Monday 13 June 2016

Hot Wheels Star Trek starship models

Since 2009 Hot Wheels have released a number of model Star Trek starships. The collection so far includes ships from TOS, TNG, and nuTrek. Most of the ships have been part of a mid-scale series, where ships are typically about fifteen centimeters on the longest side. There are also a few releases as part of Hot Wheels smaller model-car series, which are about seven centimeters long.

Most of the mid-scale ships have been released in waves of four to six ships. The third was was released as a multi-pack with the board game Star Trek Scene It?.

This list is split into the two scales, in release order by the initial release of any ship class (with any subsequent variants listed immediately after) within each section.

Mid-scale models

USS Enterprise NCC-1701 refit
  • Overview: Movie-era refit USS Enterprise. This model has been released twice: As part of the first series, when it was inaccurately labelled on the packaging as the Enterprise-A, and in the second series with the correct packaging.
  • Release date: May 2009 (series 1), January 2010 (series 2).
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Enterprise NCC-1701 in space dock
  • Overview: Refit USS Enterprise in a special space-dock style display case, and painted as if part-way through the refit. A San Diego Comic Con exclusive.
  • Release date: July 2009.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

  • Overview: Battle damaged version of the USS Enterprise-A (a regular version has yet to be released), part of the third series.
  • Release date: September 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Reliant NCC-1864
  • Overview: Part of the first series.
  • Release date: May 2009.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Reliant NCC-1864, battle damaged
  • Overview: Second series battle damaged variant.
  • Release date: January 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Saratoga NCC-1867
  • Overview: Third series variant of the Miranda class. The registration is inaccurate, presumably meant to be the USS Saratoga NCC-1881, from The Voyage Home.
  • Release date: September 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

Klingon Bird of Prey
  • Overview: Part of the first series. Featured hinged wings, allowing the ship to take on the different flight, battle, and landing positions.
  • Release date: May 2009.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

Klingon Bird of Prey, battle damaged
  • Overview: Second series battle damaged variant.
  • Release date: January 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

HMS Bounty
  • Overview: Third series Klingon Bird of Prey variant.
  • Release date: September 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
  • Overview: Part of the first series.
  • Release date: May 2009.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, battle damaged
  • Overview: Second series battle damaged variant.
  • Release date: January 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (nuTrek)
  • Overview: Part of the first series, but released later than the other ships in that wave.
  • Release date: September 2009.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (nuTrek), battle damaged
  • Overview: Second series battle damaged variant.
  • Release date: January 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

Enterprise NX-01
  • Overview: Third series release.
  • Release date: September 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Enterprise NCC-1701
  • Overview: Third series release.
  • Release date: September 2010.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

Narada
  • Overview: Third series release, and the first ever model produced of this particular ship.
  • Release date: September 2010.
  • Coverage: Prototype.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Vengeance

USS Kelvin NCC-0514

Klingon D4 class
  • Overview: Fourth series release. The model features wings which can pivot in two directions, allowing the dynamic ranges of positions the wings can be seen taking on-screen.
  • Release date: May 2013.
  • Coverage: Imagespackaging.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.

USS Excelsior NCC-2000

Small-scale models

USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (nuTrek)
  • Overview: Small scale version of the nuTrek Enterprise, which has been released four times, each in different packaging, and with three distinct paint variants. The initial release as part of Hot Wheels' Imagination series, and the later re-issue in the City series, had a quite simple paint-job. When reissued in the Retro Entertainment series it featured a much improved paint-job. Another later Entertainment reissue falls between the previous finishes. 
  • Release date: 2013 (Imagination), 2014 (Retro Entertainment), 2015 (City), 2016 (Entertainment).
  • Coverage: Imagination edition packaging, Retro Entertainment packagingEntertainment edition packaging.
  • Purchase:

USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (nuTrek), battle damaged
  • Overview: Released as party of Hot Wheels' Imagination range.
  • Release date: 2013.
  • Coverage: Packaging.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.
USS Vengeance
  • Overview: Released as party of Hot Wheels' City range.
  • Release date: 2014.
  • Coverage: Images.
  • Purchase: Amazon.com.


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