Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection

Page created 6th March 2021. Last updated 10th March 2021.

Star Trek Universe: The Official Starships Collection is a series of model starships with accompanying magazines, published by Eaglemoss from early 2021. It is a spin-off series from the long running Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection, and a continuation of the Star Trek: Discovery - The Official Starships Collection, featuring ships from all the live action series at the time; Picard, Discovery, and Strange New Worlds.

The series follows the same basic structure as the original Starships Collection, with each issue including a model starship, and a magazine detailing the ship from both an in-universe and production point of view. The models are the same size as the previous Discovery collection, and larger than standard size in the original collection. New issues are released every four weeks.

The series has initial plans for thirty issues, plus a bonus variant. 

This list is in release order.

#1: La Sirena(ad)

• Publication date: March 2021.
• Coverage: Solicitation model photos, packaging, and magazine cover, and subscription information, model photos, magazine pages, renderings, and subscription information, more model photos, 360 video.
• Purchase: Forbidden Planet(ad), Eaglemoss (US)(ad).

#2: USS Zheng He (Inquiry class)(ad)

• Publication date: March 2021.
• Coverage: Solicitation model photos, packaging, and magazine cover, model photos, more model photos, 360 video.
• Purchase: Forbidden Planet(ad), Eaglemoss (US)(ad).

Quantum Mechanix Star Trek insignia badges

Quantum Mechanix (otherwise known as QMx) have been releasing Star Trek insignia badges since 2009. Like many of QMx's products, the badges are highly accurate reproductions of screen used props, in some cases even using original production molds.

QMx have two different ranges: Full scale prop replicas (early badges had pin backs, but these were soon replaced with powerful magnets, allowing each badge to be worn without damaging clothing), and under-scaled pins (which continue to use pin fastenings).

The list below is split into those two groups, and then in reverse release order, with the latest badges at the top of each section.

Full-scale replicas

 Discovery mirror universe insignia badge pins

• Series/format: Discovery insignia pins for all three department colour variants.
• Release date: 2019.
• Coverage: Images, additional images.
• Purchase: Entertainment Earth, Forbidden Planet.

Discovery Enterprise insignia badges

• Series/format: Discovery insignia for all four department variants, releases in pairs with the corresponding mini pin (see below).
• Release date: 2019.
• Coverage: Images, additional images.
• Purchase: Entertainment Earth, Forbidden Planet.

McFarlane Toys Star Trek action figures

Page created 19th November 2017. Last updated 18th August 2018.

McFarlane Toys will start releasing Star Trek toys in 2017, after having acquired a license to produce toys from all the prime timeline TV series and movies. They have so far announced plans for two lines of action figures, at seven-inch and ten-inch scales. Characters currently planned are from TOS, TNG, and Discovery.

The list below is split into the two different scales, with characters listed in release order within those sections.

Seven-inch figures

Captain Jean-Luc Picard

• Overview: TNG TV-era Picard. Comes with phaser, and Ressikan flute (with box).
• Release date: September 2018.
• Coverage: Prototype photos, sculpt and accessories details, Toy Fair display, photo, more photos, another photo.
• Purchase: Amazon, Entertainment Earth, Things From Another World, Forbidden Planet.

Captain James T. Kirk

• Overview: TOS TV-era Kirk. Comes with a phaser pistol, phaser rifle, and communicator.
• Release date: September 2018.
• Coverage: Prototype photos, sculpt and accessories details, Toy Fair display, photos, more photos, another photo.
• Purchase: Amazon, Entertainment Earth, Things From Another World, Forbidden Planet.

Star Trek: Discovery novels

Page created 19th November 2017. Last updated 6th March 2020.

This is list of novels based on Star Trek: Discovery. Both the TV series and tie-in novel series began in 2017. So far books based on the series have all been prequels to the main events of the TV series.

The books are released in the large trade paperback format, published by Gallery Books (part of Simon and Schuster), with audiobook releases by Simon and Schuster Audio, and German translations by Cross Cult.

The novels so far released or planned have had an unprecedented degree of coordination with the television production, thanks to Star Trek novelist Kirsten Beyer's role on the series' writing staff, and subsequently as tie-in fiction coordinator. Thanks to this, the first Discovery novel was released near simultaneously with the start of the TV series, and the novel authors have been able to co-ordinate with the TV writers so that the works written during in the development of the series avoid contraction and have the character voices firmly established - Indeed the works were so effectively coordinated that details developed for the novels were even adopted back into the TV production.

This list is in publication order.

Desperate Hours

• Overview: Set a year before the TV series, this book features the crew of the USS Shenzhou, as well as the USS Enterprise under Captain Pike, as both ships try to solve a problem on a colony world. The book brings together Michael Burnham and Spock, giving in insight into their relationship, and also explains away some of the visual discontinuities between the TOS pilot episode aesthetic and that used in Discovery. 
• Author: David Mack.
• Published: September 2017.
• Other editions:
• Audiobook, read by Susan Eisenberg (September 2017).
• German language edition, Gegen die Zeit, translated by Helga Parmiter (October 2017).
• Purchase: Amazon, Forbidden Planet, iTunes.

Drastic Measures

• Overview: Set ten years before the TV series, this book features not-yet-captains Philippa Georgiou and Gabriella Lorca, and their involvement in the Tarsus IV massacre (an incident established in the TOS episode The Conscience of the King).
• Author: Dayton Ward.
• Published: February 2018.
• Other editions:
• Audiobook, read by Robert Petkoff (February 2018)
• German language edition, Drastische Massnahmen, translated by Helga Parmiter (February 2018).
• Coverage: Excerpts, audiobook excerpt.
• Purchase: Amazon, Forbidden Planet, iTunes.

Star Trek: Discovery episodes

Star Trek: Discovery is the sixth live-action Star Trek TV series, which began airing in 2017. The series is set ten years before TOS, and focuses on the character of Michael Burnham. The series is mainly set on the USS Discovery, featuring the crew of the ship, but the first two episodes took place on the USS Shenzhou, and Klingon characters also feature prominently in the series.

In most territories the series was available only via streaming services, available on Netflix in most of the world, CBS All Access (itself also available via Amazon) in the USA, and Bell Media services in Canada (including the Space TV channel).

This page lists and details episodes of the series - The description section for each episode is how CBS describe them in publicity releases. For a more general overview, details of behind the scenes coverage, and tie-in products, see my Discovery guide page.

Season 1

This fifteen-episode season was released in two parts, with the first nine episodes released weekly from the 24th of September 2017. The series then pauses over the festive period, and resumes in January 2018.

1.01: The Vulcan Hello

• Description: While patrolling Federation space, the USS Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.
• Release date: 24th September 2017.
• Writer: Bryan Fuller and Akiva Goldsman, story by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman.
• Director: David Semel.
• Notes: This was the only episode of the series to air on regular TV in the US, broadcast on the CBS Network to launch the series.
• Coverage: Announcement, teaser trailer, title and ship reveal, alien make-up test, setting and character details, new launch date, Fuller stepping down from showrunner role, behind the scenes video and logo update, music preview, Sonequa Martin-Green casting, trailer, stills, and poster, launch date and poster, transporter room still, Comic Con posters and stills, props promo videos, Comic Con Torchbearer display, Comic Con trailer, stills, and poster, Comic Con exhibition concept art and costumes, stills and motion poster, Entertainment Weekly photoshoot, character posters, L'Rell official photo and behind the scenes photos, Kol official photo, Klingon and Shenzhou concept art, promo videos and Torchbearer beauty shots, TV spot and set photos, character promo videos, billboards and TV spots, voiceover teasers, Variety photoshoot, TV spots, TV spot, motion poster, and design details, clip and stills, clips, TV spot, behind the scenes photos, billboards and motion poster, set tour videos and details, title music preview video, TV spot, props video, set photos, title, TV spot, behind the scenes photos, and motion poster, set photos, behind the scenes videos (sets/locations, Burnham), representation at the premiere, behind the scenes videos (costumes, Sarek, Georgiou), stills and clip, and motion poster, behind the scenes photos and press kit images, opening titles, review, clips, Shenzhou set photos and costume concept art, starship concept art and prop photos, concept art, unused Cliff Eidelman soundtrack, behind the scenes photos, worker bee renderings, alien makeup/design.

1.02: Battle at the Binary Stars

• Description: Face to face with Klingon vessels, the USS Shenzhou prepares for the possibility of war if negotiations fail. Amidst the turmoil, Burnham looks back to her Vulcan upbringing for guidance.
• Release date: 24th September 2017.
• Writers: Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts Story by Bryan Fuller.
• Director: Adam Kane.
• Coverage: review, stills and clips, concept art, USS Edison renderings.

QMx 1:6 scale Star Trek articulated figures

QMx have produced a range of Star Trek characters as 1:6 scale articulated figures, starting in 2016. Each character is released separately, and features highly detailed head sculpts, intricately recreated cloth costumes, numerous accessories, and an assortment of different hands to allow different poses, and to hold all those accessories. Each figures also comes with a display base. Most of the releases have also been available as an exclusive edition when bought directly from QMx, including additional accessories. At 1:6 scale, each character is about twelve inches tall.

So far the majority of releases have been of TOS TV-era characters. There has been one TNG figure in the series so far. QMx have plans for many more characters from the TOS and TNG TV eras, plus Wrath of Khan, Star Trek Beyond, and Discovery figures.

This list is in release order.

Captain Kirk

• Overview: TV-era Captain Kirk, with a phaser pistol, communicator, tablet and stylus, and landing party utility belt. There are numerous hands to hold each of those, plus a pointing hand, and karate chop hand! The exclusive edition comes with a phaser rifle too.
• Release date: July 2016.
• Coverage: Images and details.
• Purchase: Amazon, Things From Another World, Entertainment Earth, Forbidden Planet.

Spock

• Overview: TV-era Spock, with a phaser pistol, communicator, tricorder, and landing party utility belt. There are numerous hands to hold each of those, plus ones for the live long and prosper sign, nerve pinch and mind meld. The exclusive edition comes with a Vulcan lyre too.
• Release date: July 2016.
• Coverage: Images and details.
• Purchase: Amazon, Things From Another World, Entertainment Earth, Forbidden Planet.

Star Trek: Discovery - The Official Starships Collection

Page created 24th September 2017. Last updated 28th February 2021.

Star Trek: Discovery - The Official Starships Collection is a series of model starships with accompanying magazines, published by Eaglemoss from early 2018 until early 2021. It is a spin-off series from the long running Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection, focusing solely on Discovery.

The series follows the same basic structure as the original Starships Collection, with each issue including a model starship, and a magazine detailing the ship from both an in-universe and production point of view. The models are larger than standard size in the former collection however (similar sized to the occasional "special" issues of the previous series), and are released monthly (rather than fortnightly).

With initial plans for twenty issues, the series ultimately released thirty-three regular issues, four specials, and two bonus variants. Future Discovery ships will continue to be released as part of the wider Star Trek Universe collection.

This list is in release order.

#1 USS Shenzhou NCC-1227 (Walker class)

• Publication date: February 2018.
• Coverage: Renderings, New York Comic Con model displays, model photos and video, high res photos, revised paint-job model photos and cover, rendering, more model photos, unboxing video, 360 video, promotional poster images, Anovos photos.
• Purchase: Amazon, Things From Another World, Entertainment Earth, Forbidden Planet, Eaglemoss (US).

#2 USS Discovery NCC-1031 (Crossfield class)

• Publication date: March 2018.
• Coverage: Renderings, New York Comic Con model displays, model photos and video, high res photos, revised paint-job model photos and cover, rendering, 360 video, promotional poster images, Anovos photos.
• Purchase: Amazon, Things From Another World, Entertainment Earth, Forbidden Planet, Eaglemoss (US).

Star Trek Hallmark Keepsake decorations

Hallmark's Keepsake range is a huge ongoing series of Christmas decorations, featuring characters and other designs from numerous properties, including Star Trek. The first Star Trek design, a model of the USS Enterprise was released in 1991, and there have been new Star Trek ornaments every year ever since, with between one and six new Star Trek designs available every year.

For most of the run of the series Star Trek offerings have tended to fall into three categories: Models of ships, which have featured every year but one since the first Star Trek piece in the range. Figurines of individual characters, sometimes with sections of a location, which have featured almost most years since 1995. And dioramas featuring multiple characters and/or sections of locations, most often recreating specific moments from episodes and movies; these have been a regular feature in the range since 2004.

There have been a handful of other formats as well, including more traditional glass decorations, props, and even a postage stamp. There have also been occasional larger ornaments aside from the tree-hanging type, including table-top pieces and tree toppers. Many of the ornaments feature light or sound effects.

The 2020 introduces a new Storytellers range, which interact with each other to tell stories, varying depending on which decorations you have.

This list is split into six, collecting together the starships range, figurines, dioramas, Storytellers, other hanging decorations, and larger format releases. Within each section the lists are in reverse release order, with the latest designs at the top of the section.

Starships

La Sirena

• Notes:  Includes sound features.
• Release date: October 2021.
• Coverage: Rendering, additional images.

HMS Bounty

• Notes: Includes sound features. A convention exclusive limited edition of 3500, available at Comic-Con@Home, New York Comic Con, and Hallmark's Keepsake Ornament Club.
• Release date: July 2021.
• Coverage: Details.

Icon Heroes Star Trek stationary and office products

Icon Heroes are makers of novelty office products and stationary, who have producing Star Trek products since 2014. Their range from the fairly mundane officer product, but with a Star Trek twist, up to high end statues in the form of bookends and paper-weights. So far all of their products have been TOS or TNG designs.

This list is in reverse release order, with the most recent products at the top of the page.

Picard facepalm bust paperweight

• Notes: TNG bust and paperweight. Polystone, 8 inches tall, and limited edition of 1701. A revised and enlarged version of the similar bust released in 2018
• Release July 2020.
• Coverage: Details.
• Purchase: Ebay.

TNG paperclips

• Notes: Pack of 40 TNG paperclips, 20 each of the USS Enterprise-D and a TNG combadge, in an Enterprise-D themed tin.
• Release 2020.
• Coverage: Details.

Star Trek Funko Pop! vinyl figures

Page created 15th June 2016. Last updated 7th October 2021.

Funko's Pop! vinyl range of stylised figures encompassed characters from a huge range of TV series, films, video games, and more, including numerous Star Trek characters representing multiple series. The first Star Trek characters entered the range in 2013, and there have been regular additions in the subsequent years, typically coming in a large assortment of characters from one particular series at a time. There have also been a few additional retail exclusive characters.

This list is in reverse release order, with the newest releases at the top of the page.

Spock in captain's chair

• Overview: Pop! with Purpose release, supporting the charity Rivet.
• Release date: November 2021.
• Coverage: Images.
• Purchase: Target(ad), Entertainment Earth(ad), Amazon(ad).

Spock and Isis

• Overview: Funko.com exclusive from the 2021 TOS assortment.
• Release date: July 2021.
• Coverage: Images.
• Purchase: Ebay(ad)

Perth Mint Star Trek coins

Page created 6th December 2015. Last updated 12th November 2019.

In 2015 Perth Mint began releasing Star Trek coins; so far they have offered designs representing all the live action television series, featuring both characters and ships.

Initial releases came in pairs, one captain and one ship coin, offered both individually, and as a two-pack (see packaging examples at the bottom of this list). Subsequently there have been a variety of additional coins focusing on particular characters, episodes, and anniversaries.

Most of the coins feature colour print sections, either used to frame a low relief representation of the main subject of the coin, or forming the main design itself, additional details are formed in low relief details around the printed sections.

Each coin is legal tender of Tuvalu, with a face value normally of one or two dollars, although there has also been one eight dollar and one one-hundred dollar coin. Most of the coins have been cast in silver however, so are sold for significantly higher than this price. Lower price point versions has also been produced in bronze, and one coin offered in gold.

This list is in release order of the original release of each design, with any reissues noted alongside the original release.

Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise

• Notes: This was Perth Mint's first release, a pair of coins offered both individually and as a two-pack. Additionally the Enterprise coin was reissued later in bronze, as part of a coin and stamp set.
• Edition: 5000 each individually (silver). 1500 as two-pack (silver). 7500 stamp and coin set (bronze).
• Material: One ounce silver, or aluminium bronze in stamp and coin set.
• Face value: One Tuvalu dollar.
• Release date: February 2015 (silver), May 2016 (stamp and coin set).
• Coverage: Details and images.
• Purchase:
• Kirk: Amazon.

Captain Picard and the USS Enterprise-D

• Edition: 5000 each individually. 1500 as two-pack.
• Material: One ounce silver.
• Face value: One Tuvalu dollar.
• Release date: May 2015.
• Coverage: Details and images.
• Purchase:
• Picard: Amazon.
• Enterprise-D: Amazon.
• Two-pack: Amazon.