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LEGO has finally beamed Star Trek into its lineup. The first set is the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, and it is a big one.
A Deal Decades in the Making
This news comes with some history. LEGO’s long partnership with Star Wars is largely credited with helping the company through a brief stretch of financial uncertainty in the late 90s.
That deal was so successful that it reshaped LEGO’s strategy. The company went on to chase licensing deals with a huge number of pop culture franchises.
Given all those deals, a missing Star Trek set always looked strange, since it is the other iconic space franchise. Now that gap is closed.
The launch sparks hope that iconic ships such as the Voyager, the Borg Cube and the Narada will follow as buildable models. For now, the spotlight belongs to the Enterprise-D.
It is the fifth Federation vessel, and Star Trek: The Next Generation used it as its main setting.
A Starship in Two Parts
This highly detailed replica of the Starship Enterprise is based on the TNG series, which aired from 1987 to 1994.
You get the saucer-shaped main hull plus the stardrive secondary hull. Just like on screen, the two can be pulled apart, so each half can fly solo.
A pair of warp nacelles flanks the secondary hull, one on each side. Red and blue glow details, as seen in the show, mark both of them.
The main shuttlebay door opens and closes, matching the fictional ship. Two mini-shuttlepods come with the set, and you can fly them in and out of the bay to make the model feel more alive.
The model is also designed to mount on an angled display stand. On it, the ship will look caught mid-flight in space.
Nine Crew Members, Each With a Prop
The set includes nine LEGO minifigures straight out of the show, and each one has its own accessory. Here is the full lineup:
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard, with his teacup
- Commander William Riker, with his trombone
- Data (a lieutenant commander) and his beloved pet Spot
- Worf, a lieutenant and the first Klingon to serve in Starfleet, with a phaser for fights
- Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge, in his visor and carrying an engineering case
- Dr. Beverly Crusher, with her big hair and a medical tricorder
- Wesley Crusher, her son, who carries a portable tractor beam generator
- Counselor Deanna Troi, holding a PADD (Personal Access Display Device)
- Guinan the bartender, with an interesting-looking bottle of colorful concoction
Piece Count, Size and Stickers
The set contains 3,600 pieces, so building it should take a good amount of time.
There is one catch. It appears to come with plenty of printed stickers, and some of them are likely to come loose eventually.
Its dimensions are 23.5 x 18.5 x 10.5 inches, given as length, width and height. That makes it a massive first entry for a display shelf of LEGO Star Trek sets.
Chloe Jenkins
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