We’re back with another look ahead to the future of the Official Star Trek Starships Collection, as it’s time now to see what Hero Collector has lined up for the holiday season: here are the new Star Trek models you can expect to arrive in January 2022 — as the first starships from Discovery’s new future setting arrive.
In addition January’s USS Cerritos from Lower Decks that’s been up for preorder a few weeks — a first in the Lower Decks Starships Collection line — the Star Trek Universe Starships Collection will be expanding its Discovery lineup to include the new 32nd century setting which debuted with the starship’s arrival to the far future.
Beginning, of course, with the upgraded USS Discovery (NCC-1031-A) refit which debuted in “Scavengers,” retrofitting the Crossfield-class ship with a new exterior design, floating warp nacelles, and a bunch of programmable matter tech from the new century inside.
USS DISCOVERY-A (#11) — After its sudden and violent arrival in the 32nd century, the USS Discovery NCC-1031 received an extensive refit at the Federation’s headquarters. Upgraded with futuristic technology over three weeks of engineering, it was recommissioned as the USS Discovery NCC-1031-A.
The Discovery’s refit provided it with a cloaking device, incorporated programmable matter into each of its stations, and converted its warp engines to the detached configuration common to the 32nd century, allowing for greater maneuverability when in use. It also upgraded the ship’s spore drive with a nanogel interface, allowing Lieutenant Commander Stamets to finally remove his cybernetic implants.
The Eaglemoss team looks to have settled on transparent clips to hold the free-floating warp nacelles in place – a decision which is certain to be divisive, though likely came out of manufacturing decisions to allow the chopstick-thin nacelles to adhere securely to the main body.
The updated Discovery-A model measures in at about 7.8 inches long, and will retail for $54.95 / €49.99 / £39.99.
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Joining the Discovery-A is the modular ship piloted by Cleveland Booker — which has still gone unnamed in the television series — which has a unique angular design and is scaled small enough to fit inside the Discovery shuttlebay.
BOOK’S SHIP (#12) — A small scout ship belonging to Cleveland Booker, a rogue psychic and conservationist, this vessel was equipped with subspace communications, a cloaking device, and a variety of faster-than-light propulsion systems. Most prominently, its “morph” system allowed it to reassemble into different configurations – even in mid-flight.
Burnham collided with the ship while emerging from a wormhole, damaging its dilithium recrystalizer. Booker took her on board, leaving her impressed by the incredible, advanced technology on display – only natural, for a ship built over 900 years in her future.
Book’s ship (which we really hope gets a name soon) measures in just under 8 inches in width, and will retail for $54.95 / €49.99 / £39.99.
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Also from the future fleet is the USS Voyager (NCC-74656-J), the tenth-generation Intrepid-class design that made an appearance in “Die Trying,” and was seen in the Starfleet Command patrol fleet throughout the third season.
This ship was revealed officially though IGN today; we are expecting it to be #13 in the Universe collection, but additional specifics aren’t yet available to us.
PER IGN:
The newest version of the U.S.S. Voyager, which made its maiden trip in Star Trek: Voyager with Captain Kathryn Janeway at the helm, represents “ten generations of technological evolution” and exists in the 32nd century where Star Trek: Discovery is now set.
In this time, it is “tasked with maintaining the protection field around Federation Headquarters.”
Like the other Universe starships, the USS Voyager-J will retail for $54.95 / €49.99 / £39.99.
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But that’s not all! Beaming back to the 24th century, there’s still one more model for you all to hear about today — and yes, it’s another space station!
From its appearance in Deep Space Nine’s “Apocalypse Rising,” the seat of power for the Klingon Defense Force is Ty’Gokor Station, which becomes the first Klingon station to join the Official Starships Collection lineup.
TY’GOKOR STATION (SPECIAL #29) — One of several Klingon space stations that orbited the fortress world of Ty’Gokor, this armored satellite was equipped with ship docks, weapons platforms, and defense installations – everything the Klingon Empire needed to protect Ty’Gokor and its historic Hall of Warriors.
Benjamin Sisko and his handpicked team from Deep Space Nine were forced to rely on trickery to infiltrate the planetoid’s command center, disguised as Klingons using holographic technology. Once inside, they were able to expose a Changeling infiltrator in the Klingon ranks – and bring an end to the war between the Federation and the Empire.
The Ty’Gokor Station model, based upon the studio model built by Anthony Fredrickson, stands about 8 inches tall, and will retail as well for $54.95 / €49.99 / £39.99.
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The three 32nd century starship models made their in-person debut at London’s Destination Star Trek convention which kicked off on November 12; our friend Marina Kravchuk managed to snap a few close-up looks of the refit Discovery-A, Book’s ship, and the Voyager-J from their behind-glass display cases — we expect to have more official photography of each of the models in the coming days.
These in-person looks give a little better view of the transparent nacelle clips for the Discovery and Voyager model, which do seem to be a bit less visible than in their promotional shots — but we’ll let you all decide what you think in the comments below.
We’ll have more to share from the Official Star Trek Starships Collection in the weeks and months ahead, to keep your sensors locked here at TrekCore for all the latest news!