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Fanhome was launched on 1 June 2021 under the umbrella of De Agostini. In January 2023 they took over the Build The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D partwork from Eaglemoss who went out of business the previous year. The collection was finally re-started with shipments commencing in July 2023. Subscribers to the previous Eaglemoss project were able to set up new subscriptions with Fanhome to commence from the point at which they left off. New subscribers were also able to start from the beginning of the build.
In August 2023 De Agostini confirmed that they had won the licence for a new Star Trek model and magazine partwork which is slated to start in mid-2024. The newly formed Master Replicas, who bought the majority of Eaglemoss' liquidated stock for resale, were unsuccessful in their bid for the licence.
On 12 December 2023 Bac Compton of Fanhome confirmed that the new "Star Trek Die Cast Collection" willl commence in the third quarter of 2024 and enabled potential customers to request notifictaion emails via their website.
"A brand new collection of never-before-seen die-cast model Star Trek Starships" is their promise which indicates that the collection will truly be a continuation of what Eaglemoss produced up until mid-2022 and not rehashing the previously made models. Although they may revisit some of the previously released Eaglemoss ship but not for some time.
On March 1 the first four ships were confirmed as the U.S.S. Titan NCC-80102-A, U.S.S. Stargazer NCC-82983, U.S.S. Farragut NCC-1647, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-F. Details regarding sizes and issue order are not yet availabe.
June 19th saw a StarTrek.com
press release showcasing the first three ships as the Titan, stargazer and Farragut mentioned above. US pricing is stated as $64.99 per ship or $54.99 for subscribers, with subscribers getting the first model at an extra discount as well as a unique variant and other exclusive gifts. These are also confirmed as being made to a similar size as the previous Eaglemoss special issues at between 7" and 9" (180-225mm) long. XL sized ships at around 11' (280mm) long) will also be offered at a higher price.

Subscriptions were finally launched on 6 September 2024. Standard models are said to measure between 150 and 250 mm long. Every fourth ship will be XL sized at up to 300mm long. The subscriber gifts were also announced which include a binder, mug, plaque, okudagram and a USS Eaves model ship.
Prices for the subscription issues and single purchases are as folllows:
Standard size - first issue
£37.95 (US $44.95) thereafter £47.00 ($55.00) with free shipping for subscribers with free shipping and £55.00 + £4.00 S&H ($65.00 + $5.00 S&H) for single purchases.
XL size - £71.00 ($85.00)
with free shipping for subscribers and £80.00 + £4.00 S&H ($95.00 + $5.00 S&H) for single purchases.
The series was extended to 34 issues with the magazine accompanying the USS Archer, issue 11, confirming this.
Here is the Fanhome press release with links for the subscriptions for UK and US subscribers.
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