As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek: First Contact this week, it’s time we check out the first Star Trek Advent calendar from the team at Hero Collector as the start of December draws near!

Packed in a hefty foot-square box themed like a Borg Cube, the 24-piece Star Trek Advent calendar is one of three that Hero Collector have out this holiday season, with similar offerings for fans of Doctor Who and The Beatles available as well.

First let’s just talk about this box: it is solid! Even after December is over, this will serve as a great collectable for storing various Star Trek stuff, from the swag delivered here or other things you’ve got in your collection already — or if you’ve got a couple of cats around, I’m sure they’ll find the cube a cozy hiding place!

Arranged in four ‘drawers’ of various-sized boxes, along with two large envelopes, the Star Trek Advent calendar features memorabilia from all live-action eras of the prime Star Trek timeline, from Enterprise to Picard, though some series certainly have more representation than others.

There are eight items from the Original Series, five from The Next Generation, two from Deep Space Nine — and one each from Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, and Picard. (Five other items are more ‘general’ Star Trek-themed pieces.)

Is every item in this 24-piece collection a home run? Well, that’s certainly down to personal taste — a bit more balance in series representation would have been nice — but in terms of an overall value there are a few items that do feel a bit less substantial than others.

Not every item can be a metal collectable or espresso mug, of course; and while it’s true that these are all “brand new” items never sold before, when you average out the purchase cost across 24 items, two or three things do seem a bit like stretching to fill 24 days of prizes.

Here are just a few of the goodies hidden inside — the full list of contents are available online, but we won’t spoil them here. (Keep an eye on our Twitter feed in December to see what else is packed away in this cube!)

It would have been nice to see a small ship or shuttle model included as one of the items, for example — this is Hero Collector after all! If this program repeats in 2022, that kind of addition would be the best suggestion we can make to add value to the overall purchase.

All that said, it’s a noble first effort from Hero Collector, and we certainly hope this won’t be the last year for the Star Trek Advent calendar program.

If you’d like to have one of these Borg Cubes sent to your quadrant, there’s still time to call a transwarp conduit before December — fans in the US can pick one up for $149, while folks in the UK can order one for a big discount at £83.99.

Did you pick up one of the Star Trek Advent calendars this year? Let us know in the comments below what you think of it as you start to unpack it!