Star Trek: The Official Busts Collection

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Star Trek: The Official Busts Collection is a British partwork magazine and product line that was published by Eaglemoss Collections under its Hero Collector imprint and had been available in a number of countries worldwide.

Authorized and licensed by CBS Consumer Products, the series featured eleven to fifteen centimeter-tall hand-painted polyresin busts of a number of Star Trek characters, with a focus on Starfleet captains and other memorable roles. Ben Robinson served as the Collection's project manager

Each sixteen-page magazine (measuring 160 × 222 mm) contained "in-universe" biographical information about the character, behind-the-scenes accounts from the cast, company, and writers, and was illustrated with stills from Star Trek productions.

Debuting at New York Comic Con on 4 October 2018, the line was available through company webshops and other retailers. Essentially a do-over of Robinson's Star Trek: The Figurine Collection for GE Fabbri (one of Eaglemoss' two direct predecessors) from 2006, the Bust Collection fared little better than its progenitor as it too failed to generate sufficient retail sales for it to become a commercially viable product line. In August 2020 the Bust Collection was prematurely discontinued after the release of only twelve character busts.

Issues

No. Cover Title/Contents Figure Hgt. Notes
1 Captain James T. Kirk

04/10/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Captain James T. Kirk The Bust, p. 3
  • James T. Kirk The Pioneer Years, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments James T. Kirk, pp. 10-13
  • James T. Kirk Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 15 cm – holding a phaser and a communicator
2 Spock

22/11/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Spock The Bust, p. 3
  • Spock Two Worlds Collide, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Spock, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 14 cm – performing the Vulcan salute
3 Lieutenant Worf

03/12/2018

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Lieutenant Worf The Bust, p. 3
  • Worf Honor From The Ashes, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Worf, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 17.6 cm – wielding a bat'leth
4 Lieutenant Commander Data

04/02/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Lieutenant Commander Data The Bust, p. 3
  • Data An Emotional Journey, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Data, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 14.6 cm – using a tricorder
5 Captain Kathryn Janeway

22/04/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Captain Kathryn Janeway The Bust, p. 3
  • Kathryn Janeway There and Back Again, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Kathryn Janeway, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 14.2 cm – crossed arms
6 Seven of Nine

07/06/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Seven of Nine The Bust, p. 3
  • Seven of Nine Suddenly Human, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Seven of Nine, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 14.5 cm – holding a PADD
7 Captain Benjamin Sisko

02/09/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Captain Benjamin Sisko The Bust, p. 3
  • Benjamin Sisko Prophets and Loss, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Benjamin Sisko, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 15 cm – bearing a phaser rifle
8 Michael Burnham

29/10/2019

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Michael Burnham The Bust, p. 3
  • Michael Burnham Demons and Angels, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Michael Burnham, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 14.3 cm – holding a phaser
9 Commander Saru

04/01/2020

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Commander Saru The Bust, p. 3
  • Saru Hunted to Distinction, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Commander Saru, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 15 cm – touching his threat ganglia
10 Captain Jean-Luc Picard

24/04/2020

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard The Bust, p. 3
  • Jean-Luc Picard Making It So, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Jean-Luc Picard, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 14.5 cm – making the "Engage"/"Make It So" gesture
11 Captain Jonathan Archer

27/5/2020

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Captain Archer The Bust, p. 3
  • Jonathan Archer The NX Generation, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Jonathan Archer, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 14.6 cm – standing at ease
12 Doctor Leonard McCoy

1/08/2020

  • Contents, p. 2
  • Leonard McCoy The Bust, p. 3
  • Leonard McCoy Not Just A Doctor, pp. 4-9
  • Defining Moments: Leonard McCoy, pp. 10-13
  • Creating The Character, pp. 14-15
 15 cm – holding a medical tricorder

Background information

  • A bust of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (as he appeared in Star Trek: First Contact) was originally slated for release as the first issue but was not put into production and only prototypes were manufactured. This figure appears in early promotional images for the partwork.
  • A bust of the Borg Queen was prototyped and scheduled for release with the tenth issue but was subsequently superseded by a (second) Picard bust and not sent into production.

See also

External links

Official sites

Collector sites

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