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 trio of exclusive first looks at October’s upcoming additions to the Official Star Trek Starships Collection!
First up is the next addition to the slowly-growing Star Trek Universe collection: the eighth ship from Star Trek: Picard is the Romulan Flagship commanded by infiltrator Commodore Oh in “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2.”
The ship is certainly more yellow that it initially seemed in its Picard appearance, but some of the screencaps from “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2” do reflect the coloring seen on the Hero Collector model — so as with too many of the Secret Hideout-era Trek starships, the full look of its design was not very evident on-screen.
ROMULAN FLAGSHIP (ISSUE #8) — A slim and sleek Romulan vessel designed as a warship, this starship
sported the crescent-shaped “wings” characteristic of Romulan vessels, as well as a prominent bridge window. Developed in the years after the destruction of Romulus, this ship saw mass deployment above the planet Coppelius – where it squared off against a Federation fleet led by William T. Riker!
The Romulan Flagship starship model measures in at about 5.5 inches wide, and is expected to retail at $54.95 / €49.99 / £39.99.
* * * *
Next up is another entry to the larger-scale XL Starships lineup, the ill-fated Oberth-class vessel USS Pegasus (NCC-53847), as it appeared before it was embedded inside an asteroid after experimenting with illegal phase-cloaking technology (TNG: “The Pegasus”).
The first Oberth-class model released in the Official Starhips Collection was the USS Grissom from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, which became available to collectors in the subscription-scale size back in 2014.
This will make the XL Grissom a nice change from that original model; while it retains the same Oberth-class design — as both ships used the same physical model during Star Trek production — it’s always nice when there’s some variation in starship registries to help round out fans’ collections.
USS PEGASUS (Issue 28): A prototype Oberth-class starship, the USS Pegasus served as a testbed for many technologies… including a cloaking system which broke the Federation’s peace treaty with the Romulan Empire! The Pegasus was destroyed in testing, and its true purpose was covered up by Starfleet – until Jean-Luc Picard and the USS Enterprise were tasked with retrieving its wreckage…
This hand-painted XL model captures the Oberth-class Pegasus in precise detail, just as it appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The oversized Oberth-class starship measures about 9.5 inches long, and will retail at $75.00 / €64.99 / £49.99.
* * * *
Finally, we can round out October’s new releases with another addition to the Star Trek Online series of starship models: the Damar-class Cardassian Science Dreadnought, named for the rebellious leader who helped overthrow the Dominion occupation of the Empire.
DAMAR-CLASS CARDASSIAN SCIENCE DREADNOUGHT (Issue 19): A modernized vessel available to Cardassian players in Star Trek Online, the Damar-class Science Intel Dreadnought is named for the famous Cardassian leader who rose up and led a rebellion against the rule of the Dominion.
Equipped with a vast array of sensory and analytical capabilities, this massive dreadnought was designed to fully assess the enemy before a single shot is fired.
A smaller starship, the Damar-class measures about 5.5 inches in length and will retail at $29.95 / €24.99 / £19.99.
We’ll be back next month for another round of exclusive previews of Hero Collector’s upcoming Star Trek starship models — in the meantime, let us know what you think about October’s releases in the comments below!