In a press release* Round 2 stated:
"To honor the 50th anniversary of one of the two great sci-fi franchises, the bigger being Star Wars but we don't have that license (damn it), we decided to pull out all the stops! We started planning years ago and made the investment in time and capital to come out with a new tool kit of a subject that would excite Star Trek's biggest modeling fans and truly honor this venerable franchise.
NAW! Just kidding!
Dude, that would've been too hard and, frankly, waaaayyy too expensive just to make a handful of aging nerds happy. No, for Star Trek's 50th anniversary we've done pretty much the bare minimum and decided to fix the flaws in one of our existing kits instead -- and then make you guys pay for it. I mean, we should've made this kit right the first time, but... heh, we... we...
Um, we got nothin', people. Just being honest. Look, we're not Bandai, okay. We don't care that much about this stuff. Sure, we'll take your money, because you've bought crap from us before, chances are you'll do it again, amiright? So this is what we've got. Oh, and some anniversary stickers for the old boxes because that should move some product. Anyway, happy anniversary and may your Force be long and prosper. Or whatever.
Sincerely,
Round 2*"
*Not necessarily the real company, but could be.