By Daniel Trescott - images & text © 2005

Scale: 1/2500

Parts: Resin, 9 pieces - three main hulls and three pairs of nacelles

Instructions: None

Decals: None

Molding Quality: 9-Very little flash, no bubbles

Detail: 9-Excellent detailing, due to the, size some the details on the warp engines are lost

Accuracy: N/A - these are original designs

MSRP: $10.00 USD (~$12.34 CAN/ € 8.24EUR) available from Ravenstar Studios

Overall Rating: 9- a great buy and good addition to anyone's Star Trek collection

When Ravenstar Studios began producing a line of 1/2500th scale models a few months ago, one of these new offerings was a smaller version of the popular Archer Class Border Cutter.

Image: Tops

Image: Fronts

What You Get

What you get with this version of the Archer class Border Cutter is a main hull and two warp engines. There are no instructions or decals included with the kit. The casting of this kit is excellent; there is a little flash, mostly around the warp nacelles and some on the warp engines. I could not find any bubbles on any of the pieces I received. The details are crisp and clean. The only problem with any detailing comes with the warp engines, some of the detail is lost due to their size.

This set is very reasonably priced, especially for those modelers on a budget. In fact when you order the Archer, you get three kits for the $10+shipping price tag. Due to its size, I would recommend the Archer for those who have already had experience with resin or small kits. The one thing both of these kits do lack is decals, though with aftermarket decal makers, such as PNT Models and JT Graphics, finding decals for this kit shouldn't be too difficult.

Overall

Overall, this kit is an excellent buy and is a good kit for a moderate level model builder, and is a great place to start a 1/2500th collection. So, go on out and buy a few of these kits or some of the other 1/2500th scale kits that Ravenstar is producing, you won't be sorry. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some models to build .....