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The development of Star Trek model kits began shortly after Star Trek: The Original Series began to air in 1966. AMT acquired the license to produce plastic model kits based on the series and announced their plan to produce a kit of the USS Enterprise.
The model's resounding success at retail prompted AMT's development of a follow-up kit, resulting in the creation of the D7-classKlingonbattle cruiser in 1967. It was specifically designed for AMT by Matt Jefferies. The D7 design was soon featured in the third season of Star Trek by the show's producers. These two models were the only Star Trek models AMT released while The Original Series was still in production. The only other company, besides AMT/Aurora, that produced model kits while the series was in production, though only just barely, was the Japanese company KSN Midori, in the guise of two differently sized USS Enterprise kits, for the Japanese market only.
Over the next decade, and after The Original Series had wrapped, AMT would expand upon the line to include the Romulan Bird-of-Prey, a Spock figure kit, and scaled versions of Star Trek props. Originally, AMT chose not to license the Star Trek name outside of the US. Aurora Plastics Corporation, another noted model kit company, leased AMT's molds and released the models outside of the US. The Spock figure kit originated from Aurora but a reciprocal leasing agreement gave AMT the exclusive rights to release the figure in the US. AMT bought the Spock figure's tooling from Aurora in 1976.
At the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, AMT was owned by Matchbox (or rather its parent company Lesney Products & Co. Ltd.) and began to expand its range to include the refit-Enterprise, the K't'inga-class battle cruiser, and the long range shuttle. AMT continued to release kits based on the Star Trek films following its acquisition by the Ertl Company in 1981. AMT/Ertl subsequently gained the licenses to produce model kits based on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. Revell-Monogram were able to outbid AMT/Ertl to license ships from Voyager. AMT/Ertl's original Star Trek line came to an end in 1999. Following AMT/Ertl's merger with Racing Champions, the company tried to revive the Star Trek line with four re-releases in 2005. The line's revival strongly improved after 2008 when the AMT division was acquired by Round 2 LLC and was given a new and unique AMT branding.
Since the 1990s, many other companies including GEOmetric Design, Tsukuda Hobby, Polar Lights, and Bandai have been licensed to produce plastic Star Trek model kits, but as of 2019 Revell Germany and Round 2 LLC (current owner of both AMT and Polar Lights) are the only two known fully licensed model kit companies to actually release Star Trek model kits on a regular basis, Revell Germany doing so far less frequently than its American counterpart.
Star Trek model kits, both the official ones as well as the below-mentioned 'garage' kits, have been covered extensively in a wide range of hobby magazines and book titles concerning themselves with the subject, and of which the British Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models publication has, until recently, especially warranted attention.
Kit | Manufacturer | Model number | Year | Scale | Notes | Pic. |
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USS Enterprise | AMT | S921 | 1966 | 1:650 | Issued with rudimentary lighting option | |
Aurora | 921 | International release; limited rudimentary lighting option | ||||
USS Enterprise | AMT | S951 | 1968 | 1:650 | Retooled and renumbered; new box; enhanced lighting option; varying plastic colors were used | |
Klingon Battle Cruiser | S952 | Issued with lighting option | ||||
USS Enterprise | KSN Midori Midori originals; possibly unlicensed | 150 | 1969 | 1:1250 | ||
350-5 | 1:915 | The 'propeller and wheel' version | ||||
USS Enterprise | Aurora | 921 | 1972 | 1:650 | AMT's retooled molds used; new box | |
Mr. Spock | 922 | 1:12 | International Aurora original release | |||
Klingon Battle Cruiser | 923 | 1:650 | International release as Klingon 'Alien Battle Cruiser'; no lighting option | |||
USS Enterprise | AMT | S951 | 1973 | 1:650 | New enhanced decal sheet (sister ships) | |
Mr. Spock | S956 | 1:12 | US release; use of Aurora's set of molds | |||
'Galileo 7' Shuttlecraft | AMT | S595 | 1974 | 1:35 | ||
Exploration Set (3-piece set) | S958 | 1:2 | Contains tricorder, phaser, communicator | |||
'Galileo 7' shuttlecraft | AMT New box format | S595 | 1975 | 1:35 | Reissue | |
Exploration Set (3-piece set) | S958 | 1:2 | Reissue | |||
USS EnterpriseBridge | S950 | 1:35 | Included scale figures of Kirk, Spock and Sulu | |||
USS Enterprise | S951 | 1:650 | Retooled; no lighting option from this issue onward | |||
Klingon Battle Cruiser | S952 | Reissue; no lighting option from this issue onward | ||||
Space Ship Set (3-piece set) | S953 | 1:1600 | First 'mini kit'; contains in-scale Enterprise, Klingon battle cruiser, and Romulan Bird-of-Prey | |||
Mr. Spock | S956 | 1:12 | Reissue | |||
Romulan Bird-of-Prey | S957 | 1:650 | ||||
Klingon Battle Cruiser | Estes Industries | 1274 | 1:700 | Flying model rocket | ||
USS Enterprise | 1275 | Flying model rocket | ||||
Space Station K-7 | AMT | S955 | 1976 | 1:7600 | Includes in-scale model of the USS Enterprise | |
USS Enterprise | Matchbox | PK5102 | 1979 | 1:650 | European reissue of S951 | |
Space Station K-7 | PK5105 | 1:7600 | European reissue of S955 | |||
Romulan Bird-of-Prey | PK5106 | 1:650 | European reissue of S957 as 'Romulan Space Ship' | |||
USS Enterprise (refit) | AMT/Lesney | S970 | 1980 | 1:537 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture release | |
Matchbox | PK-5110 | European release, different box art | ||||
Klingon Cruiser | AMT/Lesney | S971 | 1:537 | K't'inga-class battle cruiser | ||
Matchbox | PK-5111 | European release, different box art | ||||
Vulcan Shuttle | AMT/Lesney | S972 | 1:187 | |||
Matchbox | PK-5112 | European release, different box art | ||||
Mr. Spock | AMT/Lesney | S973 | 1:12 | Retooled version of 1968 release; no international release | ||
USS Enterprise (refit) | AMT/Ertl Merger with ERTL results in reissues under new numbering scheme; logos not yet adjusted but slightly adjusted box art to reflect new ownership | 6675 | 1984 | 1:537 | Repackaged for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, tooling updated to reflect appearance of filming model | |
USS Enterprise | 6676 | 1:650 | ||||
Space Ship Set (3-piece set) | 6677 | 1:1600 | ||||
Vulcan Shuttle | 6679 | 1:187 | ||||
USS Enterprise (refit) | AMT/Ertl | 6675 | 1985 | 1:537 | Repackaged for Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; same model no. | |
Vulcan Shuttle | 6679 | 1:187 | Repackaged for Star Trek III (though the model never appeared in that film); same model no. | |||
Klingon Cruiser | 6682 | 1:537 | K't'inga class reissue under new numbering scheme | |||
USS Enterprise-A | AMT/Ertl | 6693 | 1987 | 1:537 | Repackaged for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | |
3 Piece USS Enterprise Set | AMT/Ertl | 6618 | 1988 | 1:2500 | 'Mini kit' featuring three Enterprises: NCC-1701, -A, and -D | |
USS Enterprise-D | 6619 | 1:1400 | ||||
USS Enterprise | AMT/Ertl | 6676 | 1989 | 1:650 | Reissue, new horizontal format box | |
Space Ship Set (3-piece set) | 6677 | 1:2200 | Reissue with new packaging | |||
3 Piece Adversary Set | 6858 | 1:4064 1:4976 1:1371 | 'Mini kit' featuring the Romulan Warbird, the Klingon Bird-of-Prey, and the Ferengi Marauder | |||
USS Enterprise-A | 6876 | 1:537 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier release; included a Galileo 7 shuttlecraft at 1:230 scale | |||
3 Piece USS Enterprise Chrome Set | AMT/Ertl | 6005 | 1991 | 1:2500 | 25th Anniversary Special Edition | |
Galileo II Shuttlecraft | 6006 | 1:35 | 25th Anniversary Special Edition reissue with new decals, horizontal format box, and retooling of windows. | |||
USS Enterprise Command Bridge | 6007 | 1:35 | 25th Anniversary reissue with new decals and retooling of figures. | |||
Original Edition Klingon Cruiser | 6743 | 1:650 | 25th Anniversary reissue with new stand | |||
USS Enterprise-A | 6957 | 1:537 | Special Edition with lights and sound effects | |||
Klingon Battle Cruiser Flying Model Rocket | Estes Industries | 1274 | 1:700 | 25th Anniversary Special Edition reissue of 1975 in new box | ||
USS Enterprise Flying Model Rocket | 1275 | 25th Anniversary reissue of 1975 model in new box | ||||
Klingon Battle Cruiser | AMT/Ertl | 6812 | 1992 | 1:1400 | Vor'cha class | |
Klingon Cruiser | 8229 | 1:537 | K't'inga class repackaged for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | |||
USS Enterprise-A | 8617 | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country reissue of 6876 with inscale Galileo type shuttlecraft; first release batch also included Galoob's Enterprise-D toy | ||||
GEOmetric | VST01 | 1:6 | First of GEOmetric's vinyl figures | |||
VST02 | ||||||
VST03 | ||||||
USS Rio Grande | AMT/Ertl | 8741 | 1993 | 1:72 | Federation Runabout first seen on Deep Space Nine | |
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | GEOmetric | VST04 | 1:6 | |||
VST05 | ||||||
Commander William T. Riker | VST06 | |||||
Guinan | VST07 | |||||
VST08 | ||||||
USS Excelsior | Tsukuda | SVM14 | 1:1000 | Vinyl kit | ||
Klingon Bird-of-Prey | unknown | 1:350 | Vinyl kit | |||
USS Excelsior | AMT/Ertl | 6630 | 1994 | 1:1000 | ||
Captain Kirk | 8773 | 1:6 | Vinyl kit | |||
Dr. McCoy | 8774 | Vinyl kit | ||||
Deep Space 9 | 8778 | 1:3300 | ||||
Locutus of Borg | GEOmetric | VST09 | 1:6 | Vinyl kit | ||
Ferengi | VST10 | Vinyl kit | ||||
Romulan | VST11 | Vinyl kit (female officer) | ||||
Gowron | VST12 | Vinyl kit | ||||
Klingon Bird-of-Prey | AMT/Ertl AMT randomly inserted especially commissioned cutaway posters of either the Enterprise-A or the D into their model kits marketed in 1995 and 1996 for the occassion of Star Trek's 30th anniversary. | 8230 | 1995 | 1:350 | ||
Mr. Spock | 8704 | 1:6 | Vinyl kit | |||
Quark | 8719 | Vinyl kit | ||||
Odo | 8761 | Vinyl kit | ||||
USS Enterprise-B | 8762 | 1:1000 | Retooling of 6630 | |||
Deep Space 9 | 8764 | 1:3300 | With fiber optic lighting option | |||
USS Reliant | 8766 | 1:537 | ||||
Collector's Gift Set (3-piece set) | 8771 | 1:6 | Contains the Kirk, McCoy and Scott vinyl figures | |||
USS Enterprise-D | 8772 | 1:1400 | With fiber optic lighting option | |||
Mr. Scott | 8777 | 1:6 | ||||
USS Enterprise Flight Display (3-piece set) | 8787 | 1:2500 | With transparent plexiglass 'Flight Display' stand to make models appear to float in mid-air | |||
USS Enterprise-D | 8793 | 1:1400 | Repackaged for Star Trek Generations | |||
Borg | GEOmetric | VST13 | 1:6 | Vinyl kit | ||
USS Voyager | Revell-Monogram | 3604 | 1:677 | |||
04801 | European release | |||||
Maquis Raider | 3605 | 1:323 | ||||
04809 | European release | |||||
Kazon Raider | 3606 | 1:458 | ||||
04810 | European release | |||||
'The Enterprise Incident' Legendary Space Encounter (3-piece set) | AMT/Ertl | 8254 | 1996 | 1:2200 | USS Enterprise and two D7 battle cruisers; fiber optic display and episode audio clips | |
USS Defiant | 8255 | 1:420 | ||||
Cardassian Galor Class Cruiser | 8324 | 1:750 | ||||
USS Enterprise-D | 8400 | 1:1400 | 'Plus Pack' with glue, paint and brush | |||
Cutaway USS Enterprise | 8790 | 1:500 | Box erroneously states scale as 1:650 | |||
Star Trek: Voyager 3-Piece Set | Revell-Monogram | 3607 | 1:1400 | Two releases; a 'Bonus Value Pack' with glue, paint and brush, and a regular release without the extra contents | ||
05780 | European 'Bonus Value Pack' release, no regular version known | |||||
Kazon Torpedo | 3608 | 1:35 | ||||
04813 | European release | |||||
'Mini' USS Voyager | 06900 | 1:3788 | European release; 'Pre-painted' | |||
'Mini' Kazon Fighter | 06901 | unknown | European release; 'Pre-painted' | |||
'Mini' Maquis Raider | 85-3611 | 1:1276 | US release; 'Pre-painted' | |||
06902 | European release; 'Pre-painted' | |||||
USS Enterprise-E | AMT/Ertl | 6326 | 1997 | 1/1400 | ||
Klingon Bird-of-Prey | 6339 | 1:350 | Featuring 'Flight Display' base | |||
unknown | 'Plus Pack' with glue, paint and brush | |||||
USS Defiant | 8398 | 1:420 | 'Plus Pack' with glue, paint and brush | |||
Ambassador Spock | GEOmetric | unknown | 1:6 | Vinyl kit | ||
USS Voyager | Revell-Monogram | 3612 | 1:677 | Limited Edition; included open shuttlebay; In-scale shuttlecraft; Improved decals; 20000 pieces | ||
USS Enterprise-C | AMT/Ertl | 8001 | 1999 | 1:1400 | ||
Snapfast USS Enterprise 1701-B, C, And E Set (3-piece set) | 8002 | 1:2500 | Contains models of USS Enterprise -B, -C, and -E | |||
USS Enterprise-E | 30065 | 1:1400 | Repackaged for Star Trek: Insurrection, very slight tooling change to show captain's yacht | |||
USS Yamaguchi | AMT 'Pro Shop' | 30038 | Cast in clear plastic; featuring lighting rig | |||
USS Enterprise | Polar Lights | PL4200 | 2003 | 1:1000 | 'The Cage', and 'Where No Man Has Gone Before' variant construction options. | |
Enterprise NX-01 | PL4201 | 1:350 | ||||
Klingon D7 Battlecruiser | PL4202 | 1:1000 | ||||
Scorpion | PL4203 | 1:24 | Featured figures of Picard and Data | |||
USS Enterprise | Bandai | 116192 | 1:850 | Issued with lighting | ||
USS Enterprise-E | 116424 | 1:1700 | Issued with lighting | |||
Enterprise NX-01 | 122721 | 1:850 | Issued with lighting | |||
USS Enterprise-A | Polar Lights | PL4204 | 2004 | 1:350 | Decals for NCC-1701 (refit) or NCC-1701-A; with full interior shuttlebay and several in-scale shuttlecraft | |
Bandai | 124915 | 1:850 | Reissue of 116192 with decals for sister vessels | |||
USS Voyager | 131434 | Issued with lighting | ||||
3 Piece USS Enterprise Set (TV) | AMT/RC2 | 38387 | 2005 | 1:2500 | Reissue of 6618 | |
3 Piece USS Enterprise Set (Movie) | 38388 | Reissue of 1999 release | ||||
Klingon Bird-of-Prey | 38389 | 1:350 | Reissue of 8230 | |||
3 Piece Adversary Set | 38390 | Multiple | Reissue of 6858 | |||
Enterprise NX-01 | Polar Lights | PL53028 | 1:1000 | |||
USS Enterprise | AMT/Round 2 LLC | AMT609 | 2008 | 1:650 | Limited edition (1701 pieces); Reissue of S921; Tin box with art print | |
AMT610 | 'Legacy' reissue of S921 in 1966-style packaging | |||||
USS Enterprise | Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL803 | 1:1000 | Re-release of PL4200; new numbering; two issues in 2008 each with different box art | ||
Klingon D7 Battlecruiser | POL806 | Re-release of PL4202; two issues in 2008 each with different box art | ||||
Enterprise NX-01 | POL807 | Re-release of PL53028; new numbering; two issues in 2008 each with different box art | ||||
USS Enterprise-E | AMT/Round 2 | AMT613 | 2009 | 1:1400 | Reissue of 6326 | |
Mr. Spock | AMT624 | 1:8 | Collector's edition; Reissue of S956; Tin box with art print | |||
AMT625 | Reissue of S956 in 1973-style packaging | |||||
USS Enterprise | AMT640 | 1:650 | 'Blue' Collector's Edition; reissue of AMT609, molded in blue plastic | |||
Vulcan Shuttle Surak | AMT641 | 1:187 | Improved release, with magnetic attachment and revised detailing | |||
USS Enterprise-A | Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL808 | 1:350 | Reissue of PL4204 | ||
USS Voyager | Revell-Monogram | 04801 | 1:677 | European reissue of 1995; New box | ||
Maquis Raider | 04809 | 1:323 | European reissue of 1995; New box | |||
Kazon Raider | 04810 | 1:458 | European reissue of 1995; New box | |||
Space Station K-7 | AMT/Round 2 | AMT644 | 2010 | 1:7600 | Reissue of S955 in 1976-style packaging | |
AMT645 | Collector's edition; Reissue of S955; Tin box with Tribble | |||||
USS Enterprise-D | AMT656 | 1:1400 | 'Special Edition'; cast in transparent styrene for lighting purposes; two issues in 2010 each with different box art | |||
USS Enterprise Starship Set (3-piece set) | AMT660 | 1:2500 | 'Cadet Series'; contains USS Enterprise-1701,-1701-A,-1701-B | |||
USS Enterprise-C | AMT661 | 'Cadet Series' | ||||
USS Enterprise-D | AMT662 | 'Cadet Series' | ||||
USS Enterprise-E | AMT663 | 'Cadet Series' | ||||
USS Enterprise-B | AMT/Ertl-Platz 20th anniversary first time Star Trek: The Next Generation airing in Japan | GDS8136 | 1:1000 | Japanese issue with improved decals | ||
USS Enterprise-C | GDS8137 | 1:1400 | Japanese issue with improved decals | |||
USS Enterprise-D | GDS8138 | Japanese issue with improved decals | ||||
USS Enterprise-E | GDS8139 | Japanese AMT issue with improved decals | ||||
USS Enterprise Refit | Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL820 | 1:1000 | |||
Klingon Bird-of-Prey | AMT/Round2 | AMT664 | 2011 | 1:350 | Reissue 8230; improved tooling; includes optional landinggear | |
Romulan Bird-of-Prey | AMT665 | 1:650 | Reissue op S957, 1975 style packaging | |||
AMT666 | Collector's edition; reissue of S957; tin box poster box-art | |||||
USS Reliant | AMT667 | 1:537 | Reissue 8766; improved tooling | |||
USS Enterprise-B | AMT676 | 1:1000 | Reissue 8761 | |||
USS Enterprise | AMT695 | 1:650 | Includes 2 in-scale Tholian web-spinners; Includes USS Defiant (NCC-1764) decals; cast in 'fluorescent' plastic | |||
Klingon Battle Cruiser | AMT699 | Collector's edition; reissue of S952; tin box with poster box-art; cast in light-green with chrome parts | ||||
AMT720 | Reissue of S952 in 1968 style packaging | |||||
USS Enterprise-C | AMT721 | 1:1400 | Reissue of 8001 with battle damage decals | |||
USS Enterprise | Revell | 04880 | 1:600 | Revell original | ||
Klingon Battle Cruiser D7 | 04881 | Revell original; tooled to approximate the DS9: 'Trials and Tribble-ations' appearance | ||||
USS Reliant | AMT/Round2 | AMT714 | 2012 | 1:537 | 'Clear Edition'; cast in transparent plastic for lighting purposes | |
Deep Space 9 | AMT751 | 1:3300 1:2500 | New decal sheet; cast in clear plastic for lighting purposes; includes USS Defiant model | |||
Adversary Set (2-piece set) | AMT752 | 1:1400 1:3700 | Reissue of Klingon Bird of Prey and Ferengi Marauder from kit 6858; new decal sheet | |||
Romulan Warbird | AMT753 | 1:3200 | Reissue of one piece from kit 6858; new decal sheet | |||
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Set (3-piece set) | AMT762 | 1:2500 | 'Cadet Series'; K't'inga-class, USS Reliant, refit-USS Enterprise | |||
Klingon K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser | AMT794 | 1:537 | ||||
USS Enterprise | Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL889 | 1:1000 | Lunchbox tin edition | ||
POL880 | 1:350 | Same size as three-foot studio model; with shuttlebay and in-scale Class F shuttlecraft; avant-premiere edition and regular edition with differing box art. Both box art designs by Alex Ross. | ||||
Star Trek: The Original Series Set (3-piece set) | AMT/Round 2 | AMT762 | 2013 | 1:2500 | 'Cadet Series'; D7-class, Romulan Bird-of-Prey, USS Enterprise (TOS) | |
Mr. Spock | AMT810 | 1:12 | Lunchbox tin edition | |||
USS Enterprise Bridge Set | AMT808 | 1:35 | With additional wall panel to complete bridge, and parts to compose 6 characters | |||
USS Enterprise-E | AMT853 | 1:1400 | CGI cover art by John Eaves | |||
Romulan Battle Cruiser | Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL897 | 1:1000 | D7-class with Romulan decals | ||
Enterprise NX-01 | POL902 | 1:350 | Reissue PL4201 | |||
USS Enterprise | POL908 | 1:1000 | 'Space Seed' edition; with in-scale SS Botany Bay | |||
USS Enterprise | Revell | 04882 | 1:500 | Revell original; Europe only | ||
Exploration Set (3-piece set) | AMT/Round 2 | AMT848 | 2014 | 1:2 | ||
USS Defiant | AMT845 | 1:420 | First reissue under new ownership | |||
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Set (3-piece set) | AMT764 | 1:2500 | 'Cadet Series'; USS Defiant, USS Saratoga and the Galor-class. | |||
Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL898 | 1:1000 | Contains parts to construct either a standard NX-class or a refit NX-Class; box art by Doug Drexler | |||
USS Reliant | POL906 | New tooling, not associated with the AMT release | ||||
USS Enterprise | Fascinations | MMS280 | 'Metal Earth' model constructed from two 4-inch sq. sheets of stainless steel | |||
USS Enterprise-D | MMS281 | 'Metal Earth' model constructed from two 4-inch sq. sheets of stainless steel | ||||
Klingon Bird-of-Prey | MMS282 | 'Metal Earth' model constructed from two 4-inch sq. sheets of stainless steel | ||||
Klingon Vor'cha Class | MMS283 | 1:4373 | 'Metal Earth' model constructed from two 4-inch sq. sheets of stainless steel | |||
USS Enterprise Cutaway | AMT/Round 2 | AMT891 | 2015 | 1:537 | Improved 'cut-away' reissue of 8790 | |
USS Enterprise Set (2-piece set) | AMT913 | 1:1000 1:650 | 'Build 2Gether'; use of Polar Lights' set of molds for the smaller model. | |||
Ships of the Line (4-kit set) | AMT914 | 1:2500 | Pre-decorated versions of previously-released kits with individually packaged ships: USS Enterprise, D7 Klingon Battle Cruiser, USS Reliant and USS Defiant | |||
Romulan Bird-of-Prey | Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL934 | 1:1000 | New tooling, not associated with the AMT release | ||
USS Excelsior | AMT/Round2 | AMT843 | 2016 | 1:1000 | NX-2000 or NCC-2000 versions; Improved molding tools | |
Klingon Bird-of-Prey | AMT949 | 1:350 | Reissue/Revised wing baffles and landing gear parts; Star Trek: III version | |||
USS Enterprise-D | AMT955 | 1:1400 | Clear edition, removable saucer section | |||
USS Enterprise | Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL938 | 1:350 | 50th Anniversary Edition Reissue w/ detailed bridge and smooth saucer parts | ||
50th Anniversary USS Enterprise Set | Revell | 05721 | 1:600 1:500 | European release only; contains both reality versions of the USS Enterprise; glue and paint included | ||
F-104 Starfighter (with USS Enterprise) | AMT/Round2 | AMT953 | 2017 | 1:48 | 'Tomorrow is Yesterday' edition; USS Enterprise in smaller scale for forced-perspective display | |
USS Enterprise Model Set (7-piece set) | AMT954 | 1:2500 | All seven prime universe Enterprise versions; Snap-fit reissues of Cadet Series with new Enterprise NX-01, derived from the Polar Lights molds | |||
Klingon Vor'Cha-Class | AMT1027 | 1:1400 | Reissue AMT/ERTL 6812 (1992); retooled clear Parts, metal support rod | |||
Cardassian Galor-Class | AMT1028 | 1:750 | Updated version with clear parts | |||
USS Reliant | AMT1036 | 1:537 | Reissue AMT667 (2010) | |||
USS Enterprise Refit | Polar Lights/Round2 | POL949 | 1:350 | Reissue POL880; new box art | ||
USS Enterprise Refit | AMT/Round2 | AMT1080 | 2018 | 1:537 | Reissue of No. 8617 (1992 w/shuttlecraft); new: metal support rod and updated decals (no aztec) | |
Klingon Battle Cruiser K't'inga-Class IKS Amar | Polar Lights/Round2 | POL950 | 1:350 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture 2 feet half studio scale model; new 'near black' and clear mold; lighting kit separately available. | ||
USS Defiant | POL952 | 1:1000 | Polar Lights original; snap kit molded in grey | |||
USS Grissom & Klingon Bird of Prey | POL957 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Snap kits; Polar Lights originals and first-time official model kit release of the Oberth-class | ||||
DS9 Runabout USS Rio Grande | AMT/Round2 | AMT1084M | 2019 | 1:72 | Reissue of AMT8741 (1993) plus optional Sensor Cluster | |
Romulan Warbird | AMT1125 | 1:3200 | Reissue AMT753 (2012); dome base with metal rod support | |||
USS Enterprise-D | AMT1126M | 1:2500 | Snap-Kit; molded in color with Aztec Decals | |||
USS Discovery NCC-1031 | Polar Lights/Round2 | POL961M | Snap-Kit with metalic Decals | |||
USS Enterprise NX-01 | POL966M | 1:1000 | Snap-Kit; with parts for refit-configuration | |||
USS Enterprise NCC-1701 'Technik' | Revell | 00454 | 1:600 | Essentially a reissue of Revell 04880 (2011), but now with light and sound effects rigs; box-art synchronized with those of AMT and Polar Lights | ||
USS Shenzhou | Polar Lights / Round2 | POL967 | 1:2500 | SnapKit | 50px | |
USS Enterprise NCC-1701 (Discovery) | Polar Lights / Round2 | POL971 | 50px |
Over the years, from the 1990s onwards after Star Trek: The Next Generation had premiered, several 'amateur' (meaning not officially recognized), both unauthorized as well as unlicensed and often short-lived companies, dubbed 'garage kit makers' by the model kit community, sprung up, producing Star Trek model kits. These 'companies' often produced lesser-known canon or fan-designed non-canon classes of starships which were typically made out of glass reinforced plastic (GRP), commonly referred to as 'fiberglass' or 'resin' (somewhat incorrectly, as this term also refers to more modern composite plastic materials). Fiberglass 'conversion kits' to improve or customize officially-released models have also been released, along with 'aztec-ing' painting templates, and custom decals.
Typically, the production run of items produced by these companies tended to be quite low, numbering in the few hundreds instead of the thousands produced by the officially licensed model kit companies, thereby becoming relatively rare and quite expensive. This was due to two reasons. First, as amateur companies, these garage companies could not afford the professional, high-grade steel molds utilized by the professional model kit companies from which the kit parts were cast. Instead, lower grade molds were used, typically made out of cheaper material such as baked clay, plastic resin, gypsum, or plaster, all of which susceptible to wear and tear far beyond of that of the ones used by the professional model kit manufacturers, meaning these molds worn out much faster. For these same (economic) reasons, garage kits tended to consist of far fewer parts, cast as solid pieces, meaning that the completed models were quite heavy compared to those constructed out of the injection molded plastic parts (vacuformed as opposed to those of the garage companies which were simply cast) of the model kits from their officially licensed counterparts. The quality of garage kits using those molds near the end of their lifespan tended to diminish as cast parts exhibited an ever-increasing number of air bubbles and excess 'flash' on the parts due to widening apertures in the seams of worn-out molds. Constructing garage kits therefore required a certain amount of experience on the part of the modeler.
Second, aside from the practical reasons keeping production runs low, there was a legal one as well. As unauthorized companies, low production runs were a means to operate under the radar of the Paramount Marketing and Licensing Department (presently CBS Consumer Products), thereby dodging copyright legalities. It appeared however, that the official franchise has, until recently, turned a blind eye to their activities, as no litigation against any of them were hitherto known to exist, at least publicly. No doubt this was due to the fact that many of them were relatively short-lived as well as the fact that virtually all of them initially produced Star Trek ships that were not produced or planned by any of the officially licensed model kit companies at the time, even if some of those ships were yet to be produced by them later on, usually at a different scale. In turn, garage companies themselves usually observed strict adherence of not producing ships that were produced by the official model kit companies (though some of them did in later years, again at different scales) and not showing any official imagery on or in their box-art or instruction sheets as well as not distributing their products directly but rather through official intermediaries. The initial lack of legal actions against them has emboldened some of the still surviving garage companies, such as Starcraft Models, to employ professional, full-fledged websites, marketing their products. However, while former franchise owner Paramount Pictures had condoned the existence of these companies, new owner CBS Corporation appears to be of a different mindset and has recently started to crack down on these 'interlopers'; the Starcraft Models website, for example, went unexpectedly dark in late 2015, and has not been up since. [1](X)
UK-based Warp Models (one of the first), and US-based Federation Models, Nova Hobbies, and Starcrafts (the one currently known as 'Starcraft Models') were among the best-known unlicensed garage kit makers. Warp Models in particular was noteworthy, as they only produced canon ships and where possible in-scale with those of the AMT product-line. For Star Trek: First Contact, John Eaves used a garage kit of the USS Enterprise-C to create gold models which were used in the USS Enterprise-E's observation lounge. [2] With the exception of Warp Models, most garage kit companies preferred to release their Star Trek products uniformly as 1:1400 scale model kits, a scale corresponding with that of AMT's 1988 Enterprise-D model kit, but otherwise rarely used by the official model kit companies as far as their Star Trek product lines were concerned.
As a format, garage kit companies not only turned out to be popular for model kits, but for 1:3900 scale gaming miniatures as well, those originating from FASA in particular, and several specialized gaming miniatures garage companies have also been concurrently in existence.