I was late to the game on the Eaglemoss collections. I knew about their plethora of small models, which always seemed pricey to me. When they started up their Battlestar Galactica line, I jumped and started subscribing to their ship of the month. Oi then branched out to the Alien line. These were all their “XL line” — larger than the wee hand-sized Star Trek stuff. With the Discovery XL line (and the superb break with the old school look of ships) I jumped on collecting many of those ships, as well.

Then Eaglemoss went bust a few years ago. There were rumors that the collection had been picked up by another vendor. Master Replicas was selling out the remainders of the old Eaglemoss stuff, and Fanhome was alleged to be picking it up this summer.

They delivered. My first Fanhome starship, the XL(ish) Constitution III-class U.S.S. Titan-A. So how do they compare to the old Eaglemoss stuff? Packaging is nice — good quality cardboard with styrofoam insert to protect the model. Art design is more colorful and attractive than the fairly bland blue with model picture of the Eaglemoss days. 

Inside, you get a small booklet with information on the ship, the process and reasonings behind its design, and place in the show. As this is issue #1, there’s also an advert pamphlet on the ships to come, and a welcome to the club sheet. The usual black stand with clear acrylic stand post to hold the model — just as you would expect from Eaglemoss — is there. 

Now to the model. It’s a lovely thing. Diecast saucer with ABS plastic for much of the rest of the model. The detailing is easily on par with the later XL offerings from Eaglemoss, although I think the paint and detailing is a bit better. The scoring on the plating is a bit deeper and the paint is consistent and pleasant. the colored “clear” inserts for the warp nacelles and bussard collectors are well done and similar to what came before.

Often, Eaglemoss would skimp on the underside detailing, but not here. The transporter emitters and fueling ports are nicely detailed. Overall, it feels solid in the hand, sits well on the stand, and is a pretty piece — as the ship was in the show. I would love to see them take a crack at a similarly sized movie-era Enterprise.

About the size: Titan is just a hair shorter of 9” long. Compared to similar XL ships from Eaglemoss, 8-9” was the small ships; some were a foot in length. There will be non-XL sized vessels, and the advertised Enterprise-F is just shy of 11” stem to stern. There are going to be “normal” sized models and XL, a la Eaglemoss, it looks like.

Looking at their drop schedule, the first three ships are not XL and run between 7-9” in length. Titan is not listed as XL, but Enterprise-G is…I’m was guessing they’d be the same size with different livery, but maybe not. It looks like the shipping order, so far, is Titan in November, with Stargazer from Picard season 2 next, then Strange New Worlds’ USS Farragut for the start of the year. After that it look like probably Enterprise-F, Eleos and then Shrike, the villain ship, all from Picard season 3. There’s supposedly going to be Lower Decks content, as well. 

Pricing is based on per unit or subscription. It’s $55 and no shipping handling with subscription and $65 plus $5 per unit for shipping without. XL ships are $85 and $95, respectively. Without a subscription, single purchase opens a month after they drop to members.

Is is worth it? That depends. If you’re a model collector of the old Eaglemoss stuff, a definite yes. The quality is there, and actually looks to be a bit higher. If the 7-8” range is their usual size, then it’s definitely a better deal than the old Eaglemoss stuff was. If you just want one or two specific vessels — and you can just buy direct the models you want as they drop; subscription not needed — probably. Collectable toys are a wee bit pricey these days, but that means that these aren’t as outrageous as the smaller Eaglemoss ships were decades ago. I would point out that some of the stuff I have is now selling online for three to four times what I paid.

Fanhome also looks to have picked up a lot of the old Eaglemoss build a model lines from DC, Fast & Furious, Marvel and Star Wars, as well as the build Enterprise-D, so if you didn’t get all the parts from Eaglemoss, you might still have a chance through Fanhome.