What new kits in the scale are you hoping for?

[Crimson87]

So with Nu-Trek firmly going. What kits are you hoping for from Polar lights or Garage kit manufactures in 1400?

We've had some really good ones done or on the way thanks to Horner Shipyards such as...
Enterprise-G/Titan-A (Neo Constitution III)
Cerritos (California)
Soon-to-be Stargazer (Sagan)
Thank You, Horner Shipyards!

Personally I'm looking for a...
Pre-TOS Discovery (Crossfield)
Pre TOS/SNW Enterprise (Constitution)
and weirdly the Archimedes (Obena). I'm a sucker for excelsior and sovereigns and somehow it's both!

I'd also like an
Excelsior II, Reliant, Ross, Sutherland, and Odyssey. But I can definitely live with them being delayed a bit for the others mentioned above.

Any new designs you absolutely want to see in 1400?

[slawton]

I'm more of a 1/2500 scale modeler (cheaper & less space), which I'm still holding out hopes for older ships like Vorcha, Neghvar, BoP, Nebula, Excelsior, etc.

In 1/1400 scale (any scale really), they would need to be a profitable market -- from your list that probably means only G, SNW Constitution & Cerritos (series "hero" ships) as candidates from a vendor like Round 2. Given the size of the kits, it would probably not be economical for garage kit makers to develop a master, create molds and cast a batch of most of those ships (they would be very expensive to make, which would limit buyers even more). Also expensive, but doable, is 3D prints from digital artists. The detail/accuracy can vary and you'd also need to get the decals made as well. So, everything is on the table at some point, but it will likely cost a pretty penny.

[ProfArturo]

I'd kinda like a Titan-A kit in 1400 from Round 2 but I'd want to badge it as such, for sure.

[JeepSwensonFan1980]

Negh'Var would be awesome.

[Crimson87]

I'm more of a 1/2500 scale modeler (cheaper & less space), which I'm still holding out hopes for older ships like Vorcha, Neghvar, BoP, Nebula, Excelsior, etc.

I'm pretty sure both primary Nebulas are done by VA Minitures, and the Negh-Var is done by Skyhook Models and sold over at Federation Models. I swear I've seen the excelsior before, but don't remember where.

In 1/1400 scale (any scale really), they would need to be a profitable market -- from your list that probably means only G, SNW Constitution & Cerritos (series "hero" ships) as candidates from a vendor like Round 2. Given the size of the kits, it would probably not be economical for garage kit makers to develop a master, create molds and cast a batch of most of those ships (they would be very expensive to make, which would limit buyers even more). Also expensive, but doable, is 3D prints from digital artists. The detail/accuracy can vary and you'd also need to get the decals made as well. So, everything is on the table at some point, but it will likely cost a pretty penny.

I'm cool with that, I'll drop a penny if its worth it. But mainly I'm hoping that more resin print manufactures will gear up. I've dabbled in resin casting a decade or two ago, mainly cause I wanted a fleet of Excelsiors and Mirandas from DS9. So I do get it's expensive and takes time. Printing them looks to be a little less messy, faster, and more accurate though. So I'm hoping they come along at some point. I've been seeing kits over at Thingaverse and drooling... I'm wanting an (Ambassador era) Apollo, an Abbe, a Refit Saladin, and a TOS Surya/Miranda etc... Its got me thinking of trying to get into Resin printing myself just to see how the process works.

[Halgebra]

I'm more of a 1/2500 scale modeler (cheaper & less space), which I'm still holding out hopes for older ships like Vorcha, Neghvar, BoP, Nebula, Excelsior, etc.

I'm pretty sure both primary Nebulas are done by VA Minitures, and the Negh-Var is done by Skyhook Models and sold over at Federation Models. I swear I've seen the excelsior before, but don't remember where.

In 1/1400 scale (any scale really), they would need to be a profitable market -- from your list that probably means only G, SNW Constitution & Cerritos (series "hero" ships) as candidates from a vendor like Round 2. Given the size of the kits, it would probably not be economical for garage kit makers to develop a master, create molds and cast a batch of most of those ships (they would be very expensive to make, which would limit buyers even more). Also expensive, but doable, is 3D prints from digital artists. The detail/accuracy can vary and you'd also need to get the decals made as well. So, everything is on the table at some point, but it will likely cost a pretty penny.

I'm cool with that, I'll drop a penny if its worth it. But mainly I'm hoping that more resin print manufactures will gear up. I've dabbled in resin casting a decade or two ago, mainly cause I wanted a fleet of Excelsiors and Mirandas from DS9. So I do get it's expensive and takes time. Printing them looks to be a little less messy, faster, and more accurate though. So I'm hoping they come along at some point. I've been seeing kits over at Thingaverse and drooling... I'm wanting an (Ambassador era) Apollo, an Abbe, a Refit Saladin, and a TOS Surya etc... Its got me thinking of trying to get into Resin printing myself just to see how the process works.

An alternative route would be to kitbash some (like the Apollo, Abbe, er al.) and turn to 3D printing for the specific parts that aren’t already commercially available.

[paul01]

I'd also like an
Excelsior II, Reliant, Ross, Sutherland, and Odyssey. But I can definitely live with them being delayed a bit for the others mentioned above.

I'm actually working on the Excelsior II as we speak. I have already completed the Reliant, Ross, Sutherland, Duderstadt, Gagarin, and Pathfinder classes in both 2500 and 1400 scale for a couple of customer orders. I still have the Edison, Echelon and Alita classes to go. I already have the Sagan class completed in both scales, too. All of these were part of the assimilated fleet in Picard season 3.

When they're all completed, I'll create decals for them and announce their availability for purchase.

I was also planning on doing the Odyssey class in both scales if there's enough demand.

I spend approx 2hrs/day working on rendering them. While I think, it'll still be atleast another 3 - 4 months before everything is finished, I'd love to get a show of hands for anyone interested in them...

[Dr_Corsa]

Paul, it's latinum in my ears!

Donyou also have the Protostar? I would order two of them one day and name them Ptorstar and Voyager A, bc I'm really sure, it's the Voyager A and maybe we will see the comformation one day...

Michael

[paul01]

Yes, I can do the Protostar but it will be a small ship, by the way...

[Dr_Corsa]

I krow, its a 189 m ship..around 11-12 cm or so..

Michael