We’re back with a look ahead to what’s coming down the interstellar pipeline from Hero Collector, as today we can bring you a pair of exclusive first looks at September’s upcoming additions to the Official Star Trek Starships Collection!
First up, a reminder of what’s already been announced — including the second entry in Hero Collector’s Star Trek: A Celebration book series, this time focused on the Original Series for its 55th anniversary year.
The definitive collection of interviews, history, photos, and artwork from Star Trek: The Original Series. A must-have for all fans of Captain Kirk and his crew!
Following the success of Star Trek Voyager: A Celebration, this second volume in the series focuses Star Trek: The Original Series. The book will be released in the week of Star Trek’s 55th anniversary.
Gene Roddenberry’s series changed television forever and created a broadcast phenomenon, and world that continues to influence our culture today.
With a curated selection of archive interviews, personal recollections from cast and crew, and new interviews specially undertaken for the book, the chapters explore the writing, directing, production art and visual effects, plus classic episodes from the show’s three season run.
Star Trek: The Original Series – A Celebration will feature a mix of “curated archival interviews” along with new interviews with the surviving cast and crew, and like the Voyager edition before it, will include chapters on production, art design, visual effects, and special spotlights on selected episodes.
It’s likely not to be quite as interesting as the Voyager version — it’s not like there haven’t been many classic Trek behind-the-scenes books in the past — but it’ll be a nice addition for those not so versed in the stories from the the Original Series’ creation.
Due out in September, Star Trek: The Original Series – A Celebration can be preordered today.
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The next addition to the slowly-growing Star Trek Universe collection is the seventh ship from Star Trek: Picard — the workhorse Wallenberg-class tug ship, used in Starfleet’s massive Romulan evacuation endeavor. Many of these ships were seen in orbit above Mars in “Maps and Legends,” some with and some without long cargo pods nestled between the underslung warp nacelles.
According to the Star Trek: Picard tie-in novels, these cargo containers were retrofitted for housing the large Romulan population ferried out of their home territory before their sun went supernova; the Wallenberg-class was called out by name in “Absolute Candor.”
WALLENBERG-CLASS TUG (ISSUE #7) — A larger variety of spacefaring tug, the Wallenberg class saw use by the Federation in the late 24th century, as a “warp-capable ferry”. Most notably, the Wallenberg formed a key part of the rescue armada that the Federation intended to evacuate the planet Romulus. Tragically, the fleet was destroyed at dock by a synth rebellion, leaving much of the Romulan population stranded on their doomed world.
Appropriately enough, given its intended mission, this class of vessel was named for the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg – whose efforts saved thousands of Jewish people from the Holocaust.
The Wallenberg-class starship model also measures in at nearly 8.5 inches long, and is expected to retail at $54.95 / €49.99 / £39.99.
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The Star Trek Online model collection also gets a new alien addition in September, as the three-pointed Recluse-class Tholian carrier joins the physical world in the 18th entry for this line of ships.
RECLUSE-CLASS THOLIAN CARRIER (ISSUE #18) — A reverse-engineered vessel available to Starfleet players in Star Trek Online, the Recluse-class Tholian Carrier was derived from technology and ships seized in clashes with the Tholian Assembly. Xenophobic in the extreme, this Alpha Quadrant polity refuses any attempt to study its technology – making captured starships a rare and valuable prize.
As the Tholians’ natural environment is hostile to most humanoid life, a great deal of retrofitting and re-engineering has gone into simply allowing a crew to board the Recluse-class without needing protective environmental suits. The Recluse’s combat capabilities proved worth the effort, however.
This Tholian starship model also measures in at just over 4.5 inches long, and is expected to retail at $29.95 / €24.99 / £19.99.
We’ll be back soon with more coverage of Hero Collector’s Official Starships Collection, including our reviews of the XL-sized Delta Quadrant hot rod Delta Flyer, and the hero freighter of Star Trek: Picard, Captain Rios’ La Sirena!