That will see the series running until almost the end of 2017, by which time hopefully there will be need for a whole load more issues to bring us the ships from the new TV series!
Posting on Twitter, series manager Ben Robinson has confirmed the expansion will see ships from all five TV series, and movies, with the official announcement emphasising there will be more ships from TOS remastered, models from the Battle of Wolf 359, Delta Quadrant ships, Federation vessels from Star Trek Insurrection, and oversized special issues with new ships from Star Trek Beyond.
Ben also tweeted that about half the ships will be Federation vessels, and by the current planned end of the series he thinks all the Klingon ships will have been made, and most Vulcan designs too. Two subjects have already been confirmed; the New Orleans class and the Daedalus class. He also posted this picture of the Daedalus miniature (made to illustrate the Star Trek Encyclopedia), which Mike Okuda sent him:
Additionally Ben confirmed the Jellyfish will be a forthcoming special issues, and expects there will be at least two more shuttlecraft models. One of the most exciting tweets suggested work on the Titan is top of the specials list, with plans to offer a pre-order.
He also mentioned that even this new expansion wont be able to cover all the Wolf 359 ships, but if the series continues to sell another extension is possible!
All together these nuggets suggest my wish list of twenty possible issues I posted a while back is going to be quit well served! For a listing of all the ships in the Starships Collection, including links to all my previous previews and reviews, see my index page.
Good I can't wait to start helping with the Titan whenever they get to it.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get the Daedalus! I'v always wanted one! Now to get the Enterprise ringship, the SS Valiant, and the SS Conestoga!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely looking forward to more Federation ships. Here's hoping Beyond introduces a decent design or two, and the new series.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of which, will Eaglemoss even have the rights for ships from the new TV show?
Very cool.
ReplyDelete(Any word on the shuttlecraft being made available in the US?)
I think Ben Robinson tweeted something to the effect that yes, they would come to the US, but they'd be special-order models or something (so we'd have to request them specifically, I guess, rather than getting them automatically like the specials).
ReplyDeleteThe shuttles are already available to US customers through their online store.
ReplyDeleteYeah the shuttles were put up on their website last month. I got my order last week. They're pretty nice.
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