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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-class Klingon battle 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 Enterprise (refit), the K't'inga-class battle cruiser, and the long range shuttle. AMT would continue to release kits based on Star Trek movies following its acquisition by the Ertl Company in 1981. AMT/Ertl later 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 to produce plastic Star Trek model kits.
Over the years, a large number of unlicensed and often short-lived companies, dubbed "garage kit makers" by the model kit community, have produced Star Trek model kits. These "companies" often feature lesser-known canon or fan-designed non-canon classes of starships and are typically made of glass reinforced plastic (GRP), commonly referred to as "fiberglass"" or "resin" (somewhat incorrectly, as it 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. UK-based "Warp Models" (one of the first), "Starcrafts Models", "Federation Models" and "Nova Hobbies" are 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 the AMT products. For Star Trek: First Contact, John Eaves used a garage kit of the USS Enterprise-C to create gold models of it which were used in the USS Enterprise-E's Observation Lounge.[1]
Licensed model kit chronology
Kit | Manufacturer | Model number | Released | Scale | Notes | Pic. |
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USS Enterprise | AMT | S921 | 1966 | 1:650 | Issued with rudimentary lighting option | |
Aurora | 921 | International release; no lighting option | ||||
USS Enterprise | AMT | S951 | 1968 | 1:650 | Re-tooled and renumbered; new box; enhanced lighting option; varying plastic colors were used | |
D7-class Klingon battle cruiser | S952 | Issued with lighting option | ||||
USS Enterprise | KSN Midori | 150 | 1969 Midori originals; possibly unlicensed |
1::2100 | ||
350-5 | 1:1625 | 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 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 | File:AMT Model kit S959 Galileo 7 1974.jpg | |
Exploration Set | S598 | 1:2 | Contains tricorder, phaser, communicator | |||
'Galileo 7' shuttlecraft | AMT | S595 | 1975 AMT new box format |
1:35 | Reissue | File:Galileo AMT model kit.jpg |
Exploration Set | S598 | 1:2 | Reissue | |||
USS Enterprise bridge | S950 | 1:35 | Included scale figures of Kirk, Spock and Sulu | |||
USS Enterprise | S951 | 1:650 | Re-tooled; no lighting option from this issue onward | |||
D7 Klingon battle cruiser | S952 | Reissue; no lighting option from this issue onward | File:AMT Model kit S952 Klingon Battle Cruiser 1975..jpg | |||
"Space Ship Set" | S953 | 1:1600 | First 'mini kit'; contains in-scale Enterprise, Klingon battle cruiser, and Romulan Bird-of-Prey | File:AMT Model kit S953 Space Ship Set 1975..jpg | ||
Mr. Spock | S956 | 1:12 | Reissue | |||
Romulan Bird-of-Prey | S957 | 1:650 | File:AMT Model kit S953 Romulan Bird of Prey 1975..jpg | |||
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 | File:AMT Model kit S955 Space Station K-7 1976.jpg..jpg |
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 | AMT/Lesney | S970 | 1980 | 1:537 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture release | |
Matchbox | PK-5110 | European release, different box art | ||||
K't'inga-class battle cruiser | AMT/Lesney | S971 | 1:537 | Released only as "Klingon 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 | AMT/Ertl | 6675 | 1984 Merger with ERTL results in reissues under new numbering scheme; logos not yet adjusted but slightly adjusted box art to reflect new ownership |
1:537 | Repackaged for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | |
USS Enterprise | 6676 | 1:650 | ||||
Space Ship Set | 6677 | 1:1600 | File:3PieceShip-F.jpg | |||
Vulcan Shuttle | 6679 | 1:187 | ||||
USS Enterprise | 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. | |||
K't'inga-class battle cruiser | 6682 | 1:537 | Reissue under new numbering scheme | |||
USS Enterprise-A | AMT/Ertl | 6693 | 1987 | 1:537 | Repackaged for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | |
Three-piece 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 (Original Series) | AMT/Ertl | 6676 | 1989 | 1:650 | Reissue, new horizontal format box | |
Space Ship Set | 6677 | 1:2200 | Reissue with new packaging | |||
Adversary Set | 6858 | Multiple | "Mini kit" featuring the Romulan Warbird, the Klingon Bird-of-Prey, and the Ferengi Marauder | |||
USS Enterprise-A (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) | 6876 | 1:537 | Included a shuttlecraft at 1:230 scale | |||
Three-piece Enterprise | AMT/Ertl | 6005 | 1991 | 1:2500 | 25th Anniversary Special Edition Chrome set | |
Galileo II Shuttlecraft | 6006 | 1:35 | 25th Anniversary reissue with new decals, horizontal format box, and retooling of windows. | |||
USS Enterprise Bridge | 6007 | 1:35 | 25th Anniversary reissue with new decals and retooling of figures. | |||
D7-class Klingon Battle cruiser | 6743 | 1:650 | 25th Anniversary reissue with new stand as "Original Edition Klingon Cruiser". | |||
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 reissue of 1975 in new box | ||
USS Enterprise flying model rocket | 1275 | 25th Anniversary reissue of 1975 in new box | ||||
Vor'cha-class Attack Cruiser | AMT/Ertl | 6812 | 1992 | 1:1400 | ||
Klingon Cruiser | 8229 | 1:537 | Repackaged for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | |||
USS Enterprise-A (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) | 8617 | Reissue of 6876; first release batch also included Galoob's Enterprise-D toy | ||||
Captain Jean-Luc Picard | GEOmetric | VST01 | 1:6 | First of GEOmetric's vinyl figures | ||
Lieutenant Worf | VST02 | |||||
Lieutenant Commander Data | 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 | |||
Counselor Deanna Troi | VST05 | |||||
Commander William T. Riker | VST06 | |||||
Guinan | VST07 | |||||
Doctor Beverly Crusher | 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 | ||||
Female Romulan officer | VST11 | Vinyl kit | ||||
Gowron | VST12 | Vinyl kit | ||||
Klingon Bird-of-Prey | AMT/Ertl | 8230 | 1995 AMT randomly inserted especially commissioned cutaway posters of the Enterprise-A or the Enterprise-D in their model kits marketed in this and the following year. |
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 | ||||
Three-piece Collector's Gift 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 | ||||
Three-piece Enterprise Flight Display set | 8787 | 1:2500 | With transparent "Flight Display" mount for floating in mid-air appearance | |||
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" | AMT/Ertl | 8254 | 1996 | 1:2200 | Features USS Enterprise, two D7 battle cruisers, fiber optic display, and episode audio clips | |
USS Defiant | 8255 | 1:420 | ||||
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 | |||
Voyager three-piece set | Revell-Monogram | 3607 | 1:1400 | "Bonus Value Pack" with glue, paint and brush | ||
05780 | European release | |||||
Kazon Torpedo | 3608 | 1:35 | ||||
04813 | European release | |||||
"Mini" USS Voyager | 06900 | 1:3788 | Europe only; "Pre-painted" | |||
"Mini" Kazon fighter | 06901 | unknown | Europe only; "Pre-painted" | |||
"Mini" Maquis raider | 06902 | 1:1276 | Europe only; "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 Limited Edition | Revell-Monogram | 3612 | 1:677 | Included open shuttlebay; In-scale shuttlecraft; Improved decals; 20000 pieces | ||
USS Enterprise-C | AMT/Ertl | 8001 | 1999 | 1:1400 | ||
SnapFast USS Enterprise 3-piece set | 8002 | 1:2500 | Contains "snap-fit" models of Enterprises -B, -C, and -E | |||
USS Enterprise-E | 30065 | 1:1400 | Repackaged for Star Trek: Insurrection | |||
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 | ||||
D7 class battle cruiser | 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 | Bandai | 124915 | 2004 | 1:850 | Reissue of 116192 with decals for sister vessels | |
USS Voyager | 131434 | Issued with lighting | ||||
3-piece USS Enterprise (TV) Set | AMT/RC2 | 38387 | 2005 | 1:2500 | Reissue of 6618 | |
3-piece USS Enterprise (Movie) Set | 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 (Refit) | PL4204 | 1:350 | Decals for NCC-1701 or NCC-1701-A; with full interior shuttlebay and several in-scale shuttlecraft | |||
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 | ||
D7 class battle cruiser | 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 'Blue' Collector's Edition | AMT640 | 1:650 | Reissue of AMT609, molded in blue plastic | |||
Vulcan Shuttle | 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 3-piece Star Ship 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 | 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 | Re-issue 8230; improved tooling; includes optional landinggear | |
Romulan Bird-of-Prey | AMT665 | 1:650 | Re-issue op S957, 1975 style packaging | |||
AMT666 | Collector's edition; re-issue of S957; tin box poster box-art | |||||
USS Reliant | AMT667 | 1:537 | Re-issue 8766; improved tooling | |||
USS Enterprise-B | AMT676 | 1:1000 | Re-issue 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; re-issue of S952; tin box with poster box-art; cast in light-green with chrome parts | ||||
AMT720 | Re-issue of S952 in 1968 style packaging | |||||
USS Enterprise-C | AMT721 | 1:1400 | Re-issue 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 Nine | AMT751 | 1:3300 1:2500 |
New decal sheet; cast in clear plastic for lighting purposes; includes USS Defiant model | |||
2-Piece Adversary Set; Klingon Bird of Prey/Ferengi Marauder | AMT752 | 1:1400 1:3700 |
Reissue of two pieces from kit6858; new decal sheet | |||
Romulan Warbird | AMT753 | 1:3200 | Reissue of one piece from kit 6858; new decal sheet | |||
3-piece Star Trek: The Motion Picture Set | AMT762 | 1:2500 | "Cadet Series"; K't'inga-class, USS Reliant, refit-USS Enterprise | |||
K't'inga-class | 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. | ||||
3-piece Star Trek: The Original Series Set | AMT/Round 2 | AMT762 | 2013 | 1:2500 | "Cadet Series"; D7-class, Romulan Bird-of-Prey, USS Enterprise/original | |
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 | |||
Romulan battle cruiser | Polar Lights/Round 2 | POL897 | 1:1000 | D7-class matching Romulan decals | ||
Enterprise NX-01 | POL902 | 1:350 | Reissue PL4201 | |||
USS Enterprise (alternate reality) | Revell | 04882 | 1:500 | Revell original; Europe only | ||
3-piece The Original Series Exploration Set | AMT/Round 2 | AMT848 | 2014 | 1:2 |