Star Trek : The Official Starships Collection Star Trek : The Official Starships Collection is a British partwork magazine which is published by Eaglemoss Collections and is authorized and licensed by CBS Consumer Products . Each fortnightly issue includes a hand - painted and scaled replica of a starship from the " Star Trek " universe . Notably , an unparalleled variety of ship designs have been produced as miniatures for this line , many for the first time , beyond the scope of all other manufacturers . Ben Robinson , the project ' s manager , utilizes original CGI studio model s for reference whenever they are available . A " Fact Files " veteran and custodian of his own " Star Trek " production art archive , Robinson oversees the preparation of the magazines , the commissioning and decoration of the starship miniatures , and co - writes the text with Marcus Riley . For starship designs without available digital 3D models ( or when production - used models are deemed unsuitable for practical use ) , designers including Rob Bonchune , Doug Drexler , John Eaves , Sean Hargreaves , Greg Jein , " Mojo " Lebowitz , Mike Okuda , Andrew Probert , Mark Rademaker , Rick Sternbach , and Sean Tourangeau have built or assisted in the construction of new ones , or have provided background material about their designs . Many models have been recreated by independent contractors including Fabio Passaro ' s Meshweaver Productions and Ed Giddings of Cgreactor . The 3D starship models are converted into tooling masters at the Holinail Group , Eaglemoss ' manufacturing partner in Shenzhen , China , and 2D renders are often used for the publication ' s illustrations by its editors in the UK . Reference photographs of studio models , production stills , concept art , and newly - created orthographic views are also used extensively . Each accompanying twenty - page magazine ( measuring 220 × 285 mm ) features comprehensive articles about the design , filming and on - screen appearances of the original studio model ( s ) . New interviews were conducted with a number of " Star Trek " cast members and production staff for the publication . Detailed " in - universe " information about the vessel ' s history , crew , weapons , and technology is also included . An online version of each issue is made available to subscribers . Special editions , resin dedication plaque s , binders , and hardcover book compilations have been produced . Gift premiums were also released to subscribers . By subscription , at company webshops , and through retailers , issues are available in a number of countries worldwide . Most products are retailed by newsagents and booksellers , and by comics , collectibles , and gaming shops affiliated with Diamond Comic Distributors . Special editions . Special edition releases , separate from the standard issue run , are offered to subscribers , through Eaglemoss ' webshops , and by retailers , where available . Mirror universe issues . Three Terran Empire starship issues featured variant paint schemes from the mirror universe . The models are in the standard size range and the first issue incorporated unique sculpted parts which were not found on the originating model . Bonus issues . Bonus issues feature " soft canon " starship models , incorporating concept designs , model ships , ships seen only on background displays , registry variants , and designs originating from books , calendars and video games . The models are in the standard size range and commonly retail at Eaglemoss ' convention booths . Special issues . Eaglemoss received licensing to release starships from " Star Trek " s alternate reality ( officially known as the " Kelvin " Timeline since 2016 ) as " special issues " , alongside unique starships and space station s from " Star Trek " s prime reality . Most special issue models are considerably larger than the standard releases and retail at roughly twice the price . Subscribers receive a small discount when they opt to purchase them as they premiere . Oversized / XL Edition special issues . In October 2016 , the project manager announced that models of " all of the " Enterprise " s " and other " hero ships " would also be produced in a larger size than the standard and bonus issues . Following the successful roll - out of the first three of these " Oversized " ( or " Large Scale " or " XL " ) issues to subscribers and retail , the project manager indicated that " at least twelve " of them ( in total ) were now slated for production . This sub - line was also marketed as the " " Star Trek Starships XL Edition " " and was launched as a separate subscription partwork on Eaglemoss ' US website , at a lower price point . An issue is slated to be released every two months . Shuttlecraft issues . Initially , shuttlecraft issues were previewed to subscribers in Germany , Austria and Luxembourg in January 2015 . In those countries , " Premium " subscribers ( who have paid a small additional monthly fee ) receive a shuttle every twenty issues . The first shuttle reached subscribers in November 2015 . The first four shuttlecraft saw a small initial production run and were initially available only as a four - pack in other markets . These ships may be offered as individual issues at a later time and alternate deco ( or registry ) variants may also be manufactured in the future , if further production runs occur . The shuttles are made of metallic resin , include stands , and are individually packaged within the four - pack box . An eight - page booklet ( measuring 150 × 210 mm ) which exclusively contains " in - universe " information accompanies each model . It features master systems display illustrations ( okudagram s ) newly created for each issue by Mike Okuda . These schematics are also printed onto translucent plastic sheets ( measuring 120 × 80 mm ) which can be mounted on ( included ) plastic clip stands . The third shuttlecraft four - pack includes schematic sheets created by Rick Sternbach and Tim Earls . The upcoming fourth set will feature shuttlecraft from the alternate reality , now known as the " Kelvin " Timeline . " Star Trek : Discovery The Official Starships Collection " . The company launched websites for the " " magazine partwork , a spin - off publication , in September 2017 . Currently , twenty - three issues are planned and the first issue premiered on 31 January 2018 . Models measure from about seventeen to twenty - five centimeters in length , comparable to some of the Oversized / XL and Special issues from this collection . Gift premiums . Gift premiums ( known here as " loyalty gifts " ) have been delivered to subscribers . These free items include a binder for holding the magazines , a cast resin USS " Enterprise " - D dedication plaque , a three - nacelled Future USS " Enterprise " - D model and a battery - powered , LED - illuminated PVC Borg Cube . In Japan , early subscribers received a smaller LED - illuminated PVC Borg Cube after De Agostini , the magazine ' s local publisher , " declined " to release the UK version of the Borg Cube and manufactured their own . De Agostini also released a key ring as a gift , in lieu of the UK ' s free magazine binder . Although they were initially advertised as subscriber " exclusives " , the UK version of the Borg cube , the " Enterprise " - D plaque and the Future " Enterprise " - D model were later retailed to the general public through Eaglemoss ' webshops . Distribution issues have resulted in some subscribers receiving their gift premiums months later than the scheduled intervals indicated on the magazine ' s subscription sites . Nonetheless , the magazine ' s " Terms and Conditions " state that the company has the right to modify this schedule ( and the gifts ) unilaterally . For American and Canadian subscriptions , the gift premiums are scheduled for much later subscriber milestones than is the case with all other territories . Starship dedication plaques . Painted metallic resin starship dedication plaque s are made available through the webshops and retail outlets . The first release was previously distributed to subscribers as a gift premium . Reference books . " Designing Starships " series . In , Eaglemoss premiered the first volume of the " Star Trek : Designing Starships " series , a line of hardcover reference books which are primarily comprised of starship design articles compiled from the " Collection " s individual magazines , alongside some new content . A forthcoming mass - market edition of the first volume is subtitled " The Enterprises and Beyond " , and is slated to be published in . A second 160 - page volume was published in and a third volume , consisting of material culled exclusively from the alternate reality now known as the " Kelvin " Timeline , was released in . A fourth volume , incorporating concept art from , is planned for 2018 . " Shipyards " series . " Star Trek : Shipyards " , a separate reference book series , is scheduled to premiere in late . These volumes will be based on starship articles produced for the two " Starships Collection " magazines , and was characterized by Ben Robinson as an effort to create " an equivalent of for " Star Trek " " . . Premium magazine binders . Premium binders with starship illustrations on their covers have been made available to supplement the standard binder design ( as seen above ) . Starship sets and repacks . Starship sets . Each set includes a fifty - page booklet ( measuring 168 × 216 mm ) which contains content covering all of the starships in the set , compiled from the previously released individual magazines as detailed above . The third set ' s booklet has sixty - five pages to accommodate the content for the four - pack ' s extra ship . The models are identical to their earlier releases ( as regular issues ) and are packaged individually within the outer box . " Best of the Star Trek : The Official Starships Collection " . Premiering in February 2018 , Eaglemoss has re - released twelve of its most popular regular issues , in new window - box packaging ( with retractable J - hooks ) . Scaled to fit into the box beneath the model , a smaller twenty - page magazine accompanies each release . Marketing . UK test marketing . The first five issues were test - marketed at retail in England ' s South West region beginning in May 2012 . The company ' s website also began to solicit UK subscriptions at that time . Due to unexpected heavy demand and the resulting production and distribution challenges , new subscriptions were suspended at the end of July 2012 . Upon receipt of the first five issues , subscribers were advised that the magazine had been suspended and that confirmation of forthcoming issues from the publisher was pending . Gift premiums were not distributed to subscribers . This type of early " test release " is a common practice for partwork publishers , in order to gauge public interest . UK and Ireland marketing . In September 2012 , a Facebook page was established for the magazine and Eaglemoss subsequently announced that a full UK roll - out of the line was slated for February 2013 . New subscriptions resumed on 17 September 2012 and the company confirmed that gift premiums and more issues were forthcoming . Residents of the Republic Of Ireland were added to the UK subscriber base in early 2013 . At the very inception of the project , a production run of fifty issues was foreseen , but by the time the project was gearing up for its initial run , the company increased that number to seventy issues and it displayed a provisional list of them at the " Destination Star Trek London " convention in October 2012 . Since the provisional list was first shown , a number of additional issues have been identified by the magazine ' s project manager through social media and interviews . On 9 January 2013 , the company announced that the line would be indefinitely placed on hiatus until a new manufacturer was found , following the closure of their contracted production facility by Chinese authorities . The starship models produced by the closed factory later appeared in large - volume online auctions from Hong Kong and the USS " Enterprise " - D models were dubbed " " Shadyprise " " variants by collectors , due to their somewhat shady origin . Notably , the early Klingon Bird - of - Prey , USS " Enterprise " - D and Future USS " Enterprise " - D models display paintwork that differs markedly from official releases . In early April 2013 , Eaglemoss sent emails to subscribers stating that the magazine was back in production at a new factory and indicated that shipping would resume in August 2013 . This re - launch date was confirmed on the line ' s newly - redesigned website in May 2013 and the first issue was re - released on 21 August 2013 . COMAG UK distributes subscription mailings in the UK and Ireland . Most products are also available through Diamond Comics - affiliated shops . Some later printings of the magazine may erroneously have alternate ( or no ) issue numbers printed on their covers . International marketing . Following the successful roll - out of the magazine in the UK and Ireland , Eaglemoss launched the magazine in a number of other territories worldwide . English - language magazines distributed outside of the UK are identical to the UK releases . John Van Citters , the Vice President of CBS Consumer Products ' Product Development division , supervises the production of the magazine for the licensors and formally announced the expansion of the magazine to ninety regular issues at a panel on 2 August 2014 at the " Official Star Trek Convention " in Las Vegas . Further extensions were announced on 11 December 2015 ( to 110 ) , 4 September 2016 ( to 130 ) , 22 September 2017 ( to 150 ) , and 25 December 2017 ( to 160 ) . A small number of models with minor painting errors have had these paint issues corrected during subsequent production runs . Issues affected include 1 , 9 , 15 , 16 , and shuttle issue 08 . Aside from those countries where it had entered into joint ventures with established outside publishing partners ( such as De Agostini in Japan ) , Eaglemoss has utilized Data Base Factory for its customer service , distribution , translation , and editorial services for the UK and non - English language areas . Data Base Factory is now a subsidiary of CCA International Inc . . International distribution by country . Expand to view list of countries and non - English - language magazine covers : Future issues . Project manager Ben Robinson does not discount the possibility of further issues . In a Q & A session on his Twitter page , he wrote , " " It ' s a question of economics , though . If enough people are buying , we ' ll keep going . We ' re already doing more ships than anyone ever imagined . Hurrah ! " " Eaglemoss plans to continue to focus on canon starship designs and , like prior releases , most upcoming starship " variants " will not simply be repaints of existing designs but will instead feature newly - created toolings ( or parts ) which reflect hull modifications made by " Star Trek " ' s original production staff . As before , " battle - damaged " starship decos are not generally planned . Regarding future plans , the project manager stated that he considers every Andorian , Borg , Dominion , Kazon , Klingon , Romulan , Suliban , Tellarite , Vidiian , Vulcan , and Xindi ship to be " essential " to the collection . " Roughly half " of the upcoming starships will be from the Federation , with an eye on producing all Starfleet starships seen on - screen . Eaglemoss also hopes to produce all of the ships seen in the remaster ed . The rest of the starships seen in the Battle of Wolf 359 will join the collection and there will be additional ships from " " , , , and the Delta Quadrant . Due to the immense popularity of previous ships named " Enterprise " that were produced for the " Collection " , at least four more are forthcoming . Three more USS " Voyager " variants may be produced and a starship " mini series " within the partwork is under consideration , along with a set of registry variants . More " soft canon " special editions will be produced , following the enthusiastic response by collectors to the " Titan " and " Aventine " releases . A fan survey was launched in November 2017 to help in the selection of some of these upcoming bonus releases . The " Collection " was expanded to 160 regular issues on 25 December 2017 .