It's good to see how much made it from design to screen here and again from screen into the model which has to be one of the most accurate. The magazine covers off the design work behind the Flyer with some highly detailed concepts. The only downpoint here is that any of the Borg or exterior "live" sections don't have as strong a presence off the screen since they cannot be animated. Definitely one to display and a ship that deserved the XL treatment to really show off its lines. The scale lends itself to the smaller ships (Runabout incoming) and with no extraneous parts this one is built to last. The overall effect of the Delta Flyer is fantastic and trounces the original tenfold. In reference to the underside, the panelling is strong although the occasional Borg/Starfleet callouts do lack a little definition as on the upper side but what I do like - and is the same on the top - is the ridged effect on the phaser strips. These elements do look a little blotchy on closer inspection and don't quite carry off the vibrant and pulsing nature of the ones onscreen.
In some instances the lines almost blend with the paint while, towards the rear in particular, the panelling is very pronounced with the coloured grey/green Borg highlights emphasising the exposed parts. It's a mammoth size craft that packs out its box and has some of the best close-up detail that Eaglemoss has produced to date. Let's put this one into perspective though. Along with the Runabout (up for apologetically late review next), this model exemplifies why the XL line exists and also that there are certain craft which will benefit even more than you expect from an increase in scale.įeaturing in the latter half of Voyager, the super shuttle was something of an enigma when it came to entering and leaving the ship but hey, there was a lot of room in that bay for all the other support craft too, right? Admittedly Voyager and by proxy the Flyer were never among the most revered of ships in Star Trek but in this case I couldn't say no.
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