TOMY’s U.S.S. Enterprise model heads to the UK

By John Freeman on March 16, 2025

TOMY’s long-awaited limited edition of the U.S.S. Enterprise, as seen in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, is heading to the UK, with preorders now being taken.

TOMY’s limited edition die-cast was the focus of a hugely successful but long in gestation crowdfunding campaign. It comes in premium collectible packaging and is an authentic die-cast reproduction of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 seen in the first feature film, meticulously designed with real working light-up features. It includes light-up nacelles, lights, a glowing impulse drive, a detailed Hangar Deck, and Surak’s shuttlecraft as an extra.

Successfully crowdfunded by backers in the United and Canada in August 2024 to the tune of $1.7 million, fans in the UK will soon have a one-time opportunity to secure the limited-edition replica.

• UK pre-orders open on 15th April 2025. Sign up today to get on the waitlist for the launch

Technical Data: 1:350 scale | Dimensions: 34.29″ x 16.00″ x 11.15″ | Weight: Approximately 20 lbs | USB power source (Cord not included)

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.