek Producer Dave Rossi had made the entire starship database of the remastered Original Series available to the publication. [15] In this Robinson really scored a scoop for his project as it constituted the very first time that the remastered Original Series ships, especially those specifically constructed for the production, [16] were made available for dissemination to a general public. It has enabled Robinson to already account for several of these in his lineup after issue 50, such as issues 57, 60, and 63, with the run increase enabling him to plan for additional ones. [17] The models were not quite ready-made however, as CBS Digital made use of the Autodesk Maya software for their CGI effects at the time and the models needed a conversion into LightWave 3D, the software package of choice for the vast majority of Star Trek digital modelers. Robinson had Fabio Passaro, among others, assigned to the chore. [18] Ironically, CBS Digital had originally bought the majority of the "hero" ship models from Finnish digital modeler Petri Blomqvist, but had to convert them as he had constructed his models in LightWave. (Sci-fi & fantasy modeller, Vol. 26, p. 48-50) If his models were to be used (such as for the planned Terran Empire Enterprise extra issue), then they need to be reconverted back into LightWave.

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