Sadly I had failed to take into account customs charges and was stung for an extra £11 to get it delivered in the UK. For my first try I went for the smallest size, just 4 inches as a proof of concept. The interface is pretty simple, just enter the ships tailor in STO select the ship design you want and then click a button which then transfers your specifications to Gameprint where you can choose the size and colour. I went through all the options to create it. I opted to start with my first Fleet Admiral ship, a standard pattern Odyssey class starship called the USS Victory. Unfortunately this was not as successful as I had hoped. Then, in my time of need Gameprint announced smaller sizes with lower prices and I jumped at the chance. I watched as various game developers at Cryptic showed off their models and across YouTube people proudly unboxed their purchases. The models looked amazing but I could not justify spending £233. I was very excited at first about this prospect and then I saw the price. The ships on screen are beautiful and it’s a no brainer that most players would be interested in buying a model of their very own ship with their ship name and registry on it. STO has a vast range of canon and non-canon ships covering alien species, and a time scale from now Discovery to the far future. In 2018 they entered a deal with Cryptic Studios to enable players to get a model of the starship they use in Star Trek Online (STO).

Gameprint is a US company that specialises in 3D printing Computer Game models.

Nebula class starship model