![]() ![]() Flip the runabout upside down, and you won’t find much about this model that attracts your eye. In addition to the missing grid-lines, the model is also missing contouring along the bottom. That’s probably why those lines were added to the studio model in the first place because without them, it’s just a big grey block. Particularly on the cockpit, which is smooth and largely devoid of detail, the added grid-lines would have made this model significantly more visually interesting than the model we got. Most obviously missing from the ship are a number of grid-lines across the entire model. Given the XL-sized runabout is much larger original release, it’s pretty disappointing that additional detail was not added to this model, particularly given the premium price that the XL Starships line commands. But if you were hoping that the higher price point and additional scale would result in more detailing, I’m afraid you will be disappointed. This larger-scale model is more or less an identical upscale of the subscription-sized model released back in 2014, so if you’re just looking for a larger version of what might already be in your collection, you’re in luck. The cockpit, rear and bottom of the ship, sensor rollbar, and nacelles are all plastic, which makes the model’s weight feel light despite its chunkiness. Measuring approximately eight and a half inches in length, the XL-sized USS Orinoco is largely plastic, with the only metal component being a central component that includes the nacelle struts. In addition to many appearances in Deep Space Nine, the runabout also appeared in an episode of The Next Generation (“Timeless”) and an episode of Voyager (“Non Sequitur”). Runabout article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.Introduced in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot episode “Emissary,” as the station’s primary support craft, the Danube-class runabout has joined now joined the ranks of Eaglemoss/Hero Collector’s line of XL Starship models.ĭesigned to be more durable and versatile craft than the shuttles that preceded them, the runabout was originally designed by Rick Sternbach and Jim Martin, with a miniature built by Toby Meininger.( STO - Cardassian Struggle mission: " Crack in the Mirror")Ģ370s Danube-class runabout. In the mirror universe, the reborn Terran Empire deployed Danube-class runabouts, such as the ISS Runabout, in the year 2409. ( ST - Starfleet Academy novel: The Gemini Agent) In the Kelvin timeline created by Nero and Spock, Starfleet used runabouts in the 2250s decade. The Yellowstone-class featured tetryon plasma warp nacelles. In an alternate timeline, in 2372, Starfleet developed the Yellowstone-class runabout, which had a very similar design to the Danube-class. ( DS9 novelization: The Way of the Warrior)īy 2409, the Romulans had their own model of runabout, the Kestrel-class. The Cardassians also operated runabouts, such as the defense runabout. ( DS9 episode: " Hippocratic Oath")Ī type of runabout was assigned to the USS Voyager. The Federation Starfleet Danube-class of starships were referred to as runabouts. The Hubble VXT was a type of runabout in Starfleet service in the mid- 23rd century.
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