The models were modified, retexturized, and converted into CAD files by these contractors before CAD tooling masters were created at the Holinail Group, Eaglemoss' manufacturing partner in Dongguan, China. Where existing models were unavailable, unusable, or deemed unsuitable for use, many models had been commissioned by the company and wholly recreated by independent contractors including Bonchune, Lebowitz, Fabio Passaro's Meshweaver Productions, and Ed Giddings of Cgreactor. A number of original models have also been provided by other former production staffers and producers, including David Lombardi and Dave Rossi. Alongside studio assets, starship designers including Rob Bonchune, Adam Buckner, David Carson, Dan Curry, Daren Dochterman, Doug Drexler, Pierre Drolet, John Eaves, Sean Hargreaves, Alex Jaeger, Matt Jefferies, Greg Jein, Joe Jennings, Koji Kuramura, 'Mojo' Lebowitz, Jim Martin, Brandon MacDougall, Ed Miarecki, Michael Okuda, Andrew Probert, Mark Rademaker, Alain Rivard, Nilo Rodis-Jamero, Rick Sternbach, Sean Tourangeau, and 'Meni' Tsirbas have built or assisted in the construction of these models, provided the original CG files, or have shared background material about their designs. Many production-used 3D studio models have been adapted for use as miniatures. Robinson has also acted as a co-author and co-editor of the magazine content, which consists of a mix of 'in-universe' articles and real world production POV articles dealing with the design and usage of the models in question, alongside Marcus Riley (another former member of the Fact Files team) and Mark Wright, and continued to contribute starship articles, much of which eventually finding its way into the company's lines of spin-off reference book series. John Ainsworth, Hero Collector's Development Manager, assumed many of Robinson's roles for the production of the miniatures after the first 120 issues. A Star Trek Fact Files veteran, reference book author, and custodian of his own Star Trek production art archive, Robinson oversees the preparation of the magazines and the selection, commissioning, and decoration of the starship miniatures. Unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon, Eaglemoss' Star Trek starship model line had become by far the largest starship model line of any entertainment media franchise ever released by a single company – especially when also taking the near-identically executed follow-up Discovery, Online, Universe, and Lower Decks spin-off/sister collections into account.īen Robinson and his team utilized original CGI studio models for reference whenever they are available. Notably, an unparalleled variety of ship designs have been produced as display models for this line, many for the first time, beyond the scope of all other mass-production manufacturers. Authorized and licensed by Paramount Consumer Products, it had been available in a number of countries worldwide.Įach fortnightly issue included a hand-painted ABS and die-cast metal scaled replica of a starship from the Star Trek universe. Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection was a British partwork magazine and product line that was published by Eaglemoss Collections under its Hero Collector imprint. Production stream for a model without pre-existing studio CG assets Starship models re-scaled to in-universe dimensions

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