Star Trek: The Official Starship Collection
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Got a reply from the Facebook page folk, my issues 4&5 should have arrived already, so they have ordered another set to be sent out. Apparently they are out of stock on binders but are getting more in.
They seem like they want to ensure you get your stuff but I will relax once the stuff actually arrives, as its my first delivery and they have had £40 off me!
They seem like they want to ensure you get your stuff but I will relax once the stuff actually arrives, as its my first delivery and they have had £40 off me!
Shame you still haven't received anything, as your response through the FB pages suggests, they seem pretty eager and efficient in sorting things out when they do go wrong. I emailed at the weekend and had a response first thing this morning to say, like you, that my issue 4 & 5 would be resent with the plaque and it should be here within 10 days.
Some people are expecting their Voyager (Issue 6) and Klingon Battlecruiser (Issue 7) this week, which seems a little premature given some of the shipping issues, personally I'd expect them at next week at the earliest.
As for DS9, its pricey, but worth it I think. I have a Japanese candy toy model made by Rommando (you got each part for it with another small scale trek ship, which were mostly crap and I'm going to ebay) which was roughtly the same scale and it was really impressive to see the station 'in 3d'. Its such a unique design that while I wasn't massively fussed about it on screen, it was just a location, in the plastic and at about the size of a small mixing bowl it looked fantastic. Sadly being made of soft plastic it was a little warped and so was never as good as this EM DS9 looks like it will be.
I've autosubscribed to the specials, hope to god it arrives in one piece!
Some people are expecting their Voyager (Issue 6) and Klingon Battlecruiser (Issue 7) this week, which seems a little premature given some of the shipping issues, personally I'd expect them at next week at the earliest.
As for DS9, its pricey, but worth it I think. I have a Japanese candy toy model made by Rommando (you got each part for it with another small scale trek ship, which were mostly crap and I'm going to ebay) which was roughtly the same scale and it was really impressive to see the station 'in 3d'. Its such a unique design that while I wasn't massively fussed about it on screen, it was just a location, in the plastic and at about the size of a small mixing bowl it looked fantastic. Sadly being made of soft plastic it was a little warped and so was never as good as this EM DS9 looks like it will be.
I've autosubscribed to the specials, hope to god it arrives in one piece!
Looking at the FB page, a fair few received their voyager and D7 today, so some are getting them earlier. I don't care what turns up first, 4&5 or 6&7 as long as I get something and I know that the stuff is going to come to my flat and its just a blip.
Yes its just a collectable but its a fair whack of cash for nothing to show for it, and the worry that the intital delivery was simply lost in the post is a worry, I did the Hatchet Build the Bismarck part works and it always arrived on time and is the same type of setup.
Also the Romulan double hull warbird is my fave alien ship in star trek so kind of want it and I couldn't find any in the local newsagent...though WH-smiths in town may have...and I have to go to town tonight after work...hmmm
Yes its just a collectable but its a fair whack of cash for nothing to show for it, and the worry that the intital delivery was simply lost in the post is a worry, I did the Hatchet Build the Bismarck part works and it always arrived on time and is the same type of setup.
Also the Romulan double hull warbird is my fave alien ship in star trek so kind of want it and I couldn't find any in the local newsagent...though WH-smiths in town may have...and I have to go to town tonight after work...hmmm
Rick_1138 said:
Looking at the FB page, a fair few received their voyager and D7 today, so some are getting them earlier. I don't care what turns up first, 4&5 or 6&7 as long as I get something and I know that the stuff is going to come to my flat and its just a blip.
Yes its just a collectable but its a fair whack of cash for nothing to show for it, and the worry that the intital delivery was simply lost in the post is a worry, I did the Hatchet Build the Bismarck part works and it always arrived on time and is the same type of setup.
Also the Romulan double hull warbird is my fave alien ship in star trek so kind of want it and I couldn't find any in the local newsagent...though WH-smiths in town may have...and I have to go to town tonight after work...hmmm
Ah I see, nice to hear those issues are turning up early as the Klingon Battlecruiser looks really nice.Yes its just a collectable but its a fair whack of cash for nothing to show for it, and the worry that the intital delivery was simply lost in the post is a worry, I did the Hatchet Build the Bismarck part works and it always arrived on time and is the same type of setup.
Also the Romulan double hull warbird is my fave alien ship in star trek so kind of want it and I couldn't find any in the local newsagent...though WH-smiths in town may have...and I have to go to town tonight after work...hmmm
Yes, worrying but I doubt these are getting lost in the post, I think the truth of the matter is that they are just missing subscriptions, which is far more worrying than the mishaps of the Royal Mail. The US launch happened earlier this month and I think mine and yours subs just got lost in the ether.
The Warbird is really nice, really good model of it. I checked a nearby WHSmith at the end of the last week and those ones I picked up last Tuesday were the sum total of my towns stock. I don't know if the Smiths are winding down what they are ordering, or this line is really selling. According to comments from EM they are very happy with the demand.
Going to have a nose of the Facebook page, I'm curious to see what the production Intrepid class looks like as the promo shots weren't particularly amazing, one of my favourite designs though.
Had a wander in town and the big WH Smith didn't have any, I asked the girl behind the counter and she knew instantly what I meant and said they got in about 3 issues and when they asked for more were told, that's all they are getting.
I walked all the way to the top of Union street and checked the little WH Smiths up there as its a bit of an Aladdin's Cave of stuff as its poorly laid out, no copies in the usual partwork collection area but nestled in a cardboard stand of random stuff I saw a green flash....checked and it was the warbird edition. MINE!
I may get it delivered but in case I wanted this ship as its my fave and im impatient hehe.
Hopefully get the first delivery soon with my Plaque
I walked all the way to the top of Union street and checked the little WH Smiths up there as its a bit of an Aladdin's Cave of stuff as its poorly laid out, no copies in the usual partwork collection area but nestled in a cardboard stand of random stuff I saw a green flash....checked and it was the warbird edition. MINE!
I may get it delivered but in case I wanted this ship as its my fave and im impatient hehe.
Hopefully get the first delivery soon with my Plaque
KingNothing said:
Just thinking, should I have received issue three in my first delivery? Did anyone else?
I subscribed before the launch date, so the way its worked so far (or not) has been.Issue 1 delivery on its own.
Issue 2 & 3 came together.
Issue 4 & 5 should have come together but have gone awol. Replacements on the way.
Issue 6 & 7 should come together.
Reading comments on the FB group it looks like people who subbed after the launch have received them in odd lots, or like some people on here, haven't had anything at all!
BTW, glad you found the Warbird Rick, I have a feeling WHSmiths are getting just a few per store now. I'm going on a Voyager hunt on Thursday.
Yeah I was looking at the pics of 6 & 7 on Facebook last night (can't see them on the FB iOS app for some reason).
Voyager looks better than the proto shots made out. Its one of my fav designs so nice to see the shape done correctly unlike almost every other small model of it (there have only been two to my knowledge; Furuta & Johnny Lightning).
The Klingon Battlecruiser looks really nice in pics, only worrying thing, the neck is plastic and lots of reports of bent ones. As an aside, there is a huge amount of complaining about the paint, or lack of it. Personally it looks fine to me in the pics, but I'll wait and see when they get here, if they get here.
Voyager looks better than the proto shots made out. Its one of my fav designs so nice to see the shape done correctly unlike almost every other small model of it (there have only been two to my knowledge; Furuta & Johnny Lightning).
The Klingon Battlecruiser looks really nice in pics, only worrying thing, the neck is plastic and lots of reports of bent ones. As an aside, there is a huge amount of complaining about the paint, or lack of it. Personally it looks fine to me in the pics, but I'll wait and see when they get here, if they get here.
Yeah I saw that about the D7, its a silver colour on the model but many see it as supposed to be green and reddish brown like the BoP.
However in the film ST6 Q'uonos (Kronos) 1 was a more gun metal colour.
Personally I quite like the silver colour. Regarding the thin neck it seems many are taking them out of the packaging, not realising that the bridge section is quite tightly held in and are not thinking before taking it out and breaking them.
Hopefully should be fine, bent ones may be fixable with hot water?
However in the film ST6 Q'uonos (Kronos) 1 was a more gun metal colour.
Personally I quite like the silver colour. Regarding the thin neck it seems many are taking them out of the packaging, not realising that the bridge section is quite tightly held in and are not thinking before taking it out and breaking them.
Hopefully should be fine, bent ones may be fixable with hot water?
Got a couple of Voyagers today, WHSmith in the large westfield style shopping centre (big WHSmith) had about 6 in stock.
Have only had a quick look, but the shape and scale are spot on, best version of Voyager I've ever seen, in that respect its really nice.
Downsides, some blindingly obvious detail has been missed, the shuttlebay area is devoid of detail on the doors, and its actually wrong compared with the physical and cgi model. I guess its minor as overall its really nice, but when the NX-01 was so damn good, why can't Voyager have matched it.
Being the best small scale Voyager I've ever seen counts for something though, so gets a massive thumbs up from me.
Regarding the online magazine, sorry, no idea, haven't tried it yet.
Have only had a quick look, but the shape and scale are spot on, best version of Voyager I've ever seen, in that respect its really nice.
Downsides, some blindingly obvious detail has been missed, the shuttlebay area is devoid of detail on the doors, and its actually wrong compared with the physical and cgi model. I guess its minor as overall its really nice, but when the NX-01 was so damn good, why can't Voyager have matched it.
Being the best small scale Voyager I've ever seen counts for something though, so gets a massive thumbs up from me.
Regarding the online magazine, sorry, no idea, haven't tried it yet.
I really hope my delivery of issue 6 & 7 and the plaque is at home or at least a "while you were out card" is there as I am really worried there is something wrong with my address or something as I don't want to find I cant subscribe to it for some stupid reason like the royal mail cannot deliver.
My address is real, my GF got her new driver licence the other day and council tax bill came through too, so its deffo right and exists....
want my wee ships!
My address is real, my GF got her new driver licence the other day and council tax bill came through too, so its deffo right and exists....
want my wee ships!
t at actually delivering subscription material, and they'll get there eventually.Gassing Station | Scale Models | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff