Star Trek Starships Collection Oversized/XL USS Enterprise A Special Issue Review

[@edwardblassingamesr983]

They need to go back to the drawing board and hold their quality control people accountable. It's just to much money being invested not to give us a quality product.

[@MrEdfed]

@@princessofthecape2078 do you think they've fixed this since this 2 year old video?

[@ghola82]

The most beautiful of all the ships to carry the 1701 registry. So beautiful.... I cried when she died in search for Spock. "My god Bones... what have I done?" *Adm. James T. Kirk*

[@daddyrabbit1981]

wrong ship. ;)

[@ghola82]

Right right I mean I cried when the REFIT classic one died.

[@ghola82]

Forget this is one one seen at the end of IV and was in V and VI.

[@catyph81]

You aren't the only one.

[@ghola82]

Death of Spock in ST II and death of the original refit in IV STILL to this day will invoke a couple of manly tears. Yet the JJ ones do nothing for me except invoke eye rolls and sighs.

[@IrishTrekkie]

Most will know my thoughts on the XL line. I do hope that those who get them, enjoy them and love them.

[@Punisher1251]

This Oversized USS Enterprise appears to be a nice looking ship, but some errors of that ship. But I gotta tell ya, the XL ships are so expensive these days.

[@benjimain6]

Eaglemoss didn't get it right this time, but on accident I like this ship. It looks like a 1701refit between the original and the real refit. Because of the saucer side. Look a bit TOS while the rest of the ship has refit features. If u take my meaning.

[@NealTK]

Eaglemoss really missed out on making a total gem on this one. :-/

[@MattDeckard]

How is it that they get the discovery ships so right using CGI modeling to perfect the molds, but they could get this one so so wrong. That bridge ... WHY?

[@johnbockelie3899]

It's just the refit with the wrong bridge.some oversize decals, I don't see how they could goof so much.

[@MrEdfed]

Can't get the Disco models too right though. My Shenzhou arrived with white paint chipping on the underside bridge and my Disco had a chip on the nacelle. Really upset with EM and their horribly unresponsive website.

[@johnathanevans6775]

Awesome review as always, i agree how they should be able to do a better job with the details at that price range. I still think Diamond Select or AA does a waaaaay better job with the starships at this size and price. Its such a shame.

[@raginidjit457]

Very disappointed with Eaglemoss on this one. It should never have gone out the door like this.

[@johnbockelie3899]

What's that.about the phase 2 bridge on top?. The bridge should be the same as the re-fit.

[@dk6419]

Great review as always I have to agree for the price of these they are so not worth it in addition the severe paint inaccuracies and color mistakes cant be ignored. For around the same price or a bit more you can get a diamond select ship larger film accurate details in sculpt and colors plus you get lights and show or film sounds.

[@JimRobertson-Bodhilens]

I don't mean to sound hostile towards Eaglemoss, I do own several ships, but for the most part they look best at arms length or further. I don't intend to buy the XL line because I agree that this is not worth it.

[@adamwhizbang]

Hm. To me, for a die-cast toy, it's pretty amazing. I would expect excruciating detail from a plastic model with decals and hand-painting, but Eaglemoss makes die-cast toys. Just my perspective.

[@waltercoon331]

I agree with your expectations. If your going to pay high dollar, everything should be accurate. However despite its short Cummings, I'd still own one. And maybe there is a way of fixing the lettering and make it accurate

[@StarTrekMarco]

I would love some regular issues to be converted to Eaglemoss' XL line, they just can't hit the spot with the hero ships (I think something like the Phase II Enterprise in XL would be very nice). I don't even wanna see how the Enterprise-C will turn out.

[@darthparkus1223]

Eagelmoss you have A big problem with accuracy on your XL models and window alignment that is unexceptable on any size model Please fix the problem its been going on for most of your models Thank you.

[@nialljohnson5191]

It looks to me that the Bridge and Decks 2 and 3 were taken from the earlier Phase 2 proposed model and/or study relief model (lovely picture by Andrew Probert in the Art of Star Trek). Notice the airlocks on either side,

[@sseltrek1a2b]

the best version of this ship that i own is the Bandai version that lights up that came out about 10 years ago- the paint apps alone on the Bandai are ridiculous...

[@TrayChester01]

The nacelles are also too short. They look rather stubby. I am so glad I didn't get into the XL ships. Very disappointing.

[@andyfromtheuk]

Even tho I absolutely love the Enterprise A, I honestly can't justify paying all that money for a model with so many inaccuracies. Shame on you Eaglemoss!! This could have been amazing :(

[@DangerousDac]

You can get the more accurate Polar Lights kit thats bigger than this and for little over half the price.

[@freyman3320]

I have built the polar lights kit and it's much better then this.

[@Rekreated1]

The only way to get peoples point across to Eaglemoss, stop buying their products till they listen. Simple but very effective..

[@TheKnightsShield]

The registration on the edge of the saucer is the one thing that would really put me off from buying this model, which is a shame, because the 1701-A was always my favourite ship of the Enterprise lineage. Oh, well, I'll just have to stick with what I've got, I suppose. :(

[@warblerab2955]

How the hell do you get the bridge right on the smaller cheaper model, but get the bridge wrong on the bigger most expensive model?!?!

[@codyknoxable]

This is my favorite Trek ship, so I'm both excited to get it in the mail and disappointed that it isn't a universally loved addition. Thanks for the vid.

[@daddyrabbit1981]

I have been very vocal on facebook about how shite this model is - compared to the preview pic of the XL Refliant this is just embarassingly bad. Not good enough, not worth the money. Thanks for review (and to the gent who made it possible :)).

[@bearzilla2462]

I agree. The Reliant looks pretty good from the photos. Haven't got a clear photo of the saucer rim though, but at least the bridge shape and phaser colors are correct.

[@daddyrabbit1981]

Paul Costa there is a high res pic of the preview pic in the Eaglemoss Facebook group - can’t make out sensorbands but the windows are correct and the decal isn’t comically huge. Also the aztecing raises the question why the A is so crap.

[@DrMacintosh]

If you want a Jumbo Enterprise just get one of the Diamond Select models. They have everything other than the C for about $60. I personally own the original, the refit, B, D, and two versions of the E.

[@Goose_Willis]

Did Eaglemoss ever correct the issues with this? I would like to get one that's good. Love your vids.

[@traviscundy4850]

Thanks IrishTrekkie! I’ve been watching your videos and was fully prepared to buy my first XL - this one - until you saved me!

[@roberthubbard7065]

Watch the wrath of Khan when it comes out of spacedock the phaser strips are gray and the rcs are gray also

[@victorallen5689]

You Could always take the model to a sign shop and have them scan the size of the registry decal and just Re Name the ship since there were others like it in the fleet. I would just add some other paint detail to it too give it a different look:

[@alexandreolivier1923]

When you see how small 3 sensor bands are on USS CENTAUR dish, i don't understant how Eaglemoss can't put them on such a large scale model as USS ENTERPRISE A in XL model....

[@JohnDoe-ze8wy]

Hey buddy, I gave up on Eagle Moss because of the stands which inhibit any decent shot of them. The Chip Beck single post black mounts are infinitely better for shelf presentation and any photography - plus - his come with bridge lights on the NCC 1701 and Lights & Sound on the Borg Cube. I agree with you 100 % on the price point, product quality and customer expectation - if you are paying 65 E or 100 USD - a person expects something special not a scaled up version of the $ 10 E version. I spent 2 years trying to figure a way to shoot good pix of my little EM NCC 1701A but the center of gravity is so far forward it is impossible to stand on the fuselage. I like the FamTek NCC 1701 E with Warp Drive sleep mode for 30 m...

[@noslack68671]

So here is what seems to be going on with this model. The inaccurate bridge section, saucer sidewalls and stubby nacelles are very much consistent with the Enterprise model built for Star Trek Phase II series that was then scrapped for a more detailed model for the first motion picture. It seems Eagle Moss tried to pass off the the phase II mode for the Enterprise A or they just did not spend enough time researching the difference.

[@tommydelgado8976]

That's the TMP pre prod bridge but has the sensor from the actual production design on the bottom of the saucer

[@marleymcleay9228]

It is ironic how the bridge nodule did originally exist before it was refined in The Motion Picture, and that the magazine reflects this cinematic interest, because to be frank, the A was never in this era! It is an interesting model, but I won't be getting it at full price at least. Nice to have you back on the forums, Damien!

[@trekkiejunk]

The one thing i will give Eaglemoss credit for, even though there are far too many dealbreaker flaws, is the aztecing and the duck egg coloring, which looks great. Nearly everyone who makes this ship makes the aztecing and duck egg color VERY prominent and contrasty, making it look garish and nothing like it does in the film. They probably used the filming model as a reference, but the colors were never meant to look that way to an audience.

[@QuackersAhoy]

I hope we get an XL refit 1701 from The Motion Picture. Then they could maybe right all the wrongs with this one.

[@MrEdfed]

Have they fixed the bridge since this video or are they rolling out the same model?

[@adamlytle2615]

I missed the opportunity to pick one of these up for only 40 bucks Canadian (30 US, 24 UK£, 27 €) - and was kind of kicking myself for not picking it up. But now that I'm seeing some of the missteps I don't feel so bad.

[@MrEdfed]

Enterprise A is my favourite ST ship. Absolutely beautiful ship, but EM really have not done it justice here. I was going to buy it but after watching this I'm glad I didn't (although the website is so unresponsive I doubt I'd be able to get to the checkout section!)

[@MikePhalin]

That's a lot of errors in the color. There's also a pretty big lip on the lower part of the saucer. For that price you could buy the 1:350 model.

[@episodenull]

That bridge module is unforgivable. I can overlook inaccurate paint and incorrect decals; those are in practice not too hard to correct yourself. You shouldn't have to, mind, especially when you're paying around $60 to $70, but it's possible to correct. An inaccurate sculpt, though, is just beyond the pale. If a company can't even get the shape of things right, what are we even paying for?

[@perpetualscifi7734]

i think he said it was 65 pounds which would be somewhere closer to $130

[@OpenMawProductions]

Em, no. It wouldn't be 130 dollars. They're not *that* expensive.

[@johnbockelie3899]

That bridge at one time was going to be the one used. However the Andy Probert bridge was used instead.

[@johnbockelie3899]

The bridge they put on this model is actually the phase 2 Enterprise bridge. This was going to be used originally the re fit on TMP., until Andy Probert re designed it to the one we all know today. 1979.

[@cmhsquirrel76]

This is my favorite ship in Star Trek. I am always critical when someone makes this and I think Eaglemoss missed it on both versions. The bridge uses on the XL version looks familiar. After looking at some old pictures i think this one was the original refit bridge. The original bridge was damaged by water before production began and was resigned so i wonder if they just looked at wrong reference pictures.

[@martok2112]

Hi, Irish Trekkie, A good and thorough review. I completely agree. Of all the ships in Star Trek (across all Trek universes) my absolute favorite is the refit U.S.S. Enterprise (but, no bloody A, B, C, D, or E). I thank you for this thorough review. This is a very hit and miss model. Size wise....WOW! Who among those who love Trek would not want a handful of refit Enterprise in their miniatures collection? But, I completely agree with your assessment. The paint job is very nice in some places, and just way off base in others. And the windows are barely visible unless you hold it up in the right light. I'll give 'em an A for effort on the hull plating paint on the dorsal section of the primary hull. Doesn't really look like they gave the ventral section quite as much love in that regard. And yeah, I think I would've been a bit put out at the magazine for largely covering Star Trek The Motion Picture, when the Enterprise A was only in 4, 5, and 6. I suppose that since they are apparently not doing the 1701 refit (TMP-TSFS) they figured they'd cover The Motion Picture material for the Enterprise A to give a sense of lineage. I suppose that at Eaglemoss, they have to decide "Well, how detailed can we make this miniature, and get it out quick enough so that it'll satisfy the average Trek fan/follower?" I guess they figure if they get about 60 percent of it right, most folks'll be happy. I'm not saying that if I bought the miniature I would throw it across the room for the 40 percent that they got wrong, or just skimped on..... but your review definitely decided me against it....and for that, again, I thank you. (I'll stick to CG building my own ships. 😊 ) Take care, and LLAP.

[@ralphreinhardt6020]

Good review there I.T. Isn't the drive section called the secondary hull? Anywho keep up the good work.👍👍

[@Shran47]

What a huge disappointment... I've also decided to not pick up any of the XL ships and the more reviews/images I see of them the more I feel better about not purchasing them. Just not worth the price in my opinion.

[@MattDeckard]

I’ll bet you dollars to doughnuts that the discovery enterprise model will be dead on when compared to the mistakes they made on the refit model

[@davidburroughs2244]

Can you revisit your prediction, to bring it up to date?

[@sseltrek1a2b]

the quality on these reminds me of what happened at Hallmark when they outsourced their ornament production- you can't even compare the quality nowadays to what they were doing when the sculptors were in-house...here we go again with the quality issues on these specials from Eaglemoss- there is very little correct on this version of the A...just seems like they're taking short-cuts in the sculpt and paint design and then charging a lot of money for them...at this price point, they need to be way higher in quality and accuracy...(the Aztecing on the hull alone is not even close...)...i just looked at my USS Yeager (Sabre Class)- they're clearly capable of doing high detail on the specials (there is a ton of detail on the Yeager, and it's pretty a small ship...)...

[@Kingthin]

So disappointed when I got this last month. I wish I could get my money back

[@kennethlee494]

Wrong shape for the bridge and the B/C decks below. They appear to have docking ports on the sides of the B/C deck!

[@stephenbyrne2170]

I kinda wish we could get this refit XL without the letter A.

[@oldatarigamer]

I have it - from a distance, its fine. But the lack of the rings on the leading edge of the saucer are a big letdown, especially given they are on the smaller ship.

[@TalesOfWar]

They just seem incapable of making an accurate model of this ship. It's annoying too as it's my all time favourite sci-fi ship design. More so because I have a number of their other models too that are actually very good (window missalignments aside lol) so I know they're capable. The D and E are pretty damn good, the original Connie looks fantastic, the NX-01 Refit is outstanding so I don't know how they keep messing the A/Refit up so badly. Even the B looks like it's going to be pretty damn good (again, window alignement notwithstanding). They're just inconsistent which is the biggest dissapointment.

[@stevea8875]

I must say from all the reviews I’ve watched of the XL models, I don’t think any of them are worth the money, £50 and upwards in the UK, not worth it for all the quality issues and errors I’ve seen... Im keen to see the Defiant XL, that one so far appears the best

[@forrestpenrod2294]

The lack of banding on the saucer is the only inaccuracy that bugs me.

[@therizinosaurus214]

your's is the first review not to confuse the paneling for the Aztec pattern. why cant the seem to get the refit connie correct. I did the 1701 and 1701-a and now they have the xl refit connie… like a poor marksman, they keep missing the target

[@johnbockelie3899]

How can they screw up on that model?. The bridge is the phase 2 version.

[@RicheUK]

How can this be released with so many errors? Eaglemoss just doesn't care

[@johnbockelie3899]

The bridge is the Phase 2 bridge.

[@brianberthold3118]

good god so much money for something so cheap looking

[@mahaloppa9616]

I wish you would have put it side by side with the USS Reliant xl.

[@jeffwilson4122]

For that price I would just stick with diamond select Starship Legends more bang for your buck ...and speaking of which ...does anyone know when diamond select will be out with the Enterprise C... I know it's supposed to be sometime this year?

[@foxpianocovers]

Damn, those decals on the saucer's edge are huge!!

[@johnbockelie3899]

Take those large decals off the saucer edges.( nail polish remover.)

[@LineaDeus]

Totally crap!!. The bridge is utterly wrong, they can aztec a 4inch Ent D, but can't aztec the XL Ent A. just a splatter of squares. Colours re all Wrong .....And the Nacelles are too short and stunted.. The leading edge of the Saucer is shit. So glad i didn't buy one. Buy a Polar Light 1/1000, cheaper and better.

[@Silanda]

Urgh, that's poor for the price they're asking for this. I don't get what they're going for here; most people prepared to collect fairly expensive models are going to be pretty big fans, but fans are going to be the ones who immediately spot inaccuracies. Surely they're hurting their own sales by half assing it.

[@andyfromtheuk]

Another great review as always :)

[@cbbnarchives2675]

I have this too man

[@ezridax5809]

Sorry but your better of buying the polar lights 1:1000 refit model kit and just paint some areas and it would still look better than this (But if you paint it all it looks amazing)

[@tarrantwolf]

The stern phaser decals weren't even close to the phaser emitters.

[@simonwillis1529]

Eaglemoss needs to redo this

[@Samtheman85844]

Very cool.

[@2fruitbat]

Cancelled star trek eaglemoss due to prices gone up and quality being some what poor and with all the new specials and the discovery ships coming out I really have no space to show them.great for the fans but far to many for my wallet to spend on.

[@James-rn7dx]

Looks like the Phase 2 B/C deck was used for some reason. Markings are all over sized and some are in the wrong places as well. Aztec doesn't look right at all, like blocks they just randomly placed all over, No thanks.

[@RobTalks1138]

Disappointed, it’s one of them that it’s good but the detailing is bad. The B XL looks more detailed!

[@bearzilla2462]

From the photos, the B secondary hull windows are badly misaligned though

[@josiahclinch6219]

IrishTrekkie? is this ship in 1/1000 scale?

[@Stansman63]

This is closer to a toy than an accurate replica, you can do a lot better Eaglemoss.

[@scottishtrekkie5934]

Hi IrishTrekkie I thought for someone who said they were no going to buy the Xl ships you get it anyway? Good review 🖖🏻 I’m unsure on this 1 I’m thinking going to B and Defiant

[@IrishTrekkie]

Scottish Trekkie I made it quiet clear at the begining of the video when I said I did not buy the ship, it was given to me.

[@scottishtrekkie5934]

IrishTrekkie lol ah my apologies Damien I misheard as you talked a little fast at the start of video I hope I’m forgiving 🖖🏻 I was no meaning to sound horrible I just was shocked to see a review from you on the Xl A and it a good video as always 🖖🏻

[@TalesOfWar]

The Defiant looks like a good model, as does Voyager. It's on my list of "models to buy once I get more shelf space" as is the B, though that's tentative based on reviews when it comes out. Damn my wonky old house walls! It makes putting shelves up a pain in the ass and I have no idea where my jigsaw is to cut it to the shape lol.

[@raybrown6739]

The error on the bridge section is almost unforgivable. Who is responsible in production to allow an error like this to go unchecked?

[@isfj1009]

Yeah. No way will I waste my money on this. Too bad.

[@chingus-6696]

Same. The mold is great. It looks horrible though. They did not put effort into it. I say it’s not worth 60 dollars.

[@MrMichelPM]

Just found your video on this. The accuracy of that die-cast replica of the A is a joke for $75 U.S.D plus shipping. This is a whole bunch more wrong about that STTMP Enterprise than you pointed out. The phasers are in the wrong location on the top AND ventral sides of the saucer. The phasers should align with one of circular deflector grid lines. The top U.S.S. Enterprise and NCC-1701 decals are in the wrong location. The U.S.S. Enterprise decal is too high up on the saucer. The NCC-1701 on the ventral side of the saucer is also the completely wrong size ( too small ) and, again, in tne wrong location. I can't tell from your video, but the Aztec-pattern on the both the top and ventral portions of the saucer section looks completely and utterly wrong! The whole upper bridge module and the lower Officer's lounge section look to me to be taken from an earlier version of that area that was designed earlier on as they were making changes to that model for the Motion Picture. I have images where the STTMP model has a similar looking area. I wonder how Eaglemoss knew about that and why they changed the tooling of the larger version of the TMP Enterprise die-cast to look like an earlier designed version. This earlier bridge and VIP/Officers’ section can be seen in early publicity images used of the Enterprise model to advertise for “Star Trek The Motion Picture” Eaglemoss came out in Oct./Nov. 2018 with the large U.S.S. Reliant NCC-1864 and that die-cast is, by far, a very accurate version of that starship. Eaglemoss fixed most, if not all, of the issues with the large Reliant versions that plagued and ruined the large die-cast Enterprise-A.

[@derekmcmanus1423]

Oh my that's a big one! 😉

[@tjf7101]

Pity. Could have been so much more. If only, if only.

[@jaroessa294]

If you think this is XL, then I must have the SuperMax Jumbo version from AA/DST coming in at 14.1". This Eaglemoss version is a joke!! ...especially for the price.

[@TrentonBennett]

I don't know how the hell they got the smaller versions right but really fucked up the XL version. A lot of us Trekkies weren't too happy about that.

[@rhuman8672]

It’s strange how they are so inconsistent when they already did a better smaller model

[@theamused8705]

Eaglemoss really messed this one up. No way I'm paying $75 for this one.

[@wrathchild8190]

omg that writing on the sides of the saucer instead of the windows is a big turn off for me :(

[@MattDeckard]

It looks like they copied the giant display version they sent to theaters, rather than the actual studio model

[@brucejansen1982]

Bridge is wrong too

[@Spamsmoothie1701]

Wow, the markings are terrible. The ship's name shouldn't be above the phaser banks, there shouldn't be any markings on the saucer rim, the starfleet delta is wrong on the secondary hull. Impulse deck and bridge module / dome are wrong. Coloring is wrong pretty much everywhere. No Aztec pattern, the area under the bridge module seems to have an airlock unless I'm seeing things. This is wrong. I could go on and on, but for my money, there is no way any of these flaws are acceptable.

[@chingus-6696]

The mold is great. It looks horrible though. They did not put effort into it. I say it’s not worth 60 dollars.

[@tomkittle4185]

What a massive disappointment.

[@jcubs1950]

No worth the cost, but it is pretty. This reminds me of the Special Klingon battle cruiser from the movie. It's a big sized ship missing details and colors, very disappointed!

[@TalesOfWar]

The biggest annoyance with this particular model is the actual build quality and detail is great... where it's accurate. But that's contrasted by the pretty mediocre detailing where they got it so obviously wrong. How could they miss the sensor rings around the saucer? They're one of the defining features of the Refit/A! Even the tiny normal sized model has them!

[@keithrobertson8101]

Better buying the diamond select ships much better quality

[@devastated_studios]

Diamond Select wins this round.

[@we-got-green__lightsabersy1807]

The crap is the type on the saucer !

[@APerson-ni1gb]

Diamond Select is way more Detailed But they are not Diecast

[@we-got-green__lightsabersy1807]

Hmm the cost of 3d printer and ripping off model designs ?

[@jasongalley604]

For $75 those errors are unacceptably insulting. Wtf is it with Eaglemoss and their totally hit-and-miss quality?? The most glaring is the window painting always being friggin off. Sure you expect that maybe in first/early runs but once they see what's happening the fact they don't correct it and keep going with the prints being screwed just screams not giving a shit. And just look at this, you don't screw up the Enterprise (of any iteration) but especially not the 1701-refit/1701-A. Again those errors are f'n unacceptable and Eaglemoss should be embarrassed by them.

[@mikewhiles4635]

This is a huge missed opportunity but hey it ain't as bad as claiming that Discovery has anything to do with real Star Trek 🙁🙁🙁

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Might as well talk about what’s right about it... which would take up a lot less time. It’s the worst model they’ve ever, ever done. The main, glaring problem is the awful bridge dome. How could they screw this up?

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

Plastic is NOT die-cast... plastic is molded (injection or otherwise). Metals are die-cast.

[@IrishTrekkie]

it is part die-cast / part plastic

[@simonwillis1529]

I wanted this but sadly I think I’m gonna have to pass 😢

[@scottfirman]

Seriously, looks Terrible. I started picking out flaws right away. Oh boy,I get to redo the paint job. The plating goes too far up the hump before the bridge bump too. The basic design looks ok,if you don't mind soaking it in purple cleaner to strip off the paint and redoing it.Oh well. Body filler and repaint and looks good. Sorry but pass on this version.Its messed up.Oh well next!

[@guinnessman1965]

I love the refit Enterprise, it is my favorite design of the ship, and this is THE WORST MODEL EVER!. It is so inaccurate. The Bridge is wrong. When I saw that, I immediately said NO. Then seeing other in-depth reviews, confirmed my worse fears. It is NOT the Enterprise. Only in profile. But NOT the enterprise.

[@MegaVolcano]

That’s jumbo XL? My old Ertl/AMT model from the 80’s was 3 times that size. What did you pay for it?

[@TalesOfWar]

It's jumbo relative to their normal subscription model sizes.