New batch of Factory Entertainment studio scale Star Trek ships

[RevelationSpace]

Haven't seen this posted anywhere, apologies if I've missed it.

Factory Entertainment have revealed their next batch of studio scale Star Trek ships:

the Enterprise-E FE Masterworks - Star Trek | U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701-E

Reliant FE Masterworks - Star Trek | U.S.S. Reliant NCC-1864

Voyager FE Masterworks - Star Trek | U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656

and the Shrike from S3 of Picard (weird choice that last one) FE Masterworks - Star Trek | Shrike


As with the first batch, they're obviously very nice but imho still come nowhere near justifying their exorbitant prices ($20,000 for the Enterprise!), given the preponderance of imperfections all over them. These are photos of the prototypes, so maybe the final products will be superior, but for that kind of money I think it's only fair to demand perfection.

 

[curiouslysophie]

The prices are absolutely ridiculous! there are a ton of very skilled model makers out there that would do commissions for less that half that price.
From what i've seen of their actual builds it'll be far from perfection.

I just watched the Tested video showing their Voyager, and the quality is abysmally poor. For $18000 it should be damn perfect, but the build is full of errors.

 

[Treadwell]

I was looking at the other ships on their site, and saw PRINT LINES. Prices well into five figures and there's print lines.

 

[curiouslysophie]

I was looking at the other ships on their site, and saw PRINT LINES. Prices well into five figures and there's print lines.

Their ships are garbage. I could build a Voyager that scale for half the price and twice the quality! Makes me want to create a printable kit to sell just out of spite, lol.

 

[Mr. E Man]

Do it!


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[bwayne64]

Hey they spent a ton on that website, with the fancy zooming thumbnails. They have to recoup that somehow, ; )

 

[TazMan2000]

Here is the Tested video,

TazMan2000

 

[division 6]

Seriously crunchy, especially the phaser array.
It's got more waves than a roller coaster.

 

[joberg]

You can see little bubble holes near the windows also...don't they access to the proper vac for that price?

 

[JediG60racer]

I would love to see a 1/350 scale Reliant kit.
Kit.
That I can build.
Not modify, not piece together from various customization kits.
*sigh*

 

[czechplastik]

I'm not a modeller but I adore models.

I am sure I don't have the eye that serious builders do but I was a little shocked at some of the things I was seeing with these models. Sloppy paintwork, jagged edges, poorly cut windows. I would never pay the money these retail for but the quality does not even come close to justifying the asking figures.

 

[RealDaveWinter]

I'd have to guess that a significant chunk of that cost is licensing, which they likely have if they are having William Shatner involved. Still, $15K USD for a 1/350 scale model is fairly excessive. Especially given that I have a 350 scale Enterprise on my shelf and it cost me about $150 CAD.

 

[StevenBills]

If you want to get all googley-eyed over some ST ships, check out Bill Krause on instagram. His stuff is seriously drool-worthy perfect:

https://www.instagram.com/admiralbuck/

SB

 

[BB43MAN]

Their "builds" are still covered in dents, dust, hairs, misaligned decals, screw heads, and more. Poor quailty for a high price. No thank you. Carpe Diem.

 

[RevelationSpace]

If you want to get all googley-eyed over some ST ships, check out Bill Krause on instagram. His stuff is seriously drool-worthy perfect:

https://www.instagram.com/admiralbuck/

Yeah, and while I don't know how much he charges, I doubt it's $20,000.

 

[renaissance_man]

The quality for the price they are asking is bad.
Look at the horrible finish on the Captain's Ready Room and Observation lounge windows.
There are visible screws in the back of the ship.
The nacelle front sections are really poorly modelled, way too soft on the angles and then there is the aft section behind the shuttle bay isn't even the right shape.

 

[curiouslysophie]

The quality for the price they are asking is bad.
Look at the horrible finish on the Captain's Ready Room and Observation lounge windows.
There are visible screws in the back of the ship.
The nacelle front sections are really poorly modelled, way too soft on the angles and then there is the aft section behind the shuttle bay isn't even the right shape.
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It gets worse and worse the longer you look at it!

The sensor palettes are all wrong and not indented enough. The register on the transporter emitters is really off (also for this scale and price they should be modeled and not a decal), The secondary deflector dish is all wrong and the shape of the indent isn't right. The registry decal has had no attempt to blend it in at all. I could go on for ages.

There's also the fact that at this scale (and price) there really should be some visible interiors in the bigger windows like the mess hall and captain's quarters. The only thing i do like is the aztecing on the hull, which I always thought Voyager needed.

Sorry to rant, but the Intrepid Class is my favourite Trek ship and seeing it done so wrong here hurts!

 

[joberg]

^^
Yes on all those points They should revise their pricing; my first bid for that model is $300

 

[BB43MAN]

I just checked out their webpage again. They've changed the photos where you can't click on them and see a close-up look at the flaws. Very telling. Thank goodness I still have the originals I copied from last year! Their "craftsmanship" is atrocious, especially o

n their Excelsior. I would never pay the money they're asking for work of that low level.