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Study Starfleet’s Latest DISCOVERY Landing Party Gear

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Study Starfleet’s Latest DISCOVERY Landing Party Gear

We’re in the Star Trek: Discovery off-season for the next several months, but just because the show’s taking a short break doesn’t mean there isn’t more to talk about — starting today with a close look at some new, detailed info about the latest in Starfleet technology.

This week CBS has released several highly-detailed digital breakdowns of the show’s redesigned Starfleet phaser, tricorder, and communicator devices — and thankfully, they’ve also included still images of the Starfleet schematics (so there’s no worry about missing out due to region-locked content!)

First up is the new standard-issue tricorder, which here we learn has a scanning range of up to 25 kilometers (15 miles)!

Next is the Mark 3 standard issue phaser, with schematics covering both the Type 1 hand unit and the Type II grip attachment.

Finally, the slick new communicator, which apparently can be used as a transporter-lock target over 42,000km — that’s more than three times the diameter of Earth!

This isn’t the first time CBS has focused on the show’s new props, of course; back in September the network released this interesting behind-the-scenes video with the production design team talking about a number of these same devices:

As for when you might be able to get your own version of this Starfleet gear? Well, the folks at ANOVOS did release their filming-prop reproduction phaser late in 2017 (for high-budget collectors), and you can check out our review of that in our January report.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RmpXL6xs_k

McFarlane Toys is also in the middle of development on their toy replica Discovery phaser, which we got an exclusive hands-on video of at Toy Fair in New York City last month. Their phaser is due out to consumers in late 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2vl9gGTwFE

There’s not yet any sign of the communicator or tricorder being developed for consumer release, but hopefully one or both will follow as we approach the second season of Star Trek: Discovery.

Keep checking back to TrekCore for the latest in Star Trek: Discovery news!

REVIEW: ThinkGeek’s STAR TREK Women’s Apparel

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REVIEW: ThinkGeek’s STAR TREK Women’s Apparel

Anyone who knows me is well aware that geek fashion is a huge party of my identity as a Star Trek fan. Whether it’s the annual Star Trek Las Vegas convention, Denver Comic Con, or attending the latest summer blockbuster – I’ve got an outfit for everything!

When it comes to Star Trek apparel especially, I can’t help filling my closet with more. ThinkGeek has lots of options to choose from with varied sizing for women, including several unisex items, and I tried out four of their offerings to see if they were right for me.

Straight out of the Academy campus, the Starfleet Academy Varsity Hoodie is attractive at first glance. Although advertised as a hoodie, it’s more of a lightweight jacket made of 55% wool and 45% rayon; the inner lining is quilted polyester, which lends itself to warmer wear. It looks and feels right on par with the varsity jacket you wore in high school, perfect to cheer on the Starfleet football team, but not warm enough to fare on Rura Penthe!

One of the nice features of this jacket is the detachable jersey hood; it’s great because you probably don’t want or need it. The lighter, T-shirt like material doesn’t quite go with the higher quality production materials and look of the hoodie, but can be easily removed via hidden buttons inside the collar. No one will ever know it was removed!

(Should you decide to remove the hood while at an outing, it can be easily stowed in one of three pockets – two on the exterior and one interior.)

The chenille Starfleet Academy patch and crest are what sets this hoodie apart from the rest. The chenille triangle patch on the front left of the jacket bears our Alma Mater’s motto “Ex Astris Scientia.” While the Academy existed as early as the 2140’s, it was officially incorporated into the Federation in 2161 along with these famous words that translate to “from the stars, knowledge.”

The back of the jacket bears the Starfleet Academy Crest, completely embroidered and flawless. It’s notable that this crest is displayed as it so rarely appears upon Star Trek merchandise elsewhere; given this jacket was created by ThinkGeek as an exclusive item, it makes sense that they’d monopolize in a rare imagine to make their item unique.

One of the downsides of this jacket, however, is its impressive ability to discolor while picking up any and all matter of dirt on the arms. It helps that it’s machine washable — and can also go in the dryer — but stains on the white PU/Viscose sleeve may not come out so easily.

Finally, if you go for this jacket, be mindful of the sizing, as it’s a unisex item which means sizing for women may be smaller than usual. For instance, I’m 5’7” with a 37” chest and ordered an ‘XS’ size, which measures at a 45” chest. Needless to say, this jacket is still fairly oversized. While it means I can easily wear a bulky sweater underneath, it’s almost uncomfortably large, which leaves me to dissuade smaller women from purchasing this item.

Overall, this is one of the better quality items I’ve worn from ThinkGeek, and would recommend picking one up if you’re looking for a light-weight jacket to wear to a fall football game, or even during convention season (as we all know how cold those convention rooms get!)

The jacket retails for $69.99, but as of this writing is on sale for $27.99 at ThinkGeek’s store.

There are times when you have to go out on a limb as a fangirl, and the Star Trek TOS Uniform Skirt was one of those adventures — but while I wish I could say that I loved it, this skirt doesn’t quite work for me.

Considering this is another ThinkGeek / Her Universe exclusive item made for the Star Trek 50th celebration, I REALLY wanted to make this skirt work for me, and I knew going in that yoke skirts — high-waisted with a wide A-line shape — don’t always work for me. While this skirt is an interpretation of the TOS-era miniskirt, it doesn’t quite pan out that way. (To be fair, ThinkGeek does warn that depending on height and how you choose to accessorize, the skirt may or may not be a mini-skirt on the individual who wears it.)

I purchased this skirt in a ‘M’ (28 inch waistband. I’m a size 4/6) and it fit fine. Technically, I wear a ‘S’ in most clothing sizes but I’ve learned to size up with yoke skirts, so I suggest you might as well! This skirt is 97% cotton and it shows – the skirt came wrinkled and needed ironing immediately. Plus, if you’re considering this skirt and don’t already have a petticoat, you’ll really have to invest in one because it’s the only way you’ll be able to wear it out of the house.

Because this skirt is 100% cotton, it’s machine washable (hang to dry), but it also means that the material is less-than what this skirt actually needs. The elasticized waist is great for those who need a little extra space, and there is a hook-and-eye closure in the back, but the waistband and materials lend a very cheap feeling to this skirt. I have similar yoke skirts from other brands that are higher quality material, and unfortunately this skirt just doesn’t stand up to the ones I already own.

The skirt is fully lined, which is a plus if you don’t want to add the petticoat — but let me say again, you really need one! The photos of the item look cute on the models, and there’s a user picture on the site in which the customer looks ADORABLE… but this skirt really isn’t for me.

I hate not recommending an item like this, as I truly believe that every woman can embrace a piece of clothing and make it her own — but if you’re on the fence, I’d advise that you skip this one and and look for a higher-quality alternative.

If you do fancy this skirt, however, you can find it at ThinkGeek’s store starting at $32.99.

In reviewing the Star Trek TOS Uniform Leggings, I feel a lot like Captain Kirk having to tell a crewmember that they’re doing a really great job… but they’re not getting the promotion. I have never wanted to love an item more, but as perfect as I want these leggings to be, they sadly fall short of earning a commendation.

Made of 96% polyester and 4% spandex, they’re thick and warm enough to wear when it’s chilly outside. They look amazing – with a black yoke waist and serged seam inside the legs, they’re available in Sciences Blue, Command Gold, and Operations Red RED SHIRT RED! as I like to call it.

These leggings look impressive out of the bag – the mini delta shield pattern is reminiscent of the Kelvin timeline uniforms, but these are clearly meant to represent TOS-era Trek. The black waistband resembles the Original Series neckline with the departmental-specific Starfleet insignia on the hip.

I wear a size 4 or 6 in most pant sizes, and was cautious about what size to order. I settled on a Medium — which meant I sized up — and was disappointed at how much I had to shimmy to get them above my waist. If I were to try these again, I’d probably go up two size… but that could be a problem too.

Once I was able to squeeze into the leggings, I realized two things — despite the tight fit, the leggings are baggy in the knees, which was surprising for my height. I’m an avid wearer of leggings and baggy knees shouldn’t be an issue. Also, while the waistband of the leggings looks great, something is off with the fit; the front of the leggings sit high on my waist, but fall lower in the back.

(I’m not exaggerating when I say that I couldn’t wear these leggings in public if crouching or kneeling was a factor; they come down so low that far too much is revealed. RED ALERT!!!)

Despite their faults, I’ve worn and washed these leggings several times. I didn’t quite follow the labelled care instructions — hand wash cold, hang dry — and ran them through my washer and dryer, and after a second wash the the fabric is already pilling. (I suppose the labels are there for a reason!)

If not for the strange fit of the waistband and sag in the knees, I’d be tempted to try another pair in a larger size, but I can’t bring myself to after the pilling in the fabric — even following the care instructions I’m not sure how well they would hold up over repeated washings.

Despite my overall feelings on the product, I will say that these are the highest quality leggings I’ve ever received from ThinkGeek. I should also note that while the company recommends them for workouts, I think they’re far too insulating for that kind of exertion!

While I can’t quite recommend them, if they do strike your interest, they’re on sale right now in the ThinkGeek store starting at $19.99 each.

I’m a HUGE fan of Her Universe, and I’ve been a customer of Ashley Eckstein’s amazing women-focused apparel since she hit the market, since I’ve already got two of her adorable line of bomber style jackets at home, I gravitated directly to the Star Trek Patches Paige Bomber — and it was the right choice!

This lightweight jacket was specifically made by Her Universe for the Star Trek 50th anniversary, and is a ThinkGeek exclusive. It’s 100% polyester and machine washable, which is a huge plus. As a full-zip track style jacket with grey ribbed cuffs at the neck, sleeve, and waist, it’s important to note that this jacket may not compliment a full-figured shape. I say this as a full-figured woman — while the jacket is adorable nonetheless, the straight zipper pouches at the belly for a less-than flattering fit, but that’s the only complaint I have..

The front of this jacket includes four amazing patches and my favorite embellishment, an embroidered Trekkie Class of ‘66 on the left chest. The front patches, some of which are actually screen-prints, include the Starfleet Academy of Science Emblem, Starfleet Academy Department of Astrophysics, Starfleet Medical Academy, and the Kobayashi Maru Starfleet Academy Examination patch. How cool!

The right arm of the jacket bears a screen-print for the Starfleet Academy Red Squadron, a nod to this elite group of cadets at the Academy who appear in Deep Space Nine in “Paradise Lost,” “Homefront,” and “Valiant.” This more obscure reference is one of my favorites!

The back of the jacket includes a beautiful screen-print of the Starfleet Academy emblem to pull everything together. Sizing on this jacket may be tricky – my two other bombers are size ‘M,’ whereas I decided to check out an ‘S’ this time based on the chest measurements.

With a 37” chest, I’d hoped the spare four inches of the ‘S’ would be suitable, but the ‘M’ is a better fit, especially regarding the sleeves. Despite the straight zipper and unflattering look when closed, it’s truly only an issue when sitting, so while it’s a complaint it’s the only one I’ve got for this jacket.

This jacket normally retails for $59.99, but as of this writing is on sale for $19.99 at ThinkGeek’s store.

Keep coming back to TrekCore for more Star Trek product news and reviews!

Book Previews: “TNG Cats,” “Autobiography of Mr. Spock”

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Book Previews: “TNG Cats,” “Autobiography of Mr. Spock”

While 2018 may bring a bit of a break to the Star Trek novel line, we’ve still got a number of print works set to arrive throughout the upcoming year — with next month’s sequel to last year’s surprise hit Star Trek Cats, and a new addition to the in-universe Trek autobiography series from author David A. Goodman.

Illustrator Jenny Parks’ Star Trek: TNG Cats arrives on March 27, and a series of interior page art debuted online this week via Nerdist — including the feline interpretation of Locutus of Borg and the Picard/Dathon teamup on El-Adrel IV.

Star Trek: TNG Cats is available for preorder now at Amazon.

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Another new Trek book was just announced today via IGN, as author David A. Goodman continues his series of in-universe character studies with The Autobiography of Mr. Spock.

This is the third entry in Goodman’s autobiography releases, following 2015’s Autobiography of James T. Kirk and 2017’s Autobiography of Jean-Luc Picard.

Here’s the full story breakdown from today’s announcement:

The Autobiography of Mr. Spock tells the story of one of Starfleet’s finest officers, and one of the Federation’s most celebrated citizens.

Half human and half Vulcan, the book, written in Spock’s own words, follows his difficult childhood on the planet Vulcan; his enrollment at Starfleet Academy; his adventures with Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise; his diplomatic triumphs with the Klingons and Romulans; and his death and amazing resurrection on the Genesis Planet. We meet the friends he’s made, the women he’s loved, and experience the triumphs and tragedies of a life and career that spanned a century.

His struggle to find his place in the universe is one we can all relate to.

While it’s not yet available for preorder, the book is due out from Titan Books on October 16 and will include an “eight-page, full color-plate section” with imagery similar to the previous volumes.

We’ll share preorder links when available!

Keep coming back to TrekCore for the latest in Trek book and product news!

REVIEW: Eaglemoss’ USS DISCOVERY Starship Model

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REVIEW: Eaglemoss’ USS DISCOVERY Starship Model

Eaglemoss’ first starship model from their new Official Star Trek: Discovery Starships Collection line arrived in early February with the Walker-class USS Shenzhou, and like the series itself, the hero ship of Star Trek: Discovery arrives second in line.

The Crossfield-class USS Discovery has slowly begun to arrive into the hands of collectors, and the 10″ model spore-jumped into our sector this weekend as the company prepares for the upcoming wide release of the new starship.

While it doesn’t spin up like the ship seen in the series, the Discovery model includes the tri-hulled saucer design, triangular secondary hull, and long, spindly warp nacelles that makes the Crossfield-class one of the most unique starship design seen in the Federation Starfleet to date.

Its copper-toned hull is offset by deep bronze detailing around the inner ring surfaces, the bridge module, and the secondary hull, with the ship’s registry markings detailed in a yellowish-wheat color that’s just a bit too faint for our taste — while it is perfectly legible in the above photo, direct lighting on that front saucer makes it quite difficult to read thanks to the metallic finish on the model. (A slight outline surrounding the lettering, as seen on the ‘real’ Discovery, would certainly help in that regard.)

The bridge module is well-sculpted, with its five-sided dome lighting cleanly painted, however the front viewscreen window is rendered here with a pair of paint dots rather than a rectangular marking.

Underneath the saucer lies the blue forward-facing accents on the ship, the central deflector dish, dual-placed intake manifolds, and the three-lobed bussard collectors on the front of the warp nacelles.

As with just about all of Eaglemoss’ Star Trek starships, the model is made up of a combination of die-cast metal and plastic elements, which sometime can allow for some noticeable seams where the two materials come together; the underside of the starship has several metal and plastic parts coming together which does create a bit of a gap around the central deflector area.

The largest parts of the secondary hull (extending to the underside of the nacelles) are die-cast metal, which really allows for the diagonal highlights on its surface to really shine as ‘duranium’ constructs, giving the ship a bit of reflectivity where the bright copper elements appear – though the central plastic spine again can allow for a bit of a join gap.

The rear impulse engine assembly and cargo bay / shuttlebay doors are all one piece of molded, semi-transparent plastic, glued securely into the three-sided interior surface of the ship’s aft section; hold the ship up to light and you’ll see a bit of a glow shine through the entire component.

The warp nacelles themselves are plastic and metal constructs, with a quite nice blue transparent element sandwiched in there to allow for a tiny amount of warp glow in the right lighting.

With the size of these nacelles, such a thin bit might normally be left to be a painted element (like the forward intake strips), but here the effort to include the transparent inserts is an appreciated touch.

The underside of the ship is a bit sparse, with proper aztecing and appropriate hull markings, but lacking in windows or other more expected structural details (sensor pallets, escape pod hatches, etc.) that have become a staple of the Eaglemoss models.

Since these ships are coming right out of CBS’s digital servers, however, that’s not something we’ll lay on Eaglemoss, who has done a rather marvelous job (with few exceptions) of mirroring the USS Discovery we’ve seen on television this year.

Okay, okay, we get it — you want to know about the windows.

Unlike most of the Federation ships released by Eaglemoss, there really aren’t that many windows on the Discovery model, but the ones that are unfortunately face more of the same issues as the previous starships we’ve profiled.

The sides of the secondary hull and inward-facing surfaces of the saucer rings are the primary locations of molded windows, and in both places, the white window markings are significantly out of alignment with the textured detailing.

While the underside of the saucer rings might be the most egregious area to face this problem, we’ll say that unless you’ve got direct lighting pointed at the underside of the ship, it’s not terribly obvious thanks to the reflective nature of the hull paint which helps obscure some of the white paint around the windows.

(Our model also has a slight paint issue with the underside’s hull registry, likely not repeated on most other copies of this release.)

Overall, while this version of Discovery has its minor issues, Eaglemoss’ efforts on this first-to-fulfillment Crossfield-class ship are pretty remarkable, considering the ship didn’t even make its first on-screen appearance until last October.

While there may be more detailed versions of this ship released by other vendors in the future — like that $9,000 custom build from ANOVOS — this one seems to be just about right for the size and price point offered by Eaglemoss.

Here’s our full gallery of photography:

The USS Discovery model is available as part of Eaglemoss’ Official Star Trek: Discovery Starships Collection subscription, and can also be purchased directly in the US for $54.95 or in the UK for £34.99 and will be shipping soon to non-subscription preorders.

For those of you looking for a bit of a deal, the Discovery model subscription advertises that subscribers can get the Shenzhou for $9.95, followed by the Discovery and future monthly releases for a discounted rate of $45 each.

We’ll be back soon with a look at some of the next specials in the Official Starships Collection line – so keep coming back to TrekCore for the latest news and reviews!

Win Our STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season One Prize Pack!

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Win Our STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season One Prize Pack!

This contest has ended.
Congratulations to our winner, Mauro F. of Bergamo, Italy!

 

The first season of Star Trek in over a decade has finally concluded, and the past year of Star Trek: Discovery has relaunched the franchise to a whole new audience around the world — and today, we’re doing the same thing with a massive, open-to-everyone Star Trek: Discovery prize pack giveaway!

We know that it’s sometimes frustrating when giveaways are limited to the United States only, and often times that’s not our decision to make — but with the growing global fanbase for Star Trek: Discovery, we wanted to make our biggest giveaway ever one that everyone can have a chance to win.

Our ten-item Discovery haul comes with a number of this year’s most popular products, along with a few surprises that you cannot find in stores!

Here’s what you’ll receive if you’re chosen as our winner:

· Both Star Trek: Discovery prequel novels: David Mack’s Desperate Hours and Dayton Ward’s Drastic Measures (Courtesy of Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster)

· Composer Jeff Russo’s first Discovery soundtrack (Courtesy of Lakeshore Records)

· Three Star Trek: Discovery pins, including the series logo, U.S.S. Shenzhou, and U.S.S. Discovery (Courtesy of FanSets)

· The official Star Trek: Discovery Collector’s Edition magazine, with nearly 100 pages of photos, behind-the-scenes articles, and conceptual artwork from Season 1

In addition, we’re also including three items that were never available for sale, released only as a pre-season publicity package to members of the press!

· A ‘Captain’s Log’ notebook, embossed with the Discovery-era Starfleet Command logo

· A Star Trek: Discovery branded pen, which includes a built-in lighted projector featuring an image of the USS Discovery starship

· The Star Trek: Discovery season one press book, originally released as a digital download, issued here as a 10″ x 10″ glossy-print hardcover book — perfect for starting your Discovery autograph collection at STLV 2018, or the two Destination Star Trek conventions in Europe!

When we tell you we’re opening this contest up to worldwide entrants, we’re not kidding! Whether you’re in San Francisco or Seoul, Sydney or São Paulo, this giant Star Trek: Discovery prize package can be yours just by answering one question:

We’ve seen a lot of new things from the first season of Star Trek: Discovery, both on-screen and off — from technology to visual effects to even the new cast’s interactions with fans — and we can’t wait to read your choices!

Make your entry below, and watch your email for winner notifications on March 3!

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IMPORTANT NOTE: 

We will email our selected winner, drawn randomly from all entrants, on Saturday, March 3, and send a follow-up email 48-hours later to confirm mailing information. If we do not receive a reply within 24 hours of our follow-up, an alternate winner will be chosen.

Add TrekCore.com to your ‘safe senders’ list so we don’t go to your spam folder!

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Contest Rules

  • Contest runs through 11:59 PM Eastern on Friday, March 2.
  • Only one comment per user; users with multiple comments will be disqualified.
  • Must be a registered user of the Disqus comment system with a valid email address.
  • Giveaway open to residents of Sector 001 only; TrekCore team members not eligible.

Toy Fair 2018: Looney Labs Previews Upcoming STAR TREK FLUXX Card Games

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Toy Fair 2018: Looney Labs Previews Upcoming STAR TREK FLUXX Card Games

We’re wrapping up our coverage of this year’s Toy Fair with an exclusive preview of gaming publisher Looney Labs’ upcoming Star Trek FLUXX, a new version of their 20-year-old bestselling strategy card game coming later this year in Original Series and Next Generation editions.

Looney Labs made the official announcement of their Star Trek license (with game manufacturer Gale Force Nine) just ahead of Toy Fair with this press release:

LOONEY LABS PARTNERS WITH GALE FORCE NINE
FOR TWO NEW STAR TREK ™ FLUXX® GAMES

Looney Labs’ Best-Selling Line of Fluxx Games Adds Star Trek to Their Long List of Pop Culture Brands

College Park, MD- Looney Labs has partnered with Gale Force Nine to announce two new Fluxx games featuring Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation at New York Toy Fair, Feb. 17 – 20. Each Fluxx will feature the most popular characters from each series including Captain Kirk and Captain Picard.

Fluxx is a card game with ever changing rules! The game play starts out simple: draw one card and play one card – but New Rule cards quickly make things chaotic. Even the object of the game will often change as you play, as players swap out one Goal card for another.

“I’ve been watching Star Trek since 1972, when I was 9 years old, tuning into the animated series on Saturday mornings,” said Andrew Looney, CCO at Looney Labs and designer of Fluxx. “I’ve watched every series since, so it’s safe to say I’m a pretty big Star Trek fan. I’m VERY excited about working with this license!”

Under license by CBS Consumer Products, Star Trek Fluxx and Star Trek: The Next Generation Fluxx are for 2-6 players and are appropriate for ages 8+. Both games go on sale nationwide August 2, 2018.

The company has previously released officially-licensed variants of their game such as Monty Python FLUXX, Batman FLUXX, Firefly FLUXX, and most recently, Doctor Who FLUXX, along with a host of original versions of the game for educational use (like Chemistry FLUXX or FLUXX en Español).

Chief Creative Officer Andy Looney told us at Toy Fair that these new Trek FLUXX games have been in development for about 18-months, and are still undergoing final game artwork and packaging design now — the version he showcased for us in the video above is using all placeholder art, which will be replaced with all-new custom graphics by the time the final game is locked down for release.

We’ll have more on this game when it arrives this August, but until then, check out our video above where Looney shows off an early prototype of the Original Series Star Trek FLUXX game!

John Eaves Working on New STAR TREK Art Book

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John Eaves Working on New STAR TREK Art Book

Longtime Star Trek artist John Eaves has been working with the franchise for nearly thirty year, joining the Star Trek V: The Final Frontier team back in 1989 and having a hand in nearly every incarnation since: the Next Generation series and feature films, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, the Kelvin Timeline films, and now Discovery.

His designs include headlining Trek starships  from the Sovereign-class Enterprise-E from Star Trek: First Contact to the Walker-class USS Shenzhou in Star Trek: Discovery. While his design work has been featured in special presentations like the “John Eaves Sketchbook” interview series on the DS9 DVD sets and the Star Trek: First Contact & Star Trek: Insurrection Sketchbook, a great majority of Eaves’ work has not been seen outside of the studios…

Eaves’ artwork for the USS SHENZHOU featured at STLV 2017.

Until, it seems, this summer! Eaves revealed on his Facebook page this morning that he is preparing a new Art of Star Trek-style book for publication this year, set to include artwork from every incarnation of Trek he’s been associated with — from The Final Frontier through the Kelvin Timeline films to Discovery.

UPDATE: The Facebook post linked above has been deleted.

Working with author Joe Nazzaro, who most recently helmed the Star Trek Beyond – The Makeup Artistry of Joel Harlow hardcover released in 2017, Eaves showcased dozens of binders and tubs full of reference artwork amassed over the decades, being cataloged and prepared for use in the upcoming Titan Books publication.

In the comments of the announcement post, Nazzaro previewed a bit of what we can expect to see when the book arrives:

We originally talked about a Star Trek: Discovery only book, but quickly realized there was no point in limiting ourselves when there was so much ground to cover, so we’ll be exploring everything as John says, from Star Trek V to Discovery and everything in between.

That includes the TNG movies, DS9, Enterprise, the Kelvin/Abrams-verse films and a bunch of other interesting extras that I don’t want to give away just yet. That’s basically three decades of work, so there will be a LOT of stuff in this book.

…[It’s] going to be a BIG book.

Between the Harlow Beyond book and December’s Art of Star Trek: The Kelvin Timeline release — and the upcoming TOS Lost Scenes hardcover — Titan Books has been knocking their Trek releases out of the park, and we’re sure that this book centered around Eaves’ long life in the Trek universe will be one to immediately add to our collection!

Shuttlecraft artwork for INSURRECTION.

There’s been no official announcement on this book’s release date yet from Titan Books, but we’ve reached out to them for comment. Eaves, however, commented in his Facebook update that he believes the book is targeted for a July debut in time for San Diego Comic Con.

We’ll bring you all the latest news on this exciting release as soon as it breaks!

Looking Ahead to Upcoming OFFICIAL STARSHIPS Releases

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Looking Ahead to Upcoming OFFICIAL STARSHIPS Releases

Star Trek “product news week” continues here at TrekCore with a look ahead to the next several months of model spacecraft coming from the Eaglemoss Official Starships Collection, with new ships coming from the earliest days of Earth spaceflight to the most recent Kelvin Timeline film!

First up is the next few months of subscriber monthly releases, beginning with a look at next month’s Hirogen Holoship (#119) from the Star Trek: Voyager saga “Flesh and Blood,” followed by the fan-favorite Miranda-class variant USS Bozeman (#120) from the classic Next Generation episode “Cause and Effect.”

Following in April will be Kasidy Yates’ civilian Antares-class cargo vessel SS Xhosa (#121), seen in Deep Space Nine’s “For the Cause,” followed by the Yeager-type kitbash model USS Yeager (#122) — a combination of Interpid-class and Maquis raider models — often seen patrolling around station Deep Space 9 during the Dominion War.

New photos of these two models were released this week via Hero Collector.

Then in May, a pair of more vertically-compact ships arrive: the Romulan Science Vessel (#123) seen in TNG’s “The Next Phase,” followed by the SS Emmette (#124), seen flying over Earth’s lunar colonies in the opening credits to Star Trek: Enterprise.

The rest of the spring and summer will bring the monthly releases up to Issue #130, with six more ships announced so far (all images via Memory Alpha):

In addition to the upcoming subscription models, Eaglemoss has also revealed their next few larger-scale special edition releases, beginning with the Star Trek Beyond refit USS Enterprise. (This is the ship that was destroyed at Altamid, not the new Enterprise-A seen at the end of the film.)

We covered some of the changes to the Kelvin Timeline Constitution-class ship back in 2016 when Beyond was in theaters, and Eaglemoss brings that final version of the ship to the collector market in March with a new model which includes some obvious changes to coloring, nacelle size, and overall structure compared to their first KT Enterprise based on the 2009 design.

Following will be the just-revealed Kelvin Timeline Klingon Battle Cruiser special, seen on-screen in the 2009 Trek film during the Starfleet Academy Kobayashi Maru simulation. Designed by John Eaves, this ship will measure approximately 8.5″ and arrive in late April or early May.

Scaling up once more, the next release from the XL Starships Collection was also revealed today, the Constitution-class refit USS Enterprise-A, which is the next release in Eaglemoss’ oversized model series.

Set to measure about 10.5″ in length, this larger version of the original 2016 model seems to have some noticeable detail enhancements and coloring adjustments, especially around the nacelles.

Watch for this one to warp into your sector around May 2018.

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Eaglemoss’ head of licensed products Ben Robinson also shared some updates on the Star Trek: Discovery line of starship models this week on Twitter, where he noted that after the USS Discovery is released — watch for our review of that ship soon! — there will be a ‘little break’ before the third Discovery-line model is released.

Robinson has previously noted how difficult it was to have the Shenzhou and Discovery models shipping during and so close to the end of the first season of the new series, so it makes sense that the third ship would need some more time to be finalized.

He also confirmed that the Discovery version of Captain Pike’s USS Enterprise will be coming from the publisher, but that we’ll need to be patient for ‘months’ as the need for secrecy ahead of the ship’s on-screen reveal took priority.

We’ll be back with more news and reviews of the Official Starships Collection soon!

REVIEW: Eaglemoss ENTERPRISE-C Probert Concept Design

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REVIEW: Eaglemoss ENTERPRISE-C Probert Concept Design

We continue our coverage of the Eaglemoss Official Starships Collection today with the first of several Star Trek concept-design starships in their growing fleet, designer Andrew Probert’s original Ambassador-class Enterprise-C!

The Ambassador-class Federation starship design made its formal first appearance in the form of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-C, appearing in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise” — but the starship seen in that classic adventure isn’t the first design created for the Enterprise-C.

The ship design seen in “Yesterday’s Enterprise” was finalized by designer Rick Sternbach, but began as a significantly different-looking vessel by artist Andy Probert during the earliest days of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The above painting, by Probert, featured an Ambassador-class ship with an elliptical secondary hull and saucer, later streamlined into circular hull elements by Sternbach to facilitate the manufacturing process needed to build the final Enterprise-C model in the time allotted for the episode’s production.

Probert’s design did make it on-screen in one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it format: the golden Enterprise-C seen in the Enterprise-D observation lounge for the first several seasons of the show.

Eaglemoss’ model takes that original concept and brings it to life for the first time in their new 4.75″ model, a finely-detailed miniature joining the ranks of the Aventine and Titan as the line’s  “non-canonical” starship specials.

Like many of the other Official Starships releases, the Probert Enterprise-C is a mix of die-cast metal and molded plastic, with a solid metal saucer section topping the ship. The secondary hull and warp engines are plastic, with bright blue and red translucent components in the nacelles to liven up the aft section.

Unlike the right-angle nacelle struts on the “real” Ambassador-class ship, the struts on this design are forward-leaning and curve up from the secondary hull in a sloping arc.

The front of the ship features the same ribbed ‘neck’ that first debuted on the Excelsior-class starship model in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, continuing the Starfleet design lineage from this ship’s predecessor.

The entire shape of the secondary hull is quite reminiscent of the Excelsior-class design, and serves as a fairly reasonable middle-ground between that older ship and the profile of the Galaxy-class starship which followed.

Overall, this is a nice rendition of this often-overlooked design, but there are some unusual issues with the Probert Enterprise-C that we need to mention because they’re something that are some disappointments in the presentation of this ship.

First, large swaths of the saucer section seem to be missing their ‘black’ window markings. While the white ‘lit’ windows are in place across the top and underside of the saucer as they should be, nearly half of the saucer has no black window markings in place. The secondary hull has the standard alignment issues, however; in some places black window markings are over top of the tan lifeboat hatches.

The deflector is a bit bland as a giant blue oval with a dot of bronze in the center, but the biggest issue with this model is that it seems there’s a large section of the top of the secondary hull where there’s just no detailing at all – no surface markings, paint, or aztecing.

It’s very strange, almost like a texture on the CGI file was turned off before sending the design to the factory for construction. The top of the forward hull, and either side of the neck, simply has nothing applied to the blue plastic base sculpt.

Lest you think this is just an error on our model, unfortunately we can confirm that this is something that seems to be plaguing all of the Probert Enterprise-C models out for sale — the Away Mission online store even has ‘correction decals’ for sale for a home remedy.

This is one of those things that you may not notice from a distance, but when you’re up close it sticks out quite obviously. We can forgive a lot of issues when it comes to minor paint alignment or certain detailing due to the size of these ships, but this is a pretty glaring issue  that’s difficult to overlook.

The Probert Enterprise-C concept design debuted in January, but is already to wait-list status in both Eaglemoss’ US store and UK web shop, but is available for $34.95 over at the Away Mission online store as of this writing.

Here’s our full gallery of photos showcasing this new model.

We’ll be back with our next round of Official Starships Collection reviews soon, with the next Eaglemoss Star Trek concept model on the way to our sector — the Star Trek: Phase II version of the Constitution-class refit — and of course the new Crossfield-class USS Discovery!

In Eaglemoss’ US store, TrekCore readers can use promo code TREKCORE at checkout for 10% off any ‘Star Trek’ collectible purchase $60 or greater (some exclusions apply).

STAR TREK ONLINE Launching 3D Printed Ship Models

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STAR TREK ONLINE Launching 3D Printed Ship Models

Two years ago, Star Trek Online looked to launch a program where you could add your online fleet to your offline armada through a 3D printing partnership with manufacturer Eucl3d — but when Eucl3d went out of business in late 2016, the program was discontinued.

Until today, that is! The Star Trek Online team announced this afternoon that a partnership with manufacturer Mixed Dimensions is reviving the thought-dead 3D printing program, and with this new life brings a wildly-expanded opportunity for players to bring their ships of the 25th Century home.

Below are sample images of a 3D printed Pathfinder vessel, created through Mixed Dimensions’ GamePrint process, both before and after painting.

From the official site today:

The team at Star Trek Online is so happy to announce that, beginning in March, Captains on PC will be able to 3D print their personal starships from the game! We’re partnering with Mixed Dimensions to allow you to create custom 3D handcrafted starship collectibles for your desk, home and more.

Almost all of the over 500 playable starships will be available for print, including your personal customizations like ship names, colors and shield skins. You’ll even be able to print the customizations you’ve made using the parts available to your ship in the ship tailor.

Once you have your ship where you want it, you’ll be directed to Mixed Dimension’s GamePrint web site, where you’ll will be offered several different purchase options. Captains can commission one of the company’s master artists to hand paint an incredibly detailed, 12” resin high-end collectible version of their starship. You can also order a single-color version or a pre-primed model, which allows you to paint the entire starship yourself.

And for those who prefer to stick with the classics, GamePrint will also offer completed models replicating 20 of Star Trek Online’s exclusive and most popular starships. We’ll have more information very soon on this program, with pricing details and how you can print your very own ship.

The 3D printing program will kick off over at Star Trek Online next month!

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