The latest drop from FanHome did not disappoint. Even though I’m not much on the look of a lot of the 25th Century ships but Stargazer (Sagan-class) is well executed. It arrived about a week late thanks to the holiday season (and to much online bitching), but again — the packaging is much better than the bland blue of Eaglemoss, similar packing, the usual booklet on the design, history, and appearance of the ship with good quality gloss paper.

The model itself is well detailed, but in the mold and the paint job. The portholes really pop on this thing, for some reason (I think because they’re a light blue rather than white.) 

There’s a bit more detail on the undersides of this and Titan from last month than Eaglemoss often would do on the Discovery period ships, so that’s a plus.

Overall, I’ve been pretty impressed with the model quality and presentation so fan. Can’t wait to see a Strange New Worlds ship to compare with the previous Pike Enterprise: next month: Farragut. 

Is it worth it? If you’ve been collecting Trek ships from the previous manufacturer and are a completist, absolutely. If this was a ship that really sang to you, yes. Price should be $65 w/ shipping. The subscription knocks off $10 and shipping. Allegedly, you can cancel the ones you don’t want, but I’ve yet to test that with FanHome (although Eaglemoss did it for my Galactica subscription, no questions.)